420 



In Itsolf. Jasmlnum prlmullmini wos 

 seen horo iimoiiK oltior tliliiRs and 

 made a : iitlfiil uiid graceful 



effect 1 !•* iiliiity of llnely 



flowered ....u...- .iiid Iho entire group 

 was bordcri'd with liyncintlis. each 

 side preseiitliiK n dlfferenl color. This 

 group was awarded a special gold med- 

 al. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York had a larpo rest enclosure with 

 attendants, surrounded by white lat- 

 tice work and roofed with vines. Ad- 

 JolnliiK this room was the headquarters 

 of the New York Florists' Club siinilar- 

 Iv decorated. linvlnR a liandsonie bas- 

 ket by A. T. Huiiyard anil Max Schling 

 on a pedestal, alternately, as a central 

 feature. 



On the mezzanine floor besides the 

 Tea Garden and Dance Hall were lo- 

 cated the majority of the trade dis- 

 plays and sales booths, some of them 

 very- elaborately put up. Here also 

 were most of the cutflower competitive 

 classes other than the roses. Great 

 stretches of Primula malacoides, cy- 

 clamen, schizanthus. cinerarias, carna- 

 tions, snapdragons, pansles, violets, 

 etc., and quite a few plant classes, in- 

 cludinp the spring btilbous stock, lilies. 

 Illy of the valley, astilbes. etc.. also the 

 large groups of conifers in tubs which 

 with forests of lilacs, etc., gave an 

 impressive garden effect. 



The New York Times for March 18 

 contained the following: 



A. L. Miller showed an extensive and 

 dlversined group of Kaster plants. 



Lager & HurrclVs Dendrobium 

 Schuitzii took a special silver medal. 



A dinner was given to the judges at 

 the Manhattan Hotel on Wednesday 

 evening. 



A special gold medal was awarded to 

 A. N. Cooley for Cattleya Suzanne Hye 

 de Crom. 



J. A. Peterson of Cincinnati got a 

 silver medal for his new begonia Mrs. 

 J. A. Peterfon. 



Special awards were made to A. T. 

 Bunyard for large centre basket of 

 orchids and roses. 



A special gold medal was bestowed 

 on Geo. J. Gould, gard. Jos. Mills, for 

 a group of Calla Elliottiana. 



Tuesday was observed as Brooklyn 

 Day. Abe Miller, general-in-chief. The 

 Navy Yard Band came over in honor 

 of the day and furnished the music. 



A silver medal'was awarded to A. J. 

 Loveless, Lenox, Mass., for a group of 

 fine amaryllises, 20 months from seed. 



"In tlie tiiill) cinssps Wosilironk Gardon 

 of Oakd.nle. L. I., took 1st prpniiiim In tlic 

 mnch conteslcd (.lass nf 12 pots of lillps, 

 also a sp<-clal mfilal for tlip siipprior cul- 

 tural skill display of I lie fxliil.it. Tills cx- 

 hiliit was consldirod liy tlip .ludces tlio 

 finest 12 pots of lilies ever exliililted In tills 

 country, averaging 17',4 blooms to tlic pot." 



List of Awards 



PLANTS IN FLOWER. 

 Private Growers. 



3 Acacias. Bertram H. Borden, gard. 

 Percy E. nicks. 



Spoeimon .icacla. 1st. Mrs. F. A. Consta- 

 ble, gard. James Stuart; 2d, F. E. Lewis, 

 gard. .1. \V. Smith. 



2.5 Amaryllis, Chas. O. Thompson prize, 

 Mrs. D. Willis James, Supt. W. H. Duck- 

 bam. 



12 Amaryllis. Mrs. D. Willis James. 



Specimen Anthurlum, F. V. Burton, 

 Supt. Wm. Cordes. 



Specimen Azalea Indica, Percy Chubb, 

 gard. F. Honeyman. 



Specimen Boueainvillea, D. G. Reld, 

 Supt. A. W. Golding. 



Cineraria hybrida, 1st, Percy Chubb; 

 2d. Adolph I.ewisohn. gard. .T. Canning. 



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March 27, 191& 



11 iiiiiriria Hiellntn, liil, .\iIcmi.Ii l.r"- 

 Imdin : 2d, Percy Chubb. 



2,"i Cycliiiiien, JnmeH Carter & To. ullver 

 cup. IhI. Adolph Ix'WlKuhn; 2d, I", i:. Lewln. 



12 ("vclamiii, I1.I, Ailolph Le\vls"lin ; 2d, 

 Mrs. J. .Murray .Mllchell, gord. Thomim 

 Wilson. 



S|ii<-lnien Chorlieron, l»t, F. K. LcwIb; 

 2d. Dudley Oleoll. gard. Chas. IlarbanuH. 



Spo<'lmi'n (iiiilnia, iHt. ,1<din Waniimaker, 

 gard. .1. II. IIimIiIk; 2d. Adnlpb I.ewisohn. 



12 Mines. Isl, .Mrs. H. Darllnglou. gard. 

 P. W. I'lipp: 2d. Payne Whitney. 



Speclniiii Marguerite, Jut, W. H. Flwlicr; 

 2d, Adolph I.ewisohn, 



12 Primula malacoides, Ist, Adolph Lew- 

 Isohn; 2d, llalph Pulltier, gard. F. Ultch- 

 nian. 



12 Primula ohconlcn, iBt, Ralph Pulitzer; 

 2d. Percy Chubb. 



,'t Ithododendrons, Adolph Lewlsohn. 



6 Schizanthus, Ist, Adolph Lewlsohn; 

 2d, Percy Chubb. 



Specimen Schizanthus, Ist, Adolph Lew- 

 lsohn ; 2d, W. E. Kimball, gard. Jas. Mc- 

 Carthy. 



Spiraea or Astllbe, 1st, D. O. Held; 2d, 

 I'. !■;. Lewis. 



Specimen Wisteria, Felix Dykhuls prize, 

 (i. I>. Harron, Supt. Jas. Limine. 



.\nv other specimen flowering plant, 1st, 

 F. i;.' Lewis; 2d, Otto 11. Kahu, Supt. James 

 Fraser. 



Group of flowering plants and bulbs, 

 covering 200 sq. ft. arranged for eltect 

 (orchids excluded),_Artbur Curtis James 

 prize, 1st, Mrs. U. Willis James; 2d, F. R 

 Lewis. 



In this class, specials were also awarded 

 to Adolph Lewlsohn for a beautiful bed 

 In which a cloud of Prlmnla malacoides 

 alba formed a soft misty setting for bright 

 spring flowers; and to .Mrs. 11. rtarllngtoD 

 for conspieuiius and well arranged group. 



PLANTS IN FLOWER. 



Commercial Growers. 



tj Acacias. Knighl iS; Slrui-k 10. 



.1 Acacias, 2d, Knight A: Struck Co. 



Collection Azalea Indica, arranged for 

 elTect, Mrs. C. F. Scnlf prize, 1st, A. N. 

 rierson. Inc.; 2d, Julius Hochrs Co. 



(i Azalea Indica. Samuel Thorne prize, 

 1st, Julius Uoehrs Co., big plants distinctly 

 labeled; 2d, A. N. Plerson, Inc. 



3 Azalea Indica, 1st, Julius Roehrs Co.; 

 2d. A. N. Plerson, Inc. 



1 Azalea Indica, 1st, A. N. Plerson, Inc.; 

 2d, Julius Roehrs Co. 



Collection Erica. Epacrls and Boronla, 

 100 sq. ft- arranged for eO'ect, New York 

 Holanlcal Gardens prize. Knight & Struck 

 Co. 



Ericas, Knight & Struck Co. 



Collection Hydrangeas, 150 sq. ft. ar- 

 ranged for effect, Mrs. MacDougall Hawkcs 

 prize, 1st. F. H. Dressel, Jr.; 2d, Julius 

 Itoehrs Co. 



(1 Hydrangeas. F. II. Dressel. Jr. 



Specimen Hydrangea. F. 11. Dressel, Jr. 



12 Lilacs. Julius Uoehrs Co. 



Marguerites. Madsen & Christiansen. 



Rhododendrons, collection, l.TO sq. ft. ar- 

 ranged for effect. Mrs. P. Willis James 

 prize. 1st, F. B. Plerson Co.; 2d, Bobbink 

 A: Atkins. 



(i Uhododcndrons. Hotel Astor silver cup, 

 Isl, Bobbink & Atkins; 2d, F. R. Plerson 

 Co. 



:! Khododendions. 1st, Bobbink & Atkins; 

 2d. F. R. Plerson Co. 



2."i Spiraea or Astllbe, 1st, Bobbink & 

 .Vtkiiis; 2d, It. C. SleinhotT. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

 Commercial Growers. 



Flowering and foliage, sluve :iii<l green- 

 house plants. 200 sc|. ft. arranged for ef- 

 fect. Jnlins Roehrs Co. A very extensive 

 collection well arranged. Trained speci- 

 mens of Gloriosa in this group attracted 

 mtieli notice. 



Force<l shrubs and herbaceous plants. 

 200 sq. ft. (trees and vines permissible! 

 arranged for elTect, Governor Ileekman of 

 Rhode Island silver cup. Isl. Julius Roehrs 

 Co.; 2d. Bobbink & Alkins. 



PALMS AND FOLIAGE PLANTS. 

 Private Growers. 



SpiM-iiiien .\reca luleseens. Isl. Mrs. F. A. 

 Constable; 2d, Mrs. D. Willis James. 



12 Crntons. 1st. W. B. Thompson, gard. 

 R. M. Johnston; 2d, Mrs. J. Hood Wright, 

 gard. C. Webber. 



3 Dracaenas. W. B. Thompson. 



Specimen Dracaena. 1st, John Wana- 

 maker: 2d. W. B, Thompson. 



Specimen Kentia Forsterlana, 1st. Mrs. 

 F. A. Constable; 2d. Mrs. J. Hood Wright. 



Specimen Kentia Belmoreana, Mrs. J. 

 Hood Wright. 



Specimen Pboonlx Rocbellnll, Mri. D. 



Willis James. 



Spi'ilineti Pnlm. other than nbovr Int. 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable; 2d, Mm. D. WIllU 

 JamcH. 



Six foliage plants, pxcIunIvc of palmi, 

 W. 11. Thiimpsixi. 



Speelnien r<dlage plant, other Ihnn 

 above, Ist, W. II. ThoinpHon ; 2d, D. (]. 

 Held. 



Group of foliage planls, 100 sq. ft. ar- 

 ranged for elTeci. Isl. W. 11. I'hompHou; 

 2d, -Mrs. I> WIIIIn Jmiio's. 



MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS. 

 Private Growera. 

 2 Bay Trees, l!,i,|,.li,li M.ldk.inip. 



PALMS AND FOLIAGE PLANTS. 

 Commercial Growers. 



SpeclmcD Arecn luteiccoa, Julius Roebrs 

 Co. 



Specimen Cocos Australls, Secnucus Ex- 

 otic .Nursery. 



Spi'i'lnii'ii Cycas, 1st, Julius Roehrs Co.; 

 2d. Secauciis Exotic Nursiry. 



12 Dracaenas, Bobbink A: Alkins. 



Specimen Flcus pandurutn, Bobbink tc 

 Atkins. 



Specimen Kentia Belmoreana, 1st, Bob- 

 bink A: Atkins; 2d, Julius Roehrs Co. 



Specimen Kenlla Forsterlana. Isl. Julius 

 Roehrs Co.; 2d. Secaucus Exotic Nursery. 



Specimen palm other than above. Hotel 

 Vanderbllt silver cup. 1st, Julius Roehrs 

 Co.; 2d. Bobbink & Atkins. 



U Foliage plants, exclusivo of palms, Ju- 

 lius Roehrs Co. 



2 Pyramidal Bay Trees, 1st Julius 

 Roehrs Co.; 2d. Bidiblnk & Atkins. 



2 Standard Bay Trees, 1st, Bobbink & 

 Alkins; 2d, Julius Roehrs Co. 



2 Columnar Bay Trees, Bobbink tt At- 

 kins. 



2 Pyramidal Box Trees, Secaucus Exotic 

 Nursery. 



■2 Standard Box Treos. 1st. Secaucus Ex- 

 otic Nursery; 2d, Bobbink & Atkins. 



2 Bush Box Trees, Secaucus Exotic Nur- 

 sery. 



C Box Trees, trained plants. 1st, Secau- 

 cus Exotic Nursery; 2d, Bobbink & Atkins. 



25 Conifers. 25 varieties, 1st. F. R. Pler- 

 son Co.; 2d, Julius Roehrs Co. 



FERNS. 

 Private Growers. 



Specimen Adlantnm Farleycnse, Ist, Mrs. 

 H. MeK. Twombly: 2il, W. B. Thompson. 



Specimen .-Vdiatitiim cuneatum, W. B. 

 Thompson. 



Specimen Cibntium .Schledel, 1st, John 

 W.inamaker: lid, .Mrs. F. A. Constable. 



St imen Davallla. 1st, Mrs. J. Hood 



Wright, gard. C. Webber. 



.Specimen tvonlophtebliim subaurlculalum, 

 Mrs. J. Hood Wrigbl, 10-foot fronds. 



Specimen Stag's luirn Fern, F. E. I.«wls. 



Any other variety Fern, 1st, W. B. 

 Thompson: 2d, Rnd'dph Heldkamp. 



FERNS. 

 Commercial Growers. 



(! Aillaiitiim I'arleyeiise, Isl, A. N. Pler- 

 son. Inc.: 2d. Julius Roehrs Co. 



12 Adlantuni Farleyeuse, A. N. Plerson, 

 Inc. 



Specimen Clbollum Scheldel, Julius 

 Roehrs Co. 



.Specimen Nephrolepis Bostoniensls, F. R. 

 Plerson (i'o. 



Specimen .Nephrolepis, any other variety, 

 F. 1;. Pierson Co. 



Collection of Nephrolepis In variety. 

 Bill more Ilolel silver cup. F. R. Plerson 

 Co. A very extensive collection of speci- 

 men plants. 



Specimen Tree Fern. .Tnlius Roehrs Co. 



Specimen any other variety, 1st, F. R. 

 Plerson Co.; 2d. Julius Roehrs Co. 



BULBOUS PLANTS. 

 Private Growers. 



3 white Ilva.iiiilis. 1si, Mrs. D. Willis 

 James: 2d, D. t;. Held. 



3 pink or red Uvaclnlhs, 1st. Mrs. D. 

 Willis James; 2d, Mrs. Jas. A. MacDonald, 

 gard. R. Hughes. 



3 light blue Hyacinths, 1st, Mrs. D. Wil- 

 lis James; 2d, James A. MacDonald. 



3 dark blue or purple Hj-acinths, 1st, 

 Mrs. D. Willis James; 2d, D. G. Reld. 



3 yellow Hyacinths, 1st, Mrs. D. Willis 

 .Tames; 2d, James A.. MacDonald. 



12 Lilies, 1st, Westbrook Garden, gard. 

 C. W. Knight: 2d. Mrs. Ernest Iselln. 



3 Lilv of the Vallev, 1st, Payne Whitney; 

 2d. F. E. Lewis. 



12 Narcissus. 1st. Payne Whitney; 2d, 

 Mrs. A. N. Booth, gard. E. Fardel. 



C Narcissus, 1st, Mrs. A. N. Booth; 2d, 

 Payne Whitn<y 



