THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



pillar of R. F. Felton. These plants formed part of the group 

 of eight to which a gold medal was awarded, as already noted 

 above. 



The following silver medals, special prizes, were awarded : 

 Duke's Farm, for a display of grapes and melons ; Julius Roehrs 

 Co., for exhibit of begonias, Lorraine type ; Mrs. H. Darlington, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y., P. W. Popp, gardener, display of dahlias; 

 George Giatras, West Hoboken, N. J., for a new Nephrolepis, 

 " King Constantine." Certificates of merit were awarded as fol- 

 lows : Mrs. Wm. Barr, West Orange, N. J., Emil Panuska, gar- 

 dener, for collection of seedling chrysanthemums ; Mr. R. Morti- 

 mer, Tuxedo Park, N. Y., Carl D. Schaefifer, gardener, collection 

 of new Japanese anemone seedlings ; Mr. H. Gaut, Glen Cove, N. 

 Y., six vases single seedling chrysanthemums ; Mr. Albert Crane, 

 Stamford, Conn., Alexander Geddes, gardener, collection of seed- 

 ling single chrysanthemums ; Mr. Chas. H. Totty, display of chrys- 

 anthemums. A cultural certificate was awarded to Mr. Clement 

 Moore for a vase of Eucharis amasonica. To Messrs. Young & 

 Nugent, of this city, was awarded a diploma for a fine basket of 

 made-up work, of artistic design and harmony. Special cash 

 prizes were awarded to these : Mr. Roland R. Conklin, Hunting- 

 ton, N. Y., Wm. H. Sansom, gardener, for six Poinsettias ; Mr. 

 Chas. Mallory, for a standard chrysanthemum plant ; Mrs. F. A. 

 Constable, for a display of Nerine flowers; Mr. Frederick Sturges, 

 for a bunch of violets; Mrs. W. G. Nichols, Rye, N. Y., Geo. N. 

 Sullivan, gardener, for group of bush chrysanthemum plants in 

 eight-inch pots. The Exhibition Committee made special men- 

 tion of the following exhibits : Mrs. J. C. Brady, vase of rose, 

 " Irish Fireflame " ; Mr. Wm. Shillaber, Essex Fells, N. J., J. P. 

 Sorenson, gardener, display of single seedling chrysanthemums. 



The judges for competitive exhibits were : Thomas Wilson, 

 Tuxedo Park, N. Y. ; William Robertson, Jenkintown, Penna. ; 

 Alec Robertson, Montclair, N. J. ; W. H. Waite, Seabright, N. J. ; 

 William Mackay, Newport, R. I. ; and George Foulsham, Lenox, 

 Mass. The manager was Mr. A. J. Manda. 



The following members contributed to the fund authorized by 

 the Board of Directors for defraying the prizes and other ex- 

 penses connected with this exhibition: 



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