New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-20
Banner COLOR IS WHITE.
1t Dominates the Erhibit Of the
american Carnati0n Society.

This IS q white year in the carnation world
Despite the various reds OF the numerous Roose-
Welt namesakes. Of which there splendid speci-
mems at the annual exhibit OF the American Car
nation Society now in progress in the Arts Build
ing, No. ia Montague-st-, Brooklyn. white is the
banner color Of the show. OF the 10000 to 25.000
blooms that i'll the two great walls with color
and fragrance. considerably over quarter are
snow white. There are more new varieties among
the white exhibits than in any of the colorsr and
the white seedlings are exceptional IN contour
and size, one measuring q trihe over four Inches
n diameter.
ErnphasizinE the general effect. the walls are
draped with white cheesecloth and decorated with
Southern srniIax- Banks of small evergreens form
sn artistic bsse-English yew Colorado blue spruce
noble frs and numerous others On circular
Il bic near the entrance hall stunning Roosevelf
exhibit attracts The eye. There the splendid
blossoms Of the cerise Miss Roosevelt" with yard
long stems the delicate broad petaled blush pink
Alice Roosevelt the crimson Governor k
the still larger and deeper crimson FresloenI
They make a striking group. blood RED stop
in the many tinted expanse.
The table devoted TO competitors for the Law
son medal shows some Of the longest, strongest
stems and most beautiful blossoms Of every tint
pn5 tone in the whole exhibit. Besides this medal
there are numerous other medals. cups cash prizes
and speciaI mention to be competed for There
are noticeable exhibits from the greenhouses OF
H Mex. Twonbly, D Willis James and J Sloat
Fassett
The lines Of prestige IN carnatonoon' saIu oli0
grower are necessarily so finely drawn where 80
MANY are excellent, that the most any OF US can
hone for IS q shade Of improvement on existing
7,-nes Yes I've made study Of The carnauon
family for the last twelve fifteen years II Is
really the most absorbing and interesting amuse-
,,e-t in the world. 1 find when everything else
gets stale new variety Of carnation is still new
And they have such interesting family traits ana
er1oses ano &C on SJ Bradt for instance
rier
scarlet and white. But morning lucky grow"
q woke ur 10 find mis- fortune made IN new az
-he 0srent root. The Mrs. Bradt, OF course, was
: cross and here carnation nature taxing
things into her own hands ana mar hlHE DdNA ~
among the seedlings. which will be judged IN
connection with established varieties Tor nTst pld
In the season come very blue magenta y. pa IS.
rrl~uIe srrra cted attention II was as near 70
blue as carnatiOn has ever come ana VIII
rsrricUlaTlv beautiful considered as st2nolns
There were also 'rhalf-and-haIfs" among the
seedlings in crimson pink scarlet aao |IiI9 o the
yellow a nd red each half being as free from Ine
color Of the other If parts Of two dnerent oos
IONS had been put together. Such complnauohiS'
however. have never become popular. d. tiIes
1o+ mass we'll number Of the exhibits nave tray
eIIed from Chicago during the last TWO days am
despite the utmost care have suffered peFcep'ioiS
Gr1anF the exhibits not in competition one OF
sTiutch bulbs is especially ATTRACTIVE ln cudlns
r-,1f,-e ioro,-s valley lilies and marcssus Ihere
- ma. trees too banks u delicate pink begonla
= ID The way from Massachusetts ana IflsiloIett u
Fiossorn spIays inches in length, Win STEMS Ht
least two feet long. -, ,-.,,o+
The exhibition Closes tonight with banquet
rendered the American CaTnation ooclesY " ,;tI;
next favored with an annual convention VIII piOO
ably be Detroit