Show A WILD FLOWER SHOW successful method of raising funds available in town anad nt summer resorts pretty and profitable entertainment what could toe novel to help atit tho funds of ct tha numerous charities that cry for old during the summer than a babow ol 01 wild kowa and what could be simple interesting or tesa expensive to arrange and especially 1 this latter point of importance when raising for como stood work shows seem always to appeal to but more seasonable now than the show dog picture or even chicken biow Is the one of wild flowers to arrange bush an affair engage first the interest of the young people in the neighborhood ithone that know where through the woods swamps or fields to and the wild the meadow beauties lilies pitcher planta and other lovely that dame nature offers the season then let be up with a trowel very carefully that the portions of their roots may be disturbed as little possible and carried to the place where the show te to ba held As an advance preparation for the smaller onos a quantity tumble rB orf uniform size should have been borrowed from some crockery enop that wishes to help out the work these after being carefully washa in hot water and suds that they may glisten ana look pretty should fluce hwath wet band just enough to pack around the plants and hold them firmly afterwards After warda they should be wiped oft sprinkled lightly to freshen and finally placed where it is cool and shady a few hours before the show Is opened large plants that bave been secured such as the stunning rose mallow ithe great meadow illy or even azaleas laurels or other effective shrubs in blossom at dihe time of the event require pots and jars which also may be many individuals are willing to lend Jardin leres for this purpose which help out tor the plan of decoration thus all ithe material is together aad made ready the next point to regarded is its artistic arrangement many however think it even more important to have the plants well classified that is to place all the orchids en the same table to keep ithe roses together and iback the ferns and mosses in some especial corner but in either case on each plant should ibe a label clearly writ jan both its popular and bances nances the tables on which the plants are set look best when covered all alike with dark green muslin or cheese cloth wild vines such as the which abound in woods are ot much value to torm festoons fes and bind about places in fact an endless variety of delightful ideas suggest themselves to those ingenious and interested in the success of such a show the price of admission should not be exorbitant for school children are apt to patronize the show in numbers their teachers lonow it Is of educational value as well as a great pleasure another source of income may lound in a well prepared catalogue to toe sold for ten or fifteen cents again after the show Is over many of the plants may toe disposed of to those wishing to plant them in the home for it well selected and potted with care numbers of bildings wil dings are infinitely more charming for such purposes than many of the conventional products of nurseryman nurserymen nursery men aa a guide to the brestal features of individual whether they wilt quickly whether they are parasites and thus for sale as garden plants and to help in de selection ol 01 those that are strong and lasting some one of the nume ibus books on the subject should studied by those in of the show |