The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
FLORAL DISPLAY
! OF REGAL BEAUTY
FLORlCuLTuHE DEPARTMENT OF
THE FAIR MAKES FINE SHOW
ING THIS YEAR.
DRAWS THE WOMEN
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN SADLY
NEGLECTED ny MANAGEMENT.
But rs NONE THE LESS An
INTERESTING FEATURE.

with the women visitors to the fair
is the Horticulture division, and un-
fortunately sufficient attention has not
been given this department by the
fair association management! No spe-
cial building or space IS provided and
the exhibits are so scattered that the
situation is tantalizing to lovers Of
flowers BY the time the eighth an
nual fair is pullel off il is likely the
association will have provided space
for this important feature.
The display of plants and flowers is
beautiful beyond compare. only Rich
mond firms competing for the prizes.
The display of Hammond, the for
list, is quartered in a big tent outside
Industrial hall: j. .. Hooper, NJ A.
Witty and the Barton Heights Plant
company have booths in the main ex-
hibit hall. Radcliffe h Tanner have a
growing display" principally of ever
green and modern hedge plants, out
side the big building.
A Beautiful Display.
Hammond's display. both by reason
OF the beautiful flowers shown and
their arrangement, is well Worth a
visit. He won seven of the eight
prizes offered in this department; the
other was captured by Hooper for the
best collection of ferns. The visitor
entering the Hammond tent is con.
fronted with huge jardinere contain
ing huge and perfectly lovely growth
OF lilies of the valley resting in a
pink plant mat-an enhancing color
scheme. The centerpiece OF the show
Is a kentia palm, 20 feet high. which
won first prize. On both sides of
the tent are banked assorted fern in
endless variety. To the left are great
vases ef~eHt howers-Fafe roses-and
early chrysanthemums, the first to
bloom in this section: vases Of car
nations and cosmos and a gorgeous
standing wreath of Maryland roses
and gardenias.
II is the background display that
perhaps excites greatest interest from
the visitors. Extending across the
tent Is a magnificent wedding deco
ration Of palms-beautiful palms they
are. and arranged with exquisite taste
Arranged on dainty pedestais In front
Of the palms are three aseaaes ssetss
The center Offering is the brides
bouquet shower OF lilies of the
valley, draped with white chiffon
on either side the bridesmaids bou-
quets, one OF Maryland roses. tied with
Sink chiffon. and the other OF
haiserine. tied with white chiffon.
New Rose Introduced.
TN the right Is seen a broken
column OF pink ana white roses and
lilies OF the valley: a. beautiful vase
OF pink Killarney roses anil another
OF Maryland roses. mounted on the
same graceful pedestals. A feature
OF the exhibit Is a. vase OF the gor-
aeous yellow Sunburst'-a new
rose, originated by Mr. Hammond,
which is exhibited now for the first
time. 1T resembles the Marshal Neil
rose in many points, but has the in
definite tinge of a cloudless sky at
dawn that dehes description. The
lover of roses will 60 into raptures
over its dainty and exquisite color
ing perfect form and regaf beauty.
Other striking displays In the Ham
mond exhibit are tall silver vase
containing a magnificent bunch of
American Beauty roses and two
artistic manrel decorations--one OF
autumn foliage and ferns. ami the
other of assorted plants Wild sHaiiax,
entwined around the center posts and
walls Of the tent add 10 the general
air OF refined taste and attractive
ness Of the exhibit.
J. u. Hooper has A striking dis
play OF foliage, plants. palms AMI
ferns in his booth in Industrial hall
and even more beautiful is the ex-
hibit OF the Barton Heights Plant
company in the same building. This
concern IL exhibiting for the frs,
time a new variety of dahlia. not We,
named. which they originated through
crossing strains of certain famous
varieties of the flower. and they have
very fine display of hardy outdoor
roses. ferns and boxwoed