The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-10
CARNATIOM AND ROSE
JOIN IN FRAGRANCE AND
BEAUTY At FLOWER SHOW
Exhibit In Wayne, Gardens
Open On Scheduled Time
Despite Jack Frost.
DISPLAY GORGEOUS ONE.
First Joint Meeting of the Rose
and Carnation Societies and
Prize Competition.

With the Snow King and the Prince
'oi the North Pole reigning supreme
over the United States and Canada
ne past few days, the convention and
floral exhibit of the American Rose
society. the American Carnaton So
ciety and the Society OF American
Florists, in the Wayne Gardens,
: sight In very truth have materialized
as frost considering that many Of
he flowers sent 10 the convention for
exhibition purposes froze in transit
and many others are still on the way.
railroad trains all over the continent
being many hours behind schedule
time owing to the severe cold snap.
But, one peep into the gardens
where the fewer exhibition is being
3 beld gives assurance that many thou
sands OF flowers and their growers
we're able to cry defiance at the gods
OF ice and snow and by Wednesday
evening. when the floral display will
be formally opened TO the public. the
gardens will be gorgeous with the fin
est roses and carnations America can
produce.
The huge auditorium has been
shorn OF its usual decorations and ex-
cept for the hiding of the rafters with
boughs OF southern smilax and down
the center OF the big room an artistic
pergola built of birch trees around
whose siiyery-brown bark green vines
climb their way, there is nothing TO
detract the eye from the display or
the flowers
The present convention is the first
Joint meeting OF the Rose and Carna-
son societies and the first time tho
exhibit OF flowers sent for prize COM
petition has been thrown open 10 the
public. The Detroit Florists club is'
the host OF the convention and because
Of the big spaces in the Wayne Gar
Gens and the possibilities OF handling
large crowds of visitors without in
,uring the floral display in any way,
the Detroiters urged their brother flor.
lists 10 permit the exhibition to the
public. Any lover OF flowers who re-
mains away from the exhibition during
the ensuing three days will miss
rarely beautiful sight and one, when
will add immensely TO his knowledge
of Horticulture.
In Addition 10 the well-known vari-
cries OF roses and carnations TO which
growers have devoted life time OF
study and care the show presents
many new varieties, some OF whlch
have not yet been disseminated an
Horticulture parlance, otherwise SOLO
ion general commercial use. one OF
the most remarkable of these is the
Sunburst, rose. a most beauuful dos
som. in tones OF yellow that would
make an artist ecstatic in admiration
OF it's delicacy OF form and coloring
Tliss rose which is so aptly named
had its origin in France and was orig
nally grown by a French florist nam
cd pernet Deucher In America II Is
grown only by h. G. Hill & Co, In
Richmond, Ind. The Sunburst has
been shown al three flower shows the
bast month and won first prize in
every instance.
A number OF new varieties OF roses
are shown by A. NJ Pierson OF Crom-
Yell. Conn. the largest rose grow
ers in the eastern states. and famous
for the productions of new varieties.
Some OF the American Beauties in the
Pierson display are from seven to
nine feet long in the stem. The Mary
land Of the loyeliest blush pink petals,
is one OF the new roses shown for the
first time in this exhibition, by MIR.
Pierson
A. F. j. Barr, OF Indianapolis, sec
Ierary OF the American Carnation So
ciety was unfortunate enough to have
Lis exhibit OF carnations frostbitten
in Transit and there were tears in
Mr.. Baurs eyes. Wednesday morning,
when the boxes were opened and the
lovely blossoms were found quite
dead As soon as he recovered from
his disappointment. Mr. Baur lost no
time in telegraphing home for another
consignment. -;
A rcarnation that is expected to
create a sensation in the show Is the
President Valentine. named in honor
OF T. A. Valentine or Denver, Colo,
president Of the Carnation society,
which was grown by Richard Winter
staeter. Of Cincinnati. The flower is
exquisite in shape and color and OF
remarkable size and frmness. 1T is
delicate pink and three or four in a
cluster, look like a huge bouquet, so
large is the flower for carnation.
The Detroit florists and growers