The Washington times., 1903-10-25
Two Departments to Have
Exhibits Next Week.
TO INCLUDE 500 SPECIMENS
Department of Agriculture Appears a:
a Rival to Propagating
Gardens.

Chrysanthemum lovers will have an
unusual opportunity next week for view
ing exhibitions of this SNOWY autumn
flower. In addition to the exhibition
at the Propagating Gardens, there will
be another at the Department of Ag-
riculture. a few blocks away on the
Mall.
AS announced exclusively in The Times
last week. the Propagating Gardens dis
play, raised under direction of Colonel
Symons. Superintendent of Public Build
lings and Grounds. will open next Tues
day. and continue for the rest of the
week The Department of Agriculture
will be only one day behind the War
Department in opening its similar show
beginning Wednesday. Secretary Will
sons men announce their exhibition will
be open every night thereafter. and are
having electric lights put in to permit
the carrying out of that plan.
Public Interest Shown.
The Department of Agriculture's show
viii be the second affair Of its kind
there. Last years exhibit aroused great
interest. and was visited by many thous-
and people. Several hundred persons
have visited the department in the past
few days to inquire whether there would
be another exhibition this year
The exhibition viii be held In the
grapery Immediately in the rear OF the
main building of the department. At
tendants will be on hand to explain the
various kinds of flowers and to answer
the questions Of visitors. 1t has been
decided to have the exhibition open
from 9 a. m. to p. m. and from 7:30 to
$3.50 p. m.
! The plants comprise the pompons. the
| anemones, and the incurved and re-
! fexed. They include those bearing the
/ smallest and the largest flowers grown
Many New Varieties.
In addition TO such well-known vari-
! cites exhibited last year. as the Golden
Harvest. Col. d. Appleton. William ].
! Bryan. Timothy Eaton. Black Warrior,
and o. p. Bassett. new varieties will
be on exhibition as follows:
F. ]. Taggart. Convention Hall. Algo-
| ma, Globosa, Miss Minnie Bailey, Mrs
| J. j. Mitchell and EJhelyn, each white
Amorita and Columbia, pink; Henry Sin
clair. yellow; Mile Marie Liger, pear
1 pink (this chrysanthemum received the
| prize of the Chrysanthemum Society OF
| America at Paris. in 1900: Eaton, yell
| low: Bessie Godfrey, canary yellow
/ Charles Langley, deep rosy purple; Dur
| bans Pride, mauve pink. Edward VII
/ claret crimson; Louise LerOuX. pale
| pink; Louise Levique, red. Matthew
Smith. golden yellow; Miss Daisy Moore
/ bright pink: Miss Lucy Evans, hello
! trope pink: Madame r Nicoulland
milky white; Madame Paola Rodelli; and
| Madame r. Cadbury, creamy white; Nil
! ncent Richardson, purple claret; Mrs
/ Henry Emmerton, yellow Queen Alex
4 andra, rosy pink; W. r. Church. Grim
/ son maroon; A. j. Balfour. bright rose
! G. T. Salter, deep canary yellow. BaroI
| Rossii, yellow; Charles Mclnroy. bronzs
red: La Fusion, white; r. +. Richard
son, pink. and Mrs. Harry V. Casey
clear pink.
The Complete Collection.
There will be about 500 plants Of IS
| different varieties on exhibition. TIT
complete list is as follows:
William ]. Bryan, Mrs. w. r. Cham
berlain, Belle Of CastlewoOd, Col ID