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THE FLORAL IVORLD 



OUR RRIZ 



award: 



Each month we give $50.00 in cash prizes for the best contributions that reach us. The first 

 prize will be $20.00; second, $15.00; third, $10.00; fourth, $3.00 and fifth $2.00. 



Our subscribers will award the prizes. Each one can vote— blank coupons or ballots will ap- 

 pear in every issue. The amounts offered will be paid to the persons whose articles receive the 

 greatest number of votes. 



We now request articles for publication in March. These must not exceed three hundred words 

 in length, and must be in our hands by February 1. If we receive more articles than can be pub- 

 lished in March issue, the most seasonable ones will be run in that number and the remainder 

 held for subsequent months. 



Ballot for vote on March article will appear in that issue, the awards to be made public in May 

 number. It is now time for a vote on the articles in this issue. Every subscriber for The 

 Floral Wobld is urged to at once fill out and send us this coupon. 



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PRIZE CONTRIBUTION VOTING COUPON 



Your Name 



Postoffice State_ 



1st Prize, $20.00. 

 2d Prize, 15.00. 

 3d Prize, 10.00. 

 4th Prize, 3.00. 

 5tli Prize, 2.00. 



Name State- 

 Name State. 



Name State- 

 Name State- 

 Name State- 



Bach prize will be awarded to the person for whom the largest number of subscribers 

 vote as entitled to that particular sum. In cases of a tie, the Prizes will be divided. 



OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER LETTERS. 



THE "FLORAL BALL. 



Some time ago the publishers of The Floral. 

 World offered a set of prizes, aggregating 

 $100.00, for contributions f rora subscribers. All 

 the articles submitted in this contest, except 

 some which were too lengthy, appeared in our 

 October and November numbers. The prizes 

 offered were as follows : 



For the best article submitted $25.00 



For the second best article 15.00 



For the third best article 10.00 



For the fourth best article 5.00 



For each of the ten next best articles 2.50 



For the best article which does not exceed 



200 words 10.00 



For the second best article which does not 



exceed 200 words 5.00 



For each of the five next best articles 



which do not exceed 200 words 1.00 



The selection of the prize winners in this 

 competition was by vote of subscribers for The 

 Floral World. After a careful tabulation 

 of the returns in the voting contest, it has been 

 found that the prizes are to be awarded as fol- 

 lows : 



First prize, $25.00, Mrs. O. H. Hereford, Ne- 

 braska; second prize, $15.00, A. Elizabeth 

 Badger, Missouri ; third prize, $10.00, Mrs. E. R. 

 B. Barber, Michigan ; fourth prize; $5.00, S. J. 

 Galloway, Ohio; fifth prize, $2.50 each, as fol- 

 lows: Eva I. Griffith, Iowa; Benj. B, Keech, 

 New York; Mrs. A. P. Adams, Maine; Mrs. 

 A. B, Mitchell, Arizona ; Mrs. M. S. Stoddard, 

 Kansas; Mrs R. A. Houk, Indiana ; CandaceC. 

 Powell, Missouri ; Louise Varnell, Texas ; Mrs. 

 Henry Wight, Georgia, and Mrs. D. B. Hill, 



Special prize, $10.00, Annie E. Craft, Missouri ; 

 special prize, $5.00, Mrs. S. A. Pleas, Indiana ; 

 special prize, $1.00 each: Mrs. J. M. Fowle, 

 Massachusetts ; J. A. Eves, South Dakota ; Mrs. 

 A. Sigler, Indiana; Mrs. L. E. Jones, Missouri, 

 and Mrs. W. N. White, Louisiana. 



1. In popular language what was the ball 

 called? Hop. 



2. What name was applied to the bashful 

 ones sitting around the room? Wall-flowers. 



3. What did a bad boy throw through the 

 window? Snowball. 



4. What old-fashioned article of dress worn 

 by the host was struck by the missile? Stock. 



5. What did he threaten to do to the young 

 rascal if he could catch him? Cane. 



6. What were the given names of his three 

 charming daughters who were laughing at 

 him behind his back? Lily, Violet, Myrtle. 



7. By what pet name did they call him when 

 about to ask a favor of him? Poppy. 



8. With what salutation did he bid good- 

 night to his parting guests? Speedwell. 



No absolutely correct list of answers was 

 received. 



The nearest correct list was sent in by Mrs. 

 L. H. Jennings, Granville, N. Y. 



Prize of $3.00 is divided between Mrs. E. R. B. 

 Barber, Michigan ; Grace A. Flory , Nebraska ; 

 Mrs. P. A. Sanders, Tennessee; Mrs. A. L. 

 Clark, Massachusetts ; Mary E. Sheldon, New 

 York, and Sarah A. Pleas, Indiana, each of 

 whom sent the same number of correct 

 answers. 



The prize of $2.00 is divided between Mattie L. 

 Furber, Kentucky ; Mrs.G.H.Birnie, Maryland ; 

 Mattie B. Poe, Ohio ; Mrs. B. G. Ward, North 

 Carolina; Mrs. J. M. Perkins. New York; Mrs. 

 Candace Powell, Missouri ; Mrs. T. S. Calhoun, 

 Pennsylvania; Mrs. Nelson Puff, Jr., New 

 York; A. Crain, Texas, and Mrs. Mary Hooper, 

 Michigan, all of whom sent an equal number 

 of correct answers. 



