1908 Schedule of Prizes Offered by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Title
1908 Schedule of Prizes Offered by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Subject
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Flower Show (1908 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Description
Wealthy estate owners, called "private growers," and commercial growers such as florists and seed and nursery businesses offered prize money, called a "premium," to winners. Private growers competed with other private growers; commercial growers did likewise. Premiums would be for a specific class, such as "cut flowers, chrysanthemums, or, group of foliage and flowering plants, arranged for effect." At the 1908 exhibition, prize money amounted to $1,152, roughly $30,000 today.
Date
1908
Contributor
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Provider)
Rights
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Relation
Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
Format
photograph
Language
eng
Type
still image
Identifier
1908ScheduleOfPrizes_FS04_JELegacy
Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Horticultural Hall (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1896-1917)
Collection
Citation
“1908 Schedule of Prizes Offered by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society,” PHSMcLeanLibraryDigital, accessed May 15, 2024, https://phsmcleanlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/633.