The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-10

I the flowers alone make Turner Hall 10
| decorated In an artistic. comprehensive
and beautiful manner, the like Of which II
has never before known. The stage Is
banked with the greatest profuslon OF rare
palms and ferns. for which the ladies' are
indebted TO the kindness OF Mr. wright,
the florist and It makes a most beautiful
background of rich dark green. Above the
stage are the letters DE =. f. II y made
OF electric lights aud encompassed aud AL
most covered with a mass OF green vines
when one first steps into the spacious
hail. such marvel OF beauty dazzles the
ego and almost bewilders the brain, that
his first thought is this must be the
home of the flower gods"
All around the three sides OF the hall
on the raised platforms the hall is en-
clrcled with tables full OF flowers In glass
yasea. and many large groups OF pot plants
os the floor. The main decorative figure is
| one which takes up almost the entire
space, except enough room for the crowd
to paes to and fro. II is a gigantic Texas
star with the center IN the middle of the
hall The points of The star are made with
tables Of chrysanthemums, the larger
tables being farthost toward the cent T.
and get smaller by perfect gradations
until the last ones at the points are very
small, making one immense, beautiful and
perfectly symmetrical star Of flowers. From
the center OF the star FIVE white ribbons
complete the idea. by being fastened from
1 below at regular intervals, to the chan
delier above.
All Of the management OF the flower
show seem to agree never before has n
show given by the association rivnlled In
the number and beauty OF the entries the
present one.
Mrs r. " House. Mrs o. c. Drew. Mr..
| Sid j Mitchell and others were delighted
with the fneness OF the showing.
one very fine lot of flowers otme In from
Adrian Mich. after being three days on
/ the road. They were beautiful spec mems,
and some looked almost foot across.
Several Of the Houston florists had fine
displays. but on the whole the amateurs
| are much better represented this year.
Robert Luepke, who had such u beautiful
display last year has large ana lovely
! one this year, as has also VIM. Kutsrhback
ard both OF them are competitors for many
| prizes.
| Mr.. Sid j. Mitchell the famous amateur
llorlst, has a fine collection Of surpasaing
beauty. and VIII undoubtedly capture many
Of the amateur premiums. Mr.. Mitchell
has en- chosen the ole Judge of the flower
shcw to be held for three days at Waco on
the 10Th nth and 18th of this month,
The premium list is us follows:
Cut flowers, not less than three entries
No. !. Best 20 blooms, four or more col
ors si5.
No 2 Best IL blooms. three colors. red.
white and yellow, by James Butte. $40.
No 3. Best blooms. three or more col
oIs by Houston Drug company, 50.
No 4. Best 6 blooms three white, three
yellow. by Carson, Sewall & Co.. So.
No, 3, Rest II blooms, SIX or more col
ore. by VIM d. Cleveland a Co, 49,
No. 6. Best i blooms, six colors, Royal
Worcester. vase. by Sweeney 4 Fredcrcks.
For amateurs only
No. Z. Best ard largest display of cut
blooms, not less than II varieties, exhibited
in vases, first prize, SIS; second prize. $3.50.
No, s. Best vase, Il cut blooms, II varie-
ties. SIS.
No. o. Best vase, cut blooms, white. 81.
No, 10. Best vase, cut blooms. yell
low, 81.
No. Ii. Best vase. 6 cut blooms pink, 81,
No. L. Best vase q cut blooms red, 81.
No, 10. Best vase, 6 cut blooms. and other
color, 81
No, a. Largest cut bloom. any color.
$3.50.
No. To- Best vase, cut blooms. Ostrich
Plume variety, flower vase, by j, l.. Mitch
ell, value, $500
Pot Plants
No, l6 Best display of pot plants In
bloom. not less than IL varieties; first
prize sio second prize. $3.50.
No II, Best IL plants, three colors.
grown TO single stem, in not larger than g.
inch pots. S.
No. IS. Largest and hest pot pIant with
greatest profusion OF bloom 50 30
No. 10 Best specimen pot plant in bloom.
So. so.
No 20. Rest specimen pot plant in bloom.
No 81 Best pot plants in bloom three
yar,e,ics nnir of Mains from LANE. , NJ
ton, GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
No % LARGEST bloom grown IN stny,e
stem In moi larger than 6eineh pot 60 "a
Decorative
No "a. Rest emblem or des gn made a,
chrvsanthem,im blooms 81 "
No "a Rest chrysanthemum dinner tahla
decoration. arranged and eet CONFLICTS far
four persons siiyerware. by W. ID. TINS an an
value $40.
Eor Children Under ia Years
No %. Best display OF cut blooms in
NO 49, g. Best pot plant In bloom. saso