THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



THE FALL EXHIBITION 



The usual fall exhibition was held at the American Museum 

 of Natural History from October 30 to November 2. It was 

 open on the evening of the first day from 7 to 10 P.M., as a 

 private view especially for members of the society, of the 

 Museum, and of the affiliated organizations. On Friday, Satur- 

 day and Sunday it was open for the regular hours of the Museum. 



The exhibition was much smaller than usual. This may be ac- 

 counted for by the coal shortage of the previous fall which caused 

 the closing of many private places and the natural curtailment of 

 exhibition material, and also by the great lack of labor, which 

 made it impossible for many, even if they had the material, to 

 attempt the extra work necessary for the preparation and trans- 

 portation of an exhibit. 



The judges were : Mr. Walter Angus, Taconic, Ct. ; Mr. 

 George Middleton, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Mr. Wm. Smith, Port- 

 chester, N. Y. ; and Mr. Jas. Ballantyne, Bridgeport, Ct. 



Perhaps the most conspicuous absence among the exhibits was 

 the usual large display of bush chrysanthemum plants. There 

 were very few of these grown the present year, and what few 

 there were were located mostly at such a distance that the expense 

 of transportation was too great in view of the increased price of 

 labor and of transportation. There were a few plants, however. 

 Among these was a white bush plant exhibited by Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney, of Manhasset, N. Y., Geo. Ferguson, gardener, which 

 took the first prize in that class. Exhibited by the same person 

 was a specimen anemone bush, also winning the first prize. Mrs. 

 Whitney also received the first prize for a standard plant. In the 

 class for odd-shaped bushes, Mrs. Whitney won the first prize 

 for a fan-shaped plant, Mrs. A. A. Anderson, of Greenwich, Ct., 

 Robt. Williamson, gardener, the second. 



In the classes for cut chrysanthemum blooms, for commercial 

 growers, the following were prize winners: The Chas. H. Totty 

 Co., of Madison, N. J., won first prize for a vase of twenty 

 blooms, one variety, stems not less than three feet long. For a 



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