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<J
tulips, daffodils, azaleas, ihodo- buds in the tree tops added to if they can get
dendion and lilies Die atmospheie state appioval is to plant and
Theie weie many beautiful The tarm was biought into the care f o i an herb garden at the
anangements and houseplants pictuie with a faim scene oi a p lo beit Fulton bnthplace
Dned floweis weie used m mmiatuie led bain and a Jersev
some anangements and in pic- cow an( j ca jf an( j a white ewe This club was organized in
tines and i am b fenced in with a white 1937 and has 25 members Mrs.
The Delawaie Valley College, board fence and a colorful land
Doylestown, had a large and in- scape of lanunculus
t resting exhibit of herbs A peacock was in one exhibit
Penn State Univeisity had a to lend his coloi Bird houses
tempoiary gieen house display- and bird feedeis made tiom
ed and plans foi diffeient types cocoanut shells were there
of gieenhouses There was a vegetable garden
Garden scenes weie replete wlth lu sh gieen lettuce, parsley,
v ith full grown shade and iloW- -scallions etc growing in another
enng tiees, gieen grass, shiub- exhibit
bery, floweis. stone and wooden Allied Florists gave demon
walls, fountains and pools, stiations entitled “Introduction
bridges, quiet paths, a patio to BonsaT’ and “Fun With
with a barbecue pit, wiought Ploweis” Some interesting
non furmtiue and wooden hints foi flowex airangmg were
benches thrown out as well as sugges-
One outstanding scene mclud- tKms fOl f tools t 0 use 111 the ai '
r,r ' an old weathered concrete ian § ements
chimney which was about 20 Some hints weie to cut the
stems of fresh tiowers on a
slant put in a vase of waim
watei, remove leaves below the
watei line and wash containers
altei each use with plenty ol
soap and watei
A half teaspoon of umelmed
or blown sugai can be added to.
water in the vase. instead ol
aspum as some people do, keep
in a cool p'ace especially over
night and out of sunlight in dav-i
time as some floweis such as j
tulips tum toward the light and I
actuallv glow in the water |
They advised not to place cut!
floweis upon a television set as ■
a certain amount of heat is j
geneiated fiom the set and this i
tends to wilt the floweis and I
they will not last as long
It was stated that most of the
commeicial oichids used for!
corsages are giown in New Jei-|
sey This excludes the little
oichids grown in Hawaii
Most of the African violetsi
sold in this area aie grown in
Etteis, northern York County,!
lust east of loute 83
The Drumore Flowei Club
was one group that took a bus
load to the flower show Theie
weie 46 in the gioup, mostly
from the southern end of the
county They have been attend
ing for about 25 years
This club takes at least four
tups a year, one in May one
Clayton Wiley, Peach Bottom, is
3ust completing a two year term
as its president.
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