THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



FALL EXHIBITION 



The Annual Fall Exhibition will be held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History, November 8 to ii. The exhibition 

 will be open on the evening of the first day, Thursday, from 7 to 

 10. especially for the members of the Society, the Museum, and 

 affiliated organizations ; on the ninth and tenth from 9 A. M. to 

 5 P. M. and from 7 to 10 P. AI. ; and on the eleventh, Sunday, 

 from I to 5 P. M. Schedules are now ready and may be had by 

 applying to the secretary. 



GLADIOLUS EXHIBITION 



The American Gladiolus Society held an exhibition in the 

 Museum building. New York Botanical Garden, August 23 to 26, 

 under the auspices of the New York Botanical Garden, the Horti- 

 cultural Society of New York, and the New York Florists' Club. 

 It was one of the largest, 'if not the largest, ever held in this 

 country. It required the greater part of two floors of the 

 Museum to accommodate the display, which comprised something 

 over 70,000 blooms. The general prize-list was contributed by 

 the three organizations under whose auspices the exhibition was 

 given ; in addition there were many special prizes offered. 



On the main floor the exhibits occupied the rotunda and the 

 aisles and alcoves to the east and west of it. The most artistic 

 feature of the exhibition was the striking exhibit of Mr. B. Ham- 

 mond Tracy, of Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass., a group of many 

 kinds, tastefully arranged in baskets, the colors harmoniously 

 blended. This form of display sets forth better than any other 

 the rich coloration of the gladiolus flower. On the floor below the 

 exhibits were staged on large central tables and on other smaller 

 ones in the alcoves. 



The display was rich in valuable and unusual forms of this 

 most popular flower, both professionals and amateurs contribut- 

 ing largely to the success of the exhibition. The Garden City 

 Achievement Medal, offered by the Garden City Magazine to the 

 wanner of the most first prizes in the non-commercial classes, was 

 won by Mrs. H. Darlington, of Mamaroneck, N. Y., P. W. 



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