THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



vase of fifty, arranged for effect, won the first prize for Mr. D. 

 G. Reid. 



A collection of orchid blooms won for Mr. Clement Moore, 

 Hackensack, N. J., J. P. Mossman, gardener, first, and a special 

 prize of a silver medal was awarded to this exhibit on account 

 of its exceptional merit. In another class a collection of orchid 

 blooms exhibited by Mrs. F. A. Constable, Jas Stuart, gardener, 

 won first. 



The following special prizes were awarded : Mrs. F. A. Con- 

 stable, for a vase of Euphorbia jaquinaefiora, cultural certificate ; 

 Mr. Henry Goldman, vase of gardenia, cultural certificate, vase 

 of snapdragons, cash ; Mr. J. C. Brady, miscellaneous collection, 

 cash ; Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. Y., P. W. Popp, 

 gardener, display of Spiraea riibens, cash, vase of Buddlcia 

 asiatica, cash ; Mr. Wm. Shillaber, Essex Falls, N. J., J. P. 

 Sorenson, gardener, vase of sweet pea, " Yarrawa," cash ; Lager 

 & Hurrell, collection of cut orchids, cash; Mr. Clement Moore, 

 group of Dendrobium, silver medal. 



The judges were : P. W. Popp, and Anton Bauer. 



February 



An exhibition was held on Wednesday, the i6th, at the Amer- 

 ican Museum of Natural History, from i to 5. Prizes were 

 ofifered for cut blooms of orchids, roses, sweet peas, schizanthus, 

 antirrhinums, freesias, and narcissus. 



Mrs. H. I. Pratt, Brooklyn, A. J. Manda, gardener, secured 

 first for a collection of cut orchids, Mr. Clement Moore, second. 

 In another class for orchid cut blooms Mrs. F. ±\. Constable won 

 first, Mr. F. E. Lewis, Ridgefield, Ct., J. W. Smith, gardener, 

 second. 



A vase of fifty roses, arranged for efifect, exhibited by Mrs. F. 

 A. Constable, was awarded the first prize in that class, the second 

 going to Mr. F. E. Lewis. In the class of twenty-five roses, ar- 

 ranged for efifect, Mrs. H. Darlington won first. 



In the sweet pea classes Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuyse, Oakhurst, 

 N. J., Geo. Masson, gardener, won first, Mr. F. E. Lewis, second. 

 Mr. F. E. Lewis was also winner of the first prize for a vase of 

 antirrhinums, Mr. Henry Goldman, second. Mr. Henry Gold- 



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