New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-01
TINY FLORISTS SUCCESS.
SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED s11ps
IN JUNE RETURN EITHER WITH
PLANTS OR TALES OF woE-LEvI
p. MORTON GIVES TWO
THOUSAND PLANTS.
THOUSAND PLANTS.

THOUSAND PLANTS.
lhere was more than one flower show in progress
yesterday afternoon. In point OF size and literal
Sho" that at the Madison Square Garden must
"e accorded first place; but as TO the individual
e"orts OF exhibitors the personal sacrifices made
ana originality displayed. the collection of small
ported plants brought by the public school chill
Dreh OF the Eleventh Ward 10 the Berkeley Ly
eeum certainly outranked all others
About O'Clock in the afternoon they began 10
assemble tiny tots and big boys and girls each
win growing plant and many with schOOlbooks
under their arms The plants had been distrib-
u'eu as slips at the close OF the school term last
June by the National Plant. Flower and Fruit
Hud assisted by Mrs. Henry Parsons a member
OF the local school board the Eleventh District.
Each OF the four thousand children 10 whom they
were distributed told how TO for his gift
and was promised a prize II his particular plant
"ntgrew all others. The result interesting
from various points OF view. Not all of the four
thousand returned. Many represented by
regrets and more by plantess pots OF earth.
bnt the showing OF vigorous, growing even bios
soming plants ran into the hundreds. and was
most encouraging 10 those who conceived and car
ried out this phase OF nature study.
The decoration OF the pots a veritable Jo-
sephs coat display. Coored crepe paper. ribbons
muslins. scaloped and perforated shelf paper COW
cred the jars and cans arranged on the long tables
Each bore a legend, envelope or Enthusiastically
shaped booklet containing the history of the
plant" One small person. whose ''geranium bush"
was only withered stalk had prepared elab-
crate booklet of white paper. the first page Of
which was carefully printed ''Watered a. m,'
'Watered p. M "Watered p. m" "Watered
p m" All the rest of the pages were blank and
presumably the dead plant told the balance of the
tale.
Several 'lapsed into rhyme One history" be
gan in the name of the plant
When I first came 20 Minna
] received my daily dinner.
AT n,iI t ina 81 ! grey rev, and grew ,
rhen hem b bse hin aS m sa W,b his DgesA you
And part OF me fell to the floor.
He broke my best and largest branch
And was so glad ne began TO dance;
But Minna came and shouted Scat"
So ended my troubles with the cat.
Another amsteur florist wrote that she had taken
her rosebush with her 20 the seashore to give ii a
bath every morning. She had tried transplant
ing II in the sand at the beach. but Il had died
despite all her care. Another record read: MY
plant was little when / got IT, II lived only Ave
days Il never got any bigger" MY father acct
dentally knocked my flower out OF the window
was still another record. One small girl present
who had lately lost her mother. had planted her
rose bush on the grave. but II was whispered she
would not miss well deserved prize Another
triumphantly trudging along with a chrysanthe-
mum almost high himself explained that he
had smashed the flags In his backyard TIL he
Though four big policemen had been detailed 70
Keep order about the Lyceum door in anticipation
looked forward 20 the hour with dread there was
hardly sound besides the orderly tread OF thou
sand or more little feet. class after class
marched up the stairs. deposited the "plants'' and
marched out again. each child receiving handful
OF chrysanthemums TO carry home. The
were beautifully decorated with autumn leaves and
American beauties and the many visitors among
whom were Mrs. Levi Z. Morton and Mr. F'rissel,
watched the scene with smiling faces. Mr.. Nor
ton has given two thousand plants for further dis
tFibutiOn The prizes consisted OF buttons and
badges and viii be awarded to-day. Mrs NOrthOp,
OF the National Plant Flower and Fruit Guild and
President FOrnes OF the Board OF Aldermen will be
the judges.