THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



twelve crimson, were won by Mr. James A. Alacdonald, Flush- 

 ing, N. Y., R. Hughes, gardener. 



Among the orchids, a fine plant of Cattleya secured the first 

 prize for Mr. Samuel Untermyer, Yonkers, N. Y., W. H. Waite, 

 superintendent, the second going to Mr. Clement Moore, Hacken- 

 sack, N. J., John P. Mossman, gardener. For an Oncidinm plant 

 Mr. Untermyer took first prize. First prizes were also awarded 

 to Mr. Moore for a plant each of Cypripedhim and a hybrid 

 orchid, and for a collection of cut flowers. The superior excel- 

 lence of the collection of cut flowers, made up largely of fine 

 Cattleya blossoms, decided the exhibition committee to award this 

 exhibit an additional prize of a silver medal. 



Special prizes were awarded as follows : James A. Macdonald, 

 for three AinarylUs plants ; Lager & Hurrell, for a collection of 

 orchid plants, and a silver medal for a plant of Miltonioda Ajax; 

 Wm. Ziegler, Jr., Noroton, Ct., A. Bieschke, gardener, for a vase 

 of Freesia hybrids. 



The judges were Wm. Tricker and Geo. E. Baldwin. 



The February exhibition was held on Washington's birthday. 

 The schedule was arranged primarily for carnations, with a few 

 prizes for miscellaneous things. There were some excellent car- 

 nations shown. In the open-to-all classes, for a vase of one 

 hundred blooms, the prize, a silver medal, was won by the Cottage 

 Gardens Co. A vase of fifty Lawson shade secured the first 

 prize for Air. J. D. Cockcroft. 



In the non-commercial classes, the first prize for eighteen scar- 

 let carnations went to Mrs. J. Hood Wright, N. Y. City, Chas. 

 Webber, gardener. Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, Ardsley, N. Y., John 

 Canning, superintendent, took first prizes for one vase each, eigh- 

 teen blooms, of Winsor shade. Enchantress shade, and white, 

 Mrs. J. Hood Wright taking the second prize in the Enchantress 

 shade, and Miss C. A. BHss, New Canaan, Ct, John T. Burns, 

 gardener, the second prize in the white. Miss Bliss also took 

 first prize for a vase of eighteen variegated. 



Among the exhibits of miscellaneous plants, the first prize for 

 a vase of Schizanthns was won by Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, the 

 second going to ^Nlrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y., Jas. 



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