The morning news., 1889-04-22
THE FEAST OF FLOWERS.
Everything Ready for the Floral and
Art Exhibition Opening.


Art Exhibition Opening.
The preparations for the opening of the
spring exhibition of the Floral and Art AS
socistion at the Chatham Artillery armory
tomorrow night will be completed to-day:
The floral hall is practically finished except
few details of the interior and by to-mor-
row morning everything will be ready for
receiving exhibits. Secretary Richardson
will be at the hall from 10 until O'clock
tomorrow to receive articles.
All plants cut flowers and designs entered for
competition must be delivered at the hall before
6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and all articles
must be plainly marked with the name Of the
exhibitor Arrangements have been made to
take every care Of exhibitors property.
Exhibitors intending to enter for competition
must notify the secretary of tho prize for which
they are competing. No flowers, fruits or veg
etables will be entitled to a prize unless they
possess points of superiority. Prizes are open
to all exhibitors, whether members of the asso-
citation or not
All fruits flowers and vegetables offered for
prizes must have their names annexed, legibly
and correctly written, and must have been
grown by the competitors. Specimens offered
for exhibition by others than the growers must
in all cases have the names OF the growers af-
fixed, if known.
Where a certain number or quantity of plants,
flowers fruits or vegetables is designated in the
schedule, there must be neither more nor less
than that number or quantity of specimens
shown.
No plant, flower or design will be allowed to
be entered for competition for more than one
prize.
After the articles are arranged, they will be
under the exclusive charge of the fair commit
tee, and not even the owners will have liberty
TO remove them until the exhibition is closed
when they will be delivered as the contributors
may direct.
The committee is authorized to award gratu-
ties for any new or rare fruits, flowers, vege-
tables, plants or designs of merit, for which no
prize has been offered.
No member of any Of the committees for
awarding premiums shall, in any case, vote or
decide respecting an award for which such
member may be a competitor or in which he
may have an interest; but in such case such
member shall temporarily vacate his place up
on the committee sIfh vacancy for the time
being to be supplied by the remaining members
Of the committee.
1t is the aim Of the association to make
the rosa exhibition feature of the festival
While the rose season is late, the warm
weather of yesterday brought out many
blooms, and to-day and tomorrow, if the
Easter weather continues, will bring out
many more. The geranium display prom
ises to excel that of last year. A few sug
gestionS to exhibitors of roses may not
be amiss.
A bloom or truss means a rose W ith or
without buds and foliage, cut from one
stem.
A good rose must have form, size, bright
ness, Substance, foliage. and be ia the most
perfect phase of its possible beauty. Form
Petals abundant and of good substance,
regularly and gracefully dispersed within
circular, symmetrical outline. Brightness
FRESHNESS of color, brilliancy and purity.
A bad rose-Faulty shape, confused cen
ter, or faded color, understood, or oversized
to the extent of coarseness, or of over
blooming.
Besides the flower show, the art and
fancy work displays promise to excel those
Of any exhibition that the association has
yet given. These will be in the main hall
and the committees have provided every
safeguard for the care and protection of
exhibits.
The success of the fair depends upon the
willingness with which flower lovers and
flower growers. and so with art and fancy
work lovers, lend their collections for the
occasion. Heretofore everyone, or at least
a great many, of those having flowers have
shown the proper spirit and have loaned
their individual treasures IN order to make
up display which everyone could enjoy
1t is earnestly hoped that the same public
spirit will exist this year.