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The Florists' Review 



October 1, 1914. 



NEW YORK DAHLIA SHOW. 



A successful dahlia exhibition was 

 held by the Horticultural Society of 

 New York, in cooperation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, in the Museum 

 building of that institution, September 

 26 and 27. It was the first dahlia show 

 given by the society. There was a fine 

 display of this popular flower in all its 

 diverse forms and colors. The most 

 striking feature of the exhibition was 

 the display arranged by Mrs. Chapman, 

 of Westerly, E. I. 



Following is a list of the awards in 

 the open classes: 



Largest and best collection, flowers on short 

 stems — Geo. L. Stillman, Westerly. U. I., first; 

 N. Harold Cottam & Son, Wapplngers Falls, 

 N. Y., second. 



Vase of twelve cactus — Head's Bergenfleld Nur- 

 series, Bergenfleld, N. J., first; l*. W. Popp, 

 Mamaroueck, N. Y., second; N. A. Miller, third. 



Vase of twelve decorative — W. A. Manda, South 

 Orange, N. J., first; N. A. Miller, second; N. H. 

 Cottam & Son, third. 



Vase of twelve showy or fancy — N. H. Cottam 

 & Son, first. 



Vase of twelve pompons— Wm. Shlllaber, first; 

 N. H. Cottam & Son, second. 



Vase of twelve single or collarette — Geo. L. 

 Stillman, first; Head's Bergenfleld Nurseries, 

 second; N. A. Miller, third. 



Vase arranged for effect— P. W. Popp, first; 

 Dr. M. A. Howe, second. 



In the non-commercial classes P. W. 

 Popp and George D. Barron were the 

 principal exhibitors, but Wm. P. Clyde 

 and Wm. Shillaber also secured awards. 



The following special prizes were 

 awarded to trade exhibitors: W. Atlee 

 Burpee, certificates for the new dahlias, 

 Mrs. Hugh Dickson and Mrs. W. E. 

 Whineray, and special mention for Mrs. 

 Geo. W. Kerr; Lager & Hurrell, for a 

 collection of cut orchids; Geo. L. Still- 

 man, certificates for the new dahlias, 

 Geo. L. Stillman and Searchlight, and 

 special mention for Fire Girl; W. A. 

 Manda, certificates for new dahlias, 

 Josef Manda and Bohemia Garnet, and 

 special mention for Veronica Manda. 



A meeting of the Horticultural Society 

 of New York was held in connection 

 with the show, President T. A. Have- 

 meyer occupying th6 chair. Dr. N. L. 

 Britton, director of the New York 

 Botanical Garden, gave a short talk on 

 the origin of the name dahlia, including 

 a brief account of the distribution of 

 the genus. Dr. H. H. Eusby followed 

 with a short address on the home and 

 environment of the dahlia, illustrated 

 with lantern slides. At the conclusion 

 of this a discussion on the present-day 

 methods of culture was led by P. W. 

 Popp. 



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