. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 864 The American Florist. Nov. i6, first; T. A. Gillespie, Geo. Oakley gar- dener, second. Special prize offered by Peter Hender- son & Co., for display ot vegetables- Stewart Hartshorne, first; T. A. Gillespie, Artistically ar-anged mantel — Geo. "xwentv-five bU ^ms chrysantliemurns, one variety—A. fi. Jenkins, first, with Merza; Popken & Collins, second, with Col. Appleton. ^ ,1 mi Special prize offered by J. M. Thor- turn & New York, for display ot vegetables—J. Crosby Brown, first. Specia
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 864 The American Florist. Nov. i6, first; T. A. Gillespie, Geo. Oakley gar- dener, second. Special prize offered by Peter Hender- son & Co., for display ot vegetables- Stewart Hartshorne, first; T. A. Gillespie, Artistically ar-anged mantel — Geo. "xwentv-five bU ^ms chrysantliemurns, one variety—A. fi. Jenkins, first, with Merza; Popken & Collins, second, with Col. Appleton. ^ ,1 mi Special prize offered by J. M. Thor- turn & New York, for display ot vegetables—J. Crosby Brown, first. Special prize ot viO offered by Geo. Smith Brick Church Florist, for the ex- hibitor who wins most prizes—J. Cros- by Brown, who took 14 firsts and two seconds. J- B. D. Nassau County Horticultural Society. The third annual exhibition of the Nas- sau County Horticultural Society was held in Pembroke hall. Glen Cove, N. Y., November 5-7. The painstaking efforts of the oflicers of the society bore fruit In an excellent exhibition, while delightful weather added to the success of the event. In addition to the cash prizes scheduled, there was a very gratifying list of spe- cial prizes, a summary of which follows: Silver cup presented by Scott Bros., Elmsford. N. Y., for 50 carnations ar- ranged for effect. Silver cup presented bv F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., for ;;5 Winsor carnations. Silver cup presented hy Mortimer L. Schiff, Oyster Bay, N. T., for best 25 carnations, one variety. These were awarded to Wm. Eccles" of Oyster Bay, N. Y. Ten dollars, presented by Mrs. John Alvin-Y'oung, Glen Cove, for best 12 American Beauty roses, was taken by E. Bennett, gardener to R. T. Beeckman, Rosyln. N. Y". Fifteen dollars, presented by the soci- ety for 100 carnations, was won by Chas. F. Bertenzel, Roslyn, N. Y., with En- chantress. Ten dollars, in two prizes, presented by A'aughan's Seed Store, 14 Barclay St., New York, for vase of chrysanthemums— Henry F. Matz, gard
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