208 EXHIBITING AND JUDGING 



150 sq. ft. of space, to contain not less than 1000 blooms 

 nor more than 1500 blooms." The quahty of the flowers, 

 the artistic arrangement and general effect were to be the 

 points considered in making the awards. Decorative green 

 of any kind, including plants, was permitted, and the prizes 

 were $200 for the first, 1 100 for the second, and $50 for the 

 third. 



Tiiis induced strong competition in which much di- 

 versity of taste was in evidence, and much skill in the 

 decorative effects produced. In each case an ample ground 

 work of greenery was formed, mostly of the choicer kinds of 

 Maidenhair fern or Nephrolepis. Adiantum Farleyense, 

 as fine specimen plants over dark velvet, was used in one 

 instance, while tall glass vessels, filled with graceful masses 

 of Carnations, each representing one variety, was another 

 feature. Bowls of blooms set on pedestals, and long 

 arches with baskets or bowls of Carnations fastened thereto, 

 formed the scheme of yet another. The canopy idea was 

 also well utihzed, with other means to enhance the grace 

 and to show the value and beauty of the respective varieties 

 without any crowding in the general arrangement. 



A bold scheme of contrasting colors can be very well 

 employed, such as a scarlet against a white, or scarlet, 

 white and pink, but a conglomeration of colors is to be 

 avoided. Pink varieties in several shades, with white and 

 a lesser number of reds, but each shown in a separate vase, 

 usually go well. 



In these arrangements for effect we must get away 

 from the heavy, packed arrangement inalienable from the 

 use of the ordinary exhibition vessels of upright form. 

 Glass jars of various diameters and lengths are ideal for a 

 Carnation exhibit for effect. Very graceful bamboo stands 

 and other contrivances are also utilized, but a background 



