The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
GATHER TO SEE
MOST WONDERFUL ORCHID
Plant Unlike Any Other Is Named for Princess Patricia
and Will Be Auctioned Off by Namesake-This
to Be Carnation Day at Show.


received a decoration yesterday at the
Flower show in the Grand Central Pal
ace-a beautiful silver medal. With true
royal hauteur she made no sign. merely
continuing to look marvellously hand
some. The Princess Patricia, be II ex-
planned. Is an orchid. the most wonderful
orchid In the world.
When Clement Moore Of Hackensack.
N. j.. who grew the orchid. saw how re.
markabls It was and unlike anything
ever produced before. he decided to
change It's family name Of Cattleya TO
that Of the distinguished visitor from
Canada, who IL coming to the Flower
show on its last day-next Wednesday.
Canada Day"
In the presence of the real Princess
Pat the Princess's floral namesake will
be auctioned on to the highest bidder,
the proceeds TO go to the Canadian Red
Cross. Its value Is abou ~ 1000. but II
Is expected to bring more for the sake OF
the war sufferers.
The floral Princess Pat, a pale beauty
with a tawny throat. was not on exhibi-
ttOhs tti1NI = 80 t"V -
cent abduction tragedies In the news
papers made the show managers ner-
Gus But the orchid IL shown Mt times.
under guard. over in h orchid corner
among Mr.. Moore's other and less noted
exhibits. All day yesterday crowds sur
rounded the collection, and special in
terest was shown in the glase case under
which may be sen the orchid In all
stages OF growth. from the fertilization
Of the pollen to the full blown flower.
The crowds attending the show were
simply immense, bigger even than on the
opening day. All ages came. from tiny
tots clinging TO mothers hand and gaz.
ing, fascinated. at the wonderful flowers
which perhaps their city bred eyes had
never seen before, to old. wrinkled mer
and In front Of one OF the rocl
gardens a man with a worm. cyn'ca'
face and the stamp OF worldly pros
perty on him. stopped and peered
shopping, at the blossoms that nestled
among the stones.
Finds Old FavOrttes.
by Jove. II there isn't checker
berry" he said, his face softening. AND
bl~oodroot--and cowslip. hepatica. roci
| columbine, bleeding heart n tra''ht
| arbutus. haven't seen those-eAcep
trailing arbutus. sold on the street cor
ner-since was a boy on the farm a
home. Well. WELL
Over a, the other side OF the Palace
two lit.,a shadowy women in shabb!
| clothes lowered around a tall yellow
flower. entered by Mrs. J. II. lagler o
Greenwich. Conn. ~ =.
..Ma'am," one Of them said iimidly Z
visitor with a catalogue. would yo'
mind telling US what this hower 49,
ITS A Celsia cretica,' said the Vis'
tor. I,
.Oh, N.Y." gasped the little women II
concert. " thought II was an eve
ming primrose. Flowers just hHe u
only smaller. used TO grow in TIE coun
ivy in Jersey when we was girls an
lived on the farm. hut we've been nvir
ON Third avenue 50 many wears nm
ishin' coats that We sort o forget VIVA
the different overs are called.
II was a rare holiday for such a
these. and some OF them stayed all day
There wasn't any ioral clock to remin'
, them that II was time to go-the mug
clock made Of blossoms featured In IN
advance notices OF the show was not I
be found. A crestfallen press agent ex
planned why.
1--WE had IL all fxei up" he said
flowers that open at 10 to be up I
show the initiated in garden lore tina
10 had struck. and flowers that open q
II. IL, &c.-four O'Clock. for afternoo
tea time. and so OH. The hours were "A
corralled in a booth. but hours are eve
fieeting, and so these proved. First IN
owner OF Ia oclock-sunhowers-dls
covered a bare spot in his rock garde
and took 10 o'clock to MI 1t. and then
o'clock went. and by and by We had I
give UP the clock project
N.u,. rarcny md roses shared NpSteI
day W them. Representatives ,
the best families both OF rosedom an
O, the state across the Hudson wei
there. The commercial rose rowers
canot be denied. far surpassed the pr
yate hut some Of the big Is
tates in New York. Connecticut and Jel
sew sent some beautiful specimens {
cut roses.
The rose gardens. which are such a
attractive feature OF the show. See'ne
even more perfect h on the day h
fore. There Is one IN the centre of Il
Palace. al roses and pebbly walks an
quaint marble seats-looking down on
from the gallery at the south IL seen
as II the Sleeping Beauty must be lyir
in the arbor at the end and that she Ar
the roses must presently awake. 1t
all SO lovely that II seems as IL IL mu
be "a dream.
The lilacs and pansies appeared
trife unhappy. Greenhouses don't see
to agree with lilacs: their products al
never like the lilacs that in the doc
ward hlOomed. Saddest of all were Il
cut pansies. Wednesday they wei
splendid. hut yesterday their little face
grew more and more haggard. and OF
: by one they gave up the ghost and die
, Yesterdays lecture at II o'clock WI
by r. H.. Wilson Of the Arnold Arbor
tum. Boston. who talked about Japanei