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Traenclly & Schenck also secured first for Winsor shade. For 

 Enchantress shade, the first was won by Alessrs. Traendly & 

 Schenck, the second by Messrs. Scott Bros. For scarlet, Scott 

 Bros, won first with Wm. Eccles, Traendly & Schenck second, 

 with Beacon. C. W. Ward secured the first prize for Traendly 

 & Schenck in the Lawson shade, this also winning the silver 

 medal sweepstakes prize for the best vase exhibited ; the second 

 prize was won by Mr. J. D. Cockcroft, with Northport. For a 

 new variety, not in commerce, not less than twenty-five blooms, 

 the diploma was won by the Cottage Gardens Co. with Matchless. 



In the classes for non-commercial growers, eighteen blooms, 

 the following were prize winners. In the white, Miss C. A. Bliss 

 obtained first, with White Perfection, Mr. H. M. Tilford second, 

 with Alma Ward. Miss Bliss also won the sweepstakes prize, a 

 bronze medal, with this vase. In Winsor shade, Mary Mason 

 won first for ]\Iiss Bliss, Winsor second for Mr; F. R. Newbold, 

 F. W. Saenger, gardener. In the scarlet, Mr. Newbold won first 

 with Robert Craig, Mrs. Wm. E. S. Griswold second with Beacon. 

 The first prize went to Miss Bliss, in the Enchantress shade, for 

 Enchantress, the second to Mr. Jas. A. MacDonald, R. Hughes, 

 gardener, also for Enchantress. In the crimson, both winners 

 were Harlowarden, the first by Mr. W. W. Heroy, the second by 

 Miss Bliss. Mr. H. M. Tilford won the first in the Lawson shade 

 with Mrs. C. W. Ward, Mr. Jas. A. Macdonald the second with 

 the same flower. Miss Bliss also won the first for white ground 

 variegated, with Benora. 



The classes for foliage and decorative plants were open to all. 

 For a group of stove and greenhouse plants, covering one hundred 

 square feet, the first prize was won by Mr. Untermyer, the second 

 by Mr. Wm. B. Thompson. An exhibit of bay trees secured the 

 first prize for Julius Roehrs Co. For twelve crotons, in as many 

 varieties, in not over six inch pots, Mr. Wm. B. Thompson won 

 the first prize. For six crotons, under the same conditions, ]\liss 

 Blanche Potter won first. Mr. Wm. B. Thompson won first prize 

 for the best specimen of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, and also for 

 three plants of the same, Alessrs. Sidney & Austen Colgate, Wm. 

 Reid, gardener, winning second with a specimen plant. For a 

 specimen of any other palm, ]\Ir. Wm. B. Thompson won first, 



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