THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. 



two lines of tables, arranged in a zigzag manner and extending 

 the entire length of the hall. The potted plants and some of the 

 larger vases of cut blooms were arranged in groups in the center 

 and along the sides of the hall. 



The part of the exhibition arranged for by the Horticultural 

 Society comprised groups of ornamental greenhouse plants, in- 

 cluding palms and other large foliage plants, bay trees, and 

 orchids. One of the most attractive features was the display of 

 twenty plants of Cyclamen, exhibited by Mrs. F. A. Constable, 

 of Mamaroneck, N. Y., James Stuart, gardener, to whom was 

 awarded a special prize of a silver cup, offered by Messrs. R. & 

 J. Farquhar & Co., of Boston, Mass. 



There was keen competition in the orchid classes. For the 

 best display, covering fifty square feet, the first prize went to 

 Messrs. Lager & Hurrell. the second to the Julius Roehrs Co. 

 Both displays were excellent. A new carnation, Wodencthe, 

 exhibited by Mr. Winthrop Sargent, Frank Witney, gardener, 

 was awarded a certificate of merit. A like award was also made 

 to another new carnation, exhibited by the F. R. Pierson Co. 

 Mr. Samuel Untermyer, W. H. Waite, gardener, took first prize 

 for the six best rhododendron plants in bloom. The F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. exhibited a series of ferns, representing some of the 

 beautiful horticultural forms derived from the old Ncphrolcpis 

 exaltata; a number of these were awarded first prizes. To the 

 Julius Roehrs Co. two silver medals were awarded, one for the 

 best display of crotons and the other for the best display of stove 

 and greenhouse plants. 



The judges were: I. L. Powell, Millbrook, N. Y., A. J. Love- 

 less, Lenox, Mass., and Wm. Scott, Elmsford, N. Y. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY 



January 12, 1910 



The regular monthly meeting of the society was held at the 

 American Museum of Natural History on Wednesday, January 

 12, 1910, at 4:20 P.M., Mr. James Wood in the chair. The 



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