THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Bobbink & Atkins : group of forced flowering shrubs and trees, 

 cash. 



Lager & Hurrell : for group of orchid plants, cash. 



J. A. Manda : collection of blooms of Cymbidmm hybrids, cash. 



Mrs. Constable : vase of clivias and collection of blooms of 

 Amaryllis, cash. 



The judges were : Thos. Wilson, Duncan McGregor, and Percy 

 E. Hicks. 



A small exhibition was held at the New York Botanical Garden, 

 May 10 and ii. Mrs. F. H. Allen, Pelham Manor, N. Y., Jas. 

 Linane, gardener, won first prizes for: collection of herbaceous 

 plants ; collection of shrubs and trees ; collection of tulips. 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable won first prizes for: six pots of pelargo- 

 nium ; and six pots of calceolarias. For the exhibit of calceolarias 

 a special prize of a silver medal was awarded for excellence of 

 culture. 



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COMING EXHIBITIONS 



A gladiolus exhibition will be held at the New York Botanical 

 Garden August 23 and 24. In this connection attention is called 

 to the large collection, about 240 kinds, of gladioli in the Horti- 

 cultural Garden of the New York Botanical Garden. About 

 21,000 corms were set out this spring. These will begin to bloom 

 early in July and will continue for several weeks. For those in- 

 terested in this attractive flower an unusual opportunity is here 

 offered for inspection and comparison. Each kind is plainly 

 labeled. 



The Fall Show will be held as usual at the American Museum 

 of Natural History, the date selected being October 30 to Novem- 

 ber 2. Schedules are now ready for distribution, and may be had 

 by addressing the secretary, Horticultural Society of New York, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. 



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