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Spcciiiion Plant Sancliczia nobilis — C. \i\n llaaftcn, first premium, 

 Ilibbard, second })romiuni, 50c. 

 ►Specimen Plant Cineraria nuiritima — ('. Nan Ifaaften, first pre- 



Hpoeimen Plant Coleus — W. \l. Ilibbard, lirst premium, 61. 

 Specimen Plant L^ichsia — Mrs. Dr. Andrews, lirst premium, ^1. 

 Specimen Plant Ai^avc — C, Van Ilaaften, first premium, $1. 

 Specimen Plant l)ouble Geranium — "\V. P. ILibbard, first pre- 



Specimen Plant Single Cerauium — W. \l. Ilibbard, first prc- 



Specimen Plant Hydrangea — W. P. Ilibbard, first premium, §1. 

 Specimen Plant Bouvardia — W. II. Hibbard, first premium, $1. 

 Specimen Plant Calla — W. II. Ilibbard, first premium, 61; C. Van 

 Ilaaften, second premium, 50c. 



Class 39. Specimen Plant Nerium — C. Van Ilaaften, first premium, 61 ; W, 

 R. Hibbard, second premium, 50c. 



Class 39. Specimen Plant Salvia — Mrs. Dr. Andrews, first premium, $1. 



Class 40. Specimen Plant Stevia — W. R. Hibbard, first premium, $1. 



Class 41. Specimen Plant Tuberose — W. R. Hibbard, first premium, $1. 



Class 43. Specimen Plant Palm — W. R. Hibbard, first premium, 61. 



Class 43. Specimen Plant Fern — VI. R. Hibbard, first premium, 61 ; Mrs. 

 Dr. Andrews, second premium, 50c. 



Class 44. Specimen Plant Lycopod — Mrs. Dr. Andrews, first premium, 61 ; 

 C. Van Haaften, second premium, 50c. 



Class 45. Specimen Plant any other variety not included in this division. 

 The committee in this class had a painful duty to perform. At first they were 

 led to believe that any worthy plant entered in this class should be awarded a 

 premium; after the w^ork was nearly completed, a more careful reading of tlio 

 instructions revealed as their duty to make only six awards of first premiums and 

 six of second premiums. With an entry list of over one hundred diverse plants 

 this was a most difficnlt task indeed, and finally the committee decided under 

 the circnmstances to strain the rule somewhat, and make twelve first awards as 

 follows: W. R. Hibbard, English Ivy, 61, Fabiana imbricata, 61, Smilax, 61, 

 Pomegranate, 61, Fig Tree, 61, Justicia, 61; C. Van Haaften, Sanseveria 

 Zealandii, 61, Aloe, (Partridge Breast,) 61, Begonia rincinifolia, 61, Begonia 

 subpeltata nigricans, 61, Musa Cavendishii, 61, Euphorbia splendens, 61. 



Special, Hanging Basket filled with divers plants — Mrs. Dr. Andrews, 61 : 

 Hanging Basket filled with one plant — Mrs. Dr. Andrews, 61. 



Your committee desire to say that in the display of plants in this division 

 there were very many things worthy of special mention. Mr. Van Haaften, of 

 Kalamazoo, and Mr. Hibbard, of Jackson, came here with loads of plants that 

 helped to make a beautiful display, npon which they conld get no jireminms, 

 because there were none offered. Their reward must be in the marked atten- 

 tion given to their exhibits by the large crowd of people who passed admiringly 

 along. The constantly recurring expressions of appreciation of these exhibits 

 were noticed by the committee with satisfaction, because it demonstrated the 

 proposition that there is a growing interest on the part of the people in the 

 beautiful things which our florists are growing with which to embellish homes 

 and render them more attractive. 

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