The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-10
THE ARMORY Is A
BOWER OF BLOOM
BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITS MADE AT
THE FLOWER SHOW.


Splendid Collections from Carefully
Tended Gardens Show PROPULSION
Of Flowers in Many Classes - The
Hall Transformed by Skilled Deco
/ rators ~ Music Every Night.
The Midsummer Flower Show
opened most auspiciously at the
Eighth street armory today.
Never before has the interior of
the armory looked. so beautiful. 1t
has been converted into a. veritable
bower Of flowers and foliage. Gar
dens around Minneapolis homes have
probably never been so resplendent
as this year. and the exhibit at the
armory fully demonstrates this fact.
Every bit of space within the large
thousands Of plants and flowers which
make this years flower show one
long to be remembered.
For some days the work of preparing
the hall for thesreception Of it's pres
ent exhibit has been going on. Hun
dreds of yards Of oak-leaf festoons
hang gracefully across the auditorium
ASoAlASIOuS lidSS sway from IT THESE
ropes, lending a patriotic air to the
scene. Around the sides of the hall
are boughs Of pine. At the rear is
rustic platform from which the Min
neapOlis Journal. NeWsboys' band will
this evening give the first band con-
cert of the flower show. A shield of
greenery will partially hide the must
clans from view. An immense Ameri-
can flag covers the entire rear wall,
making a nratfV ha c1kprOUnS
An Acre of Blooms.
The flowers are exhibited on. nu-
merous tables occupying the entire
floor, space except that left for. the.
aisles. Every table is filled with
a wealth of blossoms. The flowers
are of every conceivable shade, fill
ing the hall with a riot of color, in a
setting of green. The beauty Of the
whole is enhanced here and there by
banks of potted palms and ferns.
It seems hardly possible that all this
wealth of bloom is simply selected
Minnetonka homes, for no green
houses ever developed finer blossoms.
This morning entries for prizes were
received up to noon and most of the
time was taken in arranging the ex-
hibits, with few visitors being present
beyond those bringing or arranging
plants and posies. But this afternoon
filled with Visitors-mostly ladies. Elk
pressions Of praise and interest could
be heard on every hand, and the opiIll
ion seemed to prevail that the exhibit
was the most successful Of it's kind
ever seen In Minneapolis
The entrance to the armory is trim
med with green boughs and ported
r,1a MT ia Sta rye RI q q
fitting entry to the bower of fragrance
and floral beauty within. To the left
of this entrance is the table decora-
ton exhibit Some twenty odd
tables were given up to. ladies who
wed in preparing the most attractive
of graceful fern leaves, dotted 4 with
varicolored flowers. On another, a
large basket Of stately peoples, all of
deep red hue, commands attention,
somewhat similar to a table exhibiting
a great basket of deep red sweet peas,
| fragrance. An exhibit or nasturtiums
occupies still another table.
/ sins the center Of the hall, behind
banks of palms at each end, is a
beautiful exhibit of gladioli, grace
fully bending from tall vases, shad:
| ing from a deep red, to a rich pur-
pie.
Sweet Peas in PROPULSION.
! The sweet pea exhibit is especially
attractive. This is one Of the largest
exhibits Few gardens are without
sweet peas, and the display shows
that this year few sweet peas are be-
/ vases according to color, all shades
Of pink and red, blue, purple anG
white. ~
/ Vying with the sweetpea display il
size is that of the nasturtiums Dozens
/ of jars and glasses are needed to con
tain the nasturtium wealth, the deli
cate petals varying from ligh
straw-color to a dark red.
i Dahlias are fine this year. The.
| are especially brilliant, arranged in
4 solid bank by yellow
red pink, Inottled and white. - 80 -.
On a long table a wealth of yer
benas in all colors is much admirei
by all visitors. And adjoining then
are .innumerable great yellow mari
Colds Of unusual size. Another tabl
Of beauty is that filled with choic
petunias, bright with color.
There are also many exhibits o
flowers from large gardens Of indi
:. viduals not entered in the prize com
( petitions. Notably beautiful ar
those Of Mines. j. F. Wilcox, A. W
Strong, w. O. Winston and b. F
ElllOtt.
Most elaborate Of all individual ex
t kibits is that of Mrs. Winston, occu
! plying two large tables. The displa
|. includes the following flowers: Lark
: spur, 2-stokesias, Canterbury bells, re
t SALIVA, Japanese iris, phlox, dah1ia'
: mourning bride, datura, clematis an
hollyhocks.
An interesting display is the mush
rooms and puffballs exhibited by tn
Theological society. One freak o
$ this table, is a cluster Of some fit
: mushrooms on one immensely thic
g stem. There are little mushroom
/ and big mushrooms, puffballs frol
J. the size of a marble, to the gres
!. white ones a half dozen inches
diameter.
it This afternoon the judges are be
J, ginning their work. The gener;
: flower. judges are Fred Nussbaume
Gustav Malmquist and q. S. Dysinge
is Mrs Dorsett will judge the table de-
:. orations. Professor Freeman of tt
D university will judge the mushroom
ID Today are being judged six classes !
,e sweet peas, two classes Of table dec
$; rations and single classes in aster
- nasturtiums, verbenas, gladioli ar
dahlias.
A. During the show, which will col
b tinue tomorrow and the day afte
from 10 am. to 10 pm, refreshmen
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