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

No. 20. Mrs. e. A. Holland
/ No. a. Mrs. u. A. Holland. Andrew
i Kuhn.
| No. 20. No entries.
No. "a. No entries.
No. IS. Master Fred Bone, Emile Decker.
Stephen Kuhn.
| No. 20 Miss Lula Decker.
No. q. Emile Decker, Stephen kuhn.
Following partial list Is given OF some
OF the largest and most fashionable chry-
santhemums to be seen at the show. all OF
them being cultivated In Houston:
The yellow group comprises such fam
lilies as the ncurye species, h Dalleuouze'
q beautiful incurved flower, the Golden
Gate, OF the Japanese reflex variety, u.
Bramhall, a delicate and beautiful lemon
tinted incurred plant; Mrs. G. ID. Avery,
| with beautiful outcurying tubular petals.
| which was a prize winner In 1880, ana
half dozen more or less noted. some OF
| extraordinary size. with Eints varying
| from a pale chrome almost TO brown.
| OF the pink variety. flower that be-
| longs to both the incurye and reflex fam
| ily is the Priest. w. X. Smith. whose cea-
| trail petals beautifully incurve. while the
exterior petals reflex nearly to the stem.
| 1t is a beautiful pink and with all the
| flowers of this variety the exterior petals
J turn out and away from the center, ter
Ininatng in twisted point. Maud l)eane
is another beautiful incuryed pink. while
, the Dorothy Tailor has dahlia-like incurVed
| petals. The Helen Bloodgood is OF the
| quilted or pin feathered Japanese variety,
| with It's exterior petals OF "A delicate shell
| tinted pink. 1t Is OF the new 1895 variety.
Mrs. s. D. Murdoch has tubular petals in-
curving TO the center and outcurving on
| the edges. The V. H. Haleck is huhy.
loose petaled flower. with it's petals twist
ed in all sorts of irregular shapes. The
\ MilIrock is a large reflex pink and one
| OF the finest on exhibition. The Eugene
| l)ailedouze is an curved pink or rare
| beauty, and the Harry Beasey shell
| pink of the same variety.
| OF the white variety a noble example Is
the Queen, which is the finest white In
cultivation. 1t is a giant bloom Of the
| incuryed variety Its petals are convex
and at the ends round, and it's peculiarly
lustrous color is warmed with a suggestion
OF yellow light. The Lady Playfair is
smaller specimen OF the same variety The
| Philadelphia is an immenso sphere OF
creamy white. II belongs to the quilted
variety. and its petals sand erect, pro-
| jecting in all directions from common
| center. forming perfect sphere. II is
considered the best white eeedling OF re-
/ cent years, but should be grown indoors
! 10 reach perfection The Governor Filter
| Is a large. creamy white, with expanding
| petals.
! OF die red variety was the Fishers Torch
of an Indian red tint with twisted center.
The G. W. Chlds is OF the japanese reflex
variety, with crimson colored petals, the
under eide Of which are of rich, old gold
! tint. The Marvel Is of light red Chinese
variety, with long expanding petals. The
| G +. Moseman is OF red and old gold
! petals, incurved and ehaggy.
o.her beautiful varieties on exhibition
are: II Weeks. large white inc Niveus
lustrous white Japanese inc; Colonel W
! Il. Smith, most beautiful specimen
! thought by many to be the most superb
| of all chrysanthemums In color this
! flower is a rich old gold, very large and
| is strictly an incurve.
More of the ncurye variety are Boule
OAR golden in color Mrs George 4
! Maggie. a lovely sea-sheli INK, Monsieur
u. Andre, one Of the very largest OF all
varieties. II is Of n yelowish bronze
color, and many specimens were at least
eight inches.
\ number OF other famous varieties on
exhibition at Turner hall are Harry IIur-
roll. plain golden yellow, Georgiana Pitch
or. lemon tinted yellow; Charles Davis. a
variety OF the bronze type which is an I'M
portaton from England, and is OF gigantic
si2a; Modesto yellow Inc; Dorothy Devans.
white; Florence Pullman. white: Mutual
Friend white; Nyan2a golden red; Lena
wee, large white; Puritan, white; X d.
Douglas, yellow; John Thorpe purplH,
kimball, red Minerva, yellow: Mrs. j. ]
Glesncr, very large yellow mcurve: Emily
Sisbury, one Of the most beautiful OF the
white incurves Lady Byron, plain white
Japanese Governor Budd, creamy Jap
anese incurve; Minnie Wanainaker, Jap
Hnese incurvei Miss Hylett, a delicate
tinted violet Japanese incurye; Mayfinwer
| IunpuRSl n al A
Red Warrior, large type of the decidedly
reflex variety. 9r
Mr. Mitchell says the magnificent dis
play sent by Nathan Smfh a. Son OF
Adrian, Mich. is well worthy OF the great
chrysanthsmum fanolers from which they
come, that this house Is second i'm the
wcrid, only to James Morton OF Clarkes-
Vile Tom
Just in trent of the stage stood bronze
urn filled with graceful blossoms which
was truly symphony in yellow aud white.
The base, bank OF small blooms In the
prevailing colors, the column above
twned with orange ribbon and the handles,
formed of festoons of smlax. The bowl,
irst tringed With Russian vloletS, then a
row or American Beauty roses. aud above
all the yellow and white chrysanthemums
rearing their heads in all their glory from
their long and graceful stems.
rms beautiful work OF art is an exhibit
OF Mr.. Robert Luepke
Other exhibits deserving special mon
ton arc beautiful bunch OF roses on n
background OF black velvet, made TO rem
resent an nnhung picture, and designed
by Colonel ], r. Waties, and floral basket
by Mrs. NJ, v Tajan and Mrs NJ. L..
Narenre.
The ladies OF the Faith Home have made
ample preparations to satisfy the hunger
OF all their guests. The gallery unsoalrs
has been converted into temporary din
ins room, anu for the nominal sum of 95
cents enc can sit down to mos, delicious
repast served by as def and arlstocratic
hands as ever waited upon a table.
The judges appointed to make the SCI.
iecAonS and award the prizes are Mrs. s /.
~, Byers, Major l.. w Cave and MIR A,
Whitaker
The crowd OF visitors last night was very
large. and the ladies OF the Faith Home
arc not only having success In a noble
cause but they are responsible for the
SWEETEST and largest social function given
mus lar thie season whore were assembled
W HOustOu'S wealth cuJtura ana hs.,,t..