THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



The judges for this class were Miss T. deT. Hawley; Mrs. 

 Frederick Culver and Mrs. Wood (of Wood, Edey and Slater). 



Dinner Tables (no glass nor small silver was allowed). 



First prize: Won by the Phillipstown Garden Club of Garri- 

 sons-on-Hudson. Color scheme amber, lemon and orange. 

 The cover was of ecru lace and the candlesticks, compotes and 

 vases of antique amber glass. The arrangement was a medium 

 high and gracefully balanced one of Gerbera, Ranunculus Poly- 

 anthus, Narcissus, orange Olivia and bronze pansies. 



Second prize: Won by Garden Club of Cleveland, Ohio. 

 Color scheme yellow, blue and mauve. The cover was a square 

 of cream filet and oblong doilies to match. Two empire candle- 

 sticks and vases to match of cut glass and Ormulu blended well 

 with the creamy white and gold of the Cauldon plates. Two 

 high arching arrangements of Acacia, Spanish Iris and Blue 

 Laceflower were set at the corners. 



Third prize: Won by the Philadelphia Club. Color scheme, 

 dull turquoise blue, lemon-yellow and white. Beautiful Italian 

 cloth of turquoise blue linen, low silver candalabra, octagonal 

 bowl and plates of old French white china, with a narrow border 

 of the turquoise blue; the flowers were a low mixed feathery 

 arrangement of Acacia, orange Tulips, single Calendulas, Poet's 

 Narcissus, with a low band of Forget-me-nots falling over the 

 edge of the bowl. 



The other clubs competing in this class were Rye Garden 

 Club, South Side L. I. Club, Washington Conn., Garden Club 

 of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Bedford Club, New- 

 port, Greenwich, Princeton, Hartford, Conn., New Canaan, 

 East Hampton Garden Club and Morristown Club. 



Luncheon Table Decorations 



First prize: Phillipstown Club. Color scheme, soft buffs, 

 yellows and blue. A small oblong centerpiece and doilies of 

 warm primrose-colored Italian linen and Italian pottery plates 

 in dull buff, green and blue coloring toned in well with the bal- 

 anced, rather high arrangement of yellow and blue' Spanish 

 Iris and buff and mauve Freesias, and extra large blue Corn- 

 flowers placed rather low in the composition. 



450 



