March 23, 1907 



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Group of Rose Society Visitors at Washington 



and rare plants, notable among which 

 were Asparagus elongata in bloom. Ly- 

 caste Mandlana and other interesting 

 novelties. Lager & Hurrell displayed 

 a collection of rare orchids and Ed. 

 S. Schmid aquatic plants in variety. 



The decoration of the exhibition hall 

 and the banquet room by George C. 

 Shaffer was a striking demonstration 

 of that gentleman's artistic abilities. 



The mantel decoration on the first 

 dav by Z. D. Blackistone with roses 

 and ferns and on the second day bv 

 F. R. Pierson Co., with Winsor carna- 

 tions was one of the most admired 

 features of the exhibition, the latter 

 repeating the pronounced success made 

 at Toronto. As a decorative flower- 

 in such work, associated with delicate 

 ferns and asparagus Winsor is un- 

 excelled as its color is equally effec- 

 tive and satisfactory under any kind 

 ot light. 



.41 the close of the banquet at the 

 Ai-lington Hotel. Peter Bisset the 

 raiser of the rose Queen Beatrice made 

 announcement that the story circu- 

 lated publicly to the effect that he 

 had received SoU.OOU from the sale of 

 the rose was false and misleading and 

 that he would not tolerate its repeti- 

 tion. The actual amount paid Mr. 

 Bisset for the stock was very much 

 less: one of the daily papers of the 

 following day stated same to have 

 been $150. 



On the closing evening of the ex- 

 hibition the cups and other trophies 

 were presented to the winners by 

 Secretary Hammond from the platform 

 in the exhibition hall. Mr. Hammond's 

 remarks were very witty and pertinent 

 as he handed over the articles to their 

 respective owners. At the close presi- 

 dent Simpson said a few parting words, 

 expressing gratitude to the hosts of 

 the occasion and hopeful promise for 



Louis Freeman was highly compli- 

 mented on the manner in which he 

 conducted the exhibition as general 

 manager. There were many difficul- 

 ties in the way and the manner in 

 which they were met and overcoifie 

 was highly creditable to superintend- 

 ent Freeman and the good words said 

 of him were well deserved. 





LITTLE JOURNEYS BY THE GIN- 

 GER JAR MAN. 

 II. 

 The White House. 



Scene: The Rose Show. Washing- 

 ton. A question come? from the 

 speaker's platform. Would we like to 

 shake hands with the president? 

 Everybody seems to be of one mind 

 about that and so, headed hy Presi- 

 dent Bisset and President Simpson we 

 marched about a hundred strong to 

 the White House, passed safely the 

 guardians of the iwrtals and arrived 

 shortly in the East Room, where we 

 had the pleasure of presenting fifty 

 blooms of prize- winning Richmonds to 

 the chief executive of the nation. His 

 astonishment and his keen apprecia- 

 tion of the r-onipliment were both 

 plainly apparent. Evidently most of 

 the people who go to see Theodore go 

 to get something and not to give any- 

 thing away and so this crowd of flow- 

 er growers bearing a sample of their 

 best was a new experience. 



Robert Craig in his most suave and 

 dulcet tones told the story, the why 

 of our visit and the wherefor of the 

 giit. Bows ard smiles from the pres- 

 ident who then shakes with Gurney 

 Hill, the raiser of Richmond, and 

 thanks the good Lord that we have 

 some in Amsrica who can go those 

 clever foreigners one better and 



and sciences in America may prodttcc 

 Gurney Hills ad. lib. After which we 

 all look to see if our good right fist 

 is clean and pass .along the line. Some 

 of us are pretty nervous and worked 

 up. Langjahr looks i>ale and fidgety 

 and evidently feels like taking a sneak 

 thro' some side door. Heacock who 

 is also vrell up in the crowd seems 

 to be counting his democratic beads 

 and crossing himself. O'Mara further 

 ilown the line beams like the morning 

 iuin and seems altogether happy and 

 unafraid — a worthy representative of 

 the tmterrifled democracy of Jersey 

 City. By and by it was Job's turn. 

 Your humble servant of the Ginger 

 Jar was not far behind Job. Well, 

 gentlemen, I am pretty awkwa.rd but 

 I hope to goodness I can make a bet- 

 ter l)ow and handshake than Job. 

 Then Phil, came along. I was glad to 

 see that Phil, was just about as flust- 

 ered as I was and only got half 

 through his remarks when th? inex- 

 orable isergeantAat-arms pushed him 

 along. 



The East room is ginger-colored all 

 through. Ginger colored curtains, gin- 

 ger 'oiored mirror frames, ginger col- 

 ored wall paper, ginger colored pianos, 

 ginger colored everything except the 

 two big ginger jars. The latter are 

 blue. 



Finally the function was all over 

 and then a photograph of our crowd 

 was taken on the steps of the treasury 

 liuilding. 



It was the proudest moment of my 

 life when I shook hands with the rul- 

 er of this great republic and an occa- 

 sion that will long he remembered b.v 

 me. I am busy now retailing in Phil- 

 adelphia the hand that shook the hand 

 at a handsome profit but to all the 

 readers of HORTICULTURE it is free. 

 Come in! 



