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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



NOVEMBER 10, 1898. 



NEW YORK GARDENERS' SOCIETY. 



Following appears the schedule of 

 prizes to be competed for at the second 

 annual chrysanthemum exhibition of 

 the New York Gardeners' Society, 

 which will be held at the society's 

 rooms, 64 Madison avenue, the after- 

 noon and evening of Saturday, Novem- 

 ber 19. 



Cut chr>-santh«muins to be shown in vases, 

 with stems not lesa than 15 inches in length, 

 except in the one class where boards are men- 

 tioned. Vases and boards will he provided 

 and all staging must be finished by 2 p. m. 

 on the day of the show. Competition will be 

 confined to private gardeners, except in the 

 3 classes which are specified as being "open 

 to alL" In all classes a first prize only is 

 offered. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



1. Twenty-five blooms in 25 varieties, J. M. 

 Thorburn & Co.'s prize, handsome silver tea 

 set in five pieces. 



2. Twelve blooms in 12 varieties, A. H. 

 Hews Potterj' Co.'s prize, fine jardiniere and 

 pedestal. 



3. Twelve blooms in 12 ^'arietles to be shown 

 on boards, A. H. Hews Pottery Co.'s prize, 

 elegant jardiniere and pedestal. 



4. Six blooms, 6 varieties, Clucas & Bod- 

 dington's prize, handsomely bound copy of 

 The "Christian." with the author's signature. 



5. Six blooms of Jerome Jones, pretty man- 

 tle clock. 



6. Six blooms of Major Bonnaffon, silver 

 berry dish. 



7. Six blooms of Golden Wedding, silver 

 caster. 



8. Six blooms white, one variety, Stumpf 

 & Walters' prizev silver fern dish. 



9. Six blooms bronze, one variety, silver 

 baking dish. 



10. Six blooms crimson, one variety, dozen 

 silver Columbia tea spoons. 



11. Six blooms yellow, one variety, set of 

 silver knives and forks. 



12. Six blooms pink, one variety, silver cake 

 basket. 



13. Six blooms any other color, one variety, 

 fancy globe parlor lamp. 



14. Display of Pompons. J. M. Thorburn & 

 Co.'s prize. l>eautiful silver water pitcher. 



15. Display of Anemones, silver celery dish. 



16. Cne bloom of a new variety not yet in 

 commerce, F. L. Atkin' s prize, a handsome 

 cased smoking pii>e. 



17. Collection of cut flowers, chrj'san- 

 themums excluded, W. A. Manda's prize, orna- 

 mental Moorish parlor lamp. 



18. Best seedling carnation, Alfred Bridge- 

 man's prize, two useful horticultural books. 



19. Display of carnations, Thos. W. Weath- 

 ered's Son's prize, elegant carving set. 



CL.ASSES OPEN TO ALL. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



20. Six blooms of 

 troduced, in commet 

 beautiful cut glass vase. 



21. Twelve blooms, 12 varieties, sfilver ice 

 pitcher. 



22. Six blooms of Frank Hardy. J. W. With- 

 er's prize, two years* subscription to "Ameri- 

 can Gardening." 



THE EXHIBITIONS. 



Full reports of the various exhibi- 

 tions, together with pictures of the 

 leading features, will appear in our 

 special Thanksgiving Number, to be 

 issued next week. 



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