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won first, Mrs. Holbrook second. Mrs. Skidmore was winner of 

 the first prize for eighteen Hght or flesh pink roses, Mrs. Hol- 

 brook second. For eighteen roses of any other color, Mrs. Skid- 

 more won first, Mrs. Holbrook second. A vase of fifty roses, 

 arranged for efifect, gave the first prize to Mrs. Skidmore. 



The carnation classes were all for non-commercial growers. 

 For eighteen white Mrs. Whitney received first prize, Mrs. 

 Wright second. Mrs. Whitney also was the winner of the first 

 prize for eighteen Enchantress shade, and Mrs. Wright of the 

 second. Mrs. Ed. Holbrook won first for eighteen Lawson shade, 

 Mrs. Whitney second. In the classes for eighteen each of scarlet, 

 crimson, yellow, and variegated Mrs. Whitney won first. 



The classes for decorative plants were open to all. Mr. F. R. 

 Pierson was awarded first prize for a fine group of conifers ; and 

 also the first prize for an excellent display of Nephrolepis exaltata 

 and its varieties. Mrs. Whitney received first prize for twelve 

 begonia plants. In the class for six begonia plants, the Julius 

 Roehrs Co., of Rutherford, N. J., received first, Mrs. Holbrook 

 second. 



For a collection of orchid plants, for commercial growers, not 

 less than twenty-five species and varieties, covering fifty square 

 feet of table space, the Julius Roehrs Co. were awarded first, 

 Messrs. Lager & Hurrell, of Summit, N. J., second. The exhibit 

 staged by Messrs. G. E. Baldwin & Co., of Mamaroneck, N. Y., 

 was so good that the judges awarded it a special third prize. The 

 competition was very keen, one collection excelling in one re- 

 spect, and another in another. It was only after much consid- 

 eration, and a careful scaling according to points, that a decision 

 was reached. The display of orchids was unusually fine. 



The following special prizes were awarded : 



Mrs. Ed. Holbrook, for a miscellaneous display of* cut flowers, 

 cash. 



Mr. J. A. Manda, for a display of cut blooms of Cypripedium 

 insigne Sandcrae, cash. 



Messrs. Mills & Co., for a display of dahlias and cosmos, cash. 



Mrs. Payne Whitney, for a display of chrysanthemum blooms 

 and plants, cash. 



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