The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-16
FLORAL SOCIETY.
4 Balance on Hand From the
Recent Show.
Complaint Of Woodward of Premiuns-Pub
location of Essays-World's Fair Exhibit.
Papers Read and Promised.

its monthly meeting at 20 Suffer street yes
teTday afternoon.
Mrs. William Alvord reported that the
Committee on Premiums had raised 500.
but expected larger sum for premiums for
the fall chrysanthemum show.
The President E. j. WicksOn, stated that
this sum would be devoted to special extra
premiums liz excess Of the ordinary premium
list.
The report of the Committee Of Arrange
ments for the late flower show was then
presented by Mrs. HOhwiesner. This
showed that the expenses had amounted to
S4S3 50 and the receipts to SAP so, leaving
a balance of $3.50 20 to the credit of the So
ciety. The payment of several outstanding
bills, not connected with the flower snow,
had reduced this surplus to $37, with which
sum the society faced the future.
The report was adopted, the President
and Secretary paying tributes to the sue
cessiul management of the exhibition by
the committee and congratulating the So
ciety On Its sound financial conditlo n.
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
Some discussion followed on a statement
of Mrs. Hodgkins that some of the prize
winners at former exhibitions had not yet
received their medals and certificates. The
matter was eventually settled by the Secre-
tary being instructed TO search the records
to find if any reasons were there given Tor
the nOn-awaTdng of the medals ia the cases
cited, and the Committee on Awards en-
powered to write to the various exhibitors
and ascertain whether there lhad been any
other failures TO award premiums.
Mrs. Hohwiesner, Mrs. Smyth and Mrs.
Hodgkins were appointed committee to
INQUIRE into the ACCESSIBILITY and expense Of
printing in pamphlet form the essays read
no no Of ascertain whether
q sufficient number of members would I'M
dertake to subscribe TO make such an I'M
dertakng pay its way. Secretary Smith
estimated that the cost for printing and
stenographer to attend each meeting would
amount annually to $3.50.
The question of the society making an eX-
hibit at the Worlds Fair was then taken up
by Miss Cross, who reported shat she had
interviewed Secretary Thompson of the
Worlds Fair Commission about the matter.
READING OF PAPERS.
Mr. Thompson said that the commission
is nos in a position to make definite pro-
pOSals but would be better able to consider
the matter after return from Chicago, in
June
A paper on "Gloxinias" was then read by
Mr.. KellneT OF Berkeley. 1t dealt with the
various varieties aud the best methods of
cultivating the flower, which derived its
name, Mr.. Kellner said, from GloXla, ma
tive of AlSace.
Mrs. W. II. Smyth had not had time to
prepare her paper on the ''ClematiS," but
read in its place an extract dealing with the
flower from the works Of the botanist Ell
wangeT.
In the absence of Mr.. Felix Sanchez, who
had promised TO read paper on climbing
Plants for COuseryatories and Hanging
Baskets" the subject was taken uD for dis
cussOn. Several of the members gave their
experiences with various vines which they
had successfully cultivated, and, among
others, the mOTania, ivy geranium, Wander
ing Jew and Dutchman's Pipe were men
toned as especially adapted for this kind
OF cultivation.
COLORING OF FLOWERS
An interesting paper on the Artificial
C0loring Of Flowers" was read by Secretary
Emory +. Smith. Il dealt with the expert
ments of NJ. FilpOl a French savant This
gentleman experimental with solution OF
sulphuric ether and ammonia He found
that when the stalks of cut flowers were
dipped in the solution viOlet-cOlCred flowers
became green, and white yellow Yellow Is
the only color that remained unaffected.
| VaIiegated flowers assumed as many differ
ent shades; for instance, the upper petal of
the sweet pea turned dark blue, while the
| lower petals would turn a bright yellow.
! Flowers which were many cOlOred were
changed by NJ. FIlpOl into the most remark
| able novelties that it would be possible to
| jected to the solution, were placed 10 water.
| they would retain their acquired hues for
some time, and then recover their former
cOlOTs.
Mr.. Kelner related an experiment he had
made with yellow pansy, which he had
inserted in red ink, with the result that it
became brilliant orange in color.
SUBJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
The following papers were arranged for
| the next meeting:
Neglected rerennlals," j. c. Shinn; Hello
tTOpeS," AIRS. Townsend; DAY Lilies" Mrs.
Ever. "Bouvardias" were selected as topic for
discussion.
Fine specimens of the following flowers
were exhibited during the meeting: Roses,
shown by Mrs. NJ. 7. Harris; mignonette
and verbena, Mrs. II. NJ. Caldwell; wild
cematis, Mrs. NJ. Fl. Smyth; Tydea Robert
the Devil, f. Kelnef; begonia, Z. Kellner;
veronica, E. Kellner; carpentaria Califor-
MIA, Z. Kelner; gloxinia, Z. Kellner,!a
| roses. Mrs. w. H. Smyth.
Mrs. A. Z. Gray, Mrs. Olive E. BabcOck
Mrs. Jesse 4. Grant, Miss NJ. ID. Bates,
Mrs. NJ. Esberg, j. II. Garden, Mrs. J. IL.
Garden, Mrs. NJ. Eastburg, W. B. Laidlaw,
Mrs. Stanley Stephenson, Fl. Suzuki, A.
Duheme, Ii. Garthwaite and Miss Alvina
Heuer we're elected members OF the society