THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



the second going to ]\Iessrs. Lager & Hurrell. A group of three 

 orchid plants, three varieties, brought the first prize in that class 

 to Messrs. Lager & Hurrell, as did also a single orchid plant, 

 Mr. Moore winning the second prize in each case. 



The following special prizes were awarded : Messrs. Bobbink & 

 Atkins, for an excellent collection of hardy herbaceous plants, 

 bronze medal ; Clement Moore, for a so-called pink variety of 

 Vanda coerulea, certificate ; Clement Moore, for a plant of Cat- 

 tleya speciosissima X Doiviana, raised and grown by himself, 

 silver medal ; Clement Moore, for a collection of Laelio-cattleyas 

 and Cattleya hybrids, silver medal ; Mrs. F. A. Constable, Jas. 

 Stuart, gardener, for three Fuchsia plants ; W. A. Manda, for a 

 plant of Dendrobium Sanderae, silver medal. 



The judges were James Stuart, L S. Hendrickson, and Wm. 

 Tricker. 



A LARGE SPRING EXHIBITION 



The Third International Flower Show was held this past spring 

 at the Grand Central Palace, X. Y. City, under the auspices of the 

 Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists and 

 contributing societies, in cooperation with the International Ex- 

 hibition Co. The success of this show had inspired those inter- 

 ested in the advancement of horticulture with the hope that a 

 spring flower show might become an annual event in this city. 

 So when the International Exhibition Co. approached the New 

 York Florists' Club with a proposition in reference to holding a 

 show next spring, the way was open. This club, however, felt 

 that The Horticultural Society of New York, owing to its large 

 and influential membership, should take the lead in matters of this 

 kind, and appointed a committee to confer with our society as to 

 the possibility of accepting the proposition made by the Interna- 

 tional Exhibition Co. At the request of this committee, a special 

 meeting of the Council was called to meet the committee from the 

 New York Florists' Club, on the evening of May 17th, and was 

 attended by twelve members of our Council. The proposition sub- 

 mitted was thoroughly discussed and a joint committee appointed 

 to take up the matter with the International Exhibition Co., with 

 power to act, if satisfactory terms could be arranged. The result 



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