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Class 3 — Roses and Herbaceous Plants. 

 No. I— Best exhibit of Hybrid Perpetual 



and Hybrid Tea Eoses in flower, 150 Diploma Diploma 



square feet $20.00 $10.00 



Silver Bronze 



No. 2— Best G Standard Eoses in flower... Medal Medal 

 No. 3 — Best exhibit of Miniature Eoses in 



flower, 50 square feet $5.00 $3.00 



Silver Bronze 



No. 4 — Rose, novelt.y in flower Medal Medal 



No. 5 — Bed of Phlox Deeeusata in varieties Diploma Diploma 



50 square feet and .$5.00 and $3.00 



No. 6 — Exhibit of early Autumn flowering Diploma Diploma 



Composita;, 100 square feet and $10.00 and $5.00 



No. 7 — General exhibit of Herbaceous 



plants in flower, space to be allotted on Diploma Diploma 



application and .$20.00 and $10.00 



No. 8 — Anemone Japonica and varieties in 



flower, 50 square feet $10.00 $5.00 



SECTION 2— INDOOR EXHIBITION, PART BI-WEEKLY, 

 PART CONTINUOUS. 

 Class 1 — Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 " No. 1 — Beat exhibit of 25 varieties of orna- 

 mental foliage plants, exclusive of Ferns, Diploma Diploma 

 Palms and Dracaenas. 3 days and $15.00 and $10.00 



No. 2 — Best 12 Dracaenas in 5 or more Silver Bronze 



varieties. 3 days Medal Medal 



No. 3 — Pandanus Veitchei, 6 specimens. 



3 days $5.00 $3.00 



No. 4 — Exhibit of 25 Ferns in species and Diploma Diploma 



varieties, also Selaginellas. 3 days and $20.00 and $10.00 



No. 5 — Best group of smaller Palms, 

 Phoenix, Rupicola, Ph. Roebelinii, Cocos, 



etc., adapted for house decoration. Con- Diploma Diploma 



tinuous exhibit. August 2-30 and $25.00 and $15.00 



No. 6 — Best 6 specimen Palms adapted for 

 lawn decoration, to be placed outside in 



exhibition grounds. Continuous exhibit. Diploma Diploma 



August 2-30 and $25.00 and $15.00 



No. 7 — Best exhibit of Myrtles, Ardisias in 

 flower, Solanums, Otaheite-Orange Trees 



and other attractive, evergreen or fruit- Diploma Diploma 



bearing house plants and $10.00 and $5.00 



Silver Bronze 



No. 8 — Best 6 Araucarias Medal Medal 



No. 9 — Best 12 greenhouse climbers to be 

 trained inside exhibition building. Per- 

 manent exhibit. Augu.st 2-30 $10.00 $5.00 



Class 2 — Orchids — Stove and Greenhouse Plants in Flower. 



No. 1 — Best general exhibit of 12 Orchids Diploma Diploma 



in flower. 3 days and $25.00 and $15.00 



Diploma' Diploma 



No. 2— Best 6 Cattleyas in flower. 3 days, and $10.00 and $5.00 



No. 3 — Best 12 stove and greenhouse plants 



in flower, other than Orchids. 3 days... $10.00 $5.00 



Class 3 — Cut Flowers. Summer Varieties. First Part of August. 



Dates Set Later. 



No. 1 — Best 6 vases of Tea Hybrid Eoses Diploma Diploma 



from open ground and $5.00 and $3.00 



No. 2 — Best 6 vases of Hybrid Perpetual Diploma Diploma 



Eoses from open gi-ound and $5.00 and .$3.00 



No. 3— Best vases of Gloire de Dijon Eoses $5.00 $3.00 



No. 4— Best 6 vases of Eoses— other kinds $5.00 $3.00 



No. 5 — Best 6 vases of Carnations in Diploma Diploma 



separate colors and $5.00 and $3.00 



No. 6 — Best G vases of Phlox decussata in Diploma Diploma 



separate colors and $5.00 and $3.00 



No. 7— Best G vases of Hollvhocks $5.00 $3.00 



No. 8— Vase of Lilies ' $5.00 $3.00 



No. 9 — Best general display of hardy cut Diploma Diploma 



flowers in 25 varieties, or more and $15.00 and $10.00 



Class 4 — Cut Flowers. Early Autumn Varieties; Latter Part of 



August. Dates to Be Set Later. 



No. 1 — Best general display of Compositf Diploma Diploma 



plants, cut flowers in 25 sorts and $15.00 and $10.00 



No. 2 — Best 6 vases of Gladiolus in separate 



classes. Colors $10.00 $5.00 



No. 3 — Best 6 vases of Marshmallow. One- Silver Bronze 



day exhibit, date set later Medal Medal 



No. 4— Cactus Dahlias. Best fl vases $5.00 $3.00 



No. 5 — Dahlias, Peony flowers, varieties. 6 



best vases $5.00 $3.00 



No. G — Dahlias, Pompons, in varieties. 



Best 6 vases $5.00 $3.00 



No. 7 — Dahlias, <dd fashioned varieties in 



colors. Best G vases $5.00 $3.00 



No. 8 — Single Dahlias in colors. Best 6 



vases $5.00 $3.00 



No. 9 — Best general display of early 



autumn varieties cut flowers of hardy Diploma Dfploma 



plants and $15.00 and $10.00 



Class 5 — Fruits. 



Diploma Diploma 



No. 1— Best 6 plates of hothouse Grapes., and $5.00 and $3.00 



No. 2--Best 6 plates of outdoor Grapes... $5.00 $3.00 



No. 3— Best 6 plates Peaches $5.00 $3.00 



No. 4— Best 6 plates Plums $5.00 $3.00 



No. 5— Best 6 plates Summer Pears $5.00 $3.00 



No. 6— Best 6 plates Summer Apples $5.00 $3.00 



No. 7 — Best 6 plates other seasonable fruits $5.00 $3.00 



Diploma Diploma 



No. 8— Best 6 Grapevines in pots and $15.00 and $10.00 



Silver Bronze 



No. 9 — Best 12 Spanish Peppers in pots... Medal Medal 

 No. 10 — Best general display of vegetables 



in season, including Tomatoes, Melons Diploma Diploma 



and vegetable fruits " and $10.00 and $5.00 



Special premiums will be given for all meritorious displays of 

 fruits. 



Class 6 — Cottage and Home Garden Exhibit. Dates to Be 

 Set Later. 

 No. 1 — Best 6 vases of seasonable annual 



cut flowers $3.00 $2.00 



No. 2— Best 6 vases hardy garden flowers. $3.00 $2.00 



No. 3— Best 6 house plants $5.00 $3.00 



No. 4 — Best general display of garden pro- 

 ducts from small house gardens $10.00 $5.00 



Silver Bronze 



No. 5 — General school garden exhibit Medal Medal 



No. 6 — Best vase of wild flowers artistically 



arranged by children of school gardens.. $3.00 $2.00 



The dates of the horticultural exhibits at the Greater New 

 York fair have been arranged as follows: Cut flowers. Class 3, 

 August 2 to 5; orchids and ferns, August 6 to 8; stove and green- 

 house plants, August 9 to 15; cottage and home garden exhibits, 

 August 16 to 18; school garden exhibits, August 19 to 22; fruits 

 and vegetables, August 21 to 27, and cut flowers. Class 4, August 

 28 to 30. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE AMERICAN GLADIOLUS 

 SOCIETY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., AUGUST 19-22, 1913. 



Schedule of Prizes. 

 OPEN CLASS— GLADIOLUS BLOOMS. 

 C. Betseher, Canal Dover, Ohio: 



No. 1— $10.00— For best display of 50 spikes Gladiolus Primu- 

 linus Hybrids; stems 18 inches from first bloom; blooms over 

 4 inches wide; open form. 

 No. 2 — $5.00 — For best new seedling, 3 spikes. Variety must be 

 ready for market within 3 years. Plant must be 4% ft. high. 

 Blooms 5 inches wide, open form, clear color. 

 B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass.: 



No. 3 — $5.00 — In gold for best vase of 25 spikes Dawn. 

 No. 4 — 5.00 — In gold for best vase of 25 spikes Maize. 

 No. 5 — 5.00 — In gold for best vase 25 spikes Mrs. .James 

 Lancashire. 

 H. W. Koerner, Milwaukee, Wis.: 



No. 6— $10.00— For best vase 25 spikes Early Bird. 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and New York: 

 No. 7 — Silver Medal — Best vase Chicago White. 

 No. 8— Silver Medal — Best vase Mrs. Francis King. 

 No. 9 — Silver Medal — Best vase Princeps. 

 No. 10 — $10.00 — Best vase Vaughan's Eainbow Mixture. 

 E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich.: 



No. 11 — $5.00 — Best vase of 25 spikes Golden Queen. 

 No. 12 — 5.00 — Best vase of 25 spikes Michigan. 

 No. 13 — 5.00 — Best vase of 25 spikes Lucille. 

 No. 14 — 5.00 — Best vase of 25 spikes Purity. 

 Peter Henderson & Co., New York, N. Y.: 



No. 15 — $10.00 — For best 12 varieties not now on the market, 3 

 spikes each. 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.: 



No. 16 — $10.00 — Best collection 10 varieties, 6 spikes each. 

 M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio: 



No. 17 — $5.00 — Best 12 spikes any white variety. 

 A. H. Austin Co., Wayland, Ohio: 

 No. 18 — $5.00 — Best Yellow seedling never before exhibited. 

 Blooms to be good size and no blotch. 6 spikes. 

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