THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF KEW YORK 



have been too glaring. Delightful views of the exhibits on the 

 main floor could be had from the gallery, each view-point dis- 

 closing a new efifect. The beauty and magnitude of this exhibit 

 could only be appreciated fully from this vantage point. 



Space will not permit a detailed account of the many and 

 varied exhibits, nor of the many prize-winners, only the more con- 

 spicuous can be alluded to. 



Section A comprised exhibits by private growers of plants in 

 flower. Here were amaryllises, azaleas, begonias, cinerarias in 

 quantity, superb displays of cyclamens, hydrangeas, primroses, 

 rhododendrons, and schizanthus, among many others. One of the 

 notable exhibits in this class was a group of flowering and foliage 

 stove and greenhouse plants, arranged for efifect, covering loo 

 square feet, exhibited by Mr. W. B. Thompson, of Yonkers, N. Y. 

 An illustration of this is produced here, the winner of the first 

 prize. An arch tastefully decorated with rambler roses, and many 

 foliage plants and plants in flower formed the picture. 



Section B was for the same kinds of plants for commercial 

 growers. One of the most striking exhibits here was a collection 

 of superb azalea plants exhibited by the Julius Roehrs Co., com- 

 prising two classes, each of which took the first prize. Another 

 exhibit out of the ordinary was a collection of the genera Erica, 

 Epacris and Boronia, exhibited by the Knight & Struck Co. The 

 group of flower and foliage stove and greenhouse plants, covering 

 200 square feet, exhibited by the Julius Roehrs Co., secured the 

 first prize in this class, the silver cup of The Horticultural So- 

 ciety of New York, valued at $150.00. 



Section C covered exhibits of palm and foliage plants by private 

 growers, while section D included the same plants for commercial 

 growers. A magnificent specimen of Pandaniis Sanderiana, ex- 

 hibited by Mr. John Wanamaker, a first prize winner, was a strik- 

 ing feature here. 



Sections F and G w^ere for ferns, the former for exhibits by 

 private growers, the latter for commercial. Many specimen plants 

 were exhibited by private growers, among the first-prize winners 

 being Mrs. H. Willis James, Mrs. J. B. Trevor, and Wm. 

 Ziegler, Jr. 



Section H was for exhibits of bulbous plants by private growers, 



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