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Vol. I, No. 7 Quarterly APRIL, 1911 By subscription, $1.00 per year 



THE MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS 



According to the announcement made in the last number of the 

 Journal, monthly exhibitions have been held in conjunction with 

 the meetings of the society. These have been entirely successful, 

 and as those interested in horticulture realize that an opportunity 

 is now ofifered where they can come together once every month 

 and be mutually helpful in discussion and suggestion, and at the 

 same time be given the further opportunity of seeing in living 

 plants and flowers what their fellow-horticulturists can do. the 

 meetings and exhibitions will be even more popular. But three 

 of these exhibitions have now been held, in February, March and 

 April. The West Assembly Hall of the American Museum of 

 Natural History has been used for the purpose, but if the exhi- 

 bitions continue to grow these cjuarters will not be adequate for 

 the purpose. 



February Exhibition 



This, the initial exhibition of the experiment of holding monthly 

 exhibitions, was a success, and evidenced the interest of plant- 

 lovers in the undertaking. It was devoted primarily to orchids 

 and roses, although not entirely restricted to these flowers. 



The following awards were made : 



Mr. C. C. Moore, of Hackcnsack, N. J., John P. Mossman, 

 gardener, took first prize for the best Dcndrohium plant in bloom ; 

 he also secured first prizes for the best orchid plant, other than 

 those mentioned in the schedule, for the best hybrid orchid, and 



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