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by Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, the second by Mr. H. Darlington. 
For six varieties of gladioli, two spikes of each, the first by Mr. 
Havemeyer, the second by Mr. Darlington. For a vase of any 
white variety, six spikes, the first by Mr. Havemeyer, the second 
by Mr. Darlington. For a vase of any pink variety, six spikes, 
by Mr. Havemeyer. 
The first prize for a collection of montbretias, in the class open 
to all, was won by Mr. John Lewis Childs; that for non-com- 
mercial growers by Mr. H. Darlington. 
The exhibition of Saturday and Sunday September twenty- 
eighth and twenty-ninth, was also held in the Museum building, 
New York Botanical Garden. This was arranged mainly for 
dahlias and asters. The inclement weather just previous to the 
time of the exhibition so damaged these flowers that few were fit 
for exhibition purposes. Mr. H. Darlington won first prizes for 
the following: collection of fifty dahlias; collection of twenty-five 
dahlias; and for five each of show, ai cactus, and peony- 
gage vase of ten single dahlia: 
he Garden made an exhibit of the flowers of herbaceous 
a EORGE V. SH. 
LATE AUTUMN LECTURES, 1912. 
Lectures will be delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Museum 
Building of the Garden, Bronx Park, on Saturday afternoons, at 
four o'clock as follows: 
Nov. 23. ‘Recent Exploration in Bermuda,” by Dr. N. L. 
Nov. 30. ‘A Botanical Expedition to Cuba,” by Dr. W. A. 
ec. 7. ‘Some Floral and Scenic Features of Jamaica,’ by 
Dr. M. A. Howe. 
Dec. 14. ‘The Vegetation of Southern Florida,” by Mr. 
G. V. Nash. 
The lectures, which occupy an hour, will be illustrated by 
lantern slides and otherwise. The doors will be closed at 4:00, 
and opened again for a moment at 4:15 to admit those arriving 
late. 
