The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-18

the beach primrose and beach veri,eri
get their sustenance from the arid san
| in which they grow. Next to that boott
is the rose exhibit of Mrs. +. NJ. Whitney
who exhibits over twenty choice varetie
of the lovers flowers. Nowhere do rose
attain such size and perfection of form
such exquisite coloring and perfume as in
Santa Barbara val ey. Some Of Mrs.
Whitney's roses are Marechal Neil. Caro-
| line Custer Beauty of Glazenwood. lac
queminot and the rarcr clotn of gold, Papa
Coulter. the darkest rose known, Fran
no, Cherokee, ID Une Ami, La France
and many others. The two, sections fol-
lowing are taken up with DR.. Yates col
lection of Pacific coast ferns, where he
has over loo varieties and classified. from
the delicate maiden hair and gold powder
ed fern to the immense brake almost
rivaling those of Australia in size. DR..
Yates, who, by the way, is fellow of the
Linnean society. quite an honor in the
botanical world, is quite enthusiastic
over his collection. He fingers as living
~ o er the rarer varieties as does a mother
over her first born, and we venture to say
loves them full as tenderly. Mrs. r.. IL.
Baker exhibits some choice flowers, among
which are fine specimens OF the Comtesse
Folkstone and Refine Marie Henriette, II
beautiful fluffy red rose. Miss Neal OF Ell
Montecito shows ten varieties of fragrant
verbenas and forty of the most brilliant
geraniums that were ever treated with
contumely in this land of flowers because
of their commonness. Mrs. Cesten has a
large exhibit of blooming shrubs in pots.
John Spence, the pioneer florist, has an ex-
h hit that does credit to his floral park in
the suburbs of the city. Three setions Oh
the left of the band stand are given to the
Misses Wade of Monteclto, who exhibit in
the first, seventy varieties of named roses
all perfect in form and coloring. The sec
vnd section is given up to spring bulbs
and ANIMALS. Some splendid blooms of
the iris number of specimens of pop
pies and spikes of the blue larkspur fill
up the third section. Mrs. A. w. Buel
of East Santa Barbara has booth that is
a horal bower; more beautifulcollection
of named cut flowers would be hard 10
find. She has a large number OF the sweet
smelling carnations and more vines ana
flowers than one could count or remcm-
ber Mrs. Neal of FL Montecito has a
table containing seventy-tve varieties OF
named roses. 1t contains all the COM
moner kinds and there are also the
Duchesse De Brabant, Comtesse Albert
Princesse De Sagan, Madame Bonard,
Madame Schwaller. Marie Lambert
Madame Honore and Rend Ponsilone. A
few of the Duchesse Marie, rose shading
from gold to rich red, are among the
number. She has also a new rose, the
Golden Gate. Velvety panses. carnat ions,
pinks and very choice exhibit of named
roses are on Mrs. Firnk's table. Last
wear Mrs. Metcalf OF Arlington Heights
had table which she called Some of
the fruit of one years odd moments"
This year she has table, but the fruit
has increased a hundred fold. Nearly all
of the cultivated flowers named in this
article are there found, and many rare
budded plants. not even catalogued in the
gaudy florists issues. This afternoon
the exhibit was thrown open. and crowd
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splendid music of the American Concert
band, led by its conductor, Alfred
Roncover. This evening an elaborate
programme of music was presented by
the same band, and the festival manage
ment are to be congratulated upon secur-
ing so competent conductor and such
thorough musicians.
At reception given last night by the
Santa Barbara club TO the officers of the
U. 5. S. Olympia some of the sololsts APP
peared. Signor A. LON ardi. late of the
Milan Opera company, rendered some
themes and variations from La Traviata
on the flute which were enthusiastically
encored. The cornet solost of the band
william Mahood showed himself to be q
master ofkthat instrument and III rem
dition of the Romanza from l. Eclair,
Call Me Thine Own, and the encore piece,
Renaud's IL Pleut Bergere. gave a clear,
resonant and sympathetic tone and splen-
did execution.
This afternoon the Country club gave
swell reception to the Olympia officers at
it's clubhouse on the ocean cliff, near
Montecito. This club is to Santa Barbara
what Burlingame is to the metropolis and
the function was quite a society event.
And now the people are resting up for
the fray.
Tomorrow is the great floral parade and
battle Of flowers. From present appear
ances the floral parade will be over two
miles in length. The tribune seats, 5000
in number, are nearly all sold. Visitors,
are pouring in from everywhere. The
steamers are crowded. The Half Million
club. 1000 strong, will reach here tomor-
row.
An elaborate entertainment will be pro-
vided for them, and Santa Barbara will
greet the Central and Northern Califor-
mans with her whole heart. The festival
is great success-far beyond the dreams
of the most sanguine of those who have
labored so hard to make it such. Los An
geles may have her Fiestas, Pasadena
her siestas, San Diego her exhibitions OF
the decollotte and untutored redmsn OF
the forest and Santa Rosa her exhibition
of flowers for a temperate cline, but semi
tropic Santa Barbara, in her fifth an
nlial flower show, has outshone them al
at least that is what the people say.
IL. G. BOOTH.