Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
RAREST FLOWERS
ARE ON DISPLAY
BEWlLDERING BEAUTY MAZE
PRESENTED
Horticultural Fair Opens With Fares
Blossoms of Southland on Exhi-
bition-cIose Contests
for Honors

The fairest and rarest flowers from
the hot houses and gardens of South
ern California, ferns from many a
Deaut1tul nook, palms from the city
parks, music by sweet voiced women
and pretty young girls from the first
homes in Los Angeles, all contributed
their share to the beautiful scene in
Blanchard and Symphony halls last
evening at the opening of the horti-
cultural fair.
Gardeners-amateur and professional
who have spent the year in collabo-
rating with California soil and sun
shine proudly exhibited the flowers of
their labors. Decorators bent all their
eneg1es to form a background worthy
of the exhibitions ana the result was
a bewildering array of blossom such as
has seldom been seen in Los Angeles.
Blanchard hall has been canopied
with asparagus ferns, six thousand
feet of the teathery foliage being
strung from light to light all over
the building. The four walls are al
mcst completely hidden by the dis
plays of the city parks and private
exhibitors, and down the length of the
hall the long tables containing the
choice cut flowers are arranged. Chrys-
anthemums in every mentionahe
variety and of all sizes, shapes and
colors. The crimson and gold petals
of the "Midako" and the beautiful
feathery white of the "Ostrich Plume
side by side and each one showing ia
better advantage the beauties of the
other. Many varieties that have not
been shown at many other exhibits and
some of the old standbys that are ever
popular. The chrySanthemum tables
occupy all one side of the room and
at the other equally beautiful tables OF
carnations, roses, cosmos, begonias
petunias and other cut flowers
Prominent Women in Charge
In this hall was stationed also the
lemonade booth in charge of Mrs. T.
r. Crosswell, assisted by Mrs. Leslie
Stose and Porter Holman and the
candy booth in charge of Mrs. H.
Wernigk, Mrs, Willoughby Rodmar
and Miss Augusta Lamb. In the lobby
off the main hall and in the balcony
above stairs, Mrs N. e. Wilson, as
sisted by Mesdames Chalmers-Smith
VIII Hickey, w. A. Varcoe, t. NJ
peardoff, A. Pefey, S. j. Ryker and w
e. Gilbert and Misses Margaret Plum
ner, Mary Plummer Annette Burke
Grace Stoermer Ada Henry, Mildred
Cortelyou, Hazel Miller and Annie
Lancaster. served refreshments. Vel
low chrysanthemums We're used in dec.
Grating the tables and the young wo,
~ a
yellow blossoms in their hair.
Blanchard hall and Symphony hal
are Joined by a beautiful rustic bridge
the work of Walter Raymond. Rustic
wood almost hidden by trailing vines
Of asparagus plumosus makes an eff,
fectiVe groundwork and pink carna-
tions from the Raymond gardens give
the touch of color.
Booths have been erected I'm pergoda
shape along each side of the hall an6
tropical plants and ferns are there ex.
hibited. AT one end of the room Miss
Winifred Waite has erected a brida,
canopy of white satin ribbon. white
tulle and chrysauthemums. ON q
round table Howard & Smith ex.
hibit some beautiful Transvaal daisies
and some choice begonias Miss Ethel.
ind Lord also has a table and The
Clematis Jackmani which she shows
are some of the choicest specimens
ever seen in Southern California Miss
Lord took first prize for the best bridai
bouquet. 1t WAS a large bouquet OF
lilies of the valley and maidenbairs
with shower of the same blossoms
combined with white tulle. narrow
Write chiffon ribbon and long snra VS.
OF fern The design was especially
dainty and unique. The bouauet win.
ming the second prize was also OF
lilies OF the valley and was a close
second TO Miss Lords creation.
Cut Flower Judges
The judges Of cut flowers were A. r
Pomeroy, Mrs. Randolph Miner Mrs