Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-06-07
MAGNIFICENT DECORATIONS
The Opera House Radiant With Flow
ers and Bunting for the Rose Show.

ers and Bunting for the Rose Show.
The committee Of ladies and gentle
men in charge of decorations for the
rJse carnival have been busy for the
past week planning and working. To
day Reeds opera house is fairly being
"painted red" with floral, evergreen
and bunting decorations. To say that
It will look gorgeous when completed
is to put 1t mildly. The prevailing
colors are green and red, varying from
the deep primary colors to the daintlest
pink and nile green. In addition to
flowers and evergreen, Yew branches,
the beautiful live and gray moses so
plentiful in our native forests are being
used with rare effect, An ice cream
and confectionery booth will be put
10, and floral exhibits are being report
ed from everywhere. The ladies of
salem and surrounding country
will do themselves proud by
bringing In all available flowers. All
are urged to do their duty, and not let
the good name of Oregon for bounteous
roses to suffer. If you have q rose that
eau be entered, do 1t by all means, and
bring out what you can for decoration
and exhibition.
A beautiful exhibition from the Jap
anese florist is promised, and the special
entertainment for the evening promises
{ be q great attraction. The bicycle
p trade is growing in magnitude every
day, oyer one hundred wheels being
promised now. The decorations will
include some novel designs.
Read the following rules and pre-
MUM list and bring whatever roses or
wild flowers you can:
RULES.
The superintendent shall have
q neral charge of the rose show.
2. Judges shall be appointed by the
executive committee, and all adjust
ment not covered by rules or put :
lished action of the executive commit
tee shall be referred to that committee.
3. Exhibits not at the door by p.
m. on the first day of the show will be
debarred from competition. Exhibits
will be received from 8 a. m. till p. m.
A. All flowers must be handed to the
superintendent or assistants at the
door, and subjected to their arrange
ment.
5. Receptacles for premium flowers
will be furnished by the superintendent,
but flowers for display may be arranged
by the owner.
8. All flowers entered for premiums
must be distincly named. If incorrectly
named they will be excluded from
premiums.
| 7.-Names of flowers cannot be
changed after they are entered.
S.-No inferior plant or flower to re-
celve premium.
9.-No entry Of one variety shall con-
sist of more than three specimens, at
least one TO be full blown.
10.--All plants must be owned by the
exhibitors and have been In their pos
session at least three months before the
show, and all but flowers must be
grown by the exhibitors.
ll.-Plants and flowers cannot be re-
moved until the close of the exhibition
except by permission of the superin-
tendent.
12.--No flower shall be entered for
more than one premium.
lS.-All flowers must be labeled with
n .me before entering.
PREMIUM LIST.
best collection, not less than II
varieties, $500.
2.--Best collection of varieties, SO. 90,
3.--Best collection off varieties, $500.
4.-Best collection of Hybrids, $500.
5.-Best collection IL varieties buds
$500.
6.-Best collection of 0 varieties buds,
teas, $500.
best rose introduced in 92 90,
$3.50.
S.--Best collection ofmoss roses $500.
9.-Best collection of Polyantha
roses, $l.00.
1O.-Best collection of pink roses, not
less than five varieties, $500.
ll.-Best collection Of yellow roses,
same, $500.
l2.-Best collection".of red roses,
same, $500.
ls.-Best collection OF Banksia roses,
Sl.00.
Marion County Court.
Judge Hubbard and Commissioners
Watson and Anderson met Wednesday
and spent the afternoon inspecting a
heavy AL OF road work at Halls Ferry,
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