Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-29
FREE MUM SHOW
OPENS TOMORROW
Private Invitation Exhibit
to Precede General View
in Afternoon.

The thirty-flfth annual free chrys-
anthemum show of the United States
Department of Agriculture starts to-
morrow. In accordance with a GUS
tom of many years, the exhibition
will be formally opened in the morn
ing with a private invitation showing
by Mrs. Henry Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture. Among
those invited are Mrs. Roosevelt, wives
of cabinet officers, Of diplomatic Off
Gals, of Supreme Court justices, of
United States Senators and members
of the House, of ranking officers of
the Army and Navy and many pub
lie officials and leaders in Washing
ton society.
The doors will be thrown open to
the public at pm. The show, in
the exhibition greenhouse of the de-
partment, at Fourteenth street and
Constitution avenue, will continue for
one week, with the doors open daily,
including Sunday, from am. until
9pm.
officials of the Bureau of Plant
Industry, who have arranged the show,
say that this year it exceeds all other
previous exhibitions in quality Of
plants, variegation of coloring and
formation of blooms, and in the rec
cord-breaking number of plants and
varieties.
All Grown by Department.
The show comprises a collection OF
21O varieties of most carefully select
ed japanese chrysanthemumS, Alt va
rieties of pompom and single (garden)
chrysanthemums and II varieties OF
cascade (basket) chrysanthemums-
many of which are new commercial
varieties introduced this year. All
have been grown in the Department
of Agriculture greenhouses.
The large yellow japanese variety
named for Mrs. Roosevelt will be in
evidence. A number of these have
been supplied to the White House.
There are on display many new va
rieties of Japanese, pompon, single,
and cascade chrysanthemums, all
originated by the departments expert
gardeners through cross-pollenization.
In the exhibition greenhouse, given
over for this display. are masSed in
the center bed 1900 plants of the
large-flowered Japanese varieties in
all sorts of colors and shades, includ-
ing white and many shades of lemon,
yellow, gold, bronze, lavender, pink,
seashell, iridescent, violet, purple, gar
net, red, scarlet.
Petal Types Varied.
In form the large-flowered types are
incurred, with petals close together,
turning in to the center. giving the
flower a distinctly globular shape.
The anemone type is characterized by
a prominent cushionlike center and
regularly arranged petals, something
like a huge daisy. There are many
other forms among the large-f1owered
blooms, numerous gradations between
the globular and rather flat-head
shapes. The petals also show wide
variety-some f1uted. some broad and
fiat, others more quill-like or tabu-
lated, and of varying length from short,
straight, spreading florets to long,
dropping, twisted, tangled or irregu-
larry curved.
At each end of the long center
bank of Japanese blooms are placed
large, specially grown exhibition
plants, each respondent in hundreds
of blooms.
There are more than 600 plants
of the smaller Powered pompons and
single varieties, most Of which are
hardy and of home garden stock.
These are placed on raised benches
on either side of the exhibition green
house. Each plant bears several to
20 sprays OF flowers in color range
similar to that of the larger exhi-
bition blooms veritable riot of
colors. In form these smaller flowers
include singles showing a definite
center with one row Of petals, the
pompon type, more globular in shape,
and the small button varieties. There
are many gradations in form between
these types and the petals also vary
widely In shape and size.
Over the walks in the show house