The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-14
QUEEN OF AUTUMN
CHRYSANTHEMUM FAIR NOW BEING
HELD ATIHE sEDGWICK BLOCK.
Here the Lover of the Beauties of Ma
ture can Feast Upon an Exhibition
Seen bat seldom III Lifetime.
Display of Amateurs Surprise 10
Profe ssionals and Visitors.

The third annual chrysanthemum fair
was opened yesterday 10 the pubic, IN he
Sedgwick block and will continue four
days this week
The exhibit made by both the f1oricultur-
lists and the aLatuers Is OF nature that
must be seen TO he rightly appreciated
Suffice il 10 say that not single premium
is offered in the following list but what
there are entries made. This fact aIoue
PLACES the present exhibit Ear In ths lead
If any former exhibitions ever attem pied
in Kansas.
The management have placed the admis-
sion within the reach OF all. the object ouly
being TO cover the small expenses of rental.
etc. Aside from this those who desire TO
furnish their residences with a selection
OF flowers rarely offered Will lie given IN
opportunity at this meeting but seldom
had in Il life time.
The following premiums offered by the
association are fully competed for by both
fioriculturists and amaieurs:
TO FLORISTS.
Best 10 specimen chrysanthemum plants,
10 Varieties.
Best specimen cbrysanthemum plants.
white, varieties.
Best 1 specimen cbrysanthemum plants,
yellow, varieties.
Best specimen chrysanthemum plants,
pink. varieties.
Best Is plants arranged for effect.
Best p plants In variety grown IN not over
D inch pots, single stem.
TO AMATEURS
Best specimen chrysantEemum plants,
q varieties.
Best specimen chrysanthemum plants,
Bgst . specimen chrysanthemum plants,
yellow.
B ast , specimen chrysanthemum plants.
pink.
Best u chrysanthemum cut blooms in 8
varieties yellow.
Best II chrysaDt hemum cut blooms IN
varieties (Dlnh).
Best l2 chrysautnemum cut blooms in 5
varieties (whi.el
OPEN TO ALL,
Best A. chrysanthemum cut blooms, Is
variej les, each.
Best II chrysan; hemum cut bloom, 4
varieties. 3 OF each (white).
Best II chry-antLemum cut blooms,
varieties. ) OF each (yeilow).
Best IL chrysantheInum cut blooms, 4
varieties. > of each (pihk)
Best Il chrysanthemum cut blooms, 4
varieties, ) of each Oucurred).
Best II chrysant hemum cut blooms,
varieties, 3 of each (Jlpanese).
Best - cut blooms roses.
Best - cut blooms carnations.
Best Il palm aud decorative plants.
Best y hegouias.
FOR CHILDREN UNDER l5YEARs OF AGE.
Best specimen plant in yellow.
Best specimen plant in PINK.
Best specimen plant III white.
Best specimen plant In any other color.
Best specimen plant in any color, 5 inch
pot, single stem.
Best display cut blooms.
The following special premiums are also
contested for:
FOR AMATEURS.
For largest chrysau'hemum bloom. any
variety, large bottle PerfuuIery, Hypatis,
For finest chrysantemum bloom III white,
fancy Haviland plate, by Hypstia.
To one taking premiums in both SPECIAL
and regular Isis, OLe-half mound Prin-
cess Bouquet powder, offered by Shoe
maker X Miller, druggists.
TO FLORISTS.
Largest and best chrysanthemum seeding
in white, not Vet introduced, one dozen
cabIneJ photos. by Rogers, the Pno-
tographer.
oPEN TO ALL
Best 10 cut roses. bottle perfumery. by
HettInger BIOS. druggists.
Best chrysant hemum Ian, IN yellow. 81 X
umbrella, Herman 4 Hess, Manhattan
Clothing Store.
The two large halls are filled with flow
ers. palms, tropical plants. and pr, sent a
picture that must he seen TO he appreciated.
Perhaps no species of plauJs. except pos
Sibiy the orchids show such great variety
in colorIUg and form of fl wer the chry-
santhemum. There are flowers which iOr
deiicacy OF tintIng defy description. much
more imItat ,on by the artists brush, thea
the form varies almost a. much ts n co =
oring, there are tn- Japanese, incuTved re-
FIX, pompou, globular, whorled aud com
DlnatiOns of forms, ragged and smooth.
The number If varieties now grown are
almost numberiees, with new ones added
by the score each year, the p ants exhibit
ted here are many of them the very new -
varieties introduced aud show the skill oil
the modern florist who makes the business
| OF producing new varieties profession
! and who can IN most cases furnish pedi-
! gree for each new variety produced.
FAIR NOTES
! Mr. Johnson, the Hutchinson florist, ar
! rived in the city last evening and will