The Washington herald., 1909-11-09
RIOT OF COLORS
AT FLOWER SHOW
Annual Event Of Washington
Florist Club Opens.
Is ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS
Exhibits Make Beautiful Sight in Old
Masonic TempIe-Chrysanth emums
Twenty Inches in circumference
Are shown, and Many Rare Plants.
Orchestra Plays, and Birds Sing.

Washington's fairest and best in the
way of flowers was on exhibition yester-
day in old Masonic Temple, at the open
ing Of the annual flower show Of the
Washington Florist Club. The display
will continue throughout the week.
The rain which fell in the early even
ing seemed 70 have no effect on the
crowd, which, through the afternoon,
had been bending its steps toward the
hall OF flowers. Those in charge. and
the policemen az the door. estimated that
no less than 1900 persons saw the show.
A waiting line Of those who were unable
to enter reached for two blocks up the
street. while inside the chamber itself
the blossoms had 70 hold their heads
aside 10 keep them from being crushed by
the throngs. II the attendance continues
at that rate through the week a high
water mark will be set for the success
OF the Washington Florist Clubs show.
The first intimation Of the decoration OF
the hall was given on the steps leading
up 10 IT, Here the balustrade was twined
with autumn leaves and lined with cedar
decorations. on entering the chamber IN
which the main part of the exhibit Is
placed. a riot OF petals and coIors and
bending stems was seen, IN which the
vivid hues Of chrysanthemums appeared
most prominently against n background
Of ferns and palms OF many schools OF
floral culture.
An Old World Garden.
The walls OF the hail we're hung with
Southern smilax High white pylons and
urns stood sentinel about the room. In
the center was a pagoda, on the pillars
OF which stood vases OF dropping ferns.
( At the end OF the hall was a Dutch wind
mill operated by electricity. in the re-
volviug lattice wings OF which were cleo
trio lights Of many colors
Beauty Of hue and gracafulness OF line
/ were not the only effects displayed. There
were plants Of strange origin. and leaves
| OF strange design. Flowers exhibited
| which looked for an the world Ike Ger
| man meerschaum pipes, yet which came
/ from out-of-the-way soils. and the hollow
/ Of their bowls is a death trap % rodents
I that lose their footing, fan Do, and die IN
/ drunkenness from "a taste Of the deadly
/ sap. Flowers We're there so highly ctu-
/ Gated fin dollhouse currIculums that they
we're OF different social rating from
/ the hardy plants Of the cactus family
I and ChTysauJhemums appeared with
heads twenty inches I'm circumference. and
/ again Of the "pompon' variety U-th
| heads no larger than chestnut
/ The superintendent OF exhibits is George
r. Cooke whose flower establishment was
represented by "a tall, white urn loaded
with white hrys8nthemums and ferns.
The display OF rare plants from the
/ United States Botanic Garden was ia
. charge Of ". r. Smith. curator Of In,
/ garden Here were shown the pitcher
plant whose flowers looked like mcer-
. schdum pipes, the vIrioEated pineapple
with brilliantly striped leaves that put
its brother Of commercial procliyit.es @
shame. and the "m0ther-in-law plant
so called because its sap when TASTED
causes paralysis Of the tongue.
| PomDon ChrysduthewUus were tht
I speciality OF the exhibit Of the United
/ states Agricultural Department. in chare.
/ of Edward Byrnes The Agricultural De-
partment has succeeded in making IN,
| flowers feel about as small as blossom.
OF their generous instincts have ever
been made 20 feel. and against the greer
background Of ferns the tiny yellow knot,
Of thick-set petals looked more like
shower OF sparks than anything else.
"The Old MouImcin Pagoda."
The display in the center OF the room
in the form Of a pagoda. was from IN,
store Of George c.. Shafer. Chrysanthe
NUNS were entwined about the pyIons
and from the tops traied the tresses o.
ferns.
/ Following the inverse OF the idea OF III
Agricultural Department. +. H Kramer
I'm his exhibit. showed what could be don,
In the way OF making chrysanthemum
p big-headcd. The best Of his blossom
had a circumference OF not less thar
twenty inches, with petals closely se
and firm.
The Dutch windmill display was WI
liam r. Guides At either side OF tn
slowly turning wings were masses o
ferns. palms, and flowers.
Edward $. Schmid. whose establishment
. has everything from exotic bulbs an,
poisonous spiders through the ranks o
gold fish to Brazilian mice. had some O
B his choicest products on display Hi
b Brazilian mice were found dancing &
the music or Pistorio's Orchestra, an
even the deadly tarantula felt some O
the soothing influence in its savag
breast
Named for Mrs. Taft.
/ The Washington Florist Company hat
as one Of its features a pale pink rose
specially bred, and named for Mrs Taft
Other flowers in its exhibit were IN
. "Bottlewasher plant" and the tricenia
! in addition 10 ferns and chrysanthemums
b Mayberry & Hoover's display was Il
the form OF n bank Of ferns and a tabl
on which were set orchids and othe
gently raised aristOcrats Of the fora
commonwealth.
other exhibits which attracted much at
tention were those Of March & Co. "
w Kimmel, Charles II. Totty, Madison
y J.; r. Vincent. Jr. & Sons Company
White Marsh. Nd. and Henry A. Dreel
of Philadelphia
A collection or rare plants was dis
played from the private conservatories
Mrs L. =. Letter at her home i'm Dupon
Circle. The exhibit was in charge Of he
s gardener. Samuel Simmonds, and IN vier
- Of the fact that her Conservatives ar
:, necessarily small, the stage of cultur
- reached was remarkable.
70 Several exhibits which had not bee
- prepared in time for the opening Of IN
show will be on view to-day No prize
s are 10 he awarded, as the displays ar
- not offered in competition
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