The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12

not unlikely to be first In popular inter.
est Seasoning In every color under the
Suh-Wnlte. Hiac-mauvc, violet purple
black bronze aud yelowish green, orange,
ueep-Olue, or wine color-and taking on
forms OF bewllderng variety and odd.
IVY irty' SUCH as, for example, the Cdttleya
inches across the petals, they will doubt.
less make the second exhibition room
very. nearly equal in interest to Its larger
neighbor, hlled with the rhododendrons
prominent estates In the vicinity of Bos.
ton will contribute. The Ames and Gil
man estates at North Easton Mrs John
L; Gardner's estate in Brookline, the
al well known for their orchids; as are
also the IIunnewell and Sargent estates
and the collections of the Harvard 30.
tanlc garden to mention few out of
VIII be confined to Eastern Massachusetts,:
many estates at distance, like the
koehllng estate of Trenton, y. j., for
example. which, It so happens, is also
famous for its orchids, have In the past
contributed to the exhibitions of the w
ciety and are expected to show more
than usual interest In the elaborate prep
arations for this special festival.
Mention of the rhododendrons azaleas,
and orchids gives but a partial suggestion
of wha' the exhibition Will be as whole
The Intention is fairly to condense, as it
and June in the half acre of space which
viii br available in the new building. A
great variety of other shrubs, accordingly
are tC be brought together with when
10 supplement the three collections already
named. Great numbers of confers, TO men
ton = few out Of the many features when
VIII thus he presented, win be, used decora-
lively, including native and foreign ever
green's and particularly many rare Japan,
csc forms of pines, frs spruces, yews and
expresses. the hardly native shrubs and
hrrhaceons plants, the iris or nepr de lis,
tie pyrethrums, ranging in color from
white to deepest maroon, with all the In
termedlary shades, the oriental peoples, the
among the floral fashionablcs, and all the
pleasant company familiar TO lovers or
the old FASHIONED garden, with thelr, nu-
mcrous improvements. and their allied va
nc ties,-all these will he brought In as
complementary. so one stny describe the
general schemc, to the larger but perhaps
not more, beautiful COLLECTIONS which WI, WI
these. too. will be palms, ferns, draeaenas'
bcgonias,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the "a
nous Lady Washington geranlum-and oth-
ers In an almost endless floral procession.
In previous exhibitions. moreover, 1t has
been usual TO offer prizes, which In turn
has, necessitated the separation OF Inc ne
prizes are offered, making II possible 70
mass or distribute all these flowers with
IN eye solely to beautiful effect ~,
The exhibition will typify perhaps the
only form of Boston culture that has so far
escaped the attention of the humorist,
horticulture In and about Boston mas al
ways been n more or less serious occupa-
ton, growing naturally from the cultivation
of fruits and vegetables for utilitarlan ends
to the study and cultivation Of trees.
shrubs and flowers. for their own beauty
whose couture" Is not much more than a
fashionable fad. The great estates that
surround Boston and which have n ,,eI
Tors from other lands, have grown to thelr
present Importance gradually, In this
growth. almost from the beginning me
Massachusetts horticultural society mas
building which is nearing completion on
the corner of Huntington and Massacnu
setts avenues, opposite the new symphony :,
the history of its past development ana .
noint Of departure for even more con
spicuous success In the future.