THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Mr. Lewisohn, first, with Wells' Late Pink ;, Air. Thompson, 

 second, with the same variety. Any other color : Mr. Thompson, 

 first, with Greystone. 



In the classes for specimen standards, these were the prize- 

 winners : 



Head not less than four feet in diameter and with not less than 

 a three foot stem : Mr. De Lamar, first, with Mrs. R. H. Pearson ; 

 Mr. Thompson, second, with Golden Age. Head not less than 

 three feet in diameter and with not less than thirty inch stem: 

 Mr. Thompson, first, with Lady Lydia; Mr. G. D. Barron, Rye, 

 N. Y., James Linane, gardener, second. 



The prize-winners in the classes for odd-shape specimens were 

 as follows : 



In riot less than fourteen inch pots: Mr. Duke, first, with Miss 

 Elvia Scoville ; Mr. Lewisohn, second, wtih Lady Lydia. In 

 not over fourteen inch pots : Mr. Samuel Untermyer, Yonkers. 

 N. Y., Charles Hurn, gardener, first, with The Bard; Mr. Barron, 

 second, with Garza. 



Of this display of large bush plants Mr. Lewisohn contributed 

 fourteen : nine mound-shaped, three fan-shaped, and two pillars. 

 In appreciation of this large display, which added so much to the 

 interest and attractiveness of the show, the Exhibition Committee 

 awarded Mr. Lewisohn a special prize of a gold medal. The 

 Exhibition Committee also awarded a silver medal to a plant of 

 unusual appearance, made up of three mound-shaped plants 

 superimposed, the top and bottom mounds Mrs. R. H. Pearson, 

 the central one Lady Lydia. This plant was exhibited by Mr. 

 Barron ; it may be seen to the right of the accompanying illus- 

 tration. 



In the classes for cut chrysanthemum blooms, for commercial 

 growers, the following won prizes : 



Stems not less than three feet long: Air. Charles H. Totty. 

 Madison, N. J., won first prizes as follows : twelve white, with 

 Mrs. G. Drabble ; twelve pink, with Nerissa ; twelve yellow, with 

 Wm. Rigby ; twelve red, with Pocketts Crimson ; twelve any other 

 color, with Nag-ir-roc. A collection of twenty-five varieties, 

 one of each, stems not over fifteen inches long, gave Air. Totty 



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