Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-15
THE CHRrsArrHEmUm SHOW.

 A Successful Opening East Evening
 The Flowers on ExhIbIt1On-Charm-
 ing Work of the Young Ladies
 Noticeable Improvement in Cultiva-
 tiOn of Plants.
 The Chrysanthemum club opened their beautiful display of plants to the public at Lincoln rink last evening under the most favorable auspices, and in spite of many out- side attraction to allure society people, 8 large number visited the rink to examine the fine collection.
 The rink was dressed in the gayest of
 bright coIors and the rolling banks of varia-
 gated blossoms formed spectacle of great pictureaqueness. Through the center of the
 wide floor were placed the 500 more plants of choice varieties which were brought solely to be exhibited. Around the sides of the rink were placed thousand or more plants which were to be sold.
 The band gallery was mass of festoons, flags and fanciful lanterns. It had been un- der the personal supervision of several young ladies during the day and presented an ap- pearance that everyone was delighted with. The supports of the platform from whick the Hyperion orchestra sent forth their harmo- nies out of a literal bower of beauty, were loaded with flowers and leaves of all sorts. The floral decorations were studded with colored lights and beneath shields and flags several young ladies sold bouquets of cut flowers. The scene was very beautiful. I Among the exhibitors of choice varieties of the plants was Robert Arnold, the florist of 165 Winchester avenue. His display WAS [ noticesbly fine Some of his best plants were bushy pink Maud,a white fauntasie,a large yellow dragon, red coriolon, 8 red duchess, 6 tall pink antigurue, 8 fine specimen of tuba fora, large bronze and red plant named Mrs. Wheeler and another called Hon. John Welsh. MT. Arnold had thirty three plants on exhibition, all of rare varieties. John Gallagher, gardner to Mrs. Hillhouse, \ had large number of plants on exhibition. I They were all grown on one stem aRd showed much care in cultivation. His finest speci- mems were clayton, white Ia cYgne, an \ Eadmiration, an elegant Lord Woisey, 8 Los | Micato, 6 Robert Bottomly, whose flowers 2 were mass of white clusters, and an Alfred \ Ohantier.
 William Cutler, gardner to Mrs. Joseph E Sheffield, had among his display tall brass ! rudge that was especially fine. John Simpson, gardener to MT. Eli Whit \ ney, exhibited among others yellow dragon \ with flowers of deep golden yellow. Other fine displays were by William Mc- \ Million, MT. Frank Munson, Thomas Hadden. P. J. McGlynn, Joseph Willson, John Slocum and William Rowe.
 Robert Veitch, the florist, had large col- \ lection on exhibition. Archibald Veitch, oi \ Sylvan avenue, also exhibited fine specimens \ Among others was @ white Mrs. George \ Remdle, Tessica, Valdor, Maid of Kent White Siana,, Coriolan, Mrs. Langtry. The exhibition contains many more choice \ flowers and plants than that of last year, and \ 8 marked improvement in the growth of the plants is noticeable in every collection. The several awards were made yesterday \ morning. The judges were MT. o. s. Mason of Pennington, Ct., and MT. John Dallas, o1 \ Fairfield. The awards were:
 Glass 1-six Japanese distinct named varieties dener for Miss Hillhouse1 second award Glass 2-Six Chinese distinct named varieties Archibald Veitch first award.
 \ Glass 3-Four Pompon distinct named varieties \ Archibald Veitch first award and William Cottei Glass 4-specimen Japanese. Archibald veitct first award and John Gallagher second award spe | Glass 5-Specimen Chinese. Archibald veitct first award and John Gallagher second award: Glass 6.-Trained standard. any class. William J | award.
 The committee in charge of the floral bower where cut flowers are sold is composed oi \ Mrs E. A. Brooks Miss A. Morse and Mrs \ G. B. Morgan. The committee on arrange \ ments is Frank A. Monson, Louis A. Mansfield B. R. English, John P. Beers and Mrs. Thos A. Bostwick.
 The prizes given were colored silk bards \ and ribbons upon which the class and varle \ ty of the winning flower Is inscribed in gilt ! The tokens are very tasteful and were ar ranged almost solely by Miss Lucy Trow
 bridge. They are exhibited at the sides oi
 the rink. About 800 plants were contrib uted to the club to sell during the exhibition ' The donors are: Mrs. B. B. Lewis, Misses Lindsley, Miss Lawrence, Mrs. F. B. Mallory Mrs. Stewart Means, L. H. Mansfield, How ard Mansfield, Mrs. J. B. Rowe, Mrs. Mus
 sell, Mrs. Yalesburg, Miss Shears, Mrs. Tut tie, Mrs. Todd, Miss Aloott, Miss Burke
 Mrs. Beers, Mrs. Isaac W. Bishop, Mrs. J H. Bishop, Mrs. J. s. Bennett, Mrs. L. Bost
 wick, Mrs. R. W. Everett, Mrs. Dr. J. P. O. Foster, Mrs. Gower, Mrs. Hillhouse, Mrs | Lambert, Mrs. Ives, Mrs. E. M. Reed, Mir Slocum, Mir. Wurts, pr. Crane, J. J. Walter. Mrs. Fletcher, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Jos. Shelf field.