THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



this magnitude. They came at the rate of about 24,500 per hour, 

 a Httle more than 400 per minute. 



The exhibition was held in the foyer and the halls radiating 

 therefrom, extending into the Indian Hall which runs to the north 

 from the end of the west hall. In the foyer were placed the large 

 chrysanthemum plants, the groups of stove and greenhouse plants, 

 and the larger specimens of decorative plants. In the east hall, 

 in large vases, were displayed the long-stemmed chrysanthemum 

 blooms, and some of the larger exhibits for which room could not 

 be provided in the foyer. In the north hall the large and valuable 

 exhibits of orchids were placed. In the west hall were the 

 exhibits of short-stemmed chrysanthemum blooms, including the 

 entries for the society's silver cup, the fruit exhibits, and some of 

 the specimen plants. In the Indian Hall were the roses, carna- 

 tions, and the greater part of the small-flowered chrysanthemum 

 blooms. 



Coming in the fall of the year the center of attraction of this 

 exhibition is the chrysanthemum. And here they were in great 

 profusion. Xever before had such a display been seen. The 

 bush chrysanthemums were larger and better than those of last 

 autumn, and the quantity and quality of the cut blooms, especially 

 of the large-flowered sorts, were far ahead of the previous year. 

 Competition was keen in nearly all of the classes, adding much 

 to the interest of the exhibition. 



Again it was the large bush chrysanthemum which was the 

 sensation of the show. Larger and better than ever before, they 

 were the talk of everyone. There were eight of these large bush 

 plants this time, so it was necessary, in order to properly display 

 them, to make use of both ends of the foyer, separating the two 

 groups by a central space, in the center of which was an exhibit 

 of stove and greenhouse plants. 



Mr. Adolph Lewisohn again had a trio of plants which defied 

 competition, each plant taking the first prize. They occupied a 

 prominent place in the west end of the foyer. The finest of this 

 trio was a magnificent specimen of Wells' Late Pink, to which 

 the judges awarded the sweepstakes prize, the society's gold 

 medal, for the finest and best bush plant exhibited. Its diameter 

 was 14 feet, and it contained about 1,200 flowers. The specimen 



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