The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-20
ADMIRE
'BE8UTFIa
thousands Of Flowers, Many Of
Them Rare, ana Hundreds Of
Ferns in Wealth Of Color Make
Up one of Most Intervening Elk
70 ilibits RctiHeld Here Awards
ihg or Prizes Proves Difficult. q
lr. om Tantslay AdvertIser.l

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Hawaiiaa fiowerdom, MS represented
bv the benute6us and varied Hibiscus
came into lis own az tho great horti,
cultural show given in the Armory yes
tef,iay. And when credit fof the sue
cem of the Carnival comes TO b, al
lotiei ffnwai's favoritc bloom will fg'
ttra prominently in the honor list.
From eleven o. Clock in thr morning
until four o'clock in the AFTERNOON TIE
Armory wus the Mecca of the city,
holiday makers, who Fitted from tall
70 taiic, Iutterfy.wise, while the eoun.
~ band dispensed music in keeping
with the sweetness Of tho floral ex.
hibits.
Society was out in fierce, so wrre the
lovers Of flowers; indeed in q muliiude
Of cases one represented the other As
the sun streafned through the Window
OF the great hall Il lit Up the hlazt Of
flags aud Tanners used Tor decorative
purposes, and N Is .reniai light the
brilliant blooms wed with the gay rib
hons and plnmes worn by those OF the
fhif sex ainong the spectators, the en-.
semble being a melee OF Kaleidoscope
color, wv stit VII
INC ontfsnse 10 the exhibition was
through scores Nof choice palms, ar
ranged after the fashion OF q palm gar
den. From d decorated centef5ieee In
the middle Of the hail eight tables "a.
dated, on which were placed the kibis
chs Blooms, numbering 1920 different
varieties. Ofeyery shade were thesr
beautiful though fragile flowers, froin
Tnfe white 10 darkest crimson, and
from delicate saffron 70 the deep plum
Of d FTiiaf variety. Pltr
one tsible was devoted entirely TO
IhAIihini or imported blooms, and on
another were displayed different types
OF foliage and leaf formation.
Ferns there were in abundance, The
regal Australian iilaidenhhir, scientific,
ally known as "Farleyiensis, - talink
pride Of Place Great flaneing baskets
Of MAMMOTH ferns attfaeted general at
tentien, one exhibited by Mrs Walter
Maefarlane measuring seven feet III
diameter and being SO heavy that the
services OF six men had 10 be reduisi-
toned to hft IL TO it's elevated posi-
ton. l3s'3 lts "a PF laff''ps Z
Palms, rare and otherwise made 4
braye showing, among the most notable
being a cluster Of Interesting Jnpahese
palms, exhibited by Mrs. F.. ID. TeIffey,
and rare Panama hat palm, tho prop
erty of Princess Kalanianaole.
During the day between eighteen and
nineteen hundred people paid for adj
missions, and when at four o'clock the
show was closed with Madame Mana
Alapai singing 'eAloha Oe and the
band playing the national All. the hall
was still wen Allied.
"a Judging Was Diffcult. y
{ The jadges af the hibiscus exhibit
Dr. W. 2. EFigham and Professor
Vaughan MaeCaugbey, were long time
IN deciding as TO whom the FIRST award
should go. They finally gave their de-
eision to the table entered By the Ha.
wah Experiment Station and Valentine
Holt, which comprised G32 varieties Of
blooms. The flowers were placed in
green-painted receptaeles. ,.
Second h0nOrs went TO G. Montague
Cooke, whose 100 varieties were dis
played in glass, sand-filled tubes. PASS
Gerrit P,+Wilder was given third
award. Ills $50 different blooms were
tastefully and painstakingly shown Oh
from white cardboard ,triGnyles, Which
displayed the beauty Of the blooms in
striking fashion. ~ 40 ~ so
Alc4zo Gartley took the award for
decorative effect, his table OF blooms
being married. by end baskets and
hrass center vase. . = ~, u.
MeSsIs. CumInins, w. l.. lsosa and
Herbert Parish exhibited iO3 varieties
which @ere laid with a pleasing ar.
rangenept Of foliage on the white table,
cover
Mrs, g. A, Rice, Mrs. 4. J. King and
Mrs Soper showed thirty, twenty-five
aud fifteen fine blooms, respectively,
aud their table attracted much favor.
able notice.
Princess Kalaniauaoie and Mrs. u. ID.
TenRey took individual and cltinip
donors in the palm division, while Ger
rit Wilder was given first award for the
best collection, his exhibit consisting
Of forty different varieties, the biggest
individual showing Of palms ever made
Ia Hawnii. 7 ag 4" Ease
AS was expected, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Wall took first award for the best ex.
hibition OF ferns, their showing of
fern being superb. '
Princess kalanlN naole was given til
decision for tile best single pot, the
Australian maidehbair,
Which has so often been seen at bazaYs
and similar functions in Honolulu.
I A special exhibit OF nursery ferns
and plants by the German Nursery, was
given Glass A award. TAP
Mrs. William Hopper was adiudgel |
10 have the best single basket Of maid
ephair, and the award FOR the best has
ket Of ferns nther than inaidenhair
went 10 Mrs. Walter Maefaflane. refer
lnee to whose exhibit il made elsewhere,
List Of Exhibitors " }~ |
The exhibition was under the super
rision Of Gorrit T.. Wilder, his commit
zee consisting Of Dr. Z. v. Wilcox, Miss |
SOBER, Mrs III Kline Mrs Gerrit r. !
Wilder ara Herbert Dowsett. .ar !
The exhibitors included the following !
( Hibiccrs, ,,
y, 3 Experiment Station, Alonz3