The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1949, Page 12

e#ee O02 2245683 LSTA ee eee ei KEY WEST Eat ; is the third in sey “ written enthusiast. Mr. s eon story in book form WO GE pete Thee gor clothes from this vine and its| OO Ties cee oo ving me. leaves, ort & feet B Polnsett, who Midoors: ~~] a _ ions of your visit tsnow-whive with goldén tinted }stamens. Each’ dainty leat Tooke i even up North, will} jasmine bushes; lect: Flowers; Frangi-Panni and the}! CHRISTMAS. eyes have gazed in rapture | at! these magnificent flowers im full) majestic glory. In the silence of! midnight having. attainéd ‘full- ness they are eight inches across, and feels like a silk feather. They the fatives make their) losely resemble the water-lily in all its glory. Mingled with this and bits of this im a vasejexotic perfume come scents of; lovely Moon recol! poay West; and when mother} Gallant of Night;— but far more} on ‘Sey Heme Mesiee ae the earth is covered with snow; that) penetrating are the heavily laden} Te Peter Get ambersedor bit of green in your parlor will} perfumes emanating from Gabri- } * 1823. 125 years revive precious memories, such a5 | el's, Angel-Trumpet, as its exeeed- Te Seeibemeen wer clays the flowers wish to convey toringly glad Hosannas fill the ap et “he | President, Harry S. Truman by Sewers = feming if come acquainted with 7) Ge et ety pansies.) What a beautiful thing is ap-}tiny reindeer, his large sled load- On many occasions’ eq’ with gifts for sleeping chil- © eee Gere, «whe erew we found large trees loaded to; qren Santa told the flowers he PS SP Geral eeeeeeethe first capacity with Brazilian Pepper,! te ottenge b Rebert Hust, preciation sein 8 sen im this finely tinted red berries in large -_ te hee eet thee grow masses that looks exactly like ’ ae re “<> @ay eee them Holly, and in reality are called “etel street. White, Southern Holly. These have no F 0m Seertet Bed. single, trerns however, and the tiny > ote the letter over berries, very mildly taste like winferenee: not black pepper, which of course is . - brat mm, These edible. In some yards we saw ne a Gely Geeertily in all Love Birts of every hue, Yellow, * ~ ond they Green, B've and Gray, and al- ee fret pleee as ways the colors blended with Na- & oe ht & impesei-| tures perfection. Mystical indeed = ae eh erties delight is this wonderful earth from = Se @ Geer 3ee and) which flowers draw every color * (oe! tenee etirring of the rainbow. The air is heavily mon em They etimu-/leden with pleasurable scents te site of Deeenity as they these calm December nights, and 7 «’ oun's rays, , serenity reigns supreme as the enetuary sub-| thirty three flowers mentioned ey «Mother Neture’s|hereim unfold their delicately =» eet beve been in| perfumed petals for the glorious, * * Aweele w have! Nativity of Holy Christmas Day. ots « Gewers mentioned) Please note we have chosen ex- gerteliy the Gam-jactly thirty three of the many Potmeettioe. During} blossoms in bloom. Thirty three; Setey Geeven they are most jone for each year of the Mi viet Grew, and the aw-fordained fife on this earth nets slgeets you see! proclaiming as did He, * ial waptehend, tis | Good-Will to men on earth.” wot of deectiption The unfolding and prepata- Sete Dey. The Passion'tions of the flowers for the ? We Crucifix. | Christmas festivities reach the Sort) © Dleom, ifs depths of the seeker’s soul and = =e Ghedings ond fill him with sublime serenity. wing petals Shortly before midnight, Christ- Visit Mrs.| mas Eve, on wings of fancy all Angela these flowers gather beneath a | lady will es Giant Cactus, forty five feet tall, ~eutiful garden Profound is my deep admiration “s maroon, purple pod in which’ * fewere end ath you, and which our Honored | night air with blissful musie, ex-| . jotically rare. Festivities had just ow the wubelievebly | his kind visits, caused you to a begun -when jolly old Santa Claus appeared with his eight was perplexed—Key West homes! have no chimneys. Somehow he finds a way to fill everyone’s stockings, for he has travelled all the way from the North Pole, and} never disappoints anyone. How he gets into these Island homes he} never reveals—not even to the flowers. Stars like diamonds brighten the sky and in the deep mystery of night poetic softness veils this Island, and coolness comes with velvet touch. Usually the vines cease vibrating and lie seemingly asleep; but this is Christmas Eve and tonight all are wide awake and joyous; their sweet voites blending ‘n devout praise. In the first flush of dawn, birds of every hue, bees and gorgeous colored butterflies come in large groups. All gather around the Dracaena or Saint Joseph Lily, on whieh rests an unsurpassed _ beautiful symbolically lies the Christ- Child. The plant is a giant with banana like leaves, and on an arm fully two full inches in cir- cumference, a transcedent pod appears;—slowly this unfolds and its shadings of Maroon Rei Or- chid, White and Purple. blend perfectly with the tiny golden stamens; its fragrance is over- whelming, and this very day @ pod opened, and twenty two blooms appeared. It is very realis- THE KEY-WES? CITIZEN THE ADVENTURES OF PATSY | Mirror Me MISS RENE‘ I'VE SEE MAGIC SHOW OVER ALREADY? WATCH IT! POOR OL’ Doc BLOAT is LYING THis 1s A GENUINE Ist! CENTURY BLUNDERBUSS, BuT-~ YOU DON'T BLIEVE Me? om little white for this plant, for it truly knows tic and rightfully named “Christ eet Pertwinkles the bleasedmess of solitude and in the Manger”. For nothing else wells in every-' silénce on this sad earth ean compare omg tenees, and Weassuming and elegant in its with it for symbolic realism. All . ore teaches that it is! personal glory: memory recalls of Christmas Day elfs play with eae ones life) the scarred and caloused fingers little children who happily have “= emerdiess of}of a Chinese jade carver as he brought ‘toys Santa gave them, * earely all thesefdelicately holds the exquisite and every moment angelic voices ’ wnfekdimg their | product ot his art; for in the mys- Ting with anthems of adoration tery of bright moon-lit nights, and rejoicing. Christ is born! the Giant and other Cacti offer How ardently and quickly lit- ' Serviees, early|temtatively in the darkness, the tle children and glowing flow- At) @iwietmas/ rare unéarthly beauty of their ers respond to their environment. ~e eed women) blooms, sirffused with the Divine But now the hour of parting sweep end = gved/fragrance of their petals. Never draws nigh and the flowers re- wie ene neighbors.| shall you forget the sheer beauty turn to their trees, shrubs and | hes it mth at|of the scene once your preciéus vines, contentédly appeased. oe See wae (Excerpts from the Book’soon to be Published in Color) te ieoke het fo » . D pA adler dh a ee (Copyrighted 1949, by William Meyers) Senge ear arom wonder. Se He warms everyone’s| CAN BE VIEWED ONLY AT NIGHT ate for all must be tomae Eve. to attend @reemaity Chrust w more alive wtey than He has ever been, and i ode true meaning of Ber wet glows as an example © Gee whe we the precious ° given them ur wanderings, . + Pentas, those lovely * treater some with . thers with white, * th delicate orchid Thee me im mediura wre are most decor- % bushes filled m Lite Shrimp flowers, . wkso have in homes It deserves men- ' rb blossams look eesi4 reaes PREEECT AND STORCHY SmiTH ! NO! AND NO COLLISION” THIS TIME, EITHER! SHE'S COMING OUT OF THE HAKIM'S OFFICE J” QUEKLY! BACK TO} our car! of we find = Heart now white _ er with its tteched Others with tiny | ° end of the ~ on bush- haped sblime tran- ten feet ting Stars. | It dies “CEREUS”, Key West's night-blooming wonder. as the dawn arises. GEE, SIR ICHABOD, MEBBE _— errs sete ——— ate | SOT § | ae § | } en who had turned in two fire “4 | a ae ‘ ould Hardly alarms. But when they found thef Interesting Notes SS a a culprit, they became sympathetic.|| The geographic center of the! f . Hi F {Me's @ three and a half year old) United States is in North-central | m or boy who left the evidence at the! Kansas. ——_ geene. A toy wagon ag Giving Alarm When police caught up with; The Appalachian Trail, a public ‘ him, he explained that he hadj hiking and riding track, extends stood on the wagon to turn the} 2,050 miles from Maine to Geor- handle of the radio that he had/| gia. seen on the pole. The- youngster ary of fet when! added in disappointment that the! explained why things had gone per-' radio hadn't worked. The police’ wrong