The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13

clever handling of flowers and plants.
D"' while it is not expected to equal the
display made then, no one will be called
~ 10 apologize in July for what will by
u''a1 Time be accomplished in the way of
park designs.
- one unfamiliar with the methods
eupioyed by the landscape artists in
working out their figures and sketches
0hs results accomplished seem almost
marvellous. No matter how often one
sees the work it Is always fascinating.
fet the gardener says that with the
proper plants at hand he can dslineate in
MOWERS any design that can be drawn
with the pencil. There are certain va
rletles Of plants that never grow more
than few inches high; all shades and
colors can be obtained eth er in leaf OF
hover; all that is required is the neces-
sary knowledge and experience and skill
In following out the sketch.
In the matter Of designing the conven-
tlon flag Mr.. Brown finds himself some
what handicapped because of total
-~> "a ri1O OoA tdlu ttSI4cUy "a picallD WAlCjl
would be especially useful to him. Tt
10 difficult to get plant that is profuse-
~ covered with blue blossoms in July,
or one with blue foliage. The prevailing
colors In flowers are red and yellow, and
1t Is always puzzling to horticulturist
just what to substitute wheu a design in
cludes blue color. Sometimes garden
ers have been known to use painted stone
among the flowers in the design in order
to produce tho desired effect. Here how
ever, the whole flag will be worked out
in flowers, and Mr.. Brown is confident
true in it's proportions.
W0rkmen are now engaged on one bed,
and fow days will see the entire plant
ing force setting ont emblems, flags and
designs IN the public places of the city.
just east of the monument, not far from
the little lodge on the edge of the road
way, is a triangular plat, in which one
of the moat elaborate of the convention
decorations Is being worked out In the
center Is an immense circular bed, tnir-
ty eight feet in diameter, in which are
being planted about 10, 600 plants Of sew
ernl varieties and various shades, har-
moniously blended and symetrically
arranged. In the center is large silver
star, an emblem which has been adopted
by the convention, and finds conspicuous
place In the center of the convention
flag. From between the six points of
the star radiate in alternating colors broad
bands of red and gold, gracefully curv
ing and crossing each other in pairs, each
strip terminating in circle near the
circumference of the bed.
This part of the design is not unlike
pair of scissors with one point of the
star between the half-opened curving
blades, the circles resembling th
handles. Between the pairs, in the IT.
regularly shaped spaces thus formed, he
letters of the word "Mizpah" are dis
played, one letter in each space, while
in the twelve wheels or circles on the
outside OF the bed the greeting is worked
in foliage, Welcome, Y. P. S. G. E."
In July, during convention season, the
plants will be in full developments and
the bright silver of the star and brilliant
red of the lettering, together with the
rich gold of the scroll work, will maKs
this bed one of the finest and most at
traotive, as it now is the largest, of any
in the city. In the three smaller circular
beds in the apioes Of the triangular plat.
OF which the large design is the principal
feature, Christian Endsavor embiems
will be attractively arranged in scroll
work, to set off the main design.
The bed in the mo nument grounds is
but an earnest of what will be sem in
all the principal public parks. In about
two weeks between two hundred and
two hundred and fifty thousand plants
will have been utilized to work out in
accordance with preoonceived designs
floral welcome to the Christian Endea vor
multitude SO soon TO be entertained in
this city.