The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-05
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Great Variety Of Beautiful
Plants Gorgeous!y Displayed
During Tropical FloUer Shou

and blooms on display by lovers OF
the rare in horticulture, is the
Tropical Flower Show, sponsored
by the Citizenship Committee OF
the Key West Woman's Club, OF
which Mrs. Wallace Bryant Kirke
is chairman.
The show was opened to the
public yesterday afternoon and
the first one to enter the realm of
beauty and delightful aromas was
Admiral C. S. Freeman, u. S. NJ,
who arrived from Cuba Tuesday
afternoon.
Admiral Freeman, who is an
amateur botanist of note, and has
had a wide experience in floral
exhibitions. was surprised and de-
lighted at the display of floral
produced on this island and freely
stated that he had never imagined
there were so many varieties of
shrubs and flowers in Key West.
Great Admiration
Others, both men and women
who devote great deal of time to
the cultivation of flowers, joined
with the admiral in expressing
surprise at the number of classifi-
cations and admiration of the
blooms to many of which were dis
tinctive in coloring, size and form.
Among the exhibitors, their ex-
hibits and ribbons were:
Mrs. w. E. Huston, Easter
lilies, red.
Miss Eta Patterson, red and
white phlox, white.
Frank C. Brown, pink olean-
ders, white.
Mrs. o. s. Long, white and red
oleanders. blue.
Public Library. Pandanus, red.
Mrs. Newton Curry, Areca
palm, red.
Casa Marina, Fish Tail palm,
blue.
Mrs. VIM. H. Malone, display
Of Hibiscus. blue.
Mrs. v. II. MilIington and Mrs.
B. c. Moreno, display of wild
flowers, red.
Mrs. c. G. Hicks and Mrs. B. C.
Moreno, Cactus (prickly pearl,
blue.
Mrs. A. C. Elgin. wild flower
display, blue.
Mrs. ). J. Trevor. wild Pepper
berry, red.
Mrs. James Cormack. Paradise
tree, red.
Mrs. v. A. johnson, Crown of
Thorns, red.
Mrs. F. shourds. Red Bird,
white.
R. H. Kemp. Sanseveria, white.
Mrs. F. Shourds, Grown of
Thorns, white.
Frank C. Brown, pale pink
Begonia. red.
R. H. Kemp, pink Lucerne
Begonia, blue.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hewett, red Begonia,
blue.
Professor w. C. Duncan, varie-
gated Phlox, white.
Professor w. C. Duncan, Afri-
can (bronze) Marigolds. blue.
Mrs. VIM. r. Warren, Lantana,
red.
Mrs. James Adams, display of
Sanflowers, red.
Mrs. o. S. Long. double Mas
turtiums. scented, blue.
Mrs. Fred Dion, Stephanotis.
red.
Mrs. J. J. Trevor, Ageratum
eoraline. white.
Mrs. o. S. Long. fluffy ruffle
Petnnia.
Mrs. William Phelan. Euchar-
ist Lilly and Japanese Iris, white.
Professor Duncan, arrange
ment Of Candytuff and Pink RAJ
dance roses in basket and tray,
blue. Basket was made by Eve
Ito Estevez aud the tray by Man
uel Alayon. both pupils of First
Frnde b. Division Street school.
Mrs. o. S. Long. Dahlia display.
eolors. lavender, ashes Of roses and
yellow. The yellow bloom mea-
sures ~ inches. blue.
]. NJ. Cremata, Gamma lilies.
white.
Mrs. J. ShourdS. Red Bird. blue.
Mrs. Clara Shine, Fish Tail
palm. red.
South Florida Contracting and
Engineering company, beautiful
window display. blue.
South Florida Contracting and
Engineering company. Red Radi-
ance Roses. blue.
Mrs. Louisa Warren. matron OF
the County Home, zinnias grown
At the institution. blue.
Tom warren, Jr.. water lilies in
aquarium BY Betty Moreno, blue.
Tom Warren. Jr., water lilies
and aquarium. white.
Mrs. o. 5. Long. snap dragons
and Radiance Roses. white.
Mrs. W. +. Huston. Miehaelmas
Daisies and Pink Radiance Roses.
blae.