THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



the open to all class, the prize, a silver medal, was won by Scott 

 Bros. The remaining classes were for non-commercial growers 

 only. ]\Iiss C. A. Bliss, J. T. Bruns, gardener, secured first prize 

 for three vases, three kinds, twelve flowers of each, the second 

 going to Mrs. Myron I. Borg, James Aitchison, gardener. Mr. 

 Henry Siegel, Thos. Aitchison, gardener, won first for a vase of 

 twelve scarlet, ]\Iiss C. A. Bliss getting the second ; the prize 

 winners for a vase of twelve Winsor shade were the same. Miss 

 C. A. Bliss took first for a vase of twelve Enchantress shade, Mrs. 

 Myron I. Borg securing second. The first prize for a vase of 

 twelve crimson was won by Miss C. A. Bliss, the second by Mr. 

 Wm. H. Fischer, R. Bottomley, gardener. For a vase of twelve 

 Lawson shade Mr. Henry Siegel gained the first, Mr. Percy 

 Chubb, Alex. ^Mackenzie, gardener, second. Miss C. A. Bliss and 

 Mr. Wm. H. Fischer were the winners in the classes for twelve 

 variegated and twelve white, the former taking the first. A fine 

 vase of fifty blooms, arranged for efifect, any foliage permitted, 

 was won by Mr. Henry Siegel. 



Special prizes were also awarded as follows : Wm. Ziegler Es- 

 tate, A. Bieschke, gardener, for vases of Freesia and Alarguerite, 

 " Mrs. Fred. Sander " ; Mr. Percy Chubb, for a fine bunch of 

 violets, " Princess of Wales " ; Mrs. F. A. Constable, James 

 Stuart, gardener, for a vase of Euphorhia jacqiiinifiora ; Mrs. 

 Myron I. Borg, for a vase of stocks; Lager & Hurrell, a bronze 

 medal for LacUa anceps Lageriana ; Mr. C. G. Roebling, certifi- 

 cate of merit for Cattleya Trianae, " Helen Roebling." 



February Exhibition 



This occurred on the 24th and was arranged for miscellaneous 

 plants and flowers. The judges were Alessrs. Thos. Aitchison, 

 Robert Stobo, and John E. Lager. 



An excellent exhibition of cyclamens was displayed on the cen- 

 ter table. In the class of ten plants of this charming flower Mrs. 

 F. A. Constable, James Stuart, gardener, took first, the same prize 

 for the group of six plants going to Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, John 

 Canning, gardener, while for a single plant Airs. Constable also 

 took first. Among the primulas Mr. Adolph Lewisohn took first, 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable second. Three plants of Cineraria brought 

 the first prize to Mr. Percy Chubb, Alex. Mackenzie, gardener, 



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