The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-15
Butte Department.
.POSIES AND POSIES
The Chrysanthemum Show Is a Sight
Worth Seeing.
A BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT
At the Auditorium There 10 a Dis
play of Flowers Such as Was
Never Seen In the Great
Northwest.
BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT

The Auditorium seemed transformed
into a Garden of Eden last night.
Never in Butte's history was there an
occasion like 1t before, and the treat
was one which should have packed the
hall all the evening. 1t was the first
chrysanthemum show Butte ever had,
and it was indeed inspiriting to see
such evidences of refinement and taste
in the heart Of the Rocky mountains.
The stage was banked with ported
plants and evergreen, the entire hall
was draped in evergreen, while sweet
music was discoursed from an ever
green alcove. Commendable taste has
been exhibited in the arrangement of
the hall. Instead of striking colors.
various shades of green were used for
making an admirably attractive back
ground for the peculiar flowers on ex-
hibition. From the ceiling hangs a
mammoth chrysanthemum horse shoe.
formed of yellow, white and bronze
chrysanthemums, representing gold. sill
yer and copper. Underneath the horse
shoe are the splendid prizes donated by
Butte jewelers. for the best exhibition.
In green letters above the platform are
the words: 'Butte's first competitive
chrysanthemum exhibition"
The exhibition would be a most cred
liable one in any city and is one in
which the people of Butte should take
especial pride. There are chrysanthe-
NUNS of infinite variety of color, form
and texture. The various varieties are
produced by hybridization, and as
much care Is exercised by chrysanthe-
mum growers in the crossing of varie-
ties to produce rare and peculiar new
forms as Is shown by breeders in pro-
at,
called the seedlings, are valuable prizes
and are offered all over the country for
the best seedlings, and this is what has
stimulated the culture of the flower in
this country to such an extent that 10
varieties are produced in America to
one produced in England or Japan, the
home OF the chrysanthemum. The
crossing OF a chrysanthemum of a GER
tain color and form with a chrysanthe-
mum OF another color and form pro-
duces new color and a new form, and
the interest and excitement to the
grower lies in the fact that he can
never tell what sort of a chrysanthe-
mum will be the result of the union
Nature sometimes produces new forms
or Infinite beauty and sometimes the
product Is ugly and worthless. Some
very odd forms and colors result The
main colors are red, white and yellow,
and there is every variety of mingling
of these colors in the new forms. AL
most every conceivable color has re-
suited except green. blue and black. A
green chrysanthemum was a matter Of
fact produced In Chicago a few days
ago, but this was considered sport"
which is the same in the vegetable
world as freak is in the anatomical
world. All efforts to produce perman-
ent green or blue varieties have failed,
Some of the varieties of the chrysan-
themum curl in, and some curl out.
The fashion at present tends to the in
curving petals instead of the out-curv-
ing, the latter giving a more shaggy
appearance. Some varieties have pet
ais which curve both in and out
Several new seedlings are now on ex-
hibition and prizes are offered for the
best new varieties in the show. One
new variety shown at the Auditorium
has been christened the Anaconda. 1t
is of peculiar color, a combination of
magenta and pink. 1t comes from a
Denver green house. The cataract and
the fantastic are others of this falls
varieties shown. The Western King, a
silver white variety, and the Lewane
are other varieties. In former years IL
has been customary to name the new
varieties after persons. Thus the Ry-
der Haggard is a peculiar chrysanthe-
mum of the anemone type shown at the
vailing, however, of naming the new
varieties after cities rather than per-
sons.
1T Is certain that the western speci-
mems at the Auditorium far surpass
the eastern specimens. The left of the
Auditorium, as one enters, is donated
to western exhibitors. while at the
right are the exhibits from Chicago.
New York, Michigan. st. Paul, etc.
Some of the eastern specimens have
not yet arrived. but those already on
hand cannot COMPARE with the west
ern specimens. Either the eastern
people thought they had an easy thing
and only sent inferior flowers, or else
they do not grow as fine chrysanthe-
NUNS as are grown in the West. In
the general opinion Denver has on the
whole the finest exhibition.
Montana florists are not represented
at the exhibition outside of Butte and
Butte Is not competing In the chry-
santhemum show, although Mrs. Knox
has a very fine collection of ported
chrysanthemums in one department. OF
the hall.
To-day roses and carnations will
add their beauty to the chrysanthe-
mum show. The exhibition is most
credfable and should be generally at \
tended. -