Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
Blooms to Be Exhibited at
Government Greenhouses
From 9 A. M. to g Pm.
RARE SPECIMENS READY

o CLOCK, Tor a run Weeh Inc snow Is
free. there are no reserved seats. all are
welcome-at the greenhouses, 18th and B
streets northwest.
The royalty representative of England
who win be there are His Majesty and
Queen Mary. Earl Kitchener. Lord Hope
toun and Lady Hopetoun and from France
such members of the nobility as Marquis
Visconti venosta. From Australia have
come several notabies of the old Pocket
family
In the troupe OF Japanese entertainers
are more than LOCO of the most artistic,
longtime favorites. They occupy the
headlines and the center of the stage in
this engagement.
1000 Blooms to Be Shown.
Lest any one misunderstood. this free
chrysanthemum show. to which DIR. Will
liam A. Taylor chief of the bureau of
plant industry. invites the public. has as
a central attraction more than 1000 of the
big Japanese exhibition variety of blooms.
But one bloom is allowed to develop
upon a stem and only the very best of
specimens are shown These are banked
in the center of the greenhouse.
Occupying less conspicuous position on
the sides are the debutantes of the show
100 SeeQunS pOIlpoH
plants on which the Department of Agri-
culture horticulturists, botanists and
gardeners have been specializing during
the year. These make very attractive
display. The bushy little plants are COW
cred thick with flowers of very distinctive
'coloring and conformation. But two OF
these varieties have been named-the Mrs.
Henrietta Harrison. of pure white and
abundant bloom, and the Zelda. pink and
of a crisp waxey texture and unusual
shape.
All of these seeding pompons are to be
named-probably after this seasons de-
butantes-as a closing feature of the
mum show.
Show Is Strictly Neutral.
The show this year is strictly neu-
traI-there is no "U-53." nor anything
of that sort. Even politics is barred
the President Taft, a feature attrac-
tion several years ago. is not in the
show The head gardener says he
wasn't a succes4* and so was dropped. |
The best blooms in the show origi- |
mated in England, France, Australia |
and America-some of the very best |
being produced by the Department Of
Agriculture greenhouses.
England is strongly represented and
among the most attractive blooms are: |
Earl Kitchener, an amaranth shade |
with silvery under petal, big bloom |
with concave petals.
Mrs. William H. Walker is yellow. |
with down-hanging twisty petals. |
making a langley bloom of unusual |
show attractiveness.
The Master Rex is a large yellow |
necked with red. langley and convex |
8. Bob Pulling is of cavalry yellow.
large bloom and crisp. convex petals.
The L 113 is white, generous |
bloomer, concave and bushy petals.
His Majesty a Gaudy One.
His Majesty is maroon colored. with |
velvety petals. yellowish pink on the !
reverse.
Mrs ]. Wells is also a maroon color, |
but Of deeper shading, with the under |
side of the petals faded shade.
The Mrs. R. C. Pulling is light yell |
low Of. the largest size, especially |,
adapted fer exhibition purposes. /
The Miss L. NJ. Bennett is of rich /
crimson coloring with fine stem and !
foliage. and is one of the largest Of its |
class.
The Daily Mail is an extra large in
curved yellow. 1t grows very tall with |
The Ernest C. Mocatto is an immense
flower Of tie +. S. Wallis type but a !
much richer yellow 1t is Of the dwarf !
variety.
The Flamingo Is two years old. 1t is |
q bright crimson with perfectly reflex |
ed flowers. showing the intense color to |
best advantage. This also is a dwarf
lazy Hopetoun is light pink with a |
very fine formed bloom.
Lord Hopetoun is bright crimson
With golden reverse and considered one |
Of the best flowers in the show.
The Best American Plants.
Among the best American plants on
exhibition are:
Algonac. white. with a slightly
creamy tint at the center 1t has high
rounded incurved blooms 1t is al
strong dwarf growth.
Calumet is probably the best bronze
II Is rather early for late shows. but IL
Ii OF large and attractive flower
The Kewanee is of channels coIorinp.
very distinct. of large incurved form.
II Is one of the tall ones
Mankato Is purplish rose or amar-
anth OF the rehexed form. 1t is sturdy.
upright and now in best season.
Mrs j. p. Mitchell is very large, re-
ns4eo. pure white and admirably
Dakoma was introduced to the Wash
inEton public in 1907. 1t is a fine ex-
hibition bronze of large and beautiful
form.
Elberton was one of the features of
the show three years ago and has con-
stantly been growing in popularity.
1t Is albright pink with lighter reverse
and fs semi-dwarf.
Mount Greenwood is mid-season
pink, exceptionally fine in color. and
in form resembles the Chadwick
Odessa Leads All the Fellows,
The Odessa is two-year-old seed
ling from Merza, but much freer In
growth. 1t is of splendid incurve form
and bright yellow coIoring. It eclipses
AL other yellows in size and finish.
The Nerissa is another two-year-old
which is predicted a bright show flu
ture. Its color Is rose-mauve
The Thanksgiving Queen is five
years old. OF very large creamy white
AND WIN be at its best for Thanksgiv-
Ing day. The stem is unusually
france has a smaller but very at
efactive representation in the show. A
couple OF the best are:
Fatouma has blooms irregularly in
hne build.
Perle Franchise Is Of enormous sizs
petals rehextng and curling at the
tips. The color Is soft lavender pink
shading to white.
Petite Marcel belongs to the Raw
onante section. with q spread like a
dinner plate. each series Of petals
eboFte toward the center. The color
ID rosy -mauve. This Is always a ia
vorite In collections. particularly on ac-
count OF its straight, thread-like
petals