THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



for vase of Gladiolus and vase of carnation Alma Ward ; F. C. 

 Littleton, Samuel Batchelor, gardener, for vase of carnation 

 Baroness de Brennen, diploma ; Geo. Schlegel, S. G. Milosy, 

 gardener, for plant of Epidendrum atropurpureum album, di- 

 ploma; Wm. Shillaber, J. P. Sorenson, gardener, for vase of 

 Passiflora Banksii ; Mrs. H. Darlington, for three plants of 

 Spiraea rubens and basket of pansies. 



The New York Botanical Garden made a display of cut blooms 

 of shrubs and trees and of herbaceous plants, not for competition. 



Special May Exhibition 



This special exhibition was held on the fifteenth and sixteenth 

 in the Museum building, New York Botanical Garden, for the 

 purpose of showing to the public a fine collection of cut blooms 

 of lilacs which Mf. T. A. Havemeyer ofifered to display. Mr. 

 Havemeyer has a large collection of lilacs on his estate at Glen 

 Head, Long Island, and this is the second time he has made a 

 special display of the flowers through the Horticultural Society. 



It was indeed a wonderful display, the exhibit covering one of 

 the long centre tables. Expressions of admiration were freely 

 made on the beauty of the flowers. White, pink, lavender, violet, 

 and the deepest black-purple, in single and double forms, were 

 the colors. The large trusses of double lilac flowers of Leon 

 Gambetta were striking and much admired. Clean and crisp in 

 its pink coloring was Mad. Buchner, one of the best of the 

 double-flowered forms. There is a freshness to this variety 

 which is very attractive. As an expression of its appreciation 

 of this display and of Mr: Havemeyer's desire to have the public 

 share in his great collections, the Council awarded the society's 

 gold medal to Mr. Havemeyer for the exhibit. 



Filling the large centre table in the other end of the exhibition 

 hall was a collection of Darwin and cottage tulips which Mr. 

 Havemeyer was instrumental in having exhibited. These were 

 staged by John Scheepers & Co., Inc. The bulbs were planted 

 very late in 1914 on Mr. Havemeyer's place at Glen Head, and 

 were cultivated by him. There were 69 vases of Darwin tulips, 

 and 24 of cottage. There was a wonderful range of colors in the 

 Darwins — almost white with faint flushes of lavender and violet, 



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