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THE SUMMER EXHIBITIONS 



The summer exhibitions, held in cooperation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, were inaugurated this year with the exhi- 

 bition of May II and 12. A special exhibition was held on the 

 25th and 26th of the same month, consisting primarily of a large 

 display of lilacs by Mr. T. A. Havemeyer. The June exhibition 

 occurred on the 8th and 9th, and it was decided to hold the regular 

 July meeting and exhibition on June 29 and 30. The August 

 exhibition will occur toward the end of that month. The exhibi- 

 tions take place in the halls devoted to paleobotany on the ground 

 floor of the museum building. The prizes at these summer exhibi- 

 tions are offered by the New York Botanical Garden, and are 

 awarded through the exhibition committee of the council of The 

 Horticultural Society of New York. 



At the conclusion of the exhibitions the flowers, after delight- 

 ing the many who come to view them, are donated to hospitals 

 and other similar institutions, thus giving many more, unable to 

 attend, the opportunity of viewing these beautiful products of 

 the art of the horticulturist. 



At the exhibition of May 11 and 12 the schedule provided 

 premiums for collections of flowers of shrubs and trees, herba- 

 ceous plants, bulbs, and for wild flowers and other plants. The 

 first prize in the class of shrubs and trees was taken by the F. R. 

 Pierson Co., the second going to Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, A. 

 Lahodny, gardener. Mr. Havemeyer also took the first prize for 



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