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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



Flowering s|irny of :iiiy otlipr Onliii! other than 



above ' ' 3.00 2.00 



MISCELLANEOUS CUT FLOWERS. 



Private Growers. 

 To be staged Saturday, March 2i. 



First Second 

 prize, prize. 



.^.n-aryllis. 2.-, spikes .fl.5.00 $10.00 



.\ui;u yllis, 12 spikes 6.00 4.00 



Antirrhinum, 25 spikes, pink 5.00 .3.00 



Antirrliinum, 25 spikes, white 5.00 3.O0 



Antirrhinum, 25 spikes, yellow 5.00 3.00 



Antirrhinum, 25 spikes, anv other color 5.00 3.00 



Freesias, 25 sprays ." 3.00 2.00 



Gardenias, 12 blo'oms 5.00 3.00 



Gladiolus Colvilli or Nanus types. 25 spikes 6.(X) 4.00 



Mignonette, 12 spikes " 3.00 2.00 



Pansies. display cut flowers covering 10 square feet. 6.00 4.00 



Stocks, 12 spikes, white 3.00 ' 2.00 



Stocks, 12 spikes, pink 3.00 2.00 



Stocks, 12 spikes, anv other color 3.00 2.00 



Violets, double, 200 blooms 3.00 2.00 



Violets, single, 200 blooms 3.00 2.00 



Wall Flower, 12 spikes, yellow 3.00 2.00 



Wall Flower, 12 spikes, 'any other color 3.00 2.00 



Display cut blooms of hardy plants, bulbs and 

 shrubs, arranged for effect, other foliage permit- 

 ted, covering 50 square feet 25.00 15.00 



Six vases cut flowers in six varieties, not already 



provided for in schedule 6.00 4.00 



TABLE DECORATION. 



Private Growers. 

 To be staged Wednesday, March 25. 

 Artistic table decoration; table tu be supplied by 

 the Flower Show management; accessories to be 

 supplied by exhibitor $35.00 .$25.00 



ADDITIONAL PLANT PREMIUMS. 

 Private Growers. 



First Second 

 prize, prize. 



JSIarguerites, 3 i)lants $15.00 $10.00 



Marguerite, specimen plant 10.00 5.00 



Spirea, or Astilbe, 6 plants, not less than two vari- 

 eties 5.00 3.00 



Primula obconica, 12 plants 10.00 5.00 



Selaginella, specimen plant, any variety 5.00 3.00 



ORCHID (Section D). 



Specimen plant, any variety other than the above.. 10.00 5.00 

 MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS. 



Strawberries in pots. 12 pots in fruit 10.00 5.00 



Spice garden 25.00 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW 

 YORK. 



The next monthly exhibition of this society will be 

 held on Saturday, February 21, at the American Museum 

 of Natural History. Entries should be in the hands of 

 the secretary, Mr. Geo. V. Nash, not later than the morn- 

 ing of the 20th. The exhibition committee is authorized 

 to award special prizes for exhibits not provided for in 

 the regular schedule. All are invited, therefore, to 

 bring in any interesting plant or flower they may have, 

 thus adding variety to the exhibition. Schedules will be 

 sent upon application to the secretary, George V. Nash, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. 



A meeting of the society will be held on the same day 

 at the same place at 3 :45, followed at 4 by a lecture on 

 ■"Roses" by Mr. Alex. Gumming, Jr. 



The schedule for the show follows : 



ROSKS. 

 Open to All. 



B-5.— Vase of 12 lied 3.00 



B-6.— Vase of 12 Yellow 3.00 



B-7. — Vase of 50 assorted, arranged for ett'ect 10.00 



CARNATIONS. 

 Open to All. 



C-1.— Best vase Silver 



For Non-Commercial Growers. 



C'-2. — Three vases, 3 kinds, 12 flowers of each 5.00 



C-3.— Vase of 12 Scarlet 2.00 



C-4.— Vase of 12 Winsor shade 2.00 



C-.5. — Vase of 12 Enchantress shade 2.00 



C-6.— Vase of 12 Ci'imson 2.00 



C-7.— Vase of 12 Lawson shade 2.00 



C-8.— Vase of 12 Variegated 2.00 



C-9.— Vase of 12 White 2.00 



C-10. — Vase of 50 Blooms, arranged for effect, any 

 foliage permitted. (Exhibitor mav supply 

 vase) ." 6.00 



ORCHIDS. 

 For Non-Commercial Growers. 



()-l.— One Cattleya plant in bloom 3.00 



<)-2 — One Laelia plant in bloom 3.00 



0-3. — One Dendrobium plant in bloom 3.00 



0-4. — One Onci<lium plant in bloom 3.00 



0-5. — One Cypripcdium jilant in bloom 3.00 



0-6. — One plant of anv other Orcliid in bloom 3.00 



0-7.— One Hybrid OrcMid plant in bloom 3.00 



0-8. — Collection of cut Orchids, in variety of gen- 

 era and species especially 6.00 



O-O. — Collection of cut Cypripediums 3.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 



3.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



4.00 

 2.00 



M 



B-1. 



-Vase of a New Rose, not yet in commerce 

 For Nou-Commercial Growers. 



First. 

 B-2.— Three vases, tlucc kinds, 12 (lowers of each. .$0.00 



B-3— Vase of 12 Pink 3.00 



B-4.— Vase of 12 White 3.00 



Silver :\Iedal 



$4.00 

 2.00 



FLOWER SHOW OF THE COUNTRY LIFE 



PERMANENT EXPOSITION IN THE 



GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL 



ABOVE MAIN WAITING ROOM. 



New York, N. Y., February 12, 1914. 

 M. C. Ebel, 

 Sec. National Ass'n of Gardeners, 

 Madison, N. Y. 



De.\r Sir: During the week of our coming Flower 

 Show at the Country Life Permanent Exposition, 

 March 2 to 7, 1914, we have set aside Friday as Gar- 

 deners' Day, to do honor to the men on whom we rely 

 to make our show a success. We extend, therefore, our 

 most hearty invitation to all the members of your 

 association to meet in this hall on that day. 



The Lecture Hall will be turned over to them as 

 the meeting room, and we are arranging for a special 

 musical programme and alsfj a lecture on some topic 

 of interest to the gardeners. 



Trusting that we may have your co-operation in this, 

 I beg to remain 



\'ery truly yours, 



Frank J. LeClair, 

 Secretary Flower Show Committee. 



The schedule of the Country Life Permanent Expo- 

 sition Flower Show follows ; 



Section One — Foliage and Flowering Plants. 



Class 1 — Group of ornamental foliage and flowering plants ar- 

 ranged for effect. co\-ering fifty square feet. Special prize offered 

 by the Country Life Permanent Exposition. First, silver trophy; 

 second, $10. ' 



Class 2 — Porch box filled with ornamental foliage and flowering 

 plants, arranged effectively, box measuring 36 by 10 inches, fur- 

 nished by the committee. Special prize, first, ornamental flower 

 box, value $16: second, ornamental flower bo.x, value .$5. 



Class 3 — Specimen Palm. Special prize, imported precious wood 

 inlaid checkerboard. 



Class 4 — One foliage plant, other than palm. Special prize, or- 

 namental flower stand. 



Class 5 — Tlu-ee Ferns, distinct varieties. Special prize, Indian 

 splint flower box. 



Class 6 — Specimen flowerinsr ])lant. Special prize, painting, 

 value $25. 



Class 7 — Collection of six flowering plants. Special prize, bi- 

 metal coffee percolator, value $15. 



Class 8 — Collection of six varieties of Tulips in pans. Special 



