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pretty hard matter to strike the exact day for them. The col- 
lection of H. Nichols, gardener to Mrs. J. B. Trevor, Yonkers, 
N. Y., received the first prize for general quality, although the 
competing collection had a larger number of varieties. The 
schedule called for hybrid perpetuals and hybrid teas, but both 
exhibitors erred in including varieties which cannot be classed in 
either of these groups. The moss roses are members of the 
Provence group; and a ae rose in the second prize col- 
lection was inexcusably included. The ae should cer- 
tainly pay closer attention to the actual demands of the schedule. 
Madame Plantier exhibited in the other is hybrid noisette, and is 
very doubtfully to be included under the term of hybrid tea. 
Siebrecht & Son, New Rochelle, N. Y., who received the 
second prize in the foregoing class were the only exhibitors of 
rugosa roses, showing six varieties. Remarkably fine were t 
collections of native plants from the Bedford Agassiz pele 
which time and again produces at these shows such exhaustive 
collections of native plants; grasses, flowering plants, and ferns 
were all represented in great numbers. They had the field to 
themselves for the native flowers, but would have been hard to 
eclipse. They came second to Siebrecht & Son in the display 
of ferns, both exhibitors showing about thirty species. 
Collections of hybrid rhododendrons and azaleas from F. R. 
Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., and James Wood, Mt. eae 
N. Y., attracted considerable atention and prizes were awarded 
in the order named. essrs. Pierson’s exhibit was Re 
for its range of herek es in the Azaleas and for the fact 
that everything had name attached. The prizes for straw- 
berries were won - W. Nichols, who showed Marshall as 
the best berry for home use and Nick Ohmer as the market 
variety. The same exhibitor also led in the collection of vege- 
tables with a very clean lot well finished, James Wood being a 
close second. 
A number of miscellaneous exhibits unclassified were staged 
by ce Wood. These included native azaleas, sweet peas, a few 
flowering shrubs, etc., all of which added to the interest of the 
show. F, Weinberg hada collection of dwarf Japanese plants 
