The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-06
SHOW PRESENTS
4 FAIR YLAND OF BEAUTY
Miniature Gardens and Rock Beds Offer Attractive and
Unusual Features-Tea Room, Run for Charity,
Draws Many Liberal Patrons.

Anybody with a yard 400 feet square
can have an exquisite garden. II you
DOM belive it 20 to tho International
r1ower Show at the Grand Central
faiace. where any number Of such gar
dens are exhibited. 30 beautiful that one
little girl who was taken there by her
mother yesterday piped up:
Mamma, II mus be hard for the
FAIRIES to wait for the folks to go and
the lights to be turned out so they can
come here and dance"
These fairylike gardens. perfect within
the smallest space. are a feature Of this
years show. And while 1t wouldn't. Of
course. be possible In the New York
back yard and the unfriendly New York
climate TO have n maze Of delicate roses
and deep hearted lilies such as are
blooming at the Grand Central Palace
to-day, nevertheless these miniature
gardens point the way to Hover loving
citizens to achieve. with the aid Of more
hardy blossoms. gardens hat would be
a summer long comfort and delight to
the eye.
"The million dollar flower show" this
VI tOTlSt duu VfiNdtc
Is called. but the flowers are entirely
unspoiled by all the advance talk Of their
value. They bloom 40 simply and
sweetly as though they were buttercups
In a meadow. shedding their perfume
those that have 1t, for In these modern
| days II II rather out Of date for flowers
to have much perfume-alike on poorly
dressed worshippers who manifestly
pinched and saved to get the price OF ad-
mission and on women whose automo-
biles waited outside.
war Relief q Feature.
The feature of this years show is war
relief work. Flowers and war have lit
tile connection. but the blossoms don't
grudge the attention that IL DETECTED
from them to the Red Cross Tea Garden.
where Mrs. William kinnicut Draper
and Mrs. Belmont Tiffany. chairman and
vice-chatfman, are staging all OF
attractions to charm money out OF the
pockets Of visitors and into the Golfers OF
the Red Cross. the Vacation War Relief
Committee. the American Fund for
French Wounded and other organiza-
ions that are helping the wounded SOL
diers and war refugees on the other side.
The flowers weren't even Jealous when
Mayor Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell. who
arrived at the Palac at s o'clock yes
terday afternoon. long after they were
expected. hurried right past the many
hued beds OF blossoms on the lower floor
and up to the tea room. The lowers
nodded their bright heads as IL they
were saying:
well, n Mayor has lots to DO. and II
he can only stay a few minutes 1t l.
right for him 10 give those few minutes
TO helping the wounded soldiers"
Around Tho p-lFdenS The greatest
crowds Of flower lovers fingered. and II
was evident they had gardens AT home.
most of them. by the way they CON-
pared notes. telling each other how their
climbing rose was winter killed and the
worms ate up that fern they nurscd so
many months. bu. their hydrangea was
gorgeous last year and they were going
right home and plan for a rock garden.
The rock gardens. which are the new
est thing In landscape gardening. are
unique. but the Did fashioned gardens
at the show were pronounced even more
lovely yesterday. one that attracted
much attention has n great arch OF
loomin rose vines, pink ramblers. and
NOISY steps leading to a fountain buried
In lilies and roses and presided over by
IA marble lady. The rules for the show
permit in Glass 81 Uiowering plants and
bulbs arranged for effectD suitable ac-
@'e s''' 20 t'Nt WHY alBiA
cation.
one exhibit by n commercial house in
cludes a mournful marble angel weep.
ing over "a tomb, but most Of the "acces-
sories' are less melancholy. Crystal
gazing glasses. goldfish. birds in ca ges
ard romantic seats made the gardens
charming miniatures to all but one dis
satisfied lady. who went the rounds OF
the show and then complained loudly be-
: GlIsa nnna Of ftr IL. ~lAna MA AZ,
dial.
one OF the valuable displays is that
OF a collection OF amaryilis by the John
Scheepers Company of New York. 1t Ia
said to bc placed commercially at $4,000,
but the 125 varieties 1t contains couldn't
he purchased from the owners for -four
times that sum. they said.
To-day is rose day. II is also Ameri-
. can Ambulance Hospital day. as that in
stitution In Paris will share the proceeds
OF the tea garden with the Red Cross.
In the afternoon there will he general
dancing. and Nine. Theresc Cerruti.
premiere dancer al the Opera ComiQue,
Paris. will give Greek and Egyptian in
corporations. Marie DRESSER will also
appear. and IL is whispered that she will
sing the Ballet Russe." about which
she and Mrs. o. II. =. Belmont have
nearly gone TO law.
Yesterday, the opening lay, brought 4
jam Of people. The show is the fourth
given by the Horticultural Society and
Florists Club Of New YORK. II will be
open daily from 10 A. N. to 10 80 y. N.
until next Wednesday night.
Jufses Bewiidered ny the Array.
So keen was the competition for prizes
| In many Of the flower and plant classes
! that the jurors deliberated long into the
night before making Anal decisions, In
the class for Towering plants and bulbs
covering 200 sIuare feet arranged for
effect Ifor private growers) the Jurors
found a stumbling block. and after q
three hours pro ard con session "A new
Jury had to ne called to award the prizes.
Adolph Lewisohn was finally adjudged
the winner +. r.. Lewis OF Richfield.
Conn, took second honors, W. n. Thomp-
son third and Mrs. H. Darlington OF
Mamaroneck fourth.
In the rose grden displays commercial
growers. 'rst pri,e was awarded to +. r
Pierson. Mayor Of Tarrytown. Second
prize to 4. y. Pierson Of Conn
A.. ~. rierson captured first prize for the
best rock garden and second prize went 10
In The palms and foliage plants class for
private growers, +, A. Constable. william
Zieg or. Jr., W. -. Thompson, Mrs. ]
. Hood wright. Mrs. Pauline BoeElet. Bcr.
tram II Borden and william Kleinhein.
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