Isaac rode Flrenzl all over the track, andfinallyfell off the mare, after passing thewire several lengths behind Tea Tray, th«winner. He admitted having drunk aglass of milk punch just before the racebegan.

When the great. Domino finished abso-lutely last in the American Derby at

EXPERTS MY THIS CALIFORNIA CARNATIONSURPASSES THE FAMOUS$30,000 LAWSON

It Is Called the .Hannah. Jlobert and J.as Been Sent East to Contest Jlgainst the Cham-pions at the Philadelphiao c OOO 00 00 0 o o 0 00 00 0o000

o . -O.o Fancy a Flower Worth $30,000. J5 Yet Tiiat-- Is What the. Fa- o°

moukte. Thomas Lawson go Carnation Recently Sold for, oo and Experts Say That the ©o Purchaser Will Double .His 2o „ oo Money. oo o000 J O OO OO OOO OO C 000000000

BOSTON. Jan. 19.—The far-famed' Lawson carnation has beensold for $30,000. The purchaser is Thomas F. Lawson, a financierwell known in this city and New York, and in honor of whose wifethe wonderful plant was named. \u25a0\u25a0 . _:_•_ ».- :*-

'. .Mr. Galvin, who bred the flower,, announces that he has accepted

the offer made by -Mr. Lawson, and that in future the flower willblossom solely for the public gardens of.the city of Boston, that be-ing one of the conditions of the' sale.

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When the beauty of the carnation first became known Harlow

N. Higginbotham, the Chicago millionaire,' offered $6,000 for the plant,

and a little later a New York florist offered $15,000 for the flayer.

BOSTONhas her Lawson carna-

tion which sold for $30,000 very

recently, but San Francisco hasa carnation, almost ready forthe market, whicl the ownerdeclares he would not exchange

for $30,000. He says confidently that heexpects to get a great deal more for It.It's a very beautiful flower, and will beexhibited for the flrst time next monthat the National Carnation Society's

Exhibition in Phlla" lphia. yy-Several specimens of this flower were

sent on to Chicago last year and placed

in the Carnation Society's Exhibition.just to give them an

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idea what theflower w-- like. Of course the flowers

could not be shown to the best advant-age on account

' the distance and thedifference in cllmr.te. Here is what theCarnation Society, In its.report, saidabout the flt 3r: \u25a0.'. yy

Perhaps the most * extraordinaryfeature of this exhibition was thearrival of a large case of bloomsin excellent condition from JohnH. Sievers of San Francisco. Notonly did the flowers arrive inexcel-lent condition for' the opening day(the fourth after picking), but somesamples of Hannah Hobert among vthe dozen others represented in thecollection, had flowers of a deeppink shade and larger and finerthan anything we remember tohave seen in the way of carna-

The Boston carnation measured threeand one-half inches and the San Fran-cisco carnation measured four and one-half inches.

Why, then, did not the San Franciscocarnation receive the first place?

Mr. Sievers exp'.a' ed it t.iis way:"ItIs because the Istance from SanFrancisco to where the exhibition washeld made it impossible for us to enterthe competition and comply with therules of the society. Our flowers hadto be cut before maturity to travel thefour and one-half days. It is. impos-sible to carry blooming.plants such adistance and keep them in good con-dition. The rules of the society re-quire fifty flower cut and bloomingplants. We could not do it.

"But we shall be in the coming ex-hibition in Philadelphia next . month.The secretary liked, the looks of ourflowers which I nt to Chicago lastyear. He has taken our cuttings often varieties and grown them for us inthe East." \ -y;;;'!\u25a0/\u25a0.'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. \u25a0

New York prices, nor one-third of NewYork prices, either.

"We cannot supply the demand forthe Hannah Hobert here in San Fran-cisco at $2 a dozen. The Mrs. Lawsonis having a boom. ItIs a fad, and fad-dists must have it at any price. TheHannah Hobert nor the Ethel Crockernor any of our carnations have beenboomed yet."'''How can a' flow—any flower—be

worth $30,000?" :::y.y:.y"Jitst the same as real estate may be

worth $1000 a foot—because itwillbringit. Carnations and roses are staples inflowers. Every rose-grower is tryingto grow a certain red rose. Whoeversucceeds will make a fortune. The"Thomas Lawson" was a good Invest-ment and will pay, because •. the stockmore than doubles every year, and it isa thoroughbred flower." .; -V

"A thoroughbred?": '-.-• .-"Yes.

•Fine flowers are not flne flow-

ers by chance. :It all depends upon theparents we choose.

-, '••"Anyone can hybridize flowers i and

get new species. To get fine results it

Carnation ExhibitThis \Month.

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SCIENTIFIC FLOWER-BREEDING THOTIS BEATING SCIENTIFIC HORSE-; BREEDING IN PROFITS.

marry them to get the good qualitiesof both..; -yyy."Itake this one and take away all

the pollen and, destroy the anthers.Then ..'I

- replace the pollen with thatfrom the other flower. That makes twodistinct '.parents for the . seeds :whichform. s -When these seeds . grow theymake the new seedlings."

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"But suppose the seedlings get the

bad instead of the good qualities oftheir parents?"

"Throw them away.""Many?"

-"No. We know the breed of every

flower we have, and keep Its pedigree,so know what to expect when we marry

certain families." '\u25a0'*

"How do you know which to choose?""Ah, that is the whole secret. Itis

all in the choosing.""Sort of Vicar of Wakefield mar-

riages.""Never take two out of the same fam-

ilyor of near kin. Italways degener-ates the flowers."Ihave been working specially with

carnations for thirty years, and thisgreenhouse of seedlings and cuttings isthe result. All this time Ihave beenworking for a definite object, and atlast Ihave it this rose-pink carnation;the Hannah Hobert. Itis a fine bearer,its color is perfect,' the leaves are wellset, it is as large if not .larger thanany other carnation. You can see ithas a perfume of its own."It is a beauty, a deep, clean rose pink.

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0 Francisco, and the Producer o

5 Says He Would .Not Take, Jo $30,000 for Either of"

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ing; some of the colors, again, .like theopaque effects from an

'amateur's

palette. y ..'->:-"For color, here Is the oddest; .Did;

you ever see a purple cow? The flowerMr. Severs held, up was a perfectmauve, and most extraordinary. Afterthe novelty wore off it might be feltto be beautiful. "ItIs a seedling, andso may not be of value. The cuttingsmay bloom quite differently." : \u0084 \u25a0 \u25a0>'\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0

"Then you cannot depend :upon seed-lings?" ''.\u25a0-"-'\u25a0 .;'-; .:\u25a0_- y.

"Seedlings are 'sports*. and may turnout badly. Only a cutting of a cuttingcan show a fixed species.*: It-;cannotchange and remains the same size andcolor within slight variations."

"But you know the 'Mrs. Lawson*measured three and a half inches-lastyear. Now it is said *. to be up to sixand a half inches." V..;V:.y

"Did you ever roll a snowball?"' Mr.

Jhe Ethel : Grocker, the Beautiful NeW Carnation NoW Being Raisedin San Francisco.

Comparison Between Boston's Brize Carnation, the Mrs. Thomas Lawson andthe New San Franoisco Carnation, tne Hanna Hobert, Which WillBe Sent

\u25a0 East This Month to Compete "With Itin the Philadelphia Carnation Exhi-bition.

"And will you ask $30,000 for yourHannah Hobert?"

"Itis not in the market.""Would you not take $30,000 for it?""Itis worth more •to us than to. any

one else, and we will control it our-selves." . . '

. "And the jEthel Crocker carnation"Our agent in New York has it for

sale now, and says it will bring morethan the Mrs. Thomas Lawson."

"But you cannot get the prices inSanFrancisco. that they do in New York?"

"No; San -Franciscans, will not pay

takes study and experience to .choosethe right flowers for marriage."

"Even California flowers cannotstand divorce, then?" . ,*.-/.^

"Yes, they can, for you might say itis the divorce which makes the newspecies. .That is just what we do—di-"vorce a flower from itself and marry itto another." -. y. ••> •

"For instance." iy-vi'yi',"Here is a pink carnation which has

good strong stems. There is a red onewhich is a good bloomer but bobs aboutand cannot hold up its head. And we

holding its head up as a queen should.But itis only one. There is the Ethel

Crocker, quite as flne, though a triflesmaller, and a light pink; the HelenDean, a light pink; the John Carbone,a voluptuous old gold, with vermillion;the •Dr. Tevis, a . flaming scarlet; theIris Paul, .a

- perfectly pure white, be-sides enough samples of others to makean armful. . yjyyyyy

Such blooms and such a study to getlost in!,y:Some of the flowers with a"clean" color," as the :artists say, acolor which shines as a Rubens paint-

Washington Park. Chicago, In 1894, thesurprise at his inglorious defeat was notso great as the hollow victory of Rey elSanta Anita. There were a few, however,who were confident that he would win,and, acting under the advice of TrainerHarry McDonald, a party of Cincinnatiplungers. including Johnny Payne and"Kid" Shaw, placed $1500 on the horseat odds ranging"from 40 to 60 to 1. TheCalifornia' horse made a show of his fieldand was running away at the finish sixlengths to the good.

On 'the same day old Peytonia won at_

odds of 250 to 1, but carried only a fewpikers' bets. * - v •'•;\u25a0', -y>:

.The Mrs, Thomas Lawson- Carnation. The Hannah Hobert Carnation.

\u25a0Jhe Jflrs. Thomas baWson Carna-

tion, Recently Sold in Bostonfor $30,000.

, From a Photograph.'

LIVE IN AMONASTERY HIGHIN THE AIRThis monastery, one of several, is on the apex of an impregnable rock,

170 feet above the ground. All that is' known about them is that-- themonks .and wandering friars

'of the middle ages found sanctuary here

when first the crescent and the scimitar ran red with Christian blood.The monastery of St. Stephano is the largest of the seven blocks

which now remain of twenty of the rarest monuments of 'human in-genuity, and ,-entrance to» it.is gained ,by a steep and winding pathamong ,the ,rocks. All the rest are absolutely devoid of access save bythe net or rope or \u25a0 a swinging ladder. With the exception of St.Stephano. ladles are rigorously excluded from moantlng to the monaster-ies. Visitors to the monks' abode announce their presence by shoutinguntil some one far above looks out, and lets the net, which is worked by awindlass, come down. • • \u25a0\u25a0;'\u25a0> •—

THE', village - of Kalambaka—'

which formed-

practically thestarting point of the lateGraeco-

jfTurkish war—lies nestled among

-. the wilderness rof *\u25a0!rocks;.andstones which \u25a0>lie:at the feet of

Meteora, the most wonderful cliffs in

the world. :They are * conglomerate in

formation and :rise in \u25a0 detached massessheer :up - from the Plain of Thessalv.In*appearance they suggest the col-umns of some gigantic : temple, whichhas long since tumbled into ruins, . andthe wonderful handiwork 1 of naturehere set forth haf been crowned by theno less wonderful work of man.

By what strange means the, first cun-

nlnf;archl' --cts of these airy perchessucceeded in reaching the scene of theirlabors is a matter wreathed in mystery.The cliffs are far too smooth and • per-

pendicular for any man to- climb byhand and foot,, and history guardsjealously tha •secret of the monasteries.All that is known about . them

'is that

the monks and wanderln friars of theMiddle Ages found; sanctuary :herewhen flrst the crescent and the scimitarran red with Christian blood.

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The monastery of St. Stephano is thelargest of the seven blocks which nowremain of twenty of the rarest monu-ments of human ingenuity, and en-trance >to it is .gained by.a

"steep and

winding path among the rocks. Alltherest .;are absolutely devoid 'of access

save by the net and rope or a swingingladder. With the exception of St.Stephano ladies are rigorously excludedfrom mounting to the monasteries. Vis-itors, to the >monks' abode announcetheir presence by shouting until some-one far above looks

-out. and

*lets the

net, which \u25a0is worked by a windlass,come down, y -'

The;

sensation of the ascent Ifoundon visiting the place myself (writes aspecial .; artist-correspondent .

of . theDally Graphic) was distinctly novel.Seated on the ground in the }center ofthe \net the meshes „were, one by onelooped on to a large Iron hood. Asthe rope became taut,. the cords presseduncomfortably hard upon ,variouspoints of one's body, and .s there wasa strong wind blowing, itswung to andfro and bumped *its human .appendageagainst the cliff. The rope, as it slowly

wound on. the drum !up in the monas-tery, kinked occasionally, and :the Jerkgave one the impression that the rick-ety concern war giving way. *

The journey through the air endedsafely, however, on a platform 170 feetabove *the ground, . and the •;

monkspromptly extricated • their ,visitor

-from

the entangling mesh. The place wasdlstlnctl. dark and draughty, and therewere iaany winding passages and steps

to stumble over before the room wasreached in which the Abbot sat. andwaited the arrival of his visitor. Hisdelicately cut features, his gentle voiceand stately bearing were only whatone would expect of a man whoselife had been spent in a place so farabove the

'world, amid such .lofty .

surroundings.'

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. A young monk, with bare feet, en-tered the room noiselessly andhanded round small cups of Turkishcoffee and a cigarette, and seatedwith these, beside one on the divanbeneath the window, one could en-Joy, to the ifull the glorious view ofthe plain spread out like a map be-low,, with the gleaming snow peaksof the Pindos Mountains In the dis-tance. Then followed a long ramble* ,

.'through the wainscoted dormitoriesof _. the monks the rock-floored re- ,fectory, the richly decorated chapel, -.and the little graveyard which slopedaway from it.down to,the,very edge .of the precipice. Itwas with many apleasant 1recollection of the monks .ofMeteora .- .that we finally bade themgood-by ere they pushed us off fromtheir landing-stage and launched usonce more into s ace. \u25a0:'\u25a0>

Long hair on a man is very apt to covera multitude of cranky ideas. .'

THE SAW FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1899.

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TURF WINNINGS.

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