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HORTICULTURi: 



April y. 191i:> 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL ' 



SOCIETY 



Schedule of the Exhibition of Orchids and Other Plants to Be Held 



May 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, 19 JO 



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Intending Exhibitors must file their entries 



with the Secretary of the Society 



not later than April 30, 1910. 



No. 1. — Display of Orchid plants in 

 bloom, arranged for effect, embracing 

 at least 20 Orchid genera and bi-gen- 

 eric hybrids, and unlimited as to num- 

 ber of species, varieties and hybrids, 

 to fill 400 square feet of space. 



In the arrangement stove and greenhouse 

 foliage plants may be used, and the gen- 

 eral effect produced (with or without such 

 plants) will be considered by the judges 

 in making awards as per the following 

 scale of points; 



Variety of Orchids 30 points 



Quality 35 



Arrangement and Decorative 



Effect 25 



Novelty of Orchids '. . . 10 



Cut blooms of rare sorts not exceeding 

 in number five per cent, of the total num- 

 ber of varieties of Orchid plants in the 

 exhibit will be admissible. 



First Prize, Gold Medal and $1,000. 



Second Prize, Silver Medal and $500. 



Third Prize, Bronze Medal and $250. 



Xo. 2. — Display of Orchid plants in 

 bloom, arranged for effect, embracing 

 at least 10 Orchid genera and bi-gen- 

 eric hybrids, and unlimited as to num- 

 ber of species, varieties and hybrids, 

 to fill 150 square feet of space. 



In the arrangement stove and green- 

 house foliage plants may be used, and the 

 general effect produced (with or without 

 such plants) will be considered by the 

 judges in making awards as per following 

 scale of points: 



Varietv of Orchids 30 points 



Quality 35 



Arrangement and Decorative 



Effect 25 



Novelty of Orchids 10 



Cut blooms of rare sorts not exceeding 

 in number five per cent, of the total num- 

 ber of vai-ieties of Orchid plants in the 

 exhibit will be admissible. 



Commercial growers excluded from com- 

 petition. 



First Prize. Gold Medal and $200. 

 Second Prize. Silver Medal and $100. 

 Third Prize, Bronze Medal and $50. 



IIORTicuLTUiiAL Hall, Boston, Mass. 



Where Exhibition will be Held. 



No. 3. — Best recently introduced Or- 

 chid plant not previously exhibited in 

 the United States. Gold Medal. 



No. 4. — Best new seedling Orchid 

 plant not previously exhibited in the 

 United States. Gold Medal. 



Xote. —The same specimens cannot be 

 cnteied in both Classes 3 and 4. Class 3 

 is intended for Orchids introduced from 

 tticir native habitats. 



No. 5. — Largest and best display of 

 cut Orchid blooms arranged with ferns 

 or other foliage. Variety and decora- 

 tive effect will be considered. 



First Prize. Gold Medal and $100. 



Second Prize, Silver Medal and $50. 



Third Prize, Bronze Medal and $25. 



No. G. — Best collection of cut Orchids 

 of new varieties not before exhibited In 

 the United States. Gold Medal. 



Ferns or other foliage may lie used in 

 the arrangement. 



No. 7.— Group of flowering and foli- 

 age stove or greenhouse plants ar- 

 ranged for effect. 



First Prize. GoPd Medal and $100. 



Second Prize, Silver Medal and $50. 



No. S. — Best species of stove or 

 greenhouse plant in bloom, not pre- 

 viously exhibited in the United States. 

 Gold Medal. 



No. 9. — Best species of stove or 

 greenhouse foliage plant, exclusive of 

 ferns, not previously exhibited in the 

 United States. Gold Medal. 



No. 10. — Best species of coniferous 

 plant, not yet disseminated, likely to 

 be hardy in Massachusetts. Gold 

 Medal. 



No. 11. — Best species of shrub or 

 climber in bloom, likely to be hardy in 

 Massachusetts, not previotisly exhibited 

 in the United States. Gold Medal. 



No. 12. — Best species of hardy her- 

 baceous plant in bloom, likely to be 

 hardy in Massachusetts, not "previously 

 exhibited in the United States. Gold 

 Medal. 



ORCHID PLANTS. 



No. 13. — Group of botanical Orchids, 

 not less than 25 plants and 15 genera. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $25. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal and $15. 



No. 14. — Six Orchid plants, distinct 

 genera. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $50. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal and $25. 



No. 15. — Three Orchid plants, distinct 

 genera. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $25. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal and $15. 



No. 16. — Three Catlleyas, distinct 

 species. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $25. 



Second Prize. Bronze Medal and $15. 



No. 17. — Specimen Cattleya, any spe- 

 cies. 



First Prize, Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. IS. — Specimen Cymbidium. 



First Prize, Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. 19. — Three Cypripediums, distinct 

 species. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $15. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal and $10. 



No. 20.— Specimen Cypripediuin. 



First Prize. Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. 21. — Specimen Dendrobium. 



First Prize, Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. 22. — Three Laelias, distinct spe- 

 cies. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $25. 



Secoiid Prize, Bronze Medal and $15. 



Xo. 23. — Specimen Laelia, any spe- 

 cies. 



First Prize. Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. 24. — ^Three Laelio-cattleyas, or 

 Brasso-cattleyas, distinct. 



First Prize. Silver Medal and $25. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal and $15. 



No. 25. — Six Miltonias. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $25. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal and $15. 



