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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



the show phiees of California are all within 

 thirty miles of Menlo. There were several 

 fine exhibits for the monthly competition. 

 In Class A (greenhouse grown) D. Bassett 

 secured 90 points for a very finely flowereil 

 cyclamen in an S-inch pan ; P. Ellings, S5 

 points for two vases of freesias. Purity and 

 Leirhtlinii Major; A. Bearsby. 75 points for 

 a 7-incli pot of hyacinth. In Class B (out- 

 side grown) J. M. Daly 90 points for a dish 

 of magniliceut peas. G. Shinn, !S0 ]ioints for 

 a very fine head of brocoli. 



iir. Lackeiiin. ilr. Ward and Mr. Cruik- 

 shank.s were the judses. 



P. ErXINGS. Secretary. 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



An exhibition of plants and flowers was 

 held on Wednesday. February 17, at the 

 American Museum of Natural History. 

 Unusually fine displays of cut orchid blooms 

 were made by ilr. Clement Moore and by 

 Messrs. Lager & Hurrell. The exhibit made 

 by Mr. Jloore v.as very rich in Cattleya 

 forms, one of the most interestinj; being a 

 cross made and reared by himself from ('at- 

 tleya Dowiana x C. Scliroederae. The dis- 

 play of Lager & Ilurrell was ricli in genera 

 and species. .Much interest was added tn 

 the exhibit by the numerous displays nf 

 plants and flowers foi' which no premiums 

 had been provided in the schedule. Special 

 prizes were awarded to many of these. 



A business meeting of the society took 

 place at 3:4.5, followed at 4 by an illus- 

 trated lecture by Mr. \V. C. McCollom on 

 "The Small Greenhouse: Its Use and 

 Abuse." Tliis was of gieat interest, and 

 many practical methods were described by 

 the lecturer. 



The next monthly exhibition of the so- 

 ciety will be held on Saturday and Sunday. 

 May 8 and Oth, at the New York Botanical 

 Garden, Bronx Park. The usual March ex- 

 hibition is omitted on account of the spring 

 show at the Grand Central Palace. The 

 April show is also omitted, as it would 

 follow too closely upon tlie big spring show. 



The following premiums were awarded at 

 the exhibition of February 17: 



Vase of schizauthus: Henry G(ddman, 

 Deal Beach. N. J.. Anton Bauer, gardener, 

 first ; G. D. Barron, Rye, N. Y., Jas. Llmane, 

 gardener, second. 



Vase of snapdragons: Mrs. F. A. Con- 

 stable, Mamaroneek, N. Y., .Jas. Stuart, gar- 

 dener, first. 



Vase of .50 freesias, arranged for efl'ect : 

 Henry Goldman, first, G. D. Barron, second. 



Three vases narcissus: Mrs. II. Darling- 

 ton, Mamaroneek, N. Y.. P. W. Popp. gar- 

 dener, first. 



Collection of cut orchid blooms, commer- 

 cial class: Lager & Hurrell, Summit. N. .J., 

 first. 



Collection of cut orchid blooms, non-com- 

 mercial class: Clement Moore, Ilaekeusack. 

 N. J.. -J. P. Jlos-sman. givrdener. first. 



Vase of 50 roses, arranged for eft'ect : ilrs. 

 F. L. Constable, first. 



The following special prizes were award- 

 ed: Mrs. H. Darlington, for display of bulb- 

 ous flowers, cash; Bobbink & Atkins, dis- 

 play of flowering shrubs, silver medal: G. 

 D. " Barron, display of cyclamens, cash; 

 Ernest Iselin, New Rochelle. N. Y.. Wm. 

 Whitton. gardener, for display of two vases 

 of Darwin tulips "Pride of Haarlem" and 

 vase of Lilium formosum. cash, and cul- 

 tural certificate for the lilies ; Henry Gold- 

 man, for vase of stocks "Empress Augusta 

 Victoria," cash and cultural certificate: Cle- 

 ment Moore, for display of new hybrid Cat- 

 tleya. a cross between C. Dowiana and C. 

 Schroederae. silver medal; Mrs. A. -T. Moul- 

 ton, West Orange, N. .T., Arthur W. Jack- 

 son, gardener, for display of freesias and 



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