. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1284 The American Florist, Jan. 14, Pasadena, Calif. NEW tear's rose TOURNAMENT. The New Year's pageant of flowers, held January 2, was one of the most magnificent spectacles imaginable. The "Crown City" is beautiful at all times, but on this lovely January morning under a blue sky with a faint breeze from the nearby orange groves laden with their delicate perfume, and the sun shining warm and bright, the set- ting for the really splendid show was absolutely perfect. The streets were lined with palm fron
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1284 The American Florist, Jan. 14, Pasadena, Calif. NEW tear's rose TOURNAMENT. The New Year's pageant of flowers, held January 2, was one of the most magnificent spectacles imaginable. The "Crown City" is beautiful at all times, but on this lovely January morning under a blue sky with a faint breeze from the nearby orange groves laden with their delicate perfume, and the sun shining warm and bright, the set- ting for the really splendid show was absolutely perfect. The streets were lined with palm fronds and bunt- ing, almost every building being elab- orately trimmed with asparagus plumo- sus, Cherokee roses, pepper boughs and orange branches laden with fruit. The Queen of the Tournament (Miss Ruth Palmer) rode in an exquisitely built barge, drawn, apparently, by a large swan of white roses attached by ropes of smilax, a most beautiful conceit. The number of floats, automobiles and other decorated vehicles numbered over 100, and in richness of design and decoration left nothing to be desired. To mention a little of them would take far too much space, but a few of the most striking may well have notice. The South Pasadena Magnet float was very attractive and was supposed to be symbolic of the drawing powers of the lovely spot. The magnet vi'as made of 20,000 white roses and an im- mense number of scarlet geraniums. The base was of flaming poinsettias and was drawn by six coal-black horses with blankets and collars of scarlet flow- ers. Fifty thousand violets and chrys- anthemums were used in the Realty float by the chamber of commerce, the golden yellow chrysanthemums rising in the form of an immense sun from a cloud of blue violets. The Covina city float, representing the orange packing industry, was a marvel of detail, perfectly carried out, and ap- plauding sightseers were rewarded by oranges tossed from the float by at- tendants. Thousands of the golden fruits were throw
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