Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-04

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less pelarponiums-som of The Lad
WashinQtons very peculiarly marked
the large towering clematis, both blu
,, and white, and Gamma, with flower a
large as the gladiolus, several kinds Q
abutiions aud wonderful crysenthe
NUNS.
Mrs. Shepherds 3 collection has pecu
, liar interest as showing what resolute
intelligent woman can do. She is alarg
grower Of flower seeds. The industry !
Of her own development She is sue
ceeding admirably. Noted Eastern
aeedsmen are her regular customers.
The following is the list of varieties o
flowers, etc., in the Ventura booth, a
furnished by Mrs. Shepherd: Smilax hi
discus, streptosolen jamesoni from soutl
America), campsidium felicifolium, Theo
dosia mignon ette, begonias, bouvardias
four varieties of coronilla glauca, gladio
Ii, centauria candadissma, ehrysanthe
NUNS, one hundred varieties Of roses
pansies, painted daisies, stocks, VERDE
mas (many varieties), carnations. violets,
nasturtiums, marguerites, mignoneltes,
fuchsias, twenty Live varieties of gera.
NUNS, ,pelargoniums, ten varieties, diosma,
ranunculi, ,anemones. large petunias, flow.
ering sedum. cacti, marigolds, agatha
celestis, solanum, gold fusia, hyacinths,
ixias, new and large Towering Gamma
Ehemana, oxalis. forget.me nots, straw
4 flowers, IVY geraniums. Eugene myr-
tifoila, ferns, Australian pea, camphor
tree, farfugum, acalphia marginata,
tradescantia large fowering), clematis,
callas, several varieties Of abutilons,
spirea. fern leayed geranium, knotted
majorum, lopesia alba, lopesia rosea,
florists pink, acacia, orange blossoms,
sparaxia, SALIVA, habrothamus, cen
tranthus, lantana, double and single ivy
geraniums, asparagus, tenuissimus, gen
ista canariensis, petunias tvery large
Towering, fringed, both double and
single).
sULBoUs BOOTH.
Is in charge of Mrs. E. K. Hough,
assisted by Mrs. McQuillen and the
Misses Wagner, Clifford, Pierpont.
Montgomery, Bereman and Payne.
Nothing is allowed here but bulbs. Mrs.
Hough has here unique and beautiful
collection. There are ranunculiin many
varieties and finely developed and
beautifully marked. The anemonies are
quite as wonderful, some very beautiful.
Fine specimens of the amaryllis longa-
fora are found. The graceful ixias and
their rival, the sparaxias, are in abund-
ance. There are perfect hyacinths, glad
ioli. tulips, blue flags. There are several
| specimens of double flower callas. Mr..
| Compere has no less than fifty varieties
Of the rananculus and they are all very
fine, in size and color. In the same
booth Mrs. Albert Brown has some fine
samples Of anemonies. Mrs. E. E..
Hough has magnificent collection Of
ixias, sparaxias, thirty varieties Of ran
unculi and as many of anemonies,
some of both these latter being beauti-
fully double. She has also fine speci-
mems of the tritoma and bloom of the
red camelia japanica Of simply wonder
full perfection.
A tulipa gesneriana from the garden
Of s. G. Hubbell, Esq, measuring
three inches from stem to point
along each leaf and five inches around
the cup. The stems on which these
fine flowers grow are two feet high.
There Is in the same booth a red anna
ryllis (the granda floral which measures
seven inches in diameter across the
mouth of the cup.
THE SPECIAL ROSE
Exhibit in charge Of Mrs. H. H.
Boy,e, assisted by Mrs. E. A. Gibson,
Mrs. K. T. Wright, Mrs. E. B. Millar,
Mrs. Delaney Kane and Miss Rams.
dell, is just south Of this and in line
with it. 1t is a most interesting exhibit
and will be useful as educating many in
the names Of the varieties of the queen
Of flowers. The roof is all Of the white
Banksia. The pillars are twined with
smilax. There are many specimens of
roses worth journey to see. More
particular mention will be made OF these
hereafter.
There were roses here Of simply un.
surpassed excellence in their perfect de-
velopment. There were Marechsl Niels
which measured three inches along the
leaves from stem to point aud six and
one-quarter inches and upwards around.
| A La France measured seven inches
| across the face. There were Cherokees
and Niphetos, the whitest things the
eye ever rested on. There was bunch
Of Qrintine the darkest purple ever seen.
VARIETY BOOTH,
In charge Of Miss Edith Kramer. assist
ed by Mrs. p. Lag. Mrs. 2. z. Clark
| and the Misses EA soslinsky, Lille
Strass, Louise Lad, Jennie Cohn,
Lidia Newmark, Estelle Hellman and
Birdie Dunkleberger. contains a fine ex.
hibit Of choice and exquisitely developed
flowers. Among them are noted wiste-
ria, heliotrope, scores Of varieties of pc
largoniums, marigolds, few perfect and
most exquisite camelias, lilac. nastur-
tium, mignonette. the delicate colored
tamarisk. They are all exquisitely ar
ranged. Excepting the camelias, they
are all in endless profusion. And the
bevy of beautiful ladies within draw a
/ great stream of friends and admirers con-
stantly around the booth.
THE BoUToSIERE BOUQUET BOOTH,
In charge OF Misses Martha and Helen
Dodsworth, assisted by Mrs. DR.. Wise
and Misses Pearl Mckinney, Grace
Pl.dham, Flora Baldwin and Daisy Aus
tin, is the last in this line down the
hall. These young ladies have button
hole and corsage bouquets in thou
sand varieties and all exquisite. There
are lovely roses, marguerites, white and
blue, violets, heliotrope, all in profusion
and all perfection. The booth is
trimmed largely with German ivy and
hung with baskets. The ladies sell hun
dreds of boutonieres.
The Ice Cream Booth, in charge Of
Mrs. Chas. Prayer, assisted by Mes
DANES Phil Hirschtield, +. j. Gilmore,
PEBBLES, Voight aud Misses Kittie For
man, C'app and Richardson, is in the
southeast corner of the building. 1t is
an immense booth and it is covered
from floor to ceiling with callas Of sim
ply immense growth, perfect develop.
ment and spotless white. There are
thousands upon Thousands OF the peer
less flowers and a beautiful booth they
make.
Is in charge of Mrs. Spencer Evans, as
sisted by Mesdames A. 5. Robbins, G,
f. Conant, Mary Lewis, Harrell, M. A.
Hoadley, Misses Susie Mathes and
Crane, Mrs. j. NJ. Fairchilds and II. G,
Austin, and Misses Kate Morford and
Carson, and is another popular place
1t is trimmed mostly in the pepper tree,
relieved by many callas and other flow.
ers down the pillars.
THE SANTA ANA VALLEY
Has done noble thing in the enthusi
astic way in which she has come into
the festival. They have set up four oi
the prettiest booths in the Tabernacle.
The first is the Tustin Booth, in
charge of Mrs. Nj. J. Bundy, assisted
J by Miss Grace Snow and Mr.. B. Knight
an artist recently of Tustin. This booth
is wonder Of artistic taste. The word
"Tustin" is made of white Banksia
roses. There is typical California farm
house of geraniums, sweet Alice, ETC.,
and light burning within. In the