Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-08
MUSIC AND FLOWERS
WELCOME VISITORS
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY BE-
GINS SUCCESSFUL SHOW
Many Rare and New Varieties Of
Plants, Buds and Ferns Are
Shown at Exhibition
of Organization

The fifth semi-annual exhibition of the
Southern California Horticultural society
opened In Blanchard hall last night under
the personal supervision Of Secretary
Ernest Braunton.
Strains of music welcomed the new
conner in the hall, the air was filed with
the fragrance of roses and a damp.
the eye as one paid the paltry two bits"
required as entrance fee and then entered
upon q long hour of delight.
The display this year is almost entirely
of cut flowers, although there are some
palms and ferns and tropical plants in
tubs and there Is a botanical display
collected from plants growing in the open
about Los Angeles that will prove a
lodestar to the student of Horticulture.
The exhibits are arranged on the four
sides of the hall and on a dozen tables
that occupy the floor space. The COM
bination display of cut flowers and potted
plants made by Howard g. Smith is the
largest in the hall and extends over one
half the length of the room. Here are
about dozen new varieties Of tubrous
begonias-not the plants, but the big
waxy blossoms-and also curiosity in
the person of red passion flower that
is not beautiful but decidedly interest
ing on account of it's relationship to the
white beauty that has for so many years
been the only representative of the name.
Here are thirteen varieties of perennial
phlox, and a new dwarf saliva, both well
loved denizens in the old fashioned gar
dens of our childhood, and once again
coming into popular esteem. Some rare
Japanese evergreens growing in pots are
worthy especial attention. as are also
several varieties of palms that were raised
from seed, the Kintia Balmoreana and
the Kentia Fosteriana.
The South African daisy also fiaunts its
red petals in this exhibit and Is much
admired
Among the cut flowers displayed by this
firm are noted the blossoms of the peren-
nial delphenium, of a delicate sky blue,
new type of zinnia3 of a strain just re-
ceived from England, and the beautiful
new white rose that is having such sue
cess, the Frau Karl Druschky.
An especially fine lot Of ehrysanthe-
NUNS is shown from DR.. Walter Jarvis
Barlow's home place in Sierra Madre.
choice roses also being on the same table.
The variety and beauty of the carna-
tion display made by the Oceanside Floral
company is noteworthy as is also their
fine assortment of chrysanthemums. Miss
Sara c. Reeses table is a most attrac-
tive one. the Arapahoe nursery display
including choice varieties 'of roses and
dahlias, and great cluster or Burbank's 3
new marigold.
Theodore Payne's display Is In a class
by itself as the vases of sweet peas AMI
carnations, beautiful indeed are few,
while there are cact in profusion.
Mrs r. T. Whittlesey of Boyle Heights
and Ernest Hurry of South Pasadena
each make interesting showings of cat
flowers.
Among the most interesting of the sim
gle exhibits are the two giant specimens
of tropical plants sent by Jacob Dieterich.
bearing respectively the botanical names
of ''monstera deliciosa" and 'alocasio
they grow over six feet
tall and, like rubber plants, are exceed
ingly decorative.
A. W. Ross of Vermont avenue shows
a magnificent specimen of the Whitmanni
fern, wonderful variation from the COM
mon sword fern, and d. w. Coolidge. SEQ
retary of the Pasadena board of trade,
exhibits many rare tropical plants, both
Towering and fruiting.
The Redondo Floral company has new
variety of fern, the elegantssima, that
is we'll worth seeing, and probably the
largest ever seen In this country.
The Edward H. Rust palm nurseries OF
South Pasadena make a display of ferns
in the hall. among the single
specimens being a fine one OF the jap
nese umbrella pine. although the Cali
fornia Rose company of Pomona Is
close second, the bright coloring and ex-
uuisite texture of the flowers being unus-
ual even in this land Of roses.
The water lily pond is charming
feature with it's white. pink deep req
and purple flowers with the curious
pods, varying in size from that of a
dollar to a big, big saucer, and native
to England, . South America, Siberia and
Zanzibar. These plants are from the
II E. Huntington place at Shorb, the
largest and finest range of lily ponds
on the Pacific coast and under the care
OF william Hertrich, professional
gardener.
The botanical display arranged by p.
d. Barnhart, director OF the botanical
garden OF the University of Southern
California, contains much matter for
the studiously inclined and such inter-