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Vol. II, No. 3 Quarterly NOVEMBER, 1914 By subscription $1.00 per year 



THE FALL EXHIBITION 



The Annual Fall Exhibition was held October 30 to November 

 3 in the American Museum of Natural History, in cooperation 

 with that institution, under permission of its trustees. A private 

 view was given of the exhibits to the societ3^ the museum, and 

 affiliated organizations, on Friday evening, October 30. The re- 

 mainder of the time the exhibition was open free to the public 

 from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. and from 7 to 10 P.M., excepting on Sun- 

 day, when it was open from i to 5 P.M. Following the experi- 

 ence of other exhibitions this fall, owing to the unusual conditions 

 jjrevailing, this exhibition was not as large nor as well attended as 

 that of last year. The ter-centenary and an important election 

 interfered with the attendance, which was 82,080, divided as fol- 

 lows : Friday evening, the private view, 3,758; Saturday, 15,310; 

 Sunday, 39,691; Monday, 5,598; Tuesday, 17,723. 



Size is not the only factor to be considered in a flower show, 

 quality comes in for a good share, and the quality of the exhibits 

 this 3"ear was superb. There were magnificent cut chrysanthe- 

 mum blooms, and the competition in many of the classes was 

 keen. The large bush plants were as fine as ever. There were 

 many exhibits of roses and carnations, and a large display of 

 orchids, occupying the east wing and showing to much better ad- 

 vantage than heretofore. There was a notable lack of groups of 

 foliage and greenhouse plants, and of large palm specimens, es- 

 pecially noticeable from the fact that the prizes for these classes 

 had been considerably increased over those of the previous year. 



Some changes were made in the arrangements of the exhibits. 

 As heretofore, the large chrysanthemum plants and other large 



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