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Tarrytown, N. Y., won first for fifty American Beauty, Mr. L. A. 

 Noe, Madison, N, J., second ; Mr. Noe also won first for fifty 

 white roses with White Killarney. In the class for fifty red, the 

 F. R. Pierson Co. won first with Francis Scott Key, Mr. Totty 

 second. Mr. Noe also won first for fifty pink roses with Mrs. 

 Geo. Shawyer, Mr. Totty winning second. For fifty yellow roses 

 Mr. Totty secured first prize. For a new variety, not yet in com- 

 merce, Mr. Totty was awarded the silver medal for Mrs. Lillian 

 Moore. 



In the non-commercial classes, Duke's Farm was winner of the 

 first prize for twelve American Beauty, Mr. F. Heeremans, Lenox, 

 Mass., second. Hoosier Beauty was winner of the first prize in 

 the red class for Mr. Richard Delafield, Tuxedo Park, N. Y., 

 Wm. Booth, gardener, the second being won by Mrs. E. C. Con- 

 verse, Greenwich, Conn., Wm. Graham, gardener ; there were six 

 entries. In the class for eighteen white Mr. Delafield was winner 

 of the first with White Killarney, Mrs. John H. Flagler, Green- 

 wich, Conn., Wm. Whitton, gardener, taking second. In the 

 class for eighteen pink there were nine entries ; Mr. Delafield 

 won first with Mrs. Chas. Russell, Mr. F. Heeremans second. 

 There were twelve entries in the class for eighteen any other 

 color, Mr. Delafield receiving first, Mr. H. M. Tilford second. 

 For the vase of fifty assorted roses, arranged for efifect, there 

 were ten entries, the first prize being awarded to Mrs. Pauline 

 Boettger, Riverdale, N. Y., Rudolf Heidkamp, gardener, the sec- 

 ond to Mr. Heeremans. 



The competition in carnation classes for commercial growers 

 was very poor, but in the classes for non-commercial classes it 

 was keen and spirited. In the commercial classes the Cottage 

 Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y., won first for a vase of fifty white, 

 also taking the sweepstakes prize. In the non-commercial classes 

 the number of blooms required was eighteen. In the white there 

 were nine entries, Mr. Thos. Aitchison taking first, his vase also 

 taking the sweepstakes prize for the best vase of eighteen, Mrs. 

 E. S. Bayer taking second. In the Enchantress shade class there 

 were twelve entries, with Mr. Aitchison the first prize winner, 

 and Mr. Henry Goldman the second. The Winsor shade class 

 had six entries ; .Mr. W. B. Thompson won first, Mr. D. E. Oppen- 



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