Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-02
EXHIBITORS WIN
SPLENDID CUPS
FLOWER SHOW ATTRACTS BIG
CROWDS
Blanchard Hall Transformed Into
FairyIand-chrysanthemum and
Roses Divide Honors--Judges
Make Popular Awards

canopy and then more flowers, until the
world seemed made of flowers, was
the scene at the chrysanthemum show
in Blanchard hall last night.
A great many more people had
brought in their exhibits since the day
before making ten more exhibitors than
the opening day.
All the flowers we're so beautiful and
SO perfect that tie judges debated until
late in the afternoon before they could
decide to whom the cups and ribbons
belonged. They finally decreed that the
Henry O'Melveny cup for class
should go to w. w. Marugg of North
Pomona.
In class l the best twelve chrysan-
themums in yellow, w. w. Marugg of
Redlarids was first and Mrs. G.. W.
Bowers of Redlands second. Best
twelve blooms of red went to w. w
Marugg. The best twelve blooms Of
white went to w. w. Marugg, first, and
second to Alexander Urquhart, gar
dener to E. r. Cameron of Pasadena
The first and second place in the best
twelve blooms of pink went to W. W.
Marugg and the best twelve blooms OF
bronze went first to Mrs. G. w. Bowers
OF Redlands and second to w. G.. Col
lett of Redlands. The best twelve
blooms of any other color was given
first to Alexander Urquahart with a
Good Gracious bloom and second to w.
W. Marugg for very light pink bloom.
For the best vase of blooms of assorted.
colors Alexander Urquahart received
first and w. w. Marugg second.
Win Beautiful Prizes
In class 2 for the best vase of twelve
colors the competition limited to prize
winners in class /, the prize went to
asvase owned by f. Darlington and ex-
hfhftad Ixxyy 40
w. w. Marugg received the w. G.
kerckhoff cup in lass for the best
exhibit of twenty-five varieties of
chrysanthemums of st. blooms each.
For the best single blooms in all colors
the Alexandria cup was won by Alex
ander Urquhart.
In classes 8, . and 10 T. H. Wright re-
ceived the prize for the best cover
grown carnations and for the best fifty
blooms of light pink for Enchantress.
The best fifty blooms of crimson went
first to Morris Coldenson, who ex-
hibited La Belle.
The best fifty blooms, field grown, in
all colorS went to the Oceanside
Floral company. NThe best twelve
blooms of Prosperity went first to T.
II. Wright and second to ]. w. Wolf
SKILL The best twelve blooms of Estelle
went first to T. H. Wright and second
best twelve blooms of Halowarden were
exhibited by the Oceanside Floral COM
pany. The best twelve blooms of Fair
Maid went to the Oceanside Floral COM
p°. The best twelve blooms of
LADY Bountiful went to the Oceanside
Florai company. T. H, Wright received
first and the Oceanside Floral company
second for the best twelve blooms of
Nelson Fisher. The prize for the best
twelve blooms of Mrs. M. III. Patton
was received by 7. H. Wright. For
the best twelve blooms, novelty seed
ling from Burlingame, large white un-
named, Morris Goldenson received first
and T. H. Wright second, and for the
second novelty red Victory T. H.
Wright was first.
In class IL T. H. Wright eceived the
Times cup for the best display of roses,
receiving first prizes in Kaiserin Au-
gusta Victoria, pink and white Mamon
Cochet and American Beauty. j. w.
Wolfsl1ill received the second prize for
novelties and other varieties.
In class IL Howard & Smith received
the Van Nuys cup for the best display
of dahlias.
The Ingleside Floral company re-
ceived the first prize for the best dis
play of ferns in class IA. Best display
of orchids went first to Mrs. E. H.
Childs and second to the Los Angeles
city parks. Dietrich & Huston received
first prize for the best display of palms,
and the prize for the best display of
Towering begonias was given to Howard
& Smith,
Dietrich & Huston had the best dis
play of foliage plants, and for the best
single decorated plant, philodendron,
E. III. Rust received the first prize.
For the best single asparagus plumo-
sus the first prize went to the Signal
Hill Floral company. For the best col
lection of ornamental plants e. H. Rust
was first and Howard & Smith second.
q. H. Rust received the H. E. Hunting
ton jr. cup.
Tables Beautifully Arranged
For the best collection of towering
plants Howard & Smith received the
Hotel Lankershim cup The best ex-
hibit of exotics was owned by E. d.
Peterson For the best collection of
petunias Howard & Smith received
first prize. and for the best collection
or annual cut flowers the Signal Hill
Floral company was first. p ID. Rarn-
hart received the first prize for the hest
display of perennials, and Miss Sarah
Reese was first for the best collection
of cut flowers.
The dining table arranged by e.
Foram was very artistic. In the center
peas and ferns arose, each little flower
and leaf forming a step in the final
EFFORT, the pyramid gradually getting
smaller and smaller until at the ton IT
was surmounted by one tiny blossom.
: Silver candlesticks stood at the corner
OF the table, shaded with pink and
green, the shades forming flowers.
Three or four dishes of dainties were
on the table and at every other plate
was an immense bouquet of violets.
The Signal Hill Floral company had a
beautiful exhibit of ferns the principal
feature oeing long vines of asparagus
plumosus, their soft feathery leaves
forming a dainty background for the
rest of the plants, and their stems so
long that they reached from the fIoor
To the ceiling. Although they didn't
have them all there the company saws
they have 10000 of these aspara gus
plants growing now.
The lily pond made tiny cessation
or the foliage for it was so low down
that the spot looked as If bare of leaves.
but the beauty of the great waxen
petals of the water lilies with their