THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



specimens and groups were placed in the foyer. The north wing 

 was not used this year, the orchids, which were displayed there 

 last year, were located in the east wing. This is much lighter, and 

 so brought out much better the beauties of color and peculiarities 

 of form of these flowers. The large cut chrysanthemum blooms 

 were in the west hall, and the roses and carnations in the Indian 

 hall. Mr. John Young was the manager, and had charge of the 

 arrangement of the exhibits. 



The large bush chrysanthemums were the center of attraction. 

 Four fine specimens, all first-prize winners, were exhibited by Mr. 

 Adolph Lewisohn, of Ardsley, N. Y., John Canning, superintend- 

 ent. Two were placed each side of the foyer. To the left were 

 a superb plant of Wells' Late Pink and another of Greystone, 

 which won the prize for a bush plant, any color but pink, yellow or 

 white. The sweepstakes prize, the Society's Silver Cup, valued 

 at $ioo, was won by the plant of Wells' Late Pink. On the right 

 were plants of R. F. Felton, the prize-winner in the class for 

 yellows, and Lady Lydia in the whites. 



For bush plants in receptacles not over fourteen inches in di- 

 ameter, a plant exhibited by Greentree Greenhouses, Manhasset, 

 N. Y., L. G. Forbes, gardener, won the second prize, the first not 

 being awarded. For a specimen bush, odd-shape, Mr. Lewisohn 

 also took first prize with a fan-shaped plant of Lady Lydia. 



The cut chrysanthemum blooms were of exceptional quality. 

 In the classes for commercial growers, Mr. C. H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J., took first prize for twelve white blooms, stems not less than 

 three feet long, with Mrs. Gilbert Drabble, the second going to 

 Mr. Thos. W. Head, Bergenfield, N. J., for Naomah. For twelve 

 pink, Mr. Totty was first with Elberon, Mr. Head second, with 

 Pink Gem. Mr. Totty again won first for twelve yellow with 

 Mrs. G. Lloyd Beggs, Scott Bros., Elmsford, N. Y., second with 

 Gorgeous. Twelve fine blooms of Gertrude Peers gave Mr. Totty 

 first in the class for red, and the first for twelve any other color 

 with Mrs. E. Wild. 



In the class of twenty-five blooms arranged for efifect, autumn 

 or other foliage permitted, Mr. Thos. W. Head won first prize. 

 Mr. Totty won the silver medal for six new varieties, not in com- 

 merce, one bloom of each. He was also winner of the first prize 

 for a collection of twenty-five varieties, one each, stems not 



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