Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-13
GAUDr AUTTguv BLOSSOMS.
A Show of Flowers at Institute HalI--An
Exhibit of Rare Beauty and Variety.

A Show of Flowers at Institute HalI--Ar
Exhibit of Rare Beauty and Variety.
Wilmington's second Chrysanthemum
Show, was opened Tuesday afternoon
| in the institute Hail. and fair attend.
ance of people looked in on the flowers
during the evening. The show closes
this evening.
1t far surpasses that given last autumn
in the Odd Fellows Hall, and such en-
enlargement and patronage should be
| given ii, that shall make an annual
Chrysanthemum Show permanency in
this city.
This years show is under the auspices
of the Alcott Club and for the benefit OF
the Delaware Hospital
No decorations had been lavished on
the walls Of the hall, hut on the floor,
| The we'll grown plants Of chrysanthe-
NUNS, full of bloom, made field of
beautiful and gorgeous coloring. The
plants were massed in five long blocks,
running at night angles with the stage,
with plenty Of space for walking about
til IN and reviewing their perfection Of
form and color
There were blossoms Of red, yellow,
purple, orange, white, crimson, brown,
bronze and pink, including every tint
and shade of these colors possible. Green
was in the foliage and tints of blue were
the only colors missing. So subtitle has
the florists art become, that this is a
possibility, though against the laws of
nature. Indeed, it is said that at one of
the numerous exhibitions in the large
cities this fall jealously guarded blue
chrysanthemum was shown.
In form there was every type-the per-
feet even Chinese or incurved, the pom
pone, semi-double, anemone lowered,
the erratlc Japanese, with their curbing
struggling petals, the quilted VARIETIES,
and types that were no types, unless ii
were of perfection, so blended in them
We're the best qualities of all of the
other classes.
More plants furnish railing at the
edge OF the stage, up to which flight
of steps lead and on which ice cream and
cakes were served by the young lady
members of the Alcott Club. On three
sides of the hall and in front of the
stage We're tables on which were dis
played magnificent exhibit of cut
chrysanthemums in glasses, perfect
single flowers or clusters of every hue
and color. There were also splendid
displays of cut roses and carnations
10 look down on the floor of the hall
from the gallery was 10 see five LONG
wide rows of harmonionslv blended
colors. blended by "nature's avn sweet
and GINNING hands" far M art could so
blend and harmonize such CONTRASTING no
colors.
But three florists have plants on exhi-
hilton. Thev are / /, Prev Prnwn y, /, C. 10
+. Il, Bavlis and Georga " Rrinton 4,
Son. an If mis- citv Charles Il Snerl,s
IN, Of the firm If i. T. Brown 4, ~ i
superintendent Of the exhibition :
All three If tho firme chow soadliprs
If liz nresent yner nna 5 49, ~ wh f h. :
flowers Of great beanty and distinct
types, and are creditable 10 The sIsill and
cunning Of their growers. There ara
probably about 400 different varieties on
exhibition. Nearly ali Of the nlants
have their names on cards fastened 10
long sticks and every cut bloom is prop
erly labeled. Many new varieties are
shown that have never before been seen
in Wilmington.
An interesting exhibit is that Of two
or three collections Of plants trained 10
single stem, and bearing one immense
perfect flower In addition to the splen-
did show of cut chrysanthemums, there
are two exhibits of perfect cut roses,
and several of carnations. These, like
the chrysanthemum blooms, are dis
played in glasses. On the west side of
the hall are several of the prizes and an
exhibit Of flower pots made by the
Whilldin Pottery Company of Phila-
dell1hia