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Darlington, of Mamaroneck, New York, was awarded the first 
prize 
In the classes for non-commercial growers, Mrs. H. Darlington 
s 
remiums, restricted to non- -oamercil growers, were elieied 
for collections of annual flowers, twelve varieties. r. Ralp 
ulitzer, Manhasset, New York, secured first prize in this class, 
William Shillaber second. 
Special prizes were awarded as follows: for a collection of 
perennial flowers, Mrs. F. A. Constable; for herbaceous peren- 
ae) Bobbi nk & Atkins 
udges were Paice O'Mara, John Canning and Robert 
GEORGE V. Nas#. 
cecmiecaan POLLEN FOR HAY FEVER 
VESTIGATIONS 
Within the past two years requests from several medical 
laboratories and physicians have been received at the Garden 
ers. It was important that the plants should - certainly 
Pollen from catkin-bearing trees and from conifers may be 
obtained by collecting the catkins or the flowers and spreading 
them on waxed paper until dry, when the pollen readily falls out. 
All pollen, however, is not by any means so easily gathered. 
