Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-10
GREAT FLOWER SHOW
First NatIoaaI Exhibition to Be
Held IN Chicago.
LIBErAL Prizes oFFERED.


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Plans for the Hrst national flower
show to be held at the Coliseum In
Chicago Nov. to IA have been com
pleted. and those In charge declare
that II VIII be the largest horticuI-
tural exhibition ever attempted In the
United states.
The show win be held under the
auspices Of the Society Of American
Florists, acting IN cooperation with
the horticultural society Of Chicago,
and will attract exhibits from all over
the world, says the Chicago Record
Herald, including many from private
estates and commercial establishments.
The success Of the shows given In
the last three years by the HorticuI-
tural society Of Chicago led to the Sc
lection Of Chicago for the first nation
al AFFAIR OF this kind.
More than $4,000 in prizes is Of
fefed to the general public. Il IL ex-
pected that among the most interest
Ing features Of the display win be the
exhibits from private estates In Chi
cage, Lake Forest and Lake Geneva
and the great country places IN the
east Madison, N. j., the Hudson river
towns and the country surrounding
Boston and Philadelphia.
For the private gardeners contests a
lot Eaa -
tries have been promised from Grey
stone, the home OF samuel Inter
meyer; Fl. Mex. Twombly's estate at
Madison, N. j.; Thomas Lawson's
home In Boston. the estates Of II. @.
Frick. r. b. Mellon and George West
lnghouse Of Pittsburg and many other
homes noted for dollhouse flowers and
fruit Gardeners In Lake Geneva,
Lake Forest and Oconomowoc declare
that they win make a strong endeavor
TO take the largest share Of the prizes
away from the eastern exhibitors.
The Horticultural society of Chicago
has practical charge OF the local man
agenent OF the show, and valuable as
gistance IL being given by its directors.
charge Of an executive committee com
posed Of William r. Kasting, New
York; Philip Breltmeyer. Detroit; u. g.
Hin. Richmond, Ind; w. N. Rudd,
Morgan Park. ILL.,; George Asmus, J.
@. Vaughan and August Poehlmann,
Chicago; Otto Koenig, st. Louis, and
]. A. Valentine, Denver. A general
committee Of fifty members from as
many cities is at work arousing inter-
est in the exhibition throughout the
country.
A committee OF women members Of
the horticultural society win be ap-
pointed to Judge the contest in table
decorations. Several years ago Mrs.
Potter Palmer, Mrs. j. ]. Glessner and
Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick acted with
great success az judges Of table deco
rations in one Of the horticultural So
ciety's shows, and they probably win
be asked to serve again.
The show win bring to the fore a
large number Of new roses, carnations
and chrysanthemums as candidates for
honors. Several new roses, named for
society leaders In the east and middle
west, win strive to take first hOnors
from the Mrs. Marshall Field rose,
which last year defeated the new va
riety named for Mrs Potter Palmer.
The latter rose 10 said to have improv-
90 greatly In the past year and again
WIN be- candidate for irst place.
Several new carnations win challenge
the supremacy Of the Mrs. Thomas
Lawson variety. and Mr.. Lawson is
expected to offer a special prize for
the best display Of the many varieties
that have come from the noted tower
to which he gave his wife's name.
The display Of orchids. It Is declared.
win be the best ever seen In the Unit
ed States. Large collections win come
from New York. Omaha. Minneapolis
and other points to compete with the
collections Of n. q. UIhlein. which
have trlumphed IN Chicago for several