THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



to the exhibits of gladioh, there were displays of collections of 

 annual flowers, which attracted considerable attention. 



An object of unusual interest was a flower of Magnolia grandi- 

 flora, exhibited by Mr. T. A. Havemeyer from a tree, grown in 

 the open with some winter protection, on his place at Glen Head. 

 In the past it has proved precariously hardy as far north as Phila- 

 delphia, while in Washington, D. C, there are several fine speci- 

 mens of it. The flowering of the tree at Glen Head is probably 

 the first instance of the production of flowers out of doors in this 

 latitude. From North Carolina to central Florida and through 

 the Gulf states to Texas and Arkansas, this tree is found wild, 

 especially along ponds and streams, sometimes attaining a height 

 of over one hundred feet. It is the finest of our native broad- 

 leaved evergreens, bearing large creamy white fragrant flowers 

 six inches or more across. It is unfortunate that it mav not be 

 classed among the trees hardy in this latitude. 



The premiums for this exhibition were offered by the New 

 York Botanical Garden, from the income of the William R. 

 Sands Fund, and the following awards were made by the Ex- 

 hibition Committee of The Horticultural Society: 



In the open-to-all classes, Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, A. Lahodny, 

 gardener, secured the first prize for the largest and best collec- 

 tion of gladioli, the second going to John Lewis Childs, Inc. 

 Mr. Havemeyer also secured first prize for the best twelve vari- 

 eties, three spikes of each, John Lewis Childs, Inc., second. For 

 the best vase each of pink and white, twenty-five spikes, the first 

 prize in each was won by Mr. Havemeyer, the second by John 

 Lewis Childs, Inc. John Lewis Childs, Inc., was awarded the 

 first prize for a vase of red, twenty-five spikes. Mrs. H. Dar- 

 lington, P. W. Popp, gardener, received first prize for a center- 

 piece for the table. 



In the classes for non-commercial growers, Mrs. H. Darling- 

 ton was awarded the first prize for the largest and best collection. 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable, James Stuart, gardener, was awarded the 

 first prize for a collection of six varieties, three spikes of each, 

 Mrs. H. Darlington, the second. For the best vase of white, six 

 spikes, Mr. Wm. Shillaber, J. P. Sorenson, gardener, won the 

 first. For the best vase of pink, six spikes, Mrs. H. DarUngton 



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