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BOSTON'S MAY EXHIBITION. 



Horticultural Hall fairly glowed 

 and sparkled with color on Saturday 

 and Sunday, May 17 and 18, the oc- 

 casion of the annual May Show of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 and thousands of visitors enjoyed the 

 sight, which was free to the public. 

 The predominating feature was the 

 display of Darwin and Cottage tulips, 

 of which many thousands were staged 

 and they did make a glorious spec- 

 tacle. R. & J. Farquhar alone showed 

 some 2000 blooms, comprising 300 or 

 more varieties under name and In- 

 cluding many of the newest and rarest 

 mentioned in the special article on 

 these flowers which will be found else- 

 where in this paper. This exhibit re- 

 ceived a bronze medal. Wm. Whit- 

 man showed a splendid collection of 

 about 80 varieties, Francis Skinner a 

 suberb lot almost as extensive, and A. 

 W. Preston about fifty varieties, all 

 labeled in each instance. 



As usual, the calceolarias were 

 grand. They occupied the centre of 

 the hall and among them were two 

 fine varieties of the sensational C. 

 Stewartii— Bailorii and Medfordli — 

 the former bronzy orange and the lat- 

 ter deep bronzy scarlet. These were 

 exhibited by C. B. Dane, gard. C. W. 

 Rust, but a first-class certificate was 

 awarded to George Stewart as the 

 raiser. Another notable exhibit was a 

 group of about 200 Lilium myrio- 

 phyllum by R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 

 These plants were from tiny bulbs In 

 3-in. pots but each bore one or more 

 splendid blooms on strong 2-ft. stems, 

 showing the wonderful flowering qual- 

 ities of this striking novelty. Messrs. 

 Farquhar also showed two other nov- 



elties—a plant of Clematis montana 

 rubens loaded with lovely pink flow- 

 ers and cut stems of Rehmannla hy- 

 brida (R. angulata X an unnamed 

 species) bearing 15 to 20 large pink 

 blooms on 3-ft. sprays. 



Walter Hunnewell, gard. T. D. Hat- 

 field, showed a group of plants of a 

 new hardy orange azalea from seed 

 collected in China by E. H. Wilson, 

 which was recognized with a first- 

 class certificate. The new French hy- 

 drangeas were effectively shown by 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner, gard.. Wm. 

 Thatcher, grown to single stems and 

 monster heads of bloom. A great col- 

 lection of named lilacs was staged by 

 Julius Heurlin, Blue Hill Nurseries, 

 and F. J. Rea showed a very interest- 

 ing collection of little-known herba- 

 ceous flowers. 



One of the most impressive exhibits 

 was a large group filling the end of 

 the hall, by the Breck-Robinson Co., 

 comprising a variety of forced ma- 

 terial — phloxes and other herbaceous 

 bloom, hardy azaleas and rhododen- 

 drons and "Seven Oaks" chrysanthe- 

 mums, backed with bay trees and con- 

 ifers and neatly edged with dwarf box 

 in pots. An unusually extensive ex- 

 hibit of flowers of fancy pelargoniums 

 came from Wm. Whitman, gard. Mar- 

 tin Sullivan. T. T. Watt, gardener at 

 Wellesley College, made an interest- 

 ing display of miscellaneous green- 

 house material including some fine or- 

 chids. From Mrs. J. L. Gardner, Mrs. 

 C. G. Weld and E. B. Dane came ele- 

 gant orchid groups, that from Mr. 

 Dane being both rich and rare in its 

 make-up. 



Other than the honors above men- 

 tioned, the following awards were 

 made: 



Calceolarias— 1st, Mrs. C. G. Weld; 2nd, 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner. Tulips, Darwin — 1st 

 Francis Skinner. Late-flowering, other 

 than Darwin— 1st, Francis Skinner. Late- 

 flowering, any or all classes — Francis 

 Skinner; 2n(l, A. W. Preston. Pansies— 

 1st, WllUam Whitman; 2nd, A. W Pres- 

 ton; 3rd, William Whitman. 



Asparagus— 1st, Oliver Ames; 2nd, Mrs 

 Frederick Aycr. Beets— 1st, W. Heustls & 

 Son. Carrots— 1st, W. Heustls & Son 

 Lettnce— 1st, Oliver Ames. Radishes— 1st, 

 Oliver Ames; 2nd, W. Heustls & Son. 

 Tomatoes— 1st, Oliver Ames. Collection of 

 Vegetables— 1st, Oliver Ames; 2nd, A W 

 Preston. 



Honorable Mention: Breck-Roblnson 

 Co., collection of flowering shrubs, ever- 

 greens and herbaceous plants; R. & J. 

 Farquhar & Co., primulas and violas; R. 

 & J. Farquhar & Co., Clematis montana 

 rubens. 



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