Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-20
SHOW OF CHRYSANTHEMTlIS
Awarding Prizes for the
Gaudy Blossoms.
GREAT VARIETY ON EXHIBITION
PhiIadelphia's Mayor Has a
Pretty Namesake.
Wilmington Florists Win Many Pre-
miums--The Show Attracting Much At
tention and Interest--who the Prize
Winners Are.

The Chrysanthemum Show attracted
an increased number of people to lnsti-
tute Hall last night week, all of whom
found in the masses of many hued plants
and the cut flowers, an unending inter
est and charm.
The judges awarded the premiums
yesterday morning week and at night the
attractiyeness Of the show was enhanced
by having the names Of the exhibitors
attached to the plants and cut flowers.
Among the varieties shown which are
the most striking, are the following:
George Sands, a pink variety with
centre of short quilted petals and long
refiexed outside petals. Edwin H.
Filter is large yellow with petals
curying inward towards the centre.
Three of the most unique varieties
shown are Lillian g. Bird and Monad-
mock porcupine, quilted varieties, the
first two pink and the second yellow.
The petals are the shape of quilts and
stand out from the calyx of the flower
in such way as to form globe.
In Browns collection there is
splendid plant of the white variety,
Moonlight, nearly every flower being
five inches in diameter
kioto is striking yellow variety with
incurved petals, and Rutum Queen one
of rose color, the flowers looking like
small birds nests.
Puritan is an almost spherical pink
Japanese variety.
Mrs Wheeler is a large pink with
petals tinted to white at the ends.
One of the best red varieties is Mrs,
William Howell.
Ada Spaulding is the silvery pink
variety, with globular flowers, that was
awarded the Mrs. Harrison gold cup at
Cincinnati last year
Several plants and cut flowers Of II.
y. Widener was shown. Some are II
inches in diameter. This is a yellow
variety which was first shown in Phila-
delphia last year, Twelve flowers are
shown in Philadelphia this week, the
combined diameters of which are 10 feet
III inches.
There are several plants of Mrs.
Alpheus Hardy the variety with spines
on the petals that attracted SO much at
tention last year. Leopard is crimson
Japanese, spotted with white.
The show OF cut blooms is particularly
fine and gives opportunities for the
Of the different varieties not
by the plants. The cut roses
and carnations are Of particular beauty.
the first premiums for this class rIis
plants were the strongest and most
vigorous, and bore the most flowers,
Herman f. A. VOLTS three seedlings,
which took the second Greenleaf prize.
three Japanese, one large
white, a globular rose purple and
seedlings Of note, The second nran,inm oii,
If the florists price for the 10 hest saed- d.
Iings was taken 81 + +, Rrown a ~
One Of their nIants is distinct nriI1aJ
variety, with open centre. The reverse
II the Metals ara Svbito Annther rjss l. q
,anary yellow. a new shade :
The Judges were Henry Hannam
rardner to William Rrsb. Hanrv Gralt
md William NJ Canby' The premiums r
we're awarded rs follows.
Rest 10 nlants IN nan,ed ysr,etias
,ffered hv Harry Grant WiIl;ann % P,,sh
nd Miss uarnah Sb;nla,t , ana sl th
VbiIIdin pottarv Corn,any ond Ias.;. &
3renner,s Sons of PhiladeInbia !; a.
,95 i r. Brown a ~ eecnnd ais'
!, Il Baylis. third sfO q W Rr;nTtnn'
!, Son : -'iH
Baynard prize. honouet holder
nd card receiver. for the hest 10 nIants
10 two alike@-J /, Brown & a. F'
w Nj Singerlev nriza of sin g.
est 25 plants BEARING one fiower each
i, Brown X Co ~ - - o''o-N
."I'erris Giles Premium, of a silk nm.
rella for six ,Tananese-J T, Rrown q
d. : : ~ "
Dr.. r. P. Greenleaf nrize of Ak for
bree hest tseedlings-FirstT T, n Reyi;s.
scond Herman f A. Wolff 20
Flarists' - nr;go af ets - aqauoa
Tessrs Rrown Bavlis ana 1o Rri,ton ~. ~
10 10 hest SEEDLINGS first +, n Ra3lis.
,cond. Il r, Browne a. "a. tbird'
borles Swavne
4 r GilIesnie q d . nrize of f, ho -,
flonr, for the hest 5fl nj nlants II 7 r
.rown 4 "a =
Fl n Robelen,s nriza of n silvor ~,
" the hest 10 plants. named 7 T.
rown S ca.
Mrs Iob r Jaclso,,s priyo ~ etn
" tbe bost 10o cnt biao,,,S ko ,,or;ot;as
First II r, Brown <, AZ, secand r.
/. Bayiis third. a. W Brinton h Son =
W n Naarns n,.;1o of = ~. g. ~ az.
,st e5 blooms pf ope yaristvI ~ ~
rown a Ga.
Il n Reeds nrize of a ,,lusb rocl,ir1
Air fa,,,tt ',fsnlav e cr+ bIs bInon,ss
III ~ az. s'i9
NJ. Canby's prize az AZ for tho
rown s. Co.; second, i. Il. Baylis.