THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



gardener, with decorations of Firefly roses and Adiantuni, silver 

 medal; Richard Delafield, Esq., Wm. Brock, gardener, the deco- 

 rations Mrs. Ward roses, Phalaenopsis amabilis, Freesia alba, 

 Adiantum, and Asparagus, silver medal; Mrs. H. Darlington, 

 P. W. Popp, gardener, with decorations of lily-of-the-valley, a 

 hybrid cattleya, primulas, Dendrohiiim nobile, and Asparagus, spe- 

 cial prize ; Martin J. Fitzgerald, with decorations of Chorisema, 

 Dcndrobiuui tliyvsiflorum, Dcndrobinm Wardianum, and Adian- 

 tum, special mention; F. N. Lewis, Esc|., W. Atkinson, gardener, 

 with decorations of pansies, lily-of-the-valley, Adiantum, and 

 Asparagus, silver medal. 



The orchid display was superb, occupying practically all of one 

 of the transverse divisions of the hall. Commercial and private 

 growers were well represented. The unique feature among the 

 commercial displays was that of the Julius Roehrs Co. This was 

 arranged in a deep case, the face representing a huge picture frame- 

 The concealed lighting illuminated the flowers brightly, bringing 

 out in a vivid way their intensity of color. 



The rose display, another of the talked-of features, was held on 

 Saturday, March 20. Two groups were staged, one by the F. R. 

 Pierson Co., winner of the first prize, the other by A. N. Pierson 

 Inc., the second prize winner. The group of the F. R. Pierson Co. 

 contained : Airs. Francis Scott Key, Crimson Queen, Ophelia, 

 White Killarney, Killarney Brilliant, Richmond, American Beauty, 

 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, and Killarney Queen. The other contained : 

 Killarney Queen, American Beauty, White Killarney, Mrs. Aaron 

 Ward, Prince d'Arenberg, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, and Killarney 

 Brilliant. 



The groups of flowering plants and bulbs were much admired, 

 adding great masses of color to the exhibition. Each of these cov- 

 ered 200 square feet of space. There were six entries. Airs. D. 

 Willis James, Wm. H. Duckham, superintendent, won" the first 

 prize, the second going to F. E. Lewis, Esq., J. W. Smith, 

 gardener. 



All admired this year the great improvement in the trade ex- 

 hibits. They were more artistically arranged, adding much 

 to the general effect. Only two of the retail florists of this big city 

 saw their opportunity and made known their existence by their 



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