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flowering Spencer sweet peas. Mr. Zvolanek has developed these 

 to an unusual state of perfection. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J-, for an unusual group of 

 rare and well-grown orchid plants. 



Chas. G. Roebling, Trenton, N. J., Jas. W. Goodier, gardener, 

 for artistic arrangement of orchid group. 



Wm. Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., for extent and variety of sweet 

 pea display. 



Bronze jMedals 



Mrs. D. Willis James, Madison, N. J., for a group of Amaryllis 

 of unusual excellence. 



Wm. Ziegler, Jr., Noroton, Conn., A. Bieschke, gardener, for a 

 fine group of hydrangeas. 



FLOWER EXHIBITIONS 



Exhibitions of plants and flowers have been held in the West 

 Assembly Hall, at the American Museum of Natural History, in 

 January, February, and March, on one Saturday in each month. 

 In addition to the regular premium-list, the exhibition committee 

 has let it be known that special prizes would be awarded for 

 worthy exhibits not provided for in the schedules. Advantage 

 of this opportunity has been taken in many instances. 



The January exhibition was held on the twenty-fifth. The 

 schedule was arranged especially for carnations and orchids. 

 Among the carnations, in the open-to-all classes, silver medals 

 were awarded to the following: J. D. Cockcroft, for carna- 

 tion "Northport"; Cottage Gardens Co., for white carnation, 

 " Matchless." 



In the non-commercial classes the following awards were made. 

 For a vase of twelve scarlet, the first prize went to Mr. Henry 

 Siegel, Mamaroneck, N. Y., Thomas Aitchison, gardener, the 

 second to Mrs. Westinghouse, Lenox, Mass., Edw. J. Norman, 

 gardener. Mr. Siegel also took first prizes for a vase of twelve 

 Winsor shade, and for a vase of fifty blooms, arranged for efifect. 

 First prizes, ior a vase each of twelve Enchantress shade and 



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