THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



filled. To ]\Ir. Thompson was awarded first, Mrs. Whitney 

 second, and Mr. A. T. Bunyard third. The judges were F. W. 

 Atkins, J. H. Pepper, and Ernest Robinson. 



There was a fine display of cut roses. In the classes for com- 

 mercial growers the F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, X. Y., won 

 first prize for fifty American Beauty; also for fifty white, with 

 White Killarney, for fifty red, with Francis Scott Key, for fifty 

 pink, with Mrs. Charles Russell, and for fifty yellow, with Sun- 

 burst. Three new roses, not in commerce, were awarded silver 

 medals; they were: Columbia, exhibited by Mr. Totty ; Rosalind, 

 exhibited by the F. R. Pierson Co. ; and Ophelia Supreme, ex- 

 hibited by Dailledouze Bros., of Brooklyn, N. Y. City. 



In the classes for cut roses, for non-commercial growers, the 

 following were winners : 



Twelve American Beauty: Mr. Duke, first. Eighteen red: 

 Mr. Untermyer, first, with Richmond ; Mr. Thompson, second. 

 Eighteen pink: Mr. Thompson, first, with Jonkherr J. L. Mock; 

 Mr. Untermyer, second. Eighteen any other color: Mr. Unter- 

 myer first ; Mr. Thompson, second. For a vase of fifty blooms, 

 arranged for effect, ]Mr. Duke secured first, and Mr. Thompson, 

 second. 



In the carnation classes for commercial growers, the Cottage 

 Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y., was awarded a diploma for a new 

 carnation, no. 809. 



In the non-commercial carnation classes the following won 

 prizes : 



Eighteen white : Mrs. J. C. Brady, Gladstone, N. J., J. G. 

 Walker, gardener, first, with Matchless ; Mrs. Whitney, second, 

 with the same variety. This exhibit of Mrs. Brady also won the 

 sweepstakes prize for the best vase of eighteen. Eighteen En- 

 chantress shade : Mrs. Brady, first, with Cottage Maid ; Mrs. 

 Whitney, second, with Enchantress Supreme. Eighteen scarlet: 

 Mrs. Whitney, first, with Belle Washburn. Eighteen crimson : 

 Mrs. Brady, first, with Doris. Eighteen yellow: Mrs. Whitney, 

 first, with Yellow Prince. Eighteen variegated: Mrs. Whitney, 

 second, with Old Gold. 



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