Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-17
WHERE FLORA IS QUEEN.
FLOWERS, ART AND PETS All
LIBRARY HALL.

tion-The Chrysanthemum Display the
Leading AutractiOR-The Green House
RIen Lead in the Floral Department
Few Displays from Private COnserva-
tories-Soms of the Exhibitors.
Tall and graceful palms, slender ferns,
crotons with their leaves OF oddly varie.
gated coIors, and MOSES OF other beauti-
full foliage plants waved and nodded their
heads in the sweetness surfeited zephyrs
that fingered in loving dalliance within
the Catholic Library Hall last night. 1t
was the opening of the Savannah Floral
and Art Associations first exhibition.
The weather was not favorable for a
good attendance, inaemuch as Jupiter
Pluvius had taken notion IN the after
noon to run an opposition business TO the
street sprinklers. There are, however,
goodly number whose love for fowers is
greater than their aversion for shower,
and everything considered the exhibition
was fairly well attended. Between 8
O'Clock and 10 P. NJ. many OF Savannah's
most prominent people visited the show
and admired the display.
THE FOLIAGE PLANTS.
The lateness OF the season accounted
for the blooming plants being over
Swallowed by tue exhibits OF foliage
lplants. The most pretentious display oil
'bloOmers was chrysanthemums. Nearly
every shade, size, style and variety OF that
popular flower was on exhibition, and the
admirers of those odd looking beauties
were in raptures.
In all of the displays taste had been ex-
ercised in blending the colors to give
harmonious effect. The scene might have
inspired sentiments as beautiful as
Beecher's oft quoted one: blowers are
the sweetest things that God ever made
fOrpot TO mt a anIll iutO' -
Even the most casual examination
shows that the chief credit for the dis
plays belongs to tue professional florists.
One of the primary objects of the ssso-
citation was TO encourage an amicabe
rivalry among amateurs. With two or
three exceptions, however, no exhibits
were sent from private cOnservatorles.
FEW PRIVATE EXHIBITS.
The management attributed the failure
so the mOdesty of the unprolessionals
and their objections to taxing the neoes-
sary trouble.
The best private exhibit was made by
Mrs. j. q. Hayward. 1t was rich and
rproiuse display Of cut chrysanthemums,
representing a solid bank three feet by
four. Half hundred OF the most beauti-
1ul varieties were used. The display Of
!colors and forms was superb and ELECTED
general commentator.
Mr.. John K. LaFar exhibited a pretty
basket OF cut roses aud hTysanthemums
encrcled by moss.
Mr.. Alfred 5. Nichols had a pretty ex-
,hibit also oil cut roses and chrysantne-
NUNS.
Messrs. Oelschig & Meyers made the
largest display OF potted chrysanthe-
NUNS. They have between one and two
hundred plants, and hardly two OF the
lsame variety. They are massed at one
lend of table, the tailest plants being in
the middle Of the exhibit, which IS some
what pyramidical in shape. Among their
most beautiful chrysanthemums are
Diana, white; Apoiion, bronze; Boulle
de Neige, white; Loyallee, variegated,
and Golden Dragon, striking Japanese
iplant. These florists have also a good
Edisplay Of foliage plants, including Gro.
tons, palms and ferns.
THE FLORISTS DISPLAYS.
MIR. George Wagner has general green
house assortment comprising ferns. colin.
ses, palms, geraniums, pInks, chrysanthe.
NUNS, etc. One OF his rarest exhibits is
a winter blooming dahha. The bloom is
variety is the only one that
blooms under glass. A very deli
Gale decorative plant of the asparagus
family Is in this collection. Some other
plants on Mr., Wagner's table are an Irish
rock fern, a green ginger plant, maiden
hair fern, apple geranIums, golden lesyed
feather few aud a Mikado chrysanthe-
mum. The same exhibitor displays some
lovely La France. Mareohal Neil, Paul.
neron and other roses.
Mr.. kiesling's exhibit is chiefly Of
foliage plants, such as variegated pine
apple plants, crotOns. delicate palms and
ferns, with now and then rarer plan1
such as rubber tree and vanilla plant.
THE ONLY ORCHIDS.
Mr.. Kiesliug exhibited the only orchids
and the "slipper' and the pitcher
blooms attracted much attention. A
specimen OF the Epidendrum Celiare
which is of the orchid family, was, per
haps, the most fragrant plant on eXhibi
tion. Mr.. klesling's plants are mostly O
the hard wood varieties. He shows eigh
teen varieties OF chrysanthemums, anC
some of them are remarkably beautiful
MIR. Theodore Moves confined his dis
play almost strictly TO foliage plants. and
his exhibit OF ferns and palms is very
good. He has a golden fruit plant an(
several rubber plants in his exhibit sn(
also some coffee plants, one of which hal
borne.
MIR. Otto Tischmeyer exhibits rustic
centreplece.
THE ART DISPLAY.
In art work Miss X. Flannery exhibits
pretty piece 10 dried grasses, a beauti
1ul manu-" DdluAct BhHltlEl, LuG OGbi kl Ut
ing cluster OF morning glOries, and
pretty panel.
Mrs. f. Il. Durbec displays some fin
specimens OF Spanish needlew0rk.
V. 5. Studer has one or the oldest eX
hibits IN the shape Of horse shoe, forme
entirely OF seeds ofdtfeTent fruits, flower
and vegetables.
Mr.. Jacob Gardner has an exhibit @
curiosities that were captured in South
ern waters.
MIR. Z. Berdon shows plate OF peacaI
nuts, and Mrs. Berdon exhibits som
Tosehuds.
MIR. l.. K. Parsons displays a basket O
Italian igs grown on Or. Nunn's farm.
Dir. Kolb mas some growing tobacco
plants on exhibition,
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT.
The eastern end OF the hall was reserves
for the PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Messrs. Launey & Goebel show severa
handsome specimens OF their art, includ
ing crayons aud colored photographs.
Mr.. w. 4. Wilson exhibits TWO easeli
Of landscape aud group photographs.
MIR. G.. ID. Russell has two tine-lookin
dogs on exhibition.
The Union Cornet Band furnished music
and will be present tonight and to-mor
row night Tue exhibition Will be opel