THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



first prize, in close competition with IMr. Adolph Lewisohn, who 

 took the second prize. 



The following special prizes were awarded : to ]Mr. F. V. 

 Burton, of Newburgh, N. Y., Wm. Cordes, gardener, a silver 

 medal for a fine group of orchid plants ; to W. W. Heroy, for 

 vases of sweet peas, stocks, and daft'odils ; to Mrs. F. B. \'an 

 Vorst, of Hackensack, N. J., A. Anderson, gardener, for a plant 

 of Dcndrobmm thyrsi ftoruyn; to Mr. R. Delafield, of Tuxedo 

 Park, N. Y., Wm. Brock, gardener, for a vase of antirrhinums ; 

 to J. A. Manda, a silver medal for Cypripedium Iris; to Miss C. 

 A. Bliss, for a dish of mushrooms ; to A. J. Zvolanek, for seven 

 vases of sweet peas, certificate of merit ; to Lager & Hurrell, a 

 silver medal for a fine variety of Cattlcya Schrocdcrac ; to Airs. 

 F. A. Constable, for vases of Hippcastnim, Primula Kczvensis 

 and carnation May Day : and to Scott Bros., for a vase of a new 

 seedling carnation, Wm. Eccles, a certificate of merit. 



The judges were Messrs. Geo. Wittlinger, Wm.- Scott, and A- C. 

 Zvolanek. 



April Exiiiiution 



The third of the monthly exhibitions was held on Wednesday, 

 April 12. The schedule of awards for this was prepared with 

 reference to the flowers associated with Easter. 



For three stems of lilies, ]\Irs. F. A. Constable, J^mes Stuart, 

 gardener, received the first prize ; the first prize also going to Mrs. 

 Constable for a single stem of lilies. The best three vases of 

 tulips, three varieties, six blooms of each, were exhibited by Mrs. 

 A. M. Booth, of Great Neck, N. Y., E. Fardel, gardener, and took 

 first prize. The three vases of Narcissus, three varieties, six 

 blooms of each, brought the first prize to Mr. H. Darlington, of 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y., P. W. Popp, gardener. ]\Ir. Adolph Lewi- 

 sohn, of Ardsley, N. Y., John Canning, gardener, won first prize 

 for three vases of Schizanthus, three different colors, the second 

 going to Mr. H. Darlington. For a vase of Antirrhinum, six 

 sprays, Mrs. Constable received first prize, ]Mrs. A. M. Booth the 

 second. For three calceolarias, the first prize went to Mr. 

 Lewisohn, the second to Mrs. Booth. The Wm. Zicgler Estate, 

 A. Bieschke, gardener, exhibited a fine plant of Hydrangea which 

 received the first prize. 



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