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A General View of the New York Spring Show Which Includes the Pierson Rose Gardens. 



Lily of the valley, three 10-lnch pots — Georite 

 Ferguson, first. 



Narcissi, single trumpet, distinct varieties, 

 twelve 10-lnch pots— George Ferguson, first. 



Narcissi, short or medium trumpet, six varie- 

 ties, six 10-inch pots— George Ferguson, first. 



Tulips, single early, distinct varieties, twelve 

 10-inch pots — George Ferguson, first; E. Fardell. 

 gardener to Mrs. A. M. Booth, Great Neck, L. I., 

 second. 



Tulips, single early, distinct varieties, six 10- 

 lnch pots — George Ferguson, first; P. W. Popp, 

 gardener to Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck. 

 N. Y., second. 



Tulips, Darwin or cottage or both, distinct 

 varieties, twelve 10-inch pots — George Ferguson, 

 first; Jas. A. Macdonald, second. 



Display of bulbs In flower, covering 200 square 

 feet, arranged for effect — E. Fardell, first; P. W. 

 Popp, second. 



Tulips, Darwin, breeders and cottaee. May- 

 flowering, twenty-five 10 inch pots— P. W. Popp, 

 first. 



The commercial entries of bulbous 

 stock were limited to one of Formosa 

 lilies and one of valley, with a commer- 

 cial exhibitor carrying off the big prize 

 open to all, on Dutch garden : 



Lllium Formosum, twenty-five pots — Julius 

 Roehrs Co., first. 



Lily of the valley, ten pans— Wm. H. Sle- 

 brecht, Astoria, N. Y., first. 



Display of bulbs, arranged as a Dutch bulb 

 »"™«n, covering 600 square feet— John Scheep- 

 erg & Co., Inc., New York, first. 



The Orchids. 



The orchid classes, always strong at 

 ■New York, brought out the best compe- 

 tition found anywhere in the classes for 

 gardeners. The awards were: 



Group of plants in variety, covering fifty square 



feet, arranged for effect — B. Edwards, gardener 

 to Arthur N. Cooley, Pittsfleld, Mass., first; J. P. 

 Mossman, gardener to Clement Moore, Hacken- 

 sack, N. J., second. 



Six plants In variety — P. Venzle, gardener to 

 Col. H. H. Rogers, Tuxedo Park, N. Y., first; 

 Mrs. I. N. Sellgman, Irvington, N. Y., second. 



Brasso-cattleya, or Brasso-lselia, one plant — P. 

 Venzle, first; J. P. Mossman, second. 



Cattleya Mossiae, specimen — Louis Strauss, Bay 

 Kidge, N. Y., first; P. Venzle, second. 



Cattleya Mendellt, specimen — P. Venzle, first. 



Cattleya Schroederse, specimen — Louis Strauss, 

 first; P. Venzle, second. 



Cattleya, specimen, any other variety — Mrs. 1. 

 N. Sellgman, first; W. H. Waite, gardener to 

 Samuel Untermyer, Yonkers, N. Y., second. 



Cyprlpedium, twelve plants — W. H. Waite. 

 first. 



Cypripedium, specimen — Louis Strauss, first. 



Dendroblum, six plants — J. P. Mossman, first: 

 P. Venzle, second. 



Dendroblum nobile, specimen — P. Venzle, first, 



Dendroblum, specimen, any other variety — Louis 

 Strauss, first. 



Cattleya-lselia, or Ltelio-cattleya hybrid, spec- 

 imen— W. H. Waite, first; Mrs. 1. N. Sellgman, 

 second. 



Lcella, specimen, any variety — P. Venzle, first. 



Miltonla, any variety — P. Venzle, first; Louis 

 Strauss, second. 



Odontoglossum, specimen, any variety — Louis 

 Strauss, first; P. Venzle, second. 



Oncidlum, specimen, any variety — Louis Strauss, 

 first; R. M. Johnson, gardener to W. B. Thomp- 

 son, second. 



Phalsenopsis, specimen, any variety — James 

 Stuart, gardener to Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mama- 

 roneck, N. Y., first; P. Venzle, second. 



Specimen plant, any variety — Louis Strauss, 

 first; P. Venzle, second. 



Table of cut orchids, arranged for effect — A. M. 

 Golding, gardener to D. G. Reid, Irvington. 

 N. Y.; first; Thomas Page, gardener to Wm. H. 

 Walker, Great Barrington, Mass., second. 



in number, the class for hybrids being 

 open to all. The awards were: 



Group of plants in variety, covering 200 square 

 feet — Julius Roehrs Co., first. 



Group of plants in variety. Covering 100 square 

 feet — I^ger & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., first. 



Hybrid cattleya, Brasso-cattleya, Brasso-lsplia 

 cattleya or Siwliro-cattleya — Julius lioolirs Co.. 

 first; Lager & Hurrell, second. 



Palms and Foliage Plants. 



There were thirteen classes for pri- 

 vate gardeners' exhibits of palms and 

 foliage plants, but there was little com- 

 petition, second premium being awarded 

 in only four. The following is the list: 



Areca lutescens, specimen — James Stiuirt. gar- 

 dener to Mrs. F. A. Constable, MauiMroneck. 

 N. Y., first. 



Bay trees, two plants — A. M. .Golding, gardener 

 to D. G. Reid, Irvington, N. Y., first; Wm. Whit- 

 ton, gardener to Mrs. J. H. Flagler, Greenwich. 

 Conn., second. 



Croton, twelve plants — R. M. Johnson, gar- 

 dener to W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y.. first. 



Dracaena, three plants — R. M. Johnson, first. 



Dracaena, specimen, any variety — R. M. John- 

 son, first; James Stuart, second. 



Kentia Forsteriana, specimen, single or bushy 

 — James Stuart, first. 



Phoenix Roebelenil, specimen — James Stuart, 

 first; Mrs. Pauline Boettzer estate, Riverdale. 

 N. Y., second. 



Palm, other than above, specimen, single or 

 bushy— James Stuart, first. 



Six foliage plants, exclusive of palms, not less 

 than 8-lnch pots or pans — R. M. Johnson, first. 



Group of foliage plants, collection covering 100 

 square feet, arranged for effect — J. W. Smith, 

 gardener to F. E. Lewis, Ridgefield, Conn., first; 

 R. M. Johnson, second. 



The commercial classes were only two The commercial growers obtained the 



