Evening star., 1917-11-02
ALL PAY tribute
TO WAR MOTHER
Name Bestowed Upon a Par.
ticuIarIy Pretty Bloom at
Mum Show.

The War Mother" IL receiving hom-
age today and will continue to be the
observed of all observers" during the
remainder Of the mum" show in the
greenhouses of the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture. 14th and B
streets northwest.
The War Mother was named today
by one of the biggest government Off
cials in honor of his wife, who had
given her son to the service, and in
honor If all other mothers whose sons
have answered the "cali to the colors."
He found this attractive bloom. some
what shorter than most of those in the
show. fairly hidden away. where few
could see and admire it's beauty. Now
that it has been named the War Moth
er" it has been placed conspicuously out
in front of all the rest and shown to
every person visiting the show. To-
morrow, which has been set apart par
ticularly for the children to visit the
chrysanthemum show, has been called
Mothers day" and the War Mother
will be occupying the place of honor.
OF Quecnly Stock.
Here is how the official sponsor called
attention to the peculiar beauty and
significance of the bloom, which Is of
the Queen Mary" stock:
The War Mother Is Of queen.y
stock. The bloom is white. emblem
attic of mother purity in love for her
son and for peace. It is fiecked with
the red of devotion to her country and
sacrifice Of her son to the call Of duty.
Tor an early dawn of peace and the re-
turn OF her son. Its stalk is short. a
true picture of the little mother who
looks up with mother alteration to her
speaks Of the strength of mother de-
votion. how stanchly she stands for
right and gives that strength Of char
acter to her son. how she stands back
of him in all things"
The War Bride" of last year has
thus been supplanted at this seasons
show by the war Mother
Another one of the new Japanese
seedlings has been named Junior" 1t
is of deep claret color, lustrous and
lu1uriant. The horticulturist experts
who have studied 1t carefully say that
In another year this should prove to be
one Of the best of all the chrysanthe-
NUNS The form of the petals give a
peculiarly pleasing effect.
Regarded in Prize Glass.
The rAnola Wright" is a pineapple
shaped bloom that is considered by some
Of the best authorities to be the prize
Of this years collection. 1t is of dell
cately shaded rose-pink coloring. re-
sembling the Chieftain or DR.. Euguehard,
possibly intermediate between these two.
1t has less of violet or lavender than
the former and Is slightly softer than the
latter. 1t is Of very large size, about
eight and one-half inches or more in dia-
ameter. 1t is a strong grower with med
m-sfzed faliage, and its only weak point
is that the stem is scarcely strong enough
to hold the large bloom erect. 1t is Of
more rosy tint than the Lady Hopetoun
The largest bloom in the entire show
Is tangled blonde which IL already more
than foot In diameter and has not yet
reached its fun fiorescence. This is Mrs.
R. C. Pulling. very light yellow, espe-
cially adapted for exhibition purposes.
Pompon Seedlings Named.
Some of the pretty pompon seedlings
have been named. including the
Emma" which is a very unusual shade
Joy Boy" which is Of deeper pink, and
the Nancy. which is Of delicate. bash
full pink. The Charlotte Augusta Haw-
ley was named today. Il is an unusual
clusters of old-gold blooms
The Miss Nellie Brown" q white
pompon named last year. In one Of the
best white pompons ever produced by
tuo lcueTdi greenhouses. II fS con-
sidered rival to the old favorite,
white Dotty."
The interest Of Washington people in
the show was demonstrated by q con-
slant procession Of visitors. There were
more than 1000 persons who saw the
blooms yesterday. and the attendance
continued up until the closing hour at
o'clock last night The mum" show
Will be open again tonight until .
o'clock. and every other night until
next Wednesday.
The number of men in uniform who
are visiting the greenhouses is a par
tfcn1arly ipfararfinO foot,,.~