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THE FALL EXHIBITION 



The Annual Fall Exhibition, the largest ever given by the so- 

 ciety, closed its doors on Sunday, November 12, after an unprece- 

 dented success and attendance. Never before in the history of 

 the society had there been such keen competition and such numbers 

 of entries, taxing the present facilities of the society to accommo- 

 date them. The display of bush chrysanthemum plants was far 

 ahead of anything achieved before anywhere, and was the wonder 

 and admiration of all. The exhibition was given in cooperation 

 with the American Museum of Natural History, under permis- 

 sion of the trustees. The members of the society, of the Museum, 

 and of affiliated organizations enjoyed the usual private view, 

 this year on the opening evening of November 9, from 7 to 10. 

 The exhibition was open free to the pubHc on Friday and Satur- 

 day, November 10 and 11, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., and from 

 7 to 10 P.M., and on Sunday from i to 5 P.M. Great numbers 

 had visited the shows in past seasons, but the attendance this fall 

 was in excess of that of any other year, being in round numbers 

 200,000. The exact figures were 199,993, divided as follows: 

 Thursday, 8,399; Friday, 52,989; Saturday, 73,611; Sunday, 

 64,994. 



The arrangement of exhibits was similar to that of last year. 

 The large bush chrysanthemum plants were in the foyer, now 

 known as Memorial Hall. In the north wing were the orchids; 



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