Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-28
CARNATIONS OF BEAUTY
AND RARE FRAGRANCE
AT BIG FLOWER SHOW
Commercial Growers Entries
Special Feature for Today.
Private Exhibitors Dis
play on Friday
FIN E TABLE FIXINGS
Ladies Society of American Florists
Awards Prizes for Retail
Dealers

Dealers
Thousands OF carnations, ranging in
color from the purest white through every
shade of pink, red and purple. are be-
ing featured today at the Fourth National
Flower Show of the Society of American
Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
in Convention Hall.
This flower has proved such a popular
entry that the exhibits have been divided
and only the commercial growers are be-
ing represented in todavs special entries
The many thousands of blooms listed by
the private exhibitors will be staged and
judged on Friday.
The prizes which will be awarded to
the commercial growers Of carnations to-
day. will aggregate $500 in cash, and In
addition to these n gold medal. valued at
$50, will lie presented by Kroeschcl
Brothers Company, of Chicago, to the eX.
hibtor staging the t2 largest carnation
blooms. The American Carnation Society
will also award silver medal to the best
vase of blooms shown and bronze medal
to the second best.
JUBILEE EXHIBITION.
The schedule covering the carnation eN-
hibits is prepared by the American Carna-
tion Society. and the entries are staged
under its supervision. This organization
is celebrating its Jubilee Exhibition" in
conjunction with the Flower Show. The
scale of points to be used in Judging the
blooms will figure color as being % per
cent. of the value of each entry size 90
per cent. stem 90 per cent. substance 10
per cent, form 10 per cent. and fragrance
and calyX per cent. each.
The first seven classes in which prizes
will be awarded today call for 100 blooms
in each individual exhibit, which has re-
suited in more than 10000 carnations be-
ing staged i'm these classes alone. In the
remaining II classes so blooms comprise
each exhibit and tho thousands of
beauties figuring In these classes have
transformed the eastern end of Conven-
tion Hall into n literal wilderness of CS-
1uisite carnations and have filled the
building with n fragrance which only
these flowers can create.
The Ladies' Society Of American Flor
lists Is also awarding prizes today to eN-
hibtors showing the best dinner table
decorations. This competition IS open TO
retail florists only.
Although the carnation feature of the
day is an exceptional one, the crowds
which are visiting Convention Hall have
lost none of their interest in the other eN-
hibits. The entries of w. Atlee Burpee
* Co. of a. n. Pierson, Inc, of Thomas
Meehan & Sons. Henry a, Dreer. Inc the
century flDNtE NllblJ anu t u''N VI 'Ni'i .
cause favorable comment among the vis-
itors at the show
After having awarded gold medal to
Henry a. Dreer, Inc. for yesterdays rose
exhibit. the judges of the competition made
public n statement commencing the prize
winner as follows:
Never before at any Flower Show
in the United States has such a result
been achieved. The patience and in
terest required to accomplish this re.
suit is worthy of our sinccrest appre'
citation.
The exhibit as arranged deserves
the approval of the most artistic and
will surrey be factor in making
the Philadelphia Show a success.
ATTRACTIVE DUTCH SCENE
The Henry f. Michel Company has
staged an attractive Dutch scene which
holds continuous throng of admirers
Against n painted background showing
"A windmill, the blades of which actu-
ally revolve. there is quaint formal
garden with beds of hyacinths inter-
woven with numerous gravel paths
Parts of the plot are sodded and around
The border are growing plants of various
varieties The whole Is surrounded with
a quaint green fence and inside, seated
on bench, are boy and girl each in
Dutch costume,
Among other notable exhibits are those
II the Conrad and Jones Company A. c.
Zvolanek, John Scheepers & Co, Adolph
Muller, the FlOreN Gardens, William
Henry Maule. b. Fl. Farr, Alphano
Humus, Rupert Kienle. the Poryzees
Flower Company the National Decora-
tive Company. Frank Politics. Thomas
Hopper Bros. and Frank NJ. Ross.
A lecture on Flower Arrangement and
Color Combination" to be delivered by
Max Schling, of New York, at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon, Is looked forward to by
many of the flower lovers attending the
exhibition today as one of the most at
tractive features. Tonight Robert Pyle,
of West Grove, Pa, will deliver an ad-
dress on Roses"
The Tea Garden. which has proved one
of the most attractive features of the
Flower Show to persons prominent in
social circles of this city, is to be con-
Quoted this afternoon by the "Weeders,"
an organization of which Mrs. Andrew
Wright Crawford is chairman. Tonight
the Tea Garden will be under the man
agement of the New Century Club. with
Mrs. William b, Campbell supervising.
The proceeds of the Tea Garden are to
be devoted to charity.
OUT-OFTOWN VISITORS.
More than 1000 out-of.town flower en-
thusiasts are expected at the Flower Show
today Among the delegations listed to
view the display is the Woman's Garden
Club of Baltimore, comprising 375 men,
bers, which arrived shortly before noon.
A special train arriving at Broad Street
Station at 12:02 O'Clock brought delega-
tion Of nearly 500 florists from Ne" 'rk
city City Statisteian Cattell made the
address of welcome al the station anu the
party took luncheon at the staiOn resau-
rant before leaving for the show
The Garden Club of Norwood, Pa. will
also send a delegation Of 200 to Convention
Hall today