THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



In the yellow rose class, eighteen blooms, Mrs. Skidmore won first 

 with Mrs. Aaron Ward. 



For twenty-five white carnations the two prize winners were 

 Matchless, Mrs. Whitney winning first, and Peter Hauck, Jr., 

 second. The prize winners for twenty-five flesh p'.nk carnations 

 were both Enchantress Supreme. Mrs. Francis T. Morgan, High- 

 land Falls, N. Y., Louis Karsten, gardener, winning first, Peter 

 Hauck, Jr., second. Twenty-five Rose Pink Enchantress brought 

 the first prize to Peter Hauck, Jr., for the light pink class. In 

 the dark pink class, Mrs. Whitney won first with Gorgeous. She 

 also won first in the scarlet class with Belle Washburn, Mr. 

 Hauck winning second. Twenty-five blooms of Princess Dagmar 

 won the first prize for Mrs. Whitney in the crimson class. For 

 variegated carnations Benora was exhibited by both winners, 

 Mrs. Francis T. Morgan taking first prize, and Mrs. Whitney 

 second. 



In the class calling for twelve spikes of mignonette, Mrs. 

 Whitney won first, and Mrs. Skidmore second. For a vase of 

 one hundred sprays of sweet peas Mrs. Whitney won first. 



In the commercial classes for cut flowers two unnamed varie- 



. gated carnations were exhibited. One of these, the winner ot the 



first prize, was exhibited by Louis Hoebel, West Fort Lee, N. J. ; 



the other, a sport from Benora, was exhibited by Chas. H. Totty, 



Madison, N. J. 



The following special prizes were awarded : 



Mrs. Skidmore : for a vase of the rose " Gorgeous " and for a 

 vase of Clarkia clegans, cash. 



Mrs. Whitney : for vases of larkspur and lupine, cash. 



Wm. Shillaber, Essex Fells, N. J., J. P. Sorenson, gardener: 

 for display of sweet pea " Yarrawa," cash. 



Julius Roehrs Co. : for group of foliage and flowering plants, 

 and for specimen shrubs, cash. 



Jas. A. Macdonald, Flushing, N. Y., R. Hughes, gardener: for 

 specimens of Amlca indica and Ad'iantum cuneatum, cash. 



John Lewis Childs : for six pots of yellow calla, cash. 



E. Fardel, Great Neck, N. Y. : vase of hybrid f reesias, silver 

 medal. 



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