THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Scott Bros, secured the first prize, open to all, for twelve vases 

 of Japanese irises, with an exhibit of superb blooms, Mr. John 

 Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, N. Y., taking second. 



Six vases of sweet peas, in the open to all class, gave the first 

 prize to Miss M. T. Cockcroft, of Saugatuck, Ct., Adam Paterson, 

 gardener, the second to Mrs. J. B. Trevor, of Yonkers, N. Y., 

 Howard Nichols, gardener. Miss Cockcroft also took the first prize 

 for a vase of sweet peas, Mr. H. Darlington, second. To Mrs. F. 

 A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y., James Stuart, gardener, was 

 awarded the first prize for a collection of flowers of herbaceous 

 plants. A large collection of the flowers of shrubs and trees 

 gave the first prize to Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, of Glen Head, N. Y. 

 A. Lahodny, gardener, the second to Mr. H. Darlington. 



To Mr. James A. Macdonald, Flushing, N. Y., Richard Hughes, 

 gardener, was awarded the first prize for six vases of Japanese 

 irises, in the class for non-commercial growers, the second to Mr. 

 T. A. Havemeyer. The first prize, for non-commercial growers, 

 for three vases of sweet peas, was secured by Miss M. T. Cock- 

 croft, the second being taken by Mrs. J. B. Trevor. 



The classes for vegetables were open to all. For twelve vege- 

 tables Mrs. J. B. Trevor received the first prize, and Mrs. F. A. 

 Constable the second. Six vegetables brought the first prize to 

 Mr, James A. Macdonald, the second to Mr. T. A. Havemeyer. 



Of a collection of miscellaneous plants exhibited by Mr. John 

 Lewis Childs special mention was made. Special prizes were 

 awarded to : Mr. Louis C. Tiffany, of Oyster Bay, N. Y., John 

 Miller, gardener, for twelve chrysanthemum blooms ; and to Mr. 

 T. A. Havemeyer, for collections of lilies and hydrangeas. 



The New York Botanical Garden exhibited large collections, 

 not for competition, of the flowers of herbaceous plants and of 

 shrubs and trees. 



The exhibition of Saturday and Sunday, August thirty-first 

 and September first, was held in the same building. On account 

 of Monday, the second, being Labor Day, the exhibition was con- 

 tinued through that day. It was primarily an exhibition of 

 gladioli, for which most of the premiums were ofifered ; a few 

 premiums were offered for montbretias. Prizes were offered in 

 classes open to all and for non-commercial growers. There was 



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