Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
CITY FLOWER ADDS NEW
Ct L0RAL SHOW INTEREST
Exhibit Will BE Held nj $40 West
Franklin Strcct-OpcnS
Thursday.

interest in the flower show. which
. Is TO be given in Richmond on May
! 81 6 and Z. is intensified now that the
city has authorized an official flower,
that flower being the iris. which was
recommended by the James River
Garden Club and 4 number OF similar
organizations. In describing the iris
and its connection with the flower
/, festival, Mrs. NJ. c. Patterson. prom
nent in the James River Garden Club.
4 has this TO say:
AT the flower festival and iris
show; which is TO he held at 81" WSSi
week beginning Thursday morning.
the iris Will take an important place
as II has he.n adopted as the city
flower. This is the first flower res
tivai and our civic pride should be
keen to mako it 4 success
THE James River Garden Club
sponsors this festival and the pro-
ceeds are going towards the cncour-
The club has in the past given many
splendid lectures 10 the public and
now IL is even moro ambitious ana
hopes this festival is only tho fore
runner to bigger ana better things.
and that in the near future our state
may boas; Of AN horticultural So
ciety. for. although an amateur club.
IT wishes to stand back OF and en-
courage professional flower growers.
and so many prizes are offered to
florists and nurscrymcn and no en-
trance fee Is required of anyone. ANA
amateurs too, are urged to compete
for. prizes.
most attractive tea garden. and sew
seral of the florists and tradcsmcu are
combining To create artistic effects
and are showing much interest and
are most public spirited in their Of
forts to make the flower festival Il
TOO y . .N-aN \
of the attractive features Of the fcs-
tival, and the designs Will be absc-
1lutely different.
1T has been found that numbers
lot people are growing The iris in and
about the city. and besides the old
fashioned flag with Its rich purple
/ SeiyetE colorinr. Lavender, pink and
Z rich Yellows are growing in secluded
home gardens. All Of these viii he
brought forth 10 display TO the pub
$50 all may learn tho varieties and
names and sec the beautiful colo-s Of
our city flower. Ruskin spoke OF tho
iris as the flower Of Chivalry. as it
mas a sword for q lear and lily for
Could there 81 any flower more
ways for it's ch!valorous men?
of ali o5gff IL get isS as 6 6,f disnlay
been put in cold storage in the city
stores 10 hc held back TO bloom on.
ipr the festival. This will prove TO
me h9rlsis and the skeptical that
tnese flowers can he KEEP; for weeks
LOT commercial purposes. and also
ior transformation. 4 stalk fun Of
ouds placed in water viii continue
10 bIoom one after III. other for a
Flowers. other than the iris. viii
ne on exhibition and many prizes are
oHered for the same. Amateurs are
urged 10 compete and apply Tor en-
Sry cards, which are given anyona
tree OF charge. To encoural-e inter-
ISt IN flowers among amateurs. Mrs
william Il, Mass!c Is Offering as .
sweepstakes prize a silver cum Ia Tho
saTden club tina, j. a member Or tbo
nnrden c.ab % Virg MIA, for tho mas,
neritious exhibit in All tho class.s
"pen TO amateurs This is no, lIr3f, :
20 TO the lis but includes am ,y5
: The children ar" urged - co-,-
ana Il special prize Is nn.-od ~
ntrH houses hy Mrs. r \. Mile ~
ohl,dfen have a special day. Sa.i,rJ.,,,'
;ria each ONE j. given a root ~; ~
In their gardens. 30 pant