Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-15
FLOWERS. ART AND PETS.
Thy SAVANNA All FLORAL So
CIETY'S INHIBITION.

VhrysantheInuma To Form Ia . PriD Clpat
Part of the Floral Display-AnreDge
ment of The Exhibition HaIl-Some Of
ths ExhtbItors--A Handsome Art Col
lection The Exhibition to Continue
Three Days.
Tomorrow night at o'clock the Sa-
vsnnah Floral and Art Association will
open Its first exhibition at Catholic
Library Hail. When the association was
organized The members contemp ated
holding their initial show earlier in the
fall, but the earthquakes came and un-
settled their plans. A great many lovers
of flowers and artistic handiwOrk were
out OF the city, off summering. Many OF
these did not return until the seismic agi-
tation showed signs of tapering off. Not
withstandiDg the lateness Of the season
the association hopes to give a creditable
exhibition and the outlook is encOurag
1ng. The lateness, however, while 1t will
sImit the display of varieties OF flowers,
viii bring out n good display OF chrysan-
themums. These, with foliage plants,
will form the main display Of flowers, al
though there will be other pOtted plants
and cut flowers.
WHO WILL EXHIBIT.
Among the professional florists Messrs.
Oelschig, Wagner, kIesling and Moves
will make displays. 4 number OF the
members of tbs society will also send
floral exhibits. Four tables, running
nearly the length of the Library Hall, Will
be reserved tor the plants. AT the head
lof the hall tables will be arranged tor
Photographic displays and exhibits of
fancy work. One OF the leading houses
in the city is expected to send an exhibit
OF bronz2s, Japanese ware, including
genuine Oriental peach blow vases and
whatever else the firm has in the aes-
theuc line. Pets will form "A part of the
exhibition, and canaries, parrots, pigeons,
dogs, cats and perhaps dozen other
KINDS OF animals.
THE CHRYSANTHEMUMs.
The chief beauty. though, promises to be
the chrysanthemumS. Last week seemed
to be chry santhemum week, for chry san
themum shows were held in Boston. Phila-
delphIa, Baltimore aud a number or
smaller places. 1t ia about the latest out
of door bloOmer, and when all the Others
have withered aud died, or have been
taken up and removed to the green house,
it's white, yellow, orange, bronze, pink,
rose and red c0lors and various shaped
petals receive the alteration OF the lovers
OF flowers. The chrysantbemum has had
remarkable history.
Five years ago 1t attracted little atten-
ton in this country, and the annual sa'es
in the United States were less than 50 900.
Last year they reached 81 500, 900. Within
the last two or three years it mas become
tavUrite flower with the ladies' for out
of door planting and for decorative use in
doors.
CHRYSANTHEMUM ENTHUSIAST.
John Thorpe. OF New York, did more to
tlFf1 IN IA J..
of hOruculturists of this generation than
perhaps any one else. Temple Gardens,
London, have famous chrysanthemum
beds that have flOurIsned there in the
smokiest aud most sunless portion OF the
city Tor 200 years, Every November 3d.
coo people go to look at them. The flower
came from India, China or Japan Origi-
nally, and the Chinese and Japanese have
cultivated it with care. The plants are
complete hybrds, the species being quite
obliterated. Simple forms OF chrysanthe-
NUNS are found in many old gardens ia
this country,
A man named Bartram is said to have
first introduced the flower in England.
That was in 1862. Ills use for tue plant
was simply as febriiuge, and his flower
was the Chinese variety. Breynius, the
French bOtanist, saw the Chelsea gardens
IN the latter part of the last century, aud
introduced the japanese variety tor deco
tive purposes into France. The Chinese
flower has sut, straight petal like the
daisy somewhat, while the Japanese
petals are in curved and multlform.
IN FOREIGN GARDENS.
The Japanese are as enthusiastic cuti-
VatOrs as the Ame ricans, aud come here
Tor all the new varieties. In the old-fash-
Toned gardens the cnrysanthemum had
40 very high rank, but was gratefully re-
garded merely because it pieced out the
summer VITA its late bloom. Chrysan-
themum seeds are supposed 70 have been
among the first things brought home by
The early American East Indian traders.
When the D'Oyley carte company pro-
duced "rhe Mlknko" in New YORK tney
paid sos for Golden Royonnante,
which is about the largest price ever paid
1or single plant.