THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



The display of chrysanthemums, both of specimen plants and 

 cut blooms, was superb. For specimen bush, yellow, the first 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, John Canning, 

 gardener, for an excellent plant of R. F. Felton, about twelve 

 feet in diameter. Mr. Lewisohn also took the first prize for 

 specimen bush, white, with Lady Lydia, a magnificent example 

 of the horticulturist's art twelve feet in diameter, and said to 

 contain in the neighborhood of twelve hundred flowers ; this 

 plant also took the sweepstakes prize, a silver medal, for the best 

 bush plant exhibited. The fine plant of Annie Laurie, about ten 

 feet in diameter, secured the first prize for Mr. Lewisohn for a 

 specimen bush, pink. On account of the excellence of cultiva- 

 tion of these three plants, the Council awarded a special prize of 

 a gold medal to the group. Mr. Samuel Untermyer, Harry 

 Turner, superintendent, took second prizes in the classes for bush 

 plants, yellow and pink, and first prize for a bush plant, any other 

 color, with his new bronze seedling No. i. Mr. Untermyer also 

 took first prize for a specimen anemone, with a fine plant of 

 Garza, the second going to Mr. F. V. Burton, Wm. Cordes, 

 gardener, who also secured first prizes for specimen standard 

 yellow, white, pink, and any other color, the second prize in the 

 pink class going to Mr. Chas. Hathaway, Max Schneider, 

 gardener. To Mr. Burton was also awarded a second prize for a 

 specimen single. For six plants in variety, grown to a single 

 stem, Mr. Burton secured the first prize, and Mr. Lewisohn the 

 second. 



The display of chrysanthemum blooms, both in number and 

 quality, was excellent, and ranged from the tiny pompon to the 

 large showy ones inches in diameter. In the open to all class, 

 the flowers with stems not less than three feet long, the first 

 prizes for twelve white, pink, and yellow, with Mrs. D. Syme, 

 O. H. Bromhead, F. S. Vallis, respectively, went to Mr. Unter- 

 myer, as did also the first prize for twelve blooms, any other color, 

 the second prize in the last going to Mr. J. T. Pratt, J. W. Everitt. 

 gardener. Mrs. F. A. Constable, James Stuart, gardener, secured 

 the first prize for twenty-five varieties, stems not over twelve 

 inches long, Mr. Untermyer securing second. In the class for 

 hardy pompons, twenty-five varieties, Mr. Chas. Mallory, Wm. J. 



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