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Vol. 11, No. 10 Quarterly AUuUSl, 1916 By subscription $1.00 per year 





FALL EXHIBITION ^'" 



The Annual Fall Exhibition will be held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History, November 9 to 12. The exhibition 

 will be open on the evening of the first day from 7 to 10, espe- 

 cially for the members of the Society, the Museum, and affiliated 

 organizations; on the tenth and eleventh from 9 x\.M. to 5 P.M. 

 and from 7 to 10 P.M. ; and on the twelfth, Sunday, from i to 5 

 P.M. Schedules are now ready for distribution, and will be sent 

 on application to the secretary. 



The chrysanthemum is a large feature of this exhibition, and 

 many prizes are ofl^ered for this flower, both for plants and cut 

 blooms. Premiums are also ofllered for roses, carnations, foliage 

 and decorative plants, and orchids. 



GLADIOLUS EXHIBITION 



An exhibition of gladioli was held in cooperation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, in the Museum building of that institu- 

 tion, on Saturday and Sunday, August 19 and 20. In each of the 

 halls on the ground floor a long center table was filled with these 

 flowers. On the table in the eastern hall was a display by Mr. T. 

 A. Havemeyer, of Glen Head, Long Island. In this exhibit were 

 many choice sorts, represented by superb specimens. In addition 



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