THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



a large and magnificent display of these attractive flowers, filling 

 the two long center tables and several side tables. The flowers 

 were in excellent condition at the close of the exhibition and were 

 sent to hospitals and other institutions. 



A large collection of gladioli, excellent flowers, was exhibited 

 by Mr. John Lewis Childs. This almost filled one of the long 

 center tables, and secured for him the first prize for a collection 

 of named varieties, in the open to all class. For twelve varieties, 

 three spikes of each, in the same class, the first prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Arthur Cowee, of Berlin, N. Y., for a collection of superb 

 flowers, the second going to Mr. T. A. Havemeyer. Mr. Cowee 

 also captured the first prize, in the class open to all, for the best 

 vase of any white variety of gladiolus, twenty-five spikes. The 

 first prize for a table center piece went to Mr. T. A. Havemeyer. 



The prizes ofl^ered to non-commercial growers were won as 

 follows: For a collection of named varieties of gladioli, the 

 first by Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, the second by Mr. H. Darling- 

 ton. For six varieties of gladioli, two spikes of each, the first 

 by Mr. Flavemeyer, the second by Mr.- Darlington. For a vase 

 of any white variety, six spikes, the first by yir. Havemeyer, the 

 second by Mr. Darlington. For a vase of any pink variety, six 

 spikes, by Mr. Havemeyer. 



The first prize for a collection of montbretias, in the class open 

 to all, was won by Mr. John Lewis Childs ; that for non-com- 

 mercial growers by Mr. H. Darlington. 



The exhibition of Saturday and Sunday, August twenty-eighth 

 and twenty-ninth, was also held in the Museum building, New 

 York Botanical Garden. This was arranged mainly for dahlias 

 and asters. The inclement weather just previous to the time of 

 the exhibition so damaged these flowers that few were fit for 

 exhibition purposes. Mr. H. Darlington won first prizes for the 

 following: collection of fifty dahlias; collection of twenty-five 

 dahlias; and for five each of show, decorative, cactus, and peony- 

 flowered ; vase of ten single dahlias. 



The New York • Botanical Garden made an exhibit of the 

 flowers of herbaceous plants. 



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