New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
WILD FLOWER SHOW.
A TREAT GIVEN TO THE CHILDREN OF
THE EAST SIDE AT PUBLIC
SCHOOL NO 1s-THoUsANDs
TURNED AWAY.
TURNED AWAY.

Crowds of children thronged the doors of Public
School No. IS, at Houston and Essex sts yester-
day. to see the flower show which had been
ranged in the playground by the Science COMMITTEES
Of the Normal College Alunnse Association Hun
dreds were fortunate enough to gain admission
and thousands were turned away for lack of room
The exhibition will remain open this afternoon and
all day Saturday when the mothers of the children
VIII be admitted.
IT curious fact. noticed by those IN charge
Of the display. that the children under six years
Of age walked stoicaIy past the flowers without
apparent interest. But the older children made up
for their younger brothers and sisters lack of zeal
Nothing escaped them. They all knew the fringed
gentian, because they had studied I}ryant's poem
Of that name in the nature classes. Coldenrod was
a sort OF test. good many recognized ii old
friend, and all had heard Of it, but many had never
before seen It. Most of them knew the miikweed
which a great favorite with them II was
such fun to blow the fairy seeds Four youngsters
asked if the butterfly pinned one Of the stalks
came out of the pod. Others wanted to know If
plant would come up If the pod were planted. When
the seeds and their wings were pointed out several
wanted some 70 take home 10 SOW in their yards
6nc one boy asked Il the seed should be stood up
straight in the ground. One little unitarian in
CURED II the silk OF the miIkweed could be spun
into dresses
boy was discovered trying to bite one Of the
long money locust beans. He had mistaken It for
the money bean Of the East Side markets. which
t"e cn1Iuren eat pod and ALL A little girl ejacu-
49, NCil Siie saw the QOdCeT. 'Oh. that's what
they iced ducks on!" That was a new idea to her
teachers' and the subject is to be investigated.
Inc chestnuts delighted the little folks. and they
Iet O me spiny ourrs regardless of consequences
1hey 70 50 cute!' exclaimed one little girl when
she saw the nuts reposug in their veIvety beds on
the branches. It was especially hard for the bows
70 restrain themselves from shaking the branches
ana pOCketinE their wealth.
mere were -lar1EolCS. rdsturtiUmS and
oahilas n great profCsi0n. One OF the latter wa
mietaken by tiny maiden for dandelion Al
Losst one luLCred species, including trees. were
rep esenteo. Flowers of the swamp Of the field
ara or the wood were arranged IN separate groups
central PARK contributed wagonoad Of branches
q uSs auC cuI flowers. The Junior Ma turalists of
CorneIl sent large box Of apples grapes and nuts
from Ithaca, and the Flower. Fruit and Plant Guild
gave q number q contributions. But by far the
lsrSsst part Of the display obtained by
J; l. Northrop, chairman of the Normal College
Aluu1nSe Science Committee, and the other mem
During the last six years a Wild flower show
has been held yearly IN the Normal College but
this cid not reach the class who. Il was thought
most needed i. Consequently, q wild flower exhibit
vas displayed tor two days in Public School No 1
last spring and three thousand children visited It
Il is the intention of the committee hold exit
o-uons every year hereafter in the public schools.
Besides th!E their five distributions to teachers
viii continue as heretofore. These OCCUR in the
+al, December. February, March and Nay, and en-
prece fall roots and seeds, Christmas material.
suon rs cones. evergreena. holly and Christmas
FERNS; starrshes, shells. insects, MOSES, HChens
fungi, aquarium material and wild flowers These
are Tor U6a IN cIassroog- Each school IN the city
has a representative on the Science Committed
and u IS to her that the material Is turned over
The Science Committee supplied the vacation
schools with flowers last summer. sending about
twenty boxes every week.