THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



51 



First Second 

 prize. prize. 

 Cut Orchids. 

 Table cut orchids (4 ft. diaiuctcr), arranged for 

 effect. Decorative green of any kind, including 

 plants, permitted. Quality uf bloom, artistic ar- 

 rangement and general effect to be considered 

 in making awaril $75.00 $.50.00 



Roses in Pots and Tubs. 



Display in pots or tubs, anv or all classes, covering 



lUO sq. ft., arranged for effect $100.00 .$.50.00 



Collection Hybrid Perpetiuils. Teas, Hybrid Teas, 

 Polyanthas, and other classes. 2.5 plants, not less 



than six varieties, arranged for effect 25.00 15.00 



Six climbing or rambler 25.00 15.00 



Climbing, red, specimen 15.00 10.(10 



Climbing, pink, specimen 15.00 10.00 



Climbing, white, specimen 15.00 10.00 



Climbing, jellow. specimen 15.00 10.00 



Eest new rose not in commerce Silver medal. 



Cut Roses. 



Vase 12 blooms American Ijcautv $10.00 $5.00 



Vase 12 blooms Miladv 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms Hadley 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms, ^Irs. George Shawyer 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms -Airs. Charleys Russell 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms Pink Killarney or Double Pink 



Killarney ' 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms White Killarnev or Donlile White 



Killarney '. 5.(10 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms Killarney Queen 5.00 3.(10 



Vase 12 blooms Puchmoiid 5.00 3.011 



Vase 12 blooms Radiance 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms Lady Hillingdon 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms Sunburst . 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms Mrs. Aaron Ward 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms My Maryland 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms any other disseminated variety, 



white .' ". 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms any other disseminated variety, 



pink '. . 5.00 3.00 



Vase 12 blooms any other disseminated varietj-, red 5.00 3.00 

 Vase 12 blooms any other disseminated variet,v, 



yellow '. '. . . . 5.00 3.00 



Best 25 blooms, one or more varieties, to be shown 



in one vase 15.00 10.00 



Carnations — Open to All Varieties — Seedlings and Sports Included. 



Vase 25 blooms wliite .iio.OO .*3.!'0 



Vase 25 blooms !lesh-pink, being those shades of 



flesh or salmon, such as Enchantress, etc 5.00 3.00 



Vase 25 blooms light pink, being those shades of 



pink verging on the true pink, such as Oloriosa. 



Winsor. etc 5.(1(1 3,00 



Vase 25 blooms dark pink, being those shades of 



pink, such as Mrs. C. W. Ward, Rosette, etc 5.00 3.00 



Vase 25 blooms red or scarlet, to include all shades 



generally classed in those colors 5.00 3.00 



Vase 25 blooms crimson, to include all shades 



known as crimson or maroon 5.00 3.00 



Vase 25 blooms white variegated 5.00 3.00 



Vase 25 blooms yellow or yellow variegated 5.00 3.00 



Vase 25 blooms any other color decidedly distinct 



from colors specified above 5.00 3.00 



Best vase of carnations, not to exceed 1.50 



blooms. One or more varieties may be used. 



Decorative green of any kind, ribbon and 



any otlier accessories may be used as long 



as carnations are the predominant featiu'e. 



It is intended to give the exhibitor the 



widest latitude in making this display. Vase 



to be supplied by tlie exhibitor. Quality of 



bloom, artistic arrangement, and general ef- 

 fect to 1)C considered in making award 25.00 15,00 in.OO 



Sweet Peas. 

 Best display of sweet peas, covering 25 sq. ft. 

 Quality of bloom, artistic arrangement and gen- 

 eral effect to be considered in making award. . . .$25.00 $15.00 



Collection of six varieties, 25 sprays of each 10.00 5.00 



Vase of 100 sprays, one or more varieties, ar- 

 ranged for effect 5.00 3.00 



Table Decoration. 

 Best dinner, table decoration, sweet peas exclu- 

 sively. Other foliage than sweet peas may bo 

 used. Table to be set for eight. Table to be 



First Second 

 prize, prize, 

 supplied by the Flower Show management. Ac- 

 cessories to be sniiplied b.y the exhibitor .$30.00 $20.00 



Miscellaneous Cut Flowers. 



Antirrhinum, 25 spikes pink .$5.00 ,$3.00 



Antirrhinum, 25 spikes white 5.00 3.00 



Antirrhiiuim, 25 spikes yellow .5.00 3.00 



Antirrhinum. 25 spikes assorted .5.00 3.00 



(iladiolns Colvillei or nanus types, 25 spikes G.OO 4.00 



Mignonette, 12 spikes .*.... 3.00 2.00 



Pansies, display of cut Idooms, covering 10 sq. ft.. 0.00 4.00 



.Stocks, 12 spikes wliite 3.00 2.00 



Stocks, 12 spikes pink 3.00 2.00 



Stocks. 12 sjiikes any other color 3.00 2.00 



Violets, double, 200 blooms 3.00 2.00 



Violets, single, 200 blooms 3.00 2.00 



A\'alinower, 12 spikes any color 3.00 2.00 



Table Decoration. 



Artistic ilinner table decoration. Table to be sup- 

 plied by the Flower .Show management. Acces- 

 sories to be supplied by exhibitor. Table to be 

 set for eight. Sweet peas not permitted in this 



decoration $50.00 $25.00 



The Horticultural Society of Xew York oilers its gold, silver 

 and bronze medals for exhibits of unusual merit; the exhil)it3 to 

 lie judged and the awards to be made by the society. 



"IT CAN'T BE DONE." 



The man who misses all the fun 



Is he who says, "It can't be done!" 



In solemn pri(ie he stands aloof 



And greets each venture with reproof. 



Had he the power, he'd efface 



The history of the human race : 



We'd have no steam nor trolley cars, 



No streets lit by electric stars ; 



No telegraph nor telephone. 



We'd linger in the age of stone. 



Where when some keen barbaric brain 



Of life's conditions dared complain. 



And planned a wheel on which to roll 



The load his arms could not control. 



Sneers rose from all the mighty crew 



That ever scoiTs at what is new. 



The world would sleep if things were run 



Ev men who say, "It can't be done!" 



— JViisl>iii_i;to)i Star. 



PARTS OF A FLOWER. 



The various parts of a fluwcr are louked npnn by 

 botanists as being modified leaves. The outside covering 

 of the flower bud is termed the "calyx." Its purpose is to 

 protect the more tender parts within, and it is generally 

 green in color and quite leaf-like in texture. Within the 

 calv.x, the next row of leaves constitute the "corolla,'' each 

 leaf being called a "petal," These are generally white or of 

 some brilliant color, and not only serve as a protection to 

 the inner parts, but by their bright color attract insects 

 which assist in pollination. 



Within the corolla the next row of modified leaves are 

 the "stamens," which at their tips bear small yellow or 

 brown pouch-like vessels called the "anthers," and which 

 contain the male element or "pollen." \\^ithin the circle 

 of stamens is one or more slender greenish stems called 

 the "pistil," the outer end of which is more or less en- 

 larged anci sticky on the upper surface. This enlarged 

 portion is the "stigma." At the lower end the pistil is 

 considerably swollen and is called the ovary. This devel- 

 ops into the fruit or seed pod, and within it are the 

 ovules, which, after pollination, become the seeds. 



