New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
A GARDEN OF GARDENS NOW.
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ON EXHIBITION.
RARE SPECIMENS IN THE MADISON SQUARE
AMpUITHEATRE-SoME PRIZE-wINNERs,

RARE SPECIMENS IN THE MADISON SQUARE
neutrality-suspicious. PRIzEwINNERs.
The spring flower show opened yesterday in Madf.
son SQUARE Garden, and that Kaleidoscope hall aps
peared I'm one of it's most beautiful combinations.
The large building does not belle its name Of garden
to-day, for every spring flower. and many that arS
not spring flowers, with palms and ferns, ana strange
plants from the tropics have found temporary home
there. As one looks down from above, the hoor ap
pears like richly -colored Persian carpet and the
air radiant with the scent OF roses, azaleas hya
cinths viOets and other sweet smeillng nowers.
Facing the entrance Is large bed OF rhododendrona
The plants are in an elptcal bed rising toward the
centre, and is probably, the finest collection Of
rhOdodendr0ns ever seen in this city They are the
property OF W. Bayard Cutting.
Thanking this bed on each side are two large beds,
In the shape OF paralleograms. absolutely bew1derne
In color. The borders are six deep in hyacinths Of
all colors and redoent with the sweet odor OF this
flower. The Inside Of these beds are filled with the
most mulicolored collection OF tulips that the
ordinary human being has ever gazed on. standing
sentry at the entrance are two fir trees and Just
before tho bed OF rhododendrons Australian tree
raises It's thick dark brown spongy stem, crowned
with its coronct OF green plumes.
AS one walks further up the great room feathery
palms hang their graceful fronds, just now palely
green. the most dellcately tinted azaeas, and
two large sage palms stand ON guard on each side
OF this exhibit Two great triangular beds OF more
azaleas wcndrous In their colors, from the purest
white to q deep blood red are source OF much
interest to the many visitors. Just beyond these 10
the west Is a cump OF tropical plants. monkey.
puzzler," a species OF auracaria, with such sharp
pointed leaves that no monkey ever attempts TO
its thorny limbs; the auracaria Itself, spread
ing out its arms with mathematical precision; dra-
ccnas with their beautifully c0lored leaves, and
then all sorts of FERNS form most interesting group.
GOLD fnr, Alt
a first prize and by it are two grand specimens
of AdIantum FarelenIs the most beautiful maiden
hair fern that grows
In the centre OF the amphitheatre Is a kiosk,
rounded with stands for cut flowers Here are vases
Of roses which make men and women Ignore the sin
Of Observation-Disclosures OF the American Beauty,
q, neral Jacqucmlno generally known as the "Jacks
Paul NeyrOn, Bride La France, Mermet Niphetoe,
Madame Caroline Testout. Papa Coulter, perle Des
Jardln, and many others.
on the east side Of the kiosk Is a bed OF azaea
mollIs Almost species Of this flower. looking
more like small lilies tinted with the pale>t shades
Of pink AID looking almost too fragile 10 hang on
the stems. The s!des Of the garden from tn" first
tier OF seat, up are drapcd With red gduze. and the
balconies festOOaed with fir ana laurel welths, give
the place most sylvan appearance The following
are y few OF the prizes awarded by The committee VI
judge
Decorative plants. best group OF foliage pants.
ARRANGED for effect, covering 200 square feet, D. NJ
Keller: palms best five specimens. b. Colgate, palms,
best specimen. ~lebrecht * Wadley; Crot0n,, best
five disiIct VARIETIES b. Colgate: Cycad. b.s specL
men, .icbroclIt a Wadry tc.ns best tn spec: ac4s.
/ T. Colgate: fern, best five specimens, Pitcher -
Manda: tee FRI, best specimen, Pitcher a Manda;
ferns, let ingl' specimen. H. SoIgate'
Ncpnthrs bcs, specimen. sirbr'cht 4 Wadey;
new and iare foliage plants. Pitcher Manda'
be, group OF towering llintS. arranged for effect,
,ft. Alafd ~ l..l
iniira best group a:Iqiaet f1r effect. coyerin; 100
,aIarc feet pitcher * Nanda darby Naleas, best
group arranged for effect, covering 100 square f'et
Pitcher IL Manda: Azl.a IIdca, Lest ten varieties,
Pitcher y Wanda; Nzalre Iniica. bc'i i've varieties,
Pitcher ~ Mazda: Aa;lea lndica. best specimen b.
Colgate; cat eolagia> list ten pots. j. Hood NflGht'
/ calcrolaras, le..t three pots }. Hood wright;
,ounas best ten pots. Sclrccht ~ Wadley; nardy
| b.rlac,ous plants and shrubs arranged for effect.
covering 100 square feet, Pitcher a Manda, n.y.
d.ang.e best five specimens. W. g. Elsie; hydrangea.
best specimen, IL. c. Willie; Orchids best Ten pah's'
Pitcher a Mazda best five plants, i1nh'r " Mahoa
l..t ,pccimen Pcher A Manda =, ododendroDs. best
rroup arranged Tor elect covering 80 square ie'
! " iayaid Cutins: hulbou> plani>. best group ar
ranged for effect covering 10 square feet, W; sie
| Ir.eht. byacnth ,~in.rl, best pots any shAd" VI
/ yellow r. A>ml,. hsd,intA ,>inslel b',t ten pots.
any color, itrhrr = Mania h>1,nih ldou1r. n.'t
| hyacintA double. le, ten pots. an' shade oil REL
! Ilsher q Mlnda. nm, ,,roucnou, ths
DAY there. va a llry' att ndanc" OF IL" best-No"n
people In town. In IN" evening ih" housr "as
/ crowded the following having taken boxes Many VI
/ them being Present: A., p,,
Mrs Wharton. Ms. Il. {. Livingston Mrs laIan
stevens, Mr.. Henry ,1rWS. Mr.. Cutting. Mrs ogu,n
Mills. Mrs.. Buchanan Winthrop NJ; Jay, his' :, v.
r. Criser Mrs. j. =. k,rnochan. Mr.. r. H. JONES'
Mrs W. T. Jatray Mrs. William Douglas -loaie MIS-
Cooper Hewitt Mrs. Roche Mr.. L.dHard, MIS- bF9h-
son Mrs. c. H. Bend. Mrs.. Bowd0ln. Mrs H. Ir,ll'
Mrs ". p. Douglas. Mrs. Randolph. Mrs. j.. j. Nor
am A. Newh"ld Morris Mrs. +. X. >turgls. Mrs ). b.
Van Rensselaer, Mrs. {. l.. DAILY MIS-
iNinr,ton. Mrs BorTowe. Mr.. ". f. strong
J. r. Woo,iwarl II. II. iIol>trr. Mr.. II. |. Ncnoh,
/ Mts Edward X NJ. Austin CDrbn. Mr,. j. e.. h. DUCT
Nrs " A. iIainrS Mr.. john Or SOY Irown = How
land Robbins Miss Brc,>r. Mrs. Il. Fulton tntung
Mr., J. Il. Lord Mrs. stanford White" Mrs. d. II.
/ King jr Mr.. Edward Win>low. Miss Bird. Mrs.
I Ch,fics carroll. Mrs. Theodore A. llavermeyer; D..
II''L wright Mrs II. '. X. KENNEDY, Mr.. and Mrs:
n f. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. ". H. stuart: Mr; ana
Mrs, Edward Cooper. Miss FreNlinghly sen. Mrs w -.
/ lurr Mrs. A. !. Iimburgcr. Mr.. ". Bavari utuh;'
Mrs l. X MilmcldIg, Mrs. II. Il. du Val, Mrs. H.
T. Iolirs Mr. -chuN lrr lnrSnn. Mrs. Bradi>h John
SON Mis-, H. Duncan Wood, Mrs. W.. h. Vanderbilt,
Mrs j. Il. Roosevelt. Mrs. ]. Howard Latham ~, Mrs.
r. loiilmrd. ir. Mrs. GIecnvillr Kane. Mrs william
k,nf Nr, Herbert Pe,l, the Misses Babrock, Mrs.
" C. CULVER. stephen II. olin. Mr.. Aston. Mrs.
John j. Aston John Eyerman. Mrs. Henry y. hy1e,
John sloane samuel T. Peters. lflllp schuyler Ion.
L. tadwalader e. oliver l,.lin. MaNor Gllroy, FRANK
/ Thomson. +. r. Undcrhll Mr.. ard Mr.: Arthur VI.
Dodge Mr.. and Mrs.. Adrian ls"lln, r.. Mr. ana MIS-
Mrs James D. Chccv.r. Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Goodwin,
MIR and Mrs. II. ". Gray Mr.. and Mrs. e. Albert
stevens. -, 18Th.
The show will remain open till sunday night.
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