20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13,1971 Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show Draws Local Persons Bv Mrs Charles McSparran Farm Feature Writer The Philadelphia Flower and Caiden Show, nuclei the man agement of the Penns\l\ama Hoiticultuial Socict' Philadelphia Civic Centei. at tracted thousands of tlowei Icveis fiom fai and neai tins week Mam Lancastei Countians tiavelled by bus loads and cai loads to see the fine displays As one descended the escala tor into the laige auditoiium it was like entenng nuo a magical spungtime with the spnng flowenng tiees and shrubs all abloom It was as if the coloiful tulips, daffodils and hyacinths weie trying 'o outdo the Uillei bloom ing pl3l l >-i And the mingled fragiance of sweet smelling loses Eastei liheo, Lhes of the valley, carna tions and gaidemas peimeated the whole atmospheie Exhibiting weie nuisenes, One of the breathtaking exhibits done by a Philadelphia ilonst featured many gorgeous arrangements centered with a cherub fountain under a white wrought iron cupola. A small portion ol IV Southeastern garet Patterson, Leacock, taking in the Pennsylvania Orchid S-c J:'s topical sights, setting with a countj xWan, ILss Mar- flousts, garden clubs, horticul turists pm ate gaidens and commeicial garden centers as well as commercial garden sup ply companies Piobably the most outstanding fcatme of the show was the btautitul anay of orchid vai ictics Many weie giowmg in tiopical wooded and moist atmospheics in the Large shade tiees, hanging vines moss coveied rocks, fallen tiee limbs and upiooled weather ed stumps and dead leaves were being watered by leahstic watei- Llls and lent themsehes to the n, luk 1 .cene deseit scene with soveial VaKcLes of cactuses and re mains of the coveied wagon days embedded in sand took you to Ihe fai west foi a moment African violets (f cvciy coloi and desci iption wme in piofu sion They could be purchased m the commercial stands as well a° cut floweis, oichid corsages and deseit and dried floweis Some of the most colorful Burpee’s mangold garden was one of toe largest and most colorful exhibits flowers weie laige mangolds feet tall It also had the me in the fall and a Chnstmas trip loses, Übeious begonias, an- wild orchids, mounted foxes and and sometimes an extra trip thenum, ranunculus, gloxinias, wild ducks Sound effects of nnp thpv arp seekin