Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-27
RAREST OF ALL ROSES
BRING CROWDS EARLY
TO THE FLOWER SHOW
"Cut Rose Day" at Convention
Hall-Fine Displays of
Orchids and Sweet
Peas, Too
LECTURES BY EXPERTS

This is "C'ut Rose Day" at Convention
Hall where the Fourth National Flower
Show is staged BY the Society Of Ameri-
can Florists and Ornamental Horticul-
turIsts There are 10000 Of the rarest
roses ever grown on exhibition as the
feature of the day. and these wonderful
blooms are proving to be among the most
popular Of the exhibits at the show.
The doors Of Convention Hall had been
open but short time today when the rose
enthusiasts began TO arrive by the score
and by l0:8O o'clock the crowds about the
cut-rose exhibits were such that the steady
stream Of newcomers were forced to wait
their turn for many minutes before they
had an opportunity 10 get near enough TO
the rosebeds To admire the beauties.
In conjunction with the cut-rose exhibit
ton the American Rose Society is TO hold
its 18th annual convention at Convention
Hall tonight, and the members Of this or
ganization were prominent among those
who were on hand early today
OTHER FINE DISPLAYS.
Despite the fact that the roses were
scheduled as the chief attraction Of the
day these blossoms failed to eclipse the
exquisite displays Of orchids sweet peas,
acacias, hyaCinths. tulips, carnations.
ferns and other wonders which go tn make
the flower show the most remarkable ever
held IN the United States,
Inc majority OF the tNlllnltOTS are pTl-
vate growers, but the most elaborate
displays have been staged by the large
commercial growers Among these are
W. Atlee Burpee 4 CO., Thomas Meehan
& Son. Henry r. Michel and host Of
other prominent houses. who have spent
hundreds of dollars in bringing their
various rare exhibits to the Flower
Show
The Dreer exhibit Is among the most
,,f hn
Decorative Company, Charles Henry Fox,
A. n. Plerson, William Henry Maule, b.
II. Farr and Adolph Muller are also to
be placed among those exhibits which ex-
cite the admiration of the fower-loving
public
PROFESSOR WHITE TO SPEAK.
The second of the lecture features held
In connection with the flower show IL to
be given at , o'clock this afternoon when
Professor T. A. White, of Cornell Univer.
sity. will deliver an address on "Orchids."
The talk will be flashed on the screen and
explained by Professor white, who ranks
among the leading experts of the United
States upon this topic. Tonight Max
Schling. of New York, will deliver an ad.
lress on Flower Arrangement and Color
Combination"
The Tea Garden which proved to be
oue of the most successful features of
run this afternoon by the gardeners of
and Delaware Counties, un-
ler the supervision of Mrs. Horace w.
Sellers. Tonight the officials of the Chill
drens Country Week will he in charge,
under tine supervision of Mrs. T.. Boyd
Weitzel. The proceeds Of the Tea Gar
len will go TO the Childrens Country
Week Association and the School of HOr-
ticulture for Women at Amber.
Eighty ye crippled children were the |
guests t. ay of Joseph Widener at the /
Flower Show at Convention Hall. They |
arrived in automobiles from the Widener |
Memorial Home for Crippled Children at !
Broad street and Olney avenue.
Some of the youngsters walked about |
The aisles on Crutches while others were /
wheeled in chairs Each visitor was pre-. /
sented with bouquet Of his favOrite .
flower,
Others who mingled in the crowd were ,
20 pupils Of Miss Garrett's School for the |
Deaf. They were accompanied by their !
eachers. Each pupil received a bouquet |
IF different flowers.