THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Edwin Jenkins, of Lenox, Massachusetts, was the winner of the 

 first prize, the second going to Mr. Adolph Lewisohn. For a 

 collection of twenty-four varieties, all named kinds, stems not 

 over fifteen inches, one of each, the first prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Adolph Lewisohn. In the class of six varieties, one of each 

 variety, restricted to growers with not over 2,500 square feet of 

 glass, the first prize was won by Mrs. Payne Whitney, the second 

 by Mr. D. E. Oppenheimer. For a collection of singles, twenty- 

 four varieties, Mrs. F. A. Constable won first, Mr. Arthur N. 

 Cooley, second. For a collection of singles, twelve varieties, 

 Adrian Iselin, Jr., of New Rochelle, New York, Joseph Tiernan, 

 gardener, was awarded the first, Mr. Arthur N. Cooley, second. 

 A collection of pompons, twelve varieties, brought the first prize 

 to Mr. Frederick Sturgis, of Fairfield, Connecticut, Thomas Bell, 

 gardener, the second to Mr. Adrian Iselin, Jr. 



The dinner table decorations were to be staged on November 

 4, and to be ready for judging at 3 P.M. The tables were to 

 be set for eight persons, the flowers to be restricted to chrysan- 

 themums, but any appropriate foliage was permitted. This 

 competition attracted much attention. The first prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, the second to Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney, and the third to Mrs. Pauline Boettger. 



In the classes for cut roses, for commercial growers, Mr. L. A. 

 Noe took first prize for fifty American Beauty, the F. R. Pierson 

 Company, second. Fifty white roses gave the first prize to Mr. 

 L. A. Noe, the second to the F. R. Pierson Company. Fifty 

 pink roses secured for the F. R. Pierson Company the first prize 

 and for Mr. L. A. Noe the second. A vase of fifty fine blooms 

 of Sunburst won for the F. R. Pierson Company first prize for 

 fifty yellow roses. For a new rose, not yet in commerce, Mr. 

 Charles H. Totty was awarded the silver medal. In the classes 

 of cut roses for non-commercial growers, Mr. J. B. Duke, Somer- 

 ville, New Jersey, A. A. Macdonald, gardener, was awarded the 

 first prize for twelve American Beauty, the second going to Mr. 

 Samuel Untermyer. Mr. Untermyer also won the first prize 

 for eighteen red roses with Richmond. White Killarney was 

 the competitor in the class for eighteen white roses and Mr. 

 Henry C. Sturges, of Fairfield, Connecticut, Henry Kulberg, 

 gardener, secured the first prize, Mr. Arthur N. Cooley the 



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