THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



over fifteen inches, with, among others; Airs. John Purroy 

 jMitchell, W. Woodmason, Bob Pulling, Mrs. H. J. Jones, Adelia 

 Griswold, C. H. Totty, Mrs. R. H. Boggs, Earl Kitchener, Mrs. 

 G. W. C. Drexel, Mrs. R. C. Pulling, Mrs. W. Hookey, Wm. 

 Vert, Mrs. H. Stevens, Meudon, Pockett's Crimson, H. E. Con- 

 verse, James Eraser, Reginald Vallis, Lady Hopetoun, Onunda, 

 Mrs. W. E. Tricker, and Mrs. G. Lloyd Wigg. Scott Bros, won 

 second in this class. A collection of twenty-five pompons brought 

 the first prize to Scott Bros., the second to ]Mr. C. H. Totty, while 

 for a collection of singles and anemones these prize winners were 

 reversed. 



There was keen competition in the classes for non-commercial 

 growers among the cut blooms. Eor six white, stems not less 

 than two feet long, Mr. E. Heeremans, Lenox, Mass., won the 

 first prize with Mrs. Gilbert Drabble, the second going to Mrs. 

 S. Neustadt, Chappaqua, N. Y., David Gordon, gardener, for a 

 vase of Wm. Turner. In the class for six pink, Mr. Percy 

 Chubb, Glen Cove, N. Y., Frank Honeyman, gardener, won first 

 with Lady Hopetoun, Mrs. Neustadt second with the same. 

 Greentree Greenhouses secured first for six yellow with E. S. 

 Vallis, Mr. Chubb second with Mary Donnellan. Both prize win- 

 ners for six red showed Gertrude Peers, the first going to Mr. 

 Samuel Untermyer, Yonkers, N. Y., W. H. Waite, gardener, the 

 second to Mr. Chubb. Six fine blooms of Irene Mason won for 

 Mrs. Neustadt the first prize in the class for any other color, Mr. 

 Chubb taking the second with Rose Pockett. 



The Henry W. Boettger Estate, Riverdale, N. Y., Rudolf Heid- 

 kamp, gardener, won first for a vase of fifteen blooms, arranged 

 for effect, any other foliage permitted, the second going to Mr. E. 

 E. Lewis Ridgefield, Ct., J. Smith, gardener. 



The large prizes for twelve vases, in twelve varieties, three 

 blooms of each, brought out keen competition. The flowers ex- 

 hibited were of exceptional quality, and required careful judging. 

 The first prize was won by Miss M. T. Cockcroft, Saugatuck, Ct., 

 Adam Paterson, gardener. It is interesting to note that Miss 

 Cockcroft won the society's silver cup last fall for a similar ex- 

 hibit. Her display this fall contained : Wm. Turner, Lady Hope- 

 toun, Beatrice May, Nakota, M. Loiseau-Rousseau, Rose Pockett, 

 Pres. Viger, Mary Mason, W. Woodmason, J. Lock, Erank 



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