Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-26
GROWN HIBISCUS
KING Of FLOWERS
At ANNUAL SHOW
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red and pink. flowers being, used in
proflsion. Tail white fence posts,
topped with garden boxes filed with
great dropping double hibiscus. low
ers In pinks, cerises and reds. formed
the entrance to the exhibit space, At
the left, set amid palms and plants.
was q tea garden where refreshments
were served during the afternoon,
while at the right was q display Of ar
tihcial hibiscus created from satin and
very attractive. In the center Of the
display space was large table on
which were great baskets filled with
the latest creations" In hibiscus.
The color effect formed by the fiow-
ers was striking. Several of the tables
contained hundreds OF flowers OF q
deep red hue, and as the eye followed
the tables the length OF the hall the
red gradually softened into delicate
In red. pink, cerise. bronze. white and
light yellows. One or two Of the Ia
bles contained specimens Of hibiscus
IN red, pink, certse, bronzje, white and
yellow, forming flood of color.
"Eieanor Holt" Shown. - as
w. Laid Rosa and ]. Adams Cum
minis exhibited the Eleanor Holt" a
delicate flower OF light orange with
. pink center working into white. One
Of their exhibits OF special interest
was q pure yellow hibiscus with q
deep red center. Rosa and Cummins
also showed some coral crosses and
garden grown varieties In yellows,
reds and creams A display Of Eli
discus Breckenridge" yellow, red and
light purple, was entered by Capt
John Kidweli. :
One OF the prettiest displays was
that Of scented white hibiscus, enter.
ed by Valentine Holt. in charge OF
the hibiscus gardens at the federal
experiment station. Many of the flow-
ers we're of pure color, others being
centered with deep req.
Miss Ella r. Wintersteen displayed
specimens OF eleverly evolved artifi-
cial hibiscus of satin. 1t il the fad
Of the moment for women OF Honolulu
t0swear their own name flowers.
Mrs. Gerrit p. Wilder exhibited a
basket of beautiful Gertrude Ivers''
hibiscus, q creation with q color Of
pure gold, and q basket OF, wonderful
bronze mora Swanzy.ss hibiscus. The
Lillian Wilder" hibiscus, which is q
delicate pink with q deep, red center.
also was exhibited by Mrs. Wilder,
A basket of pink hibiscus. with red
centers, swas exhibited by Mrs. "A. J..
.Campbeil, while Miss Juanita Beck.
ley.exhibited q basket Of pink doubles.
Two, varieties Of pink hibiscus. one
being 3 sport from double, were ex-
'hibited by zAlonzo Gaftley. The table
containing the Class 7 hibiscus was
unusually pretty, the flowers ranging
In color from whites with pink lines
and red scenters to bronze, white and
light yellow. rs
MiIdefsEHave Many Exhlhits.
Trees Of the common red hibiscus
the first variety Of the flower TO be
sent TO the Hawaiian islands, were ex-
hibited by .Gerrit P. Wilder. The first
specimens arrived in Hawaii In 1850.
Mrs Wilder entered an entire table
Of pink hibiscus, which was very beau
tifuL Mr.. Wilder entered, among 9TH
er things, table Of yellow flowers.
Nearly all those persons exhibiting
flowers made entries in the several
classes. Among those exhibiting were
Gerrit P. Wilder. Mrs. Wilder, Valen.
tine Holt, A. Gartley, w. j.: MacNeil
John Cummins, William Rose, G.. M.
Cooke. f.. G.. Atheffon, Mrs. A. Fake
and Mrs. a. j. Campbell. f. C. Ather.
ton, d. Howard Hitchcock and Ken
meth Ables entered flowers in compe.
titfon today. for. the first time. All.
three are enthusiastic breeders.
There were q number Of new ex.i
hibitors among the younger boys this
year. they being Lionel Steiner, Ken.
meth Wallace, Woods Cummins, Rich
ard Gartley. Moseley Cummins and r..
Cummins.
Several women who have created
new varieties of hibiscus made entries
In the show These were Mrs. E. F.
Bishop. Mrs. 7. ]. King, Miss Jose
phiRe Soper and Mrs. Charles Rice.
One OF the features of the exhibit
was the offer BY Gerrft Wilder of al
handsome silver cup to the person pro-
ducing and exhibiting the first double
white hibiscus in Hawaii.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Class A, reds First, Valentine Holt,
experiment station; second, C. NJ.
Cooke. =. ~ sssv as-ts
Glass Az. best single red First, C.
n. Cooke. Special award, Valentine
Holt.
Class B. pink First, Gerrit P. VIII