The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-14
Flower sAe,e Hinge success, Marked By
Unusual Variety And Gieeer Grouping
OF Fruits, Plants, Seeds Ind Bloonas

Mrs. William r. Warren and
Mrs. Norberg Thompson and the
rest of their Flower Show Com
mittee who have been working
from sunrise to about midnight,
definitely non-union hours and
without pay, these past weeks to
get the Flower Show started, can
now sit back for a well Learned
rest and know they have q huge
and outstanding success on their
hands.
The cool well Lighted Elk's Au-
ditoriunn made an excellent and
convenient exhibition hall, and
the air conditioning undoubted-
ly helped to keep the plants fresh
looking through the three days.
The well-spaced mad interesting
grouping of both wall and table
arrangements and the carefully
labeled plants made it easy to
find out the name of the plant or
exhibitor. Key Westers as well
as visitors Oh-ed and Aired over
the many strange fruits, seeds
and pods, the gorgeous ginger
flowers. the brilliant Bomba and
Lenten tree blossoms and the ex-
quisite Eucharis lily blooms. The
beautifully planned platform ar
rangement of crotons and coleias
stopped everyone. Here in very
limited space was a formal gar
den, complete with sanded, paths,
fountain and bird bath : arrange
ments, done only. with the we'll
known croton and eoleia, yet hav-'
ing infinite and pleasing variety.
Judges for the general Flower.
Show We're: Mrs. AlfredtJ. Beck
of FIT. Lauderdafe; Mrs. Edgar
Willing and Mrs. Anne Carmou-
che of Key West. Blue, Ribbons,
the highest prize were given for.
the following groupings: Bou-
gainvillea. Mrs. Edwin Trevor,
Chairman; Croton and coleias,,
Mrs. John Gardner. Chairman
Caladiurns, Mrs. George Perpall,
chairman; Hibiscus, Mrs. Curry
Moreno, Chairman; Oleanders,
Mrs. Herbert Pace, Chairman,
Tropical Flowers Mr.. and Mrs.
jerry Trevor, chair1nen; and
Tropical Fruits, Mrs, Stephen w.
Douglass and Earle johnson. Blue;
ribbon also went to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace B. Kirke for their inter-
esting wall arrangement of dried
seeds and pods. ,*
Everyone stopped before the
loaded fruit table presided over
by Mrs. Stephen w. Douglass. It,
groaned under eoconuts in various
stages of ripeness, huge bread
fruit, with their enormous leaves
We're new sight to many Of the
visitors. Mamey's. Tiesas, sugar
apples, Jamaica apples, sour sop,
Surinana cherries, 4 IA lb. pa
paya or paw-paw, and some mon
sterosas. another papaya like
fruit brought many EXPLANATIONS
and comments of surprise FROM
visitors. q. -
The interesting exhibit Of
herbs and simples was put on by
our colored citizens under the di-
rection of Mrs Everett Winter.
We could probably all benefit by
copying down the careful direc-
tons given with these simple
remedies. Our pioneer ancestors
used them and they must have
had some merit or: we wouldn't
be here to tell the tale. This ex-
hibit received special merit
award of the. Blue, Red and
White Ribbons. 60
In the competitive classes the
prizes were as follows: = i
African violets--lst Prize, Mrs.
Henry Sands; 2pd prize, Mrs. |
Al Mills: 3rd prize, Mrs John ,
Gardner; Honorable Mention
went to Mrs. Al Mills for a sec
ond group entry, ! i
Roses-lst- prize. Mrs. Allen 81
Curry; End prize. + Mrs. Chas.