The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-23 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE FLOWER SHOW.

On Saturday the " Great Flower Show of the Season and
International Bouquet Exhibition" took place at the Crystal
Palace. The arrangements made for the show were excel-
lent, and the day being fine there was nothing wanting
to lend to the success of the exhibition. A new feature
has this year been introduced into the show, collec-
tions of plants having been arranged for decorative
purposes, and special prizes offered for an international
display of bouquets. The Great Show was held under
the nave of the Palace. On each side of the promenade
flowers . and plants were tastefully displayed. Be-
tween the nave and centre transept were two arches,
surmounted by flags and decorations. The appear-
ance of the building on this special day was
fresh and charming. At each corner of the transept
were groups of statuary surrounded by plants and
flowers, arranged as in a conservatory. The inter-
national display of bouquets was a novel and
attractive feature ; tables were laid out for six-
teen bouquets, severally designed for wedding, ball, or
table. Beauty of arrangement and quality were the
tests of merit, and the exhibitors in this department
displayed mostly in selecting and placing the 'different
bouquets designed for particular occasions. The
French bouquets were all delivered on Saturday morning
fresh from Paris, carefully packed and preserved in wet
moss and sand. Fortunately they were unhurt in the
journey, and had the appearance of having been recently
culled from the garden. The prizes for bouquets
were divided into three classes, the first being open to all,
the second for amateurs only, tie third open, and the fourth
for amateurs. The first class was generally admired. The
second prize was withheld in the second class, because it was
adjudged that the arrangement was not good, the flowers
not really having been formed into bouquets. In the third
class, the first and second prizes only were awarded, the
display not being large ; but in the last class there was a
larger exhibition. Mrs. Green, of Crawford-street, Bryan-
ston-square took the first and second prizes in Class A
and the first in class C. The show of roses was splendid
The selections of roses exhibited by Messrs. Paul and
Son of Cheshunt, and Mr. Turner, of Slough, deserve
especial mention. The latter exhibited a cherry-coloured
Victor Verdie and a yellow-tinted celeine Forestier that
attracted much attention. Perhaps the great feature of
of the show was the display of azaleas ; hundreds of these
varied tinted plants appeared to be loaded and bursting
with thick bloom. and nothing could have been better cal-
culated to produce effect than the plan adopted of placing
rows of the gay flowers on banks of green each
side the great stage, the varied hues of the specimen
appearing like pyramids of light, their wealth of blossom
being thrown up to perfection. The shew of fancy pelar-
goniums was proportionately fine, as was also the collec-
tion of geraniums. Specimens of choice calceolarias, some
large as strawberries, were among the many floral beauties ;
From noon until evening a large and fashionable company
entered the palace, and the lawn and gardens at Rock-
hilis were oped to visitors. Within these grounds the
large Wistaria Sinensis, a tree running for more than 200
feet, and covered with mauve and purple-coloured blos-
soms, some thousands in number, and many of them
twelve inches in length, is in bloom. The band of the Cold-
stream Guards, under the direction of Mr. F. Godfrey, per-
formed operatic and other selections.during the afternoon,
as did also the orchestral band of the company. There
was a display of fountains and other attractions. There
were altogether 17,360 visitoss, 13,846 of whom were ad-
mitted by season tickets.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has issued
cards for a full-dress banquet on Saturday, in celebration of
the Queen's birthday.

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