The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-12
GAMMA THE QUEEN.
California Sweet Peas at
the Worlds Fair.
Half an Acre of Our Beautiful, Fragrant
Blossoms Will Make the Chicago
Atmosphere Sweeter.
The fashionable flower of the hour Is the

The fashionable flower OF the hour Is the
Gamma.
Sweet peas rank next.
This is not only true In California and In
San Francisco, but the whole country over.
Fot Icing time eannas have been the rage
in the East.
Now the Eastern florists and society
leaders and people who are in the swim are
raging over California sweet peas.
Ifyon want to be quite fin dc steele In
Chicago or New York you must have cannas
growing In the conservatory and an order
placed with the florist for the very first
sweet peas that bloom.
And this Eastern craze for sweet peas Is
boon to the California florists and nursery
men.
Under our seml-tropical suns the sweet
peas bloom the richest and smell the sweet
est
The Menlo Park nurseries have shipped
many tons of sweet-pea seed TO Chicago and
New York within the past few weeks and
many more tons are still TO go.
When people talk of sweet peas in the
East they say California sweet peas" and
the varieties that have been cultivated here
within the past couple OF years are already
world famous.
II Is even worse than this.
Until the California nurserymen began to
produce their wonderful sweet-pea blossoms
the Eastern people never gave that beauti-
full. fragrant, fragile flower thought.
But the exhibitions made at the California
flower shows and the few shipments of cut
blossoms made from this city last year have
set the Eastern florists raging over this
beautiful flower.
And space in The California building and
grounds at the Worlds Fair in Chicago has
been accorded for the display of Golden
Stale sweet peas.
This concession has Just been determined
upon by the Worlds Fair Commissioners,
who have been a little backward in coming
forward on this particular point
1t took them quite little while to realize
that sweet peas actually were the rage, that
they were peculiarly q California institu-
ton, and that II would be q good stroke of
business as we'll as add greatly to the beauty
of the grounds to exhibit an abundance of
these delicate blossoms.
Aud now the Menlo Park Nurseries
where sweet peas will soon be blooming In
vast tTacts-are making their arrangements
tor big exhibit at the Worlds Fair
Halt an acre or more has been set apart
for this particular purpose, and it Is safe To
say that at least one spot In Chicago will
have sweet, pure atmosphere while the
fair Is in session, even when the prairie
winds blow directly from the stockyards.
California cannas will also be exhibited
In large quantities at the fair, and the plants
designed for that purpose are already being
Dursed tenderly and cared for gingerly.
The Gamma is a large yellow flower, shaped
good deal like the Gala lily and spotted or
notified with black. Some Of the California
varieties are very beautiful. 1t is a hardy,
outdoor plant ana used quite extensively in
pots for interior decorating.
Local florists are making big preparations
for the State flower show TO be held at the
Mechanics Pavilion in April.
1t promises 10 excel all other similar ex-
hibits. and space has been sought for and
accorded 10 nurserymen land florists from
every section Of the State.