The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24

BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS
IN FLORAL SHOW
horticultural Society Opens
a Splendid Exhibit in
Redwood City
Display of Fine Varieties of
Chrysanthemums, Carnations,
Roses and Orchids

REDWOOD CITY, Oct 2S.-With
vegetable exhibits that would make a
gourmet's mouth water and a magnifl-
cent collection of chrysanthemums of
sizes never seen by college youths ex-
cept in their dreams. the fifth annual
fall exhibition OF the Menlo Park horti-
cultural society opened this afternoon
in the Alhambra theater- In many
ways today's exhibit was the most not
able ever held by the society, especially
50 in the point of variety
All eyes were caught. and held by q
magnificent collection of ferns. belong
ing 10 s. E. Slade of Fair Oaks, as they
were most artistically grouped directly
opposite the entrance On all sides of
the hall were gorgeous chrysanthe-
NUNS, fragrant carnations and rare
orchids. In the chrysanthemum class
one plant belonging to S. E. Slade,
which had 20 blooms, attracted much
attention. as the flowers were espe-
cially well formed and developed
The exhibition Will be open Saturday
afternoon and evening Many well
known peninsula residents visited it to-
day while the plants were fresh. Among
the visitors this afternoon and evening
were: Mrs. Perry Eyre, Mrs. A. J.
Stice, Mrs E. J. Crane, Mrs Samuel
Folger, Mrs. Atherton MacCondray,
Mrs. Augustus Taylor. Mrs. VIII Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. S. z. Slade, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ". Smith. Mrs. George A. Pope, Miss
Jennie Croker, Mrs. Fred Sharon, Mrs.
J. A. Donohoe and Mrs. J. Henry Meyer
The committee Of arrangements for
the exhibition consisted OF Andrew
Mcdonald, president; Francis G. Hutch
inson, secretary: Henry Goertzhain,
George Num-. Kenneth S. Murray
Charles Ehrlich and F. Mills.
The evhfhifS rper0 frS0eS hv Th0ra Z
Wood Of San Mateo. Sidney Clack OF
Msyheld and J. Jacks OF Menlo Park.
The following awards were made:
Class A, decorative plants. open class:
Best % plants. B. Coryeh first, s.
=. Slade second.
Best specimen ferns. E. Slade and r.
Mills tied for first prize
Coleus: Best Il plants. B. Coryell
first, S. E. Slade second.
Crotons: Best II plants. 3. Coryell
first, S. z. Slade second
Class 3. towering plants:
Best tUberous begonias-Augustus
Best Is pot chrysanthenunls, different
varieties-Augustus Taylor.
Best specimen chrysanthemum, any
size pots Z. Slade.
Best u plants. orchids. 3. CoryelL
Class c, cut NUNS:
Best collection OF "a blooms, one
bloom each. private gardeners only
cup. c. W. Smith second
Best collection OF Il cut. blossoms.
one bloom each variety-C. w Smith
first. H. Dicks second
Best vase 10 yellow-C. W. Smith.
Best vase 10 red--C- w. Smith.
Best vase 10 white-C. W. Smith.
Nuns, under glass lcut blooms)-
Best vase. 10 yellow-H Goertzhain.
Best vase. 10 white, H Goertzhain.
Best vase. 10 pink-H- Goertzhain-
CLASS D-DAHLIAs
Best collection, 20 cactus. one bloom
each-George A. Pope, first; William H.
Best collection. IL cactus. one bloom
each-George A. Pope, first; William
II. Crocker. second.
Best collection, II show. one bloom
each-George A. Pope. first; William
H Croker, second
rafsing-George A Pope.
ROSEs-FIELD GROWN
Best L varieties. three blooms each
S. f. Slade.
CARNATIONS
Best nine varieties, II of each-John
Carbone. first: X 5. Murray, second.
Best vase Of 25 white. Carbone,
first; X. 5. Murray. second.
Best vase of 25 light pink. Car
bone first; X. 5. Murray. second
Best vase Of 25 dark pink. s
Murray. first; D. Mills. second. Best
vase Of Is red. Carbone, first; K. s.
Murray. second
Best model flower garden. B. Cor
yell first: Augustus Taylor, second
Best collection Of vegetables - Miss
Jennie Crocker. first; S. z. Slade, Sec
Ond.
Collections from the beautiful gar
dens of J. b. Coryell were exhibited
the most notable of these being the
orchids in the development and growth
OF which Mr.. Coryell has spent a small
fortune. S. E. Slade was the heaviest
exhibitor. taking eight prizes, being
pressed by George A. Pope and c. ".
smith, whose gardens took five prizes
each