THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



FLOWER SHOWS 



January 



This exhibition was held on Wednesday, the twentieth, at the 

 American Museum of Natural History. Premiums were offered 

 for orchids, carnations, sweet peas, Schizanthus, and snap- 

 dragons. There was interesting competition in the carnation 

 classes. The judges were: Messrs. A. Michie, Wm. Waite, and 

 J. E. Whyte. 



Three prizes were offered for collections of cut blooms of or- 

 chids, the provision being made that no competitor could enter 

 more than one class. This was to enable those with smaller col- 

 lections to compete. 



A fine collection of cut blooms of orchids, well diversified in 

 species and varieties, gave the first prize to Lager & Hurrell, the 

 second going to Clement Moore, J. P. Mossman, gardener. Mrs. 

 F. A. Constable, James Stuart, gardener, also took a first prize 

 for a smaller collection of orchid cut blooms. 



In the carnation classes open to all, Scott Bros, were awarded 

 first prize for a vase of lOO blooms. A bronze medal was 

 awarded to Jos. Sakowich for his new carnation " Hyde Park." 



The remaining carnation classes were open to non-commercial 

 growers only. For a vase of 12 white G. D. Barron, Jos. Linane, 

 gardener, won the first, the second going to D. G. Reid, A. W. 

 Golding, superintendent. A. Lewisohn, John Canning, gardener, 

 won first for a fine vase of 12 Enchantress shade, the second 

 being won by D. G. Reid. The second prize for a vase of 12 

 Winsor shade wfis awarded to John I. Downey, Thos. Ryan, 

 superintendent. In the class for 12 Mrs. C. W. Ward shade, the 

 first prize winner was D. G. Reid. Adolph Lewisohn and G. D. 

 Barron were respectively winners of the first and second prizes 

 for vases of 12 dark pink blooms, and also for vases of 12 scarlet 

 blooms. D. G. Reid took first prize for a vase of 12 crimson, 

 and A. Lewisohn first prize for a vase of 12 blooms variegated. 

 A vase of 50 blooms, one or more varieties, gave the first prize 

 to D. G. Reid, the second to Frederick Sturges, Thos. Bell, 

 gardener. 



The classes for sweet peas, Schizanthus, and snapdragons were 



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