The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-09
PRIZES FOR CHILDREN
DIsTRIBuIED At THE FLOUER SHOT
JESJERDII iFyERNGON.

Awarded for the Care ct Plants Given o a. e
Children ut tho Rose Saow IN ,:uue go
Judging the Seeding Chs snnihrmum-.
thousand little children from the various
kindergartens and schools OF tho east side at.
tended the flower show In the Grand Central
Palace yesterday afternoon MS competitors for
prizes. At tho June Rose show in Madison
Square Garden each OF these children re-
ceived a potted plant from the kindergarten
and Potted Plant Association. OF which Mrs.
George J.Gould Is President. They were 10 ;Hko
care OF them for year. Three hundred Of these
flowers were returned yesterday and prizes
we're awarded for the way In which thoy had
been kept Tho first prize was 500 There
were three SO prizes. eleven So prizes and n
hundred 81 prizes.
The children marched around the hail In a
long procession to look at the flowers. Thon
they gathered In front Of the platform. upon
which Mrs. Gould. Miss Helen Gould. Mrs.
Russell Sage. Mrs Paran Stevens. aud other
members OF the association sat. ami recitcd
little poems and speeches. Tho Judges OF the
plants which the children exhibited were Mrs.
Theodore Sutro. Mrs. Paran Stevens. Mrs.
Adrian richards, Mrs. G. ID. Weathered. Miss
Helen Gould. Messrs Z. Weathered. John
Young. and W. A. IIanda. They awarded the
prizes as follows:
Lottie Looney. West side school, SO: Ella Hammer.
sshieE East River School. $40: Frela Einnger TOMB.
kins square school, &iO Annie Bruera Italian School.
$40 and Maggie Randall. A. b. School. Harvey bunk
man. Rheinlander School: Annie Manuel. Fu:ysccOnd
Street School, John Burger. Memorial School No 20:
Frank Adams. Memorial School No. 3: William Frudg.
Fify.second Street SCHOOL, John schultz FIFTY second
strset School: Sophie Berklcy. has. River School,
Charles iesssr. Eas. River school; AIRED Dark,
psines % EACH ono 'Onu'sD ''"ef V"''u''" '00.
Mrs. George Gould presented the prizes
81 oh ahA frih 1fn.t "a.
money. Mrs Gould was on the platform
and behind her, sat many iaIes. incud.
ing Mrs, Paran Stevens. Mrs; John CROSBY
Cutting. Mrs. Henry Clews. and Miss Helen
and Miss Annie Gould
Those OF the children who did not receive
In the top Of it. Ny plant got %ead and i this
can and produced little plant for Which tho
committee awarded Il prize Of S3. This was
Mrs Gould sr ff the f %af
Club for admitting the children free, and re-
sven the 1 81 to
Of those will be held In the Grand Opera House
some time in December.
and Warrendorir Brothers the second, Brow;
white marble candelabra with green and, yell
low WHlle Culna Win Rreen DDTueTS.
plain baccarat glasses except the usual groen
for sauterne.
ot1sF ss as2sh Wiz sn
ferns and Ivy leaves silver lamps. pink and
and bordered in gold. The glassware was in
The judges Yesterday we're occupied with
baskets, and the trades exhibits The most
~ part OF the o show was the udgg
df9DlAyet, some OF which lpnlItiful |
and novel ~ "a "''''' WIZ WIZ 'e"''''"'
Seeding chrysanthemums are obtained only
after great care and expense. The first pro- |
cess takes place between Oct. Is and Nov. Is. |
aoa osn IN s boa fs Of ho
taken from another dover with camels hair
brush. end the desired cross is made Tho
weeks after the oper alton is com p!eted. it is
Put IN the ground about Feb ! in 4. green,
May TSady hs or hrs
into the places prepared for them The
heS Sf s some 70 hf rs 1S a
About two PEI, cent. are selected, for trying the
second year. These are set out and carefully
five per cent. are worthy OF being shown as
seedlings. AZ an example OF the great DIM
be said that out Of 5000 plants set out two
years ago by. a firm OF florists Ia New Jer-
good enough specimens to sbow at the pres.
emit exposition. The awards made yesterday
t.
Richmond. Ind. nrst prize John N. lay. summit II.
j., second
best bronze. E. O. HILL Rchmon Ind certificate of
m crit
Best any color. John N May, Summit. N J., nrst;
Thomas Jones, Short Hills. N j, second.
Best any variety show previous 1898 but not in
commerce. I. y. HILL Richmond. Ind. first: John n.
May. second.
,nsSs: si.asss aTs."aerH s Ss' hs: ian WEI
:. Best vase of ehrysanthsmumh with other foliage.
Z Weimer. Nj Vernon, N
Some Of the chrysanth emums. among the
seedlings deserve special mention. Among
them are "Chnllenge." beautiful yellow.
brought out in Chicago last year. and not yet
S;,eedltng, large; white incurred petals; Vii
aselphia. large ipcuryed petals slvery mink:
Of eiearest pink new seeGas
amber bronze flower with fiat incurved
In seedlings: tho petals are straight. the CEN
tire yellow. and the edges white: a new depar-
tgre Of tho hairy variety or ostrich plume type
with incuryed petals OF orange aud bronze: a
q large +, flower with pearly pink. incuryed
curved yellow flower, This received the first
prize for seedlings. 1t 10 the first ever shown
ut any exposition.