New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
ACCIDENTS OF THE RECENT FLOWER 'ho"

-.,oo-n INTO SERVICE AS A LECTURER-BRIr'
1911 rARs MEET AN ENGLISH ARMY oFfi'N"
Tho flavor show which closed last week. not "hN
o interesting as an exhibit of flowers. but tne 'o
servant visitor could lind many other 'ni'Hs " '"'
him The general ignorance OF the pubic WIN 'eS'
IA the names OF the several cxhioits ""' p
on the opening day man, WHO seeheu W NV "
s,,aht knowledge of botany heard an eideriy "o"''
wandering what a certain plant was lie Voiuh'ecie'
tho information that 1t was "a stag norm 'er" al" -"
q short history of 1t. The woman fhmeuia'eN o'","
hr husband and two daughters, and the unfortunate
man was induced TO make the tour OF the wnoe gar
den pointing out the different plants ana Us Nv ui
So those listening to him Increased IN NUMBERS u.
he found himself lecturing to small cro"u' ie
eventually found shelter in the comm,tteerooh' o"'
whenever he had to 20 the floor OF Madison SQUARE
Garden during the rest Of the week. some women WIN
had heard the first lecture would pounce down "po"
him. and as 1t would have been churlish ana rnde u
refuse the victim again turned into SNOWFALL
Among the visitors some sailors from 'he
fleet An Engshman, seeing two of the men from
H. NJ s. Australia could not resist the tehp'uoh VI
talking TO them. They talked about the "Dioomi
eno lime they were having In this port. and their
criticisms on the plants were 10 the point pul Haiu'
fit for publication for it Is sad fact that bo'h ue
,,rs had been INDUCING in "Jcrsey lightning or
Rowerv whlskey. When the azalcas were approacheu
one man was overheard to say to the other'
"Mv bloomin' eyes, BILL II We could take couple
OF them plants back for The capcn. why. biesS me.
we could get liberty at every port we touchou at
The Engshman said 1t was probable that he could get
them plant apiece.
Uf Won cam, said the sailor, lurchng forward.
.you,re the most bloomin'es boomin' boke rs lives
The man led the sailors off toward the Fourth-ave.
entrance of the Garden. and meeting one OF The pr-
cipa exhibitors told him the story and made his re-
quest.
"Wby, certainly cam Captain" came the rcpS.
The blue Jackets heard the title given and won
dered One Of them got the gver OF the plants aside'
al say, why did you call that man Capen!'
ole Is a captain In the English Army" was the
answer.
"Holy Moses, an wevo been slappln i'm on the
back as II he was common civilian''
The sailors pulled themselves together at once anu.
saluting, apoogized in true sailor fashion, ahey so'
their plants but the Engshman made them promise
that they would not take another drink untl they
got ON board
"S'wep me Bob won't, SIR and the men were
let out BY the Fourh-avc entrance and began lacking
up the street. They cast anchor at Twenty
st.. and one of them came back. and, salutng. said
| Look 'ere, sir. It's mighty long way between
| 'ere and the ship. VIII you let Us have one drink
when we reach Ninety .seeond-sti' ,.,.
IAN right, but If you don't get those plants safely
| on board, look out. ! know Captain Hammond well
and if those flowers do not reach him, ! can promise
you you won't get any liberty until the ship Is out
The men turned hard aport at Twenty .eighth-st'
| and lost to view.
| When the Garden given up to the Kindergarten
| children there some pleasing and amusing In
| cidents. Now and then some small child could not
resist the temptation OF getting snid at the flowers
and would break the ranks to 40 So but only for
| moment. Among the plants at the show was a pine
apple shrub with the fruit This was pointed out to
| a small boy delighted that he called out
| TO q friend some distance of
"Say Billy, here's q pineapple a.growing. The
| startling statement too much for Billy and
some other boys. who foced around the strange spec
tace until they were hustled back into the ranks
| The company Of the smallest children, each OF
whom had a small American flag. were for time lost
sight OF by the managers, but G.. " Gottschalk, the
| secretary, went In search OF them and found them
| hidden away behind the rhododendrons. Ihelr won
dering little faces when they each got q plant were
among the most pleasing sights OF the whole show.