THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



))()lh plants and cut blooms being largely represented. Among the 

 bush specimens, Mr. Samuel Unterm}er, A. Herrington, super- 

 intendent, secured first prize in the yellows with Mrs. R. Hooper- 

 Pearson, while the first prize among the pinks was taken by Mr. 

 Adolph Lewisohn, John Canning, gardener, with Annie Laurie, 

 the same plant also capturing the sweepstakes for the best bush 

 ])lant exhibited. For the best white the first prize was taken by 

 Mr. E. II. Weatherbee, Francis Milne, gardener. For the largest 

 specimen bitsh the first prize went to Mr. Untermyer for Clara 

 Vernum, another plant of the same taking first prize for a speci- 

 men bush of any color but yellow, white or pink. Mr. F. Y. 

 lUirton, Wilhelm Cordes, gardener, was given first prize for a 

 specimen standard of Brutus, while the first prize for the best 

 pink of the same class was awarded to Mr. Chas. Hathaway, Max 

 Schneider, gardener, (iarza won the first prize for Mr. Burton 

 for the best specimen anemone. 



Ani.ong the cut chrysanthemum blooms with long stems, Miss 

 B. Potter, George \\'ittlinger. gardener, took first prize for 

 twenty-five blooms of any color but white, pink or yellow. The 

 special prize oITered by Mr. Jerome Jewries, for the best twelve 

 blooms of Mrs. Jerome Jones, was won by Mr. M. F. Plant, T. 

 W. Head, superintendent. The first prize for the best vase of 

 fifty blooms, one or more varieties, arranged for effect, went to 

 Traendly and Schenck. For the best collection of twenty-five dis- 

 tinct varieties, stems not over twelve inches long, first to Mrs. 

 V. A. Constable, James Stuart, gardener, and second to Mr. M. 

 F. Plant. First prize for the best display of hardy pompons, 

 twenty-five varieties, was secured by Mr. Chas. Mallory, Wm. 

 J. Scaley, gardener, while the second was taken by Mr. E. H. 

 Weatherbee. For the best collection of singles or anemones, or 

 either, twenty-five varieties, first to Mrs. F. A. Constable, and 

 second to Mr. J. T. Pratt, J. W. Everits, gardener. 



In the non-commercial class. Miss Georgine Iselin, Ewen Mac- 

 kenzie, gardener, was awarded first for twelve blooms white, with 

 Beatrice May, the second going to Miss M. T. Cockcroft, Adam 

 Paterson, gardener. Miss Cockcroft also received first for twelve 

 blooms yellow, and Miss Potter second, while Mr. E. H. Weath- 

 erbee took first prize for twelve blooms, any other color, with 



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