The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-01
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IdoIIS oS Tic AtOlIllC N1Ul6Cule,
composed of carrots and turnip:
and a spectacular still life ar
rangement that begins with wood
en- bowl and ends with a sponge
basket containing a pineapple, ra
dishes and assorted vegetables.
The dried arrangements utilize
driftwood and native seed pods
and plants combined in all sorts o.
interesting ways with brass, wood
carvings and bamboo.
Hibiscus Corner
The colorful hibiscus corner is a
dramatic contrast to the subdued
tones of the dried arrangements
with all the colors of the rainbow
and quite a few more in their fra.
/ gle, lovely blossoms. They all look
very much at home bordering a
plot of grass with a tall fence be.
hind them - just as if they were
waiting for a humming bird to
come by.
On either side of the steps lead.
ing to the upper garden, are long
tables with bouquets arranged in
antique containers and shells filled
with tropical flowers.
The little garden at the top OIL
the steps has a fountain and
wrought iron furniture, and you
can wander around admiring the
"three-dimensional" pictures OF
exhibition.
Passion Flower
AS always, you look for the
"PaSslflora' with its crucifix hang
ing above the white prayer book, ;
crystal rosary and slender bue
vase containing three exquisite
Passion flower blossoms.
Striking in its simplicity is "Sea
Iscape" with a graceful arrange
ment OF star white seaweed ant
coral against 4 deep blue back
ground.
Amethyst" is a beautifully bal
anced study in shades of purple
A fat purple base with a slende,
neck contains fluffy ageratum ant
velvety petuniaS. Natural amethys
quartz and Moses in the bullrush'
leaves an unusual touch.
RED ShawIsrs"
| A gay note is truck in "Rec
Snawlers" - the third in this ser
les. Depicting a scene in the "ouar
terS," two red Shawled colore,
women are gossiping over the bacl
fence in the midst of assorted
small children, dogs, and cats.
"Aabaster Vase" is nostalgi.
with its marbelized background /,
beautifully carved vase and i;
small bowl containing three full
blown roses.
Materials from Little Torch Ke,
combine to make an unusual anc
interesting composition featuring .
brach Of "Torchwood" and for co
Tor contrast, a small pottery bow
and two pottery birds.
Coming back down the stems
you see what appears to be a huge
bed of dainty African violets Ar
ranged in a TERED circle. these
range in color from white, throug 81
pink to deep purple.
Table Settings
Grcling the violet exhibit sre
tables with settings keyed to tro
pical living. "Rosy Future" fea
lures Rosita hibiscus blossoms II
cocoanut spathe on a burgond,
cloth.
A table with deep blue clotl
Is conferred with a large white
painted starfish filled with brilliant
req poinsettias. A-other table fea.
lures an unusual arrangement o.
sea grape leaves, grapes and WOOD
roses on a chartreuse cloth
Brown is the background colo,
TOR table with a Mexican theme
A hurricane globe containing a sin
gle stalk of bright yellow "Christ
mas Candle" with crotons ant
wood roses clustered around the
base is used for the centerpiece
| Riot Of Color
The corner opposite the hibiscu:
is filled with begonias and Gala
dlums. Even these familiar plant,
made out-of-town visitors stop anc
look. The ones back home" never
approach the colors found in tn,
ones on exhibit at the Flower Show
There is always a crowd arount
the orchid booth with its back
ground of rare blossoms and al
exhibit showing the development O
an orchid from the time YOU decide
to plant the seed until you proud
iy pick your own corsage.
i Roses in nearly every shade anC
variety can be seen at the rost
booth. Most of the comments over
heard were to the effect that i
b.