The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-07

o'clock before the awards we're announced.
The opinions of the judges were generally
Endorsed by the visitors and the prize
winners, who had been in an agony Of sus-
peuse since the opening of the exhibition,
went home tired but happy and triumphant
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Class A. cut fOweTs-Subdiyislon ], open to
amateurs who do not employ skilled labor:
Largest and best collection OF Ioses-SIlYer
medal, n. T. Greenough, Berkeley; bronze
medal, Warren Cheney Berkeley. Best twelve
cut bloom lOses-Cerihcdte Mrs. Fish, san
Francisco Best general collection OF cut hoWefs
IN socIetys glasses. each variety in a separate
glaSs-SyeT Gun. Mrs. W. ii. Smyth, BeTkeleyi
certificate Mrs. K. Townsend, East Oakland.
Panstes-Br0mZe medal, Mrs. E I. Crane. San
Lorenzo; certificate, Mrs. o. 9. Ross, San Fran
cisco. Largest and best collection OF cur bloom
pelargoniums-S3 prize, Mrs. W. Ii. SmYth,
Berkeley. Twelve best cut bloom pelargonlums,
in twelve disIinc vaTieties-S2, Mrs. L. L. Crane.
san Lorenzo. Largest and best collection OF
sweet peas-CertheateI Mrs. q. T. Ross, san
francisco.
Subdivision il. Oren TO amateurs who employ
skilled labor: Best general collection OF cut
fioWers-Silver cup, Timothy Hopkins Menlo
Park. Largest and best collection OF eut-bloom
roses one specimen of each YaTlety-StYer
medal, California Nursery Company, Niles.
Largest and best collection OF pelargoniums-S5,
John Rock Niles. Largest and best collection
of clemaiis-CerIifeate, California Nursery Com
Class B, plants: Best single fern-CertIficate.
Mrs. Helen Cross san Francisco. Largest and
best collection of towering plants IN bloom
Silver medal. Timothy Hopkins, Menlo Park.
Largest and best collection OF rare begOnias-
Certificate, I. G.. HodGkins. san Francisco.
Glass G, open to all competitors: Largest ana
best collection OF California wild fOweTS-S1O,
Mrs Wesley, San Francisco. Most meriiori0us
general exhibit OF foliage, n0Wering dud decor
alive plaBtS-First prize, $50, Mrs. =. Hohwies-
ner. San Francisco: second prize, Sl5, Mrs l..
.. Hodgkins, san Francisco.
Special premiums: For best twelve cut blooms
OF roses IN Twelve distinct Varieties-kirSt prize,
twelve choice rOsebushes. Mrs. w II. Smyth,
Berkeley: second prize, six choice r0SeDushes,
Warren Cheney, Berkeley, For japanese eX-
hibit collec ion OF floral Boveites-SilVer medal,
II. suzuki, San francisco. For Lady Adellne
eluxina and ten other gluXin8-Speeal certIi-
cate OF merit, {. Pagh, Agricultural Department.,
University Of California.
The Judges were Emil KelneT, Charles d.
Brigham, Emil SeTyau, John Pouyal and
j. HobTOw.
The State Floral Society, through its Off
GERS, acknowledged its indebtedness for
courtesies to the Commissioners of the
Golden Gate Park. to john Rock Edward
Reimer and John POuyal in furnishing tree
ferns, palms, arancarlas, caladiums and
other plants for decorative purposes and to
A. Duhem for furnishing japanese um-
brelas and lamps and experimenting the
arrangement OF the interior decorations.
The Committee of Arrangements consists
of: Mrs. Austin Sperry of 2100 Pacific ave-
nue., Mrs. W. Ii. Smyth Of Berkeley, Mrs.
H. A. Cross of us Waller street. Mrs. B.
Harris of 1926 Turk street, Mrs. Townsend
Of 1911 Eighth avenue, East Oakland, and
Mrs. c. Hohwiesner OF 1920 Washington
street.