THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



ment of the little garden which was a pleasing accompaniment 

 to the Bird Bath featured. The silver cup was awarded to 

 the Garden Club of Somerset Hills, N. Y., the exhibit consisting 

 of a bird bath overhung by a weeping Acacia. The Short 

 Hills Garden Club won the silver medal for a most artistic 

 little pool with the nude figure of a kneeling boy peering into 

 the water. This Club also won the gold medal offered by Max 

 Schling. The other exhibits were all meritorious, showing 

 originality and care in preparation and knowledge of the art 

 of garden designing. 



TABLE DECORATIONS 



This competition was very keen among the private growers 

 and brought out some clever and beautiful arrangements. Mrs. 

 H. McK. Twombly of Madison, N. Y., won the first prize with 

 a delightful arrangement of Lady Hillington roses with Farley- 

 ense fern and Selaginella. 



ORCHIDS 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. Y., and Joseph Manda Co., 

 South Orange, N. J., made large displays of orchid plants. 

 Excellent plants were shown in the smaller classes by Lager 

 and Hurrell, Summit, N. J., George E. Baldwin Co., Mamaro- 

 neck, N. Y., and J. B. Duke, Somerville, N. Y., who received 

 several special prizes for new seedlings. A special award of a 

 gold medal was made to A. N. Cooley, Pittsfield, Mass., for an 

 enormous Cattleya seedling called Clothe, variety General 

 Pershing. Fine exhibits of cut orchids were made by Joseph 

 Manda Co. and A. N. Cooley. 



ROSES 



First Prizes were taken by Duckham Pierson Co., with lOO 

 Hadley, F. R. Pierson Co. with loo Russell and lOO Hoosier 

 Beauty, Florex Gardens with lOO Ophelia, Joseph H. Hill Co. 

 with TOO Premier, Joseph Heacock Co. with 50 Crusader, 

 Traendly & Schenck with 50 Ward, Wm. Vert with 50 Sunburst, 

 Joseph Heacock with 50 Dunlop, A. N. Pierson with 50 Pilgrim, 

 Noe & Ruzicka with 100 American Beauty, Florex Garden with 



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