The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-04
FLOWER SHOW RATHER LATE.
THE DISPLAY WOULD HAyE BEEN
FINER DIRECTLY AFTER EASTER.

40 Back Numbers Anone the Hyaefsths,
Tulips, Orehids, sad Rhosoaendro.s-The
Csme,ias . Fniiure-Net . Few Cheiss
Specimens OF Rare sus Curious PIsAts.
iris an III wind that blows no one good. The
wind blew the rain 80 fercely yesterday that
MI noyer lovers stayed at home. And the
same wind carried tho dampness into the
noNer show. and the hyacinths brightened cd.
IN, pnnsics raised their heads. and the roses
looked pleased. But the h~ydrangeas seemed
% shrink and the lilies OF the valley dropped
drovsily upon their stems So IL 10 hard to
,av whether tho wind was Ill or not.
Tho Madison Slunre Garden did not pressnt
vary animated appearance. however. VISIT
ara were comparatively few. and the sweetne ss
NJ the flowers wat wasted upon q damp. de-
s.r,od air. Tho band played In a half-hearted
way. while tho rain beat an accompani-
ment upon the roof The only sixns Of
M, and liveliness were at tho entrance
TO the amphitheatre. where the girls who
ALL catalogues were assembled. These girls.
n use their own words. are having q lin
dandy" tlms Of It Early In the afternoon
half A dozen nice young men came to the
.how. They did not get further than the door.
They we're there when tho show closed. Each
Of them bought about q hundred catalogues
and promised to buy more to-day.
uto.day IL fair there will doubtless be .
much larger attendance. and during the evsn-
Inc there is likely to be . repetition OF the
crowd and the glitter Of the chryssnthemum
sbow Of last year. At all these shows the ma
iorltNy e people tHrI out to see themselves
The Holding Of the flower show 90 late in the
season has had = weakening fsr Fs ssso +. up Snri tas
could have made, o huge display Of ~aseleas.
cytisus. lilies. hydrangeas. and other large
plants plants. T Ths DUBIOUS nS% s sssos f0 that esH The. 81 qs eSs IN IN
tSSsy are seti{ Nas, 2 ,suP p,ir from r. %, GTsdoG -! plant nat
seme Of the chief florists around New York.
and the eo ssr1n sboHs sa aPs also sm az Ha the % i.ad-
ing, exhibitors in tho horticultural department
dsn sf nssl M q banR e oi rRSdedsndron - sta stands dst a
handsome specimen Of the, Australian tree
I nine ioetf hiah sarmoanted By a sprsadins top
s. Stss tssS sSrseTIss: short HilIs. NJ
By M N. . Bsyard CUTTING. osEdsls. Ii Thsss
are hardy garden aSsnt y y mantS sSsowa9 II II t d%Ss
sna asit time Of sR b1Som q @0 to Be- sf IN alo W rn FOR
this exhibition. These varieties Of ~rhododen-
5 %Is i hs SS S;Ssss'nS e, ni.s tb isO ga ' % : , our
them a deeper crimson. or brighter Eed:. or
; :Ssais., f sas also a: S SssSre Used a. in s csos.in naa the
Varieties This HimalayAn parent however.
, Ssi1s TO- ss ssnds Ses io4 oa to sns SaS:': siin asns' rs
winter: for wlnterlne in sheds or airy cellars.
Or ! cool Crse1ho%.s = pi 4 out In
souse' shs ST a .H5 1 aarS sai.s SLY n the green
,Ths arst prize ior the best single sspsseimsn
3 s9efS sSeefs ior was : p sxssd II fsd ". A Ii s0! FL,
e shs siitkiin Tsss q ths:s Ssadso%s shrubs.
house aIst szslsas. shieay rom the Gifted States
D DIn.ss sse an. .Sn MI; SSSslT :ssil i ioe i ao%sl sb sas
work they are IN fine bloom considering the
I l!,,s q the sssson. sHd sdd much to
Is ssD Z. moiis. ~ rhe esa are = natives 81 Chin China and
soRsa; '1 md aA1 so ansss hsssllos% DOWN. vi a'I a%ssidaoSs
leaves. As garden shrubs they are choice and
beautiful. and come into blossom when they
HtshsSs 4 Map s, Of the United s States nur;
fl'slssss q s q Rssb !. s3e sas : sas : = h. S!:es%
" nss:s: 8 ~ Wy y:ll OSr oH.lsv ao s,..ins
an ss''i in%ss.s sas sss ~; FORM nu' q 'trlf tSc fee
Dlns, Win .i S'sp m:s. it, lip; and q ! sRsS,ot
and aa south sa "a in SsriessAs The Ssi io as.isft noSered
n'an,sa. . garden hybrid frem It. and G carl
c,n,m. are shown in fine form: and there Is
t t,sS 4 Dlsns Fl e 2 G hI5fSsssSgs sR TSG sn from Ds the
Of a variety Of c insi0ne. the COMMON species
from NePaul. also occur IN the group.
chyysotor,im. with dropping racemes Of all
5 Ell ;.sf ifS' s 4, vh ). J asEsIs ssss hi Si.;s
racemes OF bun-colored flowers having
two dark crimson spots in the middle. Chysis
flowers clustered about its base; AnseAia
%atfrteand. a tall plant from Fernando 20. shows
: :D 'atss R pHPif Srow vi i sssisai; and ye SaSslod aS ,.a%
racsmss Of white. iemon:seented iowers.
tssssa u AMONG %,1S s tho sec IL sssn ti ESs% e In q sd the
Yen to some Of the above; are sprays OF GYM
.oi s1a shathia9 and Tulips uhpsH there re Is a fine dis
sSty; fhe pEiheipaI s1hiSitors are i Xsmps.
United States .a narse Sise.'iMd III: s ssiS1ss sn MAKES tes
: Lea. splendid nd n th sho Sdne Of his p plan n.t messed dd n
tables. Among, single hYacinths !nrst prizes
Ssss ys sEsrd0S Gar to ps 1ss t 4: s Sssa BLUE Shs
Lord Macsuiay. the best red: and La Gran.
desc, the best white; Other good single-ney-
ie " yeti %slio WIZ Si 2aat II TIC a Bia ssn ana q W W. H. T..
dark blue; and Queen Of the Blues. pale blue.
La lour j huvergne. white: Princess Louise. |
red; and Grootyoorst. pink. are fine double- |
lowered varieties. In Mr.. Siebrecht's group
are also q, quantity Of Roman hyacinthr.
KSroon. red and yellow: ,Chrysolora. Yellow
Prince. Canary Bird. and California, yellow: |
Llmmaculee. and Pottebakker. white: Rem
SSrandt and Vermilion Brilliant. scarlet. and
Hose gris-de-lin. soft rose. are conspicuous
among the STRAIGHTFORWARD sorts. Blanche
lliatiye. white: Imperator rubrorum. scarlet:
Iournesol. red and yellow. and Salvador Rosa,
rose, are among the best double ones.
Mr.. Siebrecht shows II large bed of tho com.
mon single and double lowered daffodils, also
y belt OF the fragrant jOnGuil. and the larger
tampernel form. Among large single lowered
d~afodils the Two known as En- peror, ali vel
low. and, Empress. white. with yellow trumpet.
are the finest, The one known as Horsieidii
Is also line. A%curious thing about these very
superior varieties Is that they are not only mar
iectly hardy in the vicinity Of New York Int
tney grow lnxuriantly. bloom freely, and mul-
tlply considerably. quite as much so "a tha
com monest OF daf!odils. ~ ." 'ho
Lily OF the valley Is shown in considerable
quantity. and In nice. even condition, in shai,
low earthsnware pans. They were not grown
from the hrsti In these pans. Instead Tho nin.
that 10 the individual shoots. were pIantehi M
thtckly on benches in greenhouses. and wben
they began to show flower the larrest AVA
finest, were selected. lifted. and transuin Mad
into fheaa nana ma tha yilitnr - |