The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-04

| opinion further by declaring the variety
Ivory to be the most perfect shaped
| chrysanthcnum yet grown, it being per
| feet ball in appearance. all petals the same
| shape and iencth throughout
Unfortunately, however. for Southern
growers, this variety is not well adapted
for the climate and could never be expect
ed in such perfection here. The TACT. how
ever. OF the standard OF perfection to be
arrived at would remain unchanged
The color of flowers is an attractive point
to casual observer, as VOL as another
important poinl in deciding the merit OF
individual blooms, solid color OF any
| kind is considered preferable to mixed
! shades and tints, whether it be white yell
low, red or pink, the most attractive shade
should win the eye and sense of color alone
| acting In Judgment For instance. If the
programme calls FOR yellow blooms. the
most brilliant without other shades or
tints should win, no matte whether there
should be one OF several varieties.
All flowers deyelopng from the expand
ing bud must necessarily undergo change
OF appearance as the progtcss goes On
there Is no dsy when bloom Is just like
ii was the day before. and withal there f.
Just a certain time when II arrives at q
perfect development. after which II gradu
ally begins To lose its effect aud become
thing of the past.
While the chrysanthcmum IS slower In
thus development than uoet flowers. there
sim remains great deal of judgment 10
be exercised on the part Of the grower to
have his flowers reach perfection Just In
time 10 meet the judges who are to pass
on their merits ana therefore II complete
knowledge of time Of blooming of all varie-
ties is absolutely necessary.
judges are supposed to pass on the merits
Of ali entries as they see them, and not Oh
what this bud would he If little more de-
yuloped or what that bloom had been before
Il had become too old
This question has already been challens
I'D at a chrysanthenum show hold ia
Texas. in the instance OF an exhibitor
who entered a bloom that few days be
fore was uuqucstionably finer than any
flower then in the hall. but unfortunately
time had furnished the lower petals and
the eye In the center, due to age, was
protruding. The exhibitor Insisted that 1t
should have the premium for what 1t hal
been, but the claim was Justly not allowed.
That justice from a competent stand
point may be done all exhibitors ut the
various flower shows TO be held IN Texas
this year, We have to ask the question
From what source are the Judges 10 be
secured? II is well known that the adj
vance Of the crysanthemum is compare
lively new thing Ia Texas. us correspond
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potency, no matter now honest ue soo'
viii or intuition may Dc
a lady or gentleman oil Ordinary Fool
taste aud Judgment IN flowers IL sther"hY /
the case that the chrysanihemum growers
chosen for this purpose, but II rs mare
often the case that the chrysanihemum
growers who make exhibits are by FAR |
the best judges of the Hover and can |
inform the judge more about the flowers
IN question than they evor drenmed of. |
such Judging therefore at once becomes
more Of burlesquc than reality,
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