New-York tribune., 1909-11-22
POSIES AND FRUITS
.Size the Aim Of French Cirrus.
aHthcmHm GrOzcfrs.
Paris. November a

q Eine what the gardeners found 20 10
in the autumn before the ezu~ ~ tins
flower. With All Souls Day re iast -
the summer flowers disappear. The ssferz
and the dahlias have come and gone.
IT, the herbaceOus borders and Tn rhs
greenhouse the chTy millennium rsizrs
alone. for the fragrant Russian vioi-t -
the month can hardly bs SAID 20 com
pete with the decorative Japanese plant.
and what else r. Ieft in November and
December?
n is almost hsresv 20 SAY 50. bur IN
reality the annual chry zanthemurn show
promises TO Kill the popularity - ne
plant These great bioated blooms zach
one Of which represents the whole 1fss
effort Of single plant. are bur a poor
substitute for the rich clusters that sr-
so lovely out in the borders win TIE
rich col0rs of the woods FOR hack
ground since the gardener and sp-cisi-
ist have 30 completely taken poss~sBion
OF the flower for show purposes feed
ing. pruning and nursing "a under
glass 20 produce mammoth blooms tco
heavy 20 10 held erect on their stem.
the amateur has practically given 10 I'D
in his borders and beds
Even before the gardeners began their
experiments in color production ne
chrvssnthemum presented the most har-
moniOus range Of tones Of perhaps any
flower in existence. The irst impres-
sion on entering the long hail on rhs
Cours-Ia-R Refine. in which the French
Horticultural Society is now holding "a
show. almost rivals that produced hy
an American forest I'm its autumn dress.
There IS the clear golden yellow Of ths
changing lime. the flaming red of the
maple. the rich brown Of the beech and
even some clusters of Young, fresh
green 20 match the freak shoots p" -
seen on the chestnuts among the russer
and tawny tones.
As usual. the aim and OBJECT ~ tn4
gardeners has been size These colossal
specimens are shown as cur blooms and
wisely: for one knows how distressing
must be the appearance Of the plant that
bore them. every leaf and bud having
ben ruthIessly cut back % allow - ths
whole strength OF the parent stern being
concentrated on this one abnormal head
From these triumphs Of gardening skill
IL is pleasant 20 turn 10 the decorativs
pIants. These compose = beautiful sec-
tion in the Cours-la-Reine- Here ara
trees trained u a variety Of Shapes,
the surface being well cCveTs WIN
blooms. one is an imitation Of lsrEa
flower basket. tail. elegant handle. curV-
ing walls and all and ths blossoms al
in their proper places. making an orlE
fnal whole. Then there are pyramldal
trees. whose four fat sides rise hiEh,
each covered with hundreds of foTer5
of VARYING tiuts. though all on the one
stem. Cones. wheat sheaves and flaming
torches carried out in the same way
show what could be done on a iarss
lawn.
one OF the finest Colors Of the year =
decidedly that OF Mrs ". Wells ms
- rich orange chry santhenum with a
handsomely shaped bloom. fame coiored
around the heart and a renaTSaels
orange IN the outer petals IL = run
verv close bv another which - partly
iuclrved. of a new rich maddsr pink on
the under side Of its petals and deep
blush RED above.
In a quiet corner. rather OveFshadoVsd
bv rs haunting neighbers. there are one
OF two plants of = different hind o.
clry santhenum which are very inter-
csting in a reaCtionary way mess
dwarf plants hear small, full clusters ~
blooms no bigger than the Crimson Ram
bier rose. and their petals ara cleseiv
curled. ike those Of the old-fssnicnsd
dahIia I'm the charscJeristic brovnls1
pink OF the tribe these little plants would
make a very charming addition % a
border. and very good massed effects
could he obtained with their help They
look across on "a pleasing hed COMPOSED
entirely cf spirea IN pinkish tore
wholly in harmony with the general scale
Of the chry santhemums hues-
The half mile or thereaecuts -
chryssnthemums Is hsnked By the frur
section. and here the apples. pears and
grapes repeat every note a. rhe SANE
color gamut One section % tnis part of
the show of which the city may vel bs
proud consists of apples and pears grown
IN the Luxembourg Gardens for rne benz
ent of the horticultural students under
the auspices Of their professor III would
be difficult 70 md more fuely developed
fruit. and 4 rs favor be equal - its an
pearance IL testihes 10 the excellence u
the Paris climate. Some OF the very
finest fruit in the show. indeed. comes
lrom the Paris area, from Bourg-is~
Refine. a few miles 20 the south. or from
ThOmery. a little further 20 the easr.
To Judge from the grapes grown under
glass. the season cannot have been 81
bad as il has been represented. FOR the
bUnches shown are remarkably fns.
Beside the shOwy purple and green. with
their delicate bloom and waxlike ber-
ries. the Angelina grape makes a good
showing. THIS IS rne autumnaI pink
grape of a curious shape. Ike an italian
olive. long and slim The lunches are
ies- handsome in shape than those Oc
the muscat OuJ they atone by their
charming hue.
The pride 20 France. however ia tae
matter Of grapes Is centred rather IN
It's outdoor fruit-the C'hasseIas variety.
the small bcrried. clear golden g-ape that
tastes Ike the sunshine OF the land
There is no flesh in the Chassclas Erape.
only clear juice and a small seed. ard