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February 22, 1925

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LARGE PRIZE LIST FOR FLOWER SHOW; More Than $25,000 in Cash Offered for the Annual International Exhibition. IT WILL OPEN ON MARCH 16 Classes Arranged for Camellas and Anemones Which Have Been Recently Returned to Fashion.

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The Twelfth Annual International Flower Show will be held at the Grand Central Palace from March 16 to March 21 and will have the largest prize list ever offered for this event. More than $25,000 in cash, trophies and plate will be distributed. Cash in gold will go to professional growers; the other prizes will be for amateurs, although several cups are to be awarded to both commercial and amateur competitors.

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Edward Gorey

1925Edward Gorey, American illustrator and poet (died 2000)[†]

Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.

Gerald Stern

1925Gerald Stern, American poet and academic (died 2022)[†]

Gerald Daniel Stern was an American poet, essayist, and educator. The author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays, he taught literature and creative writing at Temple University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Raritan Valley Community College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. From 2009 until his death, he was a distinguished poet-in-residence and faculty member of Drew University's graduate program for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in poetry.