Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
PLANS ANNUAL FLOWER
SHOW HERE MAY 8 AND ID
Organization Increases in Aim
and Scope as Well as in
Numbers.
ACTIVE IN WORLD WAR WORK
herEca Eight Garden Clubs OF Vir-
Sfnin Into Stntr Fcdcratfon-One
or Most Valuable Contributions to
city Life WINS Fluwrr Iris.

The James River Garden Club.
which VIII have it's annual flower
show on May and 10. at 1000 IVES.
Franklin street. passed its seventh
birthday this year. The organization
has increased in aim and In scop.
AN well as in numbers during this
time.
In the hrst report OF the president.
MIS- NJ &. Patterson. made In 1916.
we una that the main object OF
our club was TO get together tn dis
cuse garden topics and Interchange
'"~as' plants. seeds. and books on
gardening This interchange
brought forth much vaiuabl. infor-
nation. elected In the form Of 1ucs-
ions and answers. which will be
printed soon In these columns. for 1,
shows most intelligent interest in
gardening and an actual personal
knowledge OF plants and flowers.
During the FIRST year OF tho cIub
several lectures were arranged and
through the settlement workers a
prize offered To the children of Rich
nond for the best backward yaroen
Papers were read by various mem
hers. ana. at the suggestion Of Mrs
John Kerr Branch. II was arranged
mat AT The spring and fail meet
ihGs' members bring with them spcci-
mems Of fine flowers. FRUITS and youe
tables
object OF Club nroadens
IN" report Of the succeeding wear
sim from Mrs. Patterson. shows ,ha,
the object OF the club had Lroadcucd
l" promote Interest in gardens. the r
design and mHnag-msnt: 10 C,-ot,.
rate In the protection of Wild now
crs and native plants and to en-
courage civic planting The cam
r-u'iNe exhibitions proved very sue.
o"Ss'ui. and ribbons were awarded
the finest specimens.
Mrs. N"rthrop brought thir,v-sIx
varieties Of fow.rs in bloom ON her
estate Aprll' %, which showed not
""N !"v" for gardening. but "A
""'W'e"ec OF nomenclature quite sur
prisihS On tn. sam. occasion Mr.
"n',s'oh hhh ,""ntE-seven varieties
hnd Mrs. Patterson twenty. and there
we're ten varieties OF iilacs'
After these exhibitions IN. nny.r.
We're sent :" the aick. and tho y,rc
'""''S 10 the shcltcring Arms Has
Pi'"i' Articles OF interest were nruip
"r'tteh by the members and tn.
question box continued 10 collect vat
nab!c information. Several prizo. -,
garden tools wer. awarded .hiid,.n
through tho social workers az no
nurses settlement. /, was during
'h'h year, also. that their eXcelIen,
p""n on iood conservation Nas com
P''u an" distributed by the club.
Active In wnr Work.
During the war. the club nor o,l,.
kept up IT'S former activities. bur
lent it's assistance to many n.v M
dertakings. The members hcIn.d g.,
mo victory Loan drive. and took -, r.,
IN Inc Times Dispatch pure food e,.
n'p''ioh' y *25 scholarship was az
ieren by them in the Woman's Land
Army Training School at the I'M.
'erHity OF Virginia. And. most s,r.n-
uous undertaking OF all. q curb n,r
Net was started. sciling the flowers
ana produce of the club garden,
however the final accomplish.
hcht OF slit Of $500 divided n.
Mn Scrbla and France. should b.
matter OF great pride To the mann.
members who gave of themSeiy.. -,
cHort and OF their gardens I'm nrn.
nutc. The work in France was i'm
fch!ahtinG tho devastated areas ava
In the city Of Nisch, in far aw,y
serbia. there is small school gar
den tended ny little children. known
as the James River Garden--,he yift
of tho club 81
h.
leadership ot The president. Mrs ~
y. Wh.eiwriGh;. the club estah.
lishcd twenty-five junior flower clubs
among the little girls OF three of
'"c Iocai public schools, and dis
'ributcd more than 500 packets of
seeds and about 1000 plants
organizes state Federation.
Last year the James River Gar
",n 'i"b orSanized the eight garden
trt
eratlon. and entertained about six,y.
guests who came to Richmond ne
representatives from all parts Of tho
state. In June, The members mad.
a long border Of flowers of moro
man a thousand plants for tho Grin.
pea Children's Hospital. furnishing
inc iahoT. as we'll as tho plants.
anu last year. also, the Garden
cum made one Of it's most valuable
contributions to the life Of the civ
Mrs. WheelwriGht's account, follows.
me announce ment came early in
the spring that the city fathers
needed city flower. 1t must he a
mower suitable to wear in the
Mayors buttonhole on State oc
casions. hut II must also look we'll in
a pot, and. better still. when maaseJ
IN park planting. II must bloom
all the year round and be hardy out
side, hut II must also force well for
the florist and greenhouse. I, must
Ike 1t hot. but he able TO stand n
freeze. 1t must not mind the wet.
but II must prefer it dry and last
Of all. il must he flower that no
other city in the whole United States
had thought Of for a city flower"
Iris Choice OF Club.
That such list OF qualifications
should have been demanded seems
amazing enough, but what is more
so. is the fact that Iris. the choice
OF the Garden Club. fulills pracu-
.cally all OF these requirements.
II Is not necessary to describe in
detail the really wonderful flower
show held last May by the Garden
Club. Everyone who saw II re-
members how. very lovely II was. and
looks forward to the display this
year, which promises to be even
larger and more beautiful than he
fore. Practically every competitive
exhibit Is open to the public and the
people OF Richmond are cordially in
vited to enter their flowers for the
prizes. and to feel that the flower
show Is civic affair.