THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



and also the same prize for a specimen of Adiaiituin Farleyense. 

 A fine display of Nephrolepis exaltata and its varieties brought 

 first prize to the F. R. Pierson Co. Mr. Lewisohn exhibited a 

 fine trained specimen of English ivy, for which he was awarded 

 first prize. 



The display of orchids was hardly up to that of the previous 

 year, although many interesting things were on view. The prizes 

 offered were about equally distributed between commercial and 

 non-commercial growers. The following prizes were won by 

 commercial growers. A collection of not less than twenty-five 

 species and varieties secured the first prize for Messrs. Lager & 

 Hurrell, among other interesting things being Barkeria Skinneri, 

 Oncidium Forbesii in several forms, Vanda Sandcriana, Laelia 

 Dighyana, and Laelia piirpurata X pumila. For a novelty not 

 before exhibited before the society, the same firm won the silver 

 medal with a fine plant of Oncidium bicallosmn. They also won 

 first prize for six cattleyas and laelias, with the following: 

 Laelio-Cattleya luminosa, Laelio-Cattleya Arnoldiana, Cattleya 

 Fabia, C. miinicia, C. Mendeli, and C. Olivia. For six varieties, 

 one plant of each, Lager & Hurrell also won first with : Platyclinis 

 Cobbiana, Odontoglossuni grande, Vanda Sanderiana, Vanda coe- 

 rulea, Brassia brachiata, and Miltonia vexillaria. Julius Roehrs 

 Co. won first prize for six cypripediums with the following: C. 

 Minos Youngii, C. Leeanum Clinkaberryanum, C. insigne Hare field 

 Hall, C. Mrs. F. Wellesley, C. Frau Ida Brandt, and C. Gaston 

 Bidltct var. King Edward VIL Lager & Hurrell won second 

 here with : C. insigne Sanderae, and the varieties Hare field Hall 

 and Brightness of the same species, C. Transvaal, C. Stonei Can- 

 aertianwn, and C. Maudae. Lager & Hurrell won first prizes for 

 three plants each of Cattleya labiata and Oncidium varicosuni; 

 and also for three varieties, one of each, with Miltonia Candida, 

 Vanda Sanderiana, and Phalaenopsis aniabilis. For a collection 

 of cut orchids Mr. J. A. Manda won first. Lager & Hurrell se- 

 cured first for a collection of cut blooms of cypripediums, not less 

 than twelve varieties. 



In the non-commercial classes the following were prize winners. 

 Mr. Untermyer obtained first for a collection of orchids, not less 

 than twelve varieties, exhibiting, among other things, the follow- 



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