New-York tribune., 1880-06-17
may be sent to W H. GuOn, No. 20 Broadway, treas
urer,
FINE FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
EXHIBITION OF THE NEw-YoRK HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

The Summer Exhibition Of the New-York
Horticultural Society bad prosperous opening at the
Metropolitan Concert Hall as evening In spite OF some
serious With the heat and the drouth the
has gained forinighrs unfair advantage over
the almanac that the exhibition which was timed to
catch roses at their best finds OF these flowers past
their bloom. The Is true OF strawberries
The earlier picklngs furnish the finest fruit. and
now the vines after half dozen gleanngs are yielding
only inferior berries comparison OF the plates fur
Dshed by E. p Roe for example, with the prize berries
which he exhibited Newark week ago. Is altogether
unfavOrabe the New York display. AT the last mo-
ment too found that of the most successful
plant-grOwers who had arranged for tablespace bad
failed to contribute so that IN departments the
exhibition has been In former years.
but after all the display is pleasing and instructive
one, and altogether credtable to the society.
The plants are arranged long stages running
through the length Of the beautiful hail. On the ceDtre
table. beginning at the entrance. is group OF stately
palms and cycads. Next to these are placed great
number OF the smaller eotcs, while at the extreme end
Of the table is a well grown ixOrs hanked by some
choice marantus and other hothOuse plants. conspcu
GUS among which Is fne paneeta borbonica. which,
although old plant s rarely The collection on
the south the begins with Mr. ROenbecks
contribution of fifty varieties OF ferns mnny OF them
hybrdzing. The table is frightened by some fine pear
gOniums in bloom among the fancy caladums and GRO
tons and best of the orchids placed near the
centre. Near these s placed large pandanus veltch
| VaripRateu
further DOWNS group Of hydrangeas with trusses OF
unusual size and fullness: After these are more
T' aud ,Ss se civ e Oes the tane noTh
OF The centre is blazing mass Of Geranums. which at
first sight gives rather cheap ana common look 10 Chls
part o. The room. But closer inspection shows them
TO he BIRDS Of great merit and the croons yuccas,
ferns ami other stove plants beyond complete the inter-
Und,r br north gallery is wilderness OF cut flowers.
the lilies make the most attractive feature. Here too.
the collection OF hardy herbacious perennla furnish:
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these there 130 species and varieties native and
foreign ana around them genuine Lovers of nowes WI
ing furnished by Parsons sons Here arc more than
my varieties OF coners andas many deciduous
trees and shrubs, udlng the finely tinted aud
m n naples yEoDa Of 'OS weh sne last the
display not large and therefore not so ofensye as u
has brr beautiful basket 10 one FURNISHED
| by Isaac Buchanan. the centre Of which consists
OF catll,yas surrounded with the snowy and
| Irroirn dron lJai,u4ll. At this season there are
few orchids in boom buI there are some ne catileyas,
vandas acridrs cyplcpednms and oncidiuns or these
the 0cst p"cin~n Of aeriics and an oncidum Leu
exhibition Will he open to-day and tomorrow from 10
! in the morning until evening.
| The principal prZcS were awarded as follows;
TO W. Brnnc for best group OF greenhouse plants ana
| for b,,t ost tin'n palm. ,... o.o,,s.
To Peter Henderson, for bost varegated leaved plants,
group Of aud Tor varieties OF straw
To Isaac Bn"hanan for best single vareGat tedleaved
plant, best Group Of agayes and best stab table design
To f. Rrcnpcck for best group OF ferns, best single
! fern aud brs tree tern.
TO j. +. Kennedy hest group OF palms and cycads.
II W. G. Wl.son for best group OF crotons and best
cOtus.
10 Par-ons & Sons, for best new plant IA magnolia
pagva ora best collect on OF evergrerns ana best
! col.crfiun ~ hardy dpcduOus plants.
| 10 IIniock q Thorpe TOR best peargoniums single
anu uoOlc best gluxnas, best Blk lilies aud best cut
fIwcrS
| To NCo!sun & Co., for hardy hcrbaceOus plants and
lilies.
To J. DE- Jnup. for cut roses
To T. T. r., ior best and largest collection Of straw
berries. ann lrVcial prZ's .Ur particular varieties
10 c. H. HcXamrr for st collection Of native plants