i88s.] 



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almost to a fault, he endeared himself to all with 

 whom he came in contact, by his many acts of 

 kindness and charity. Possessed of abundant 

 means, he was always on the lookout for new 

 things in the floral world, but his great delight was 

 in Orchids, of which he owned one of the most 

 complete and extensive private collections in the 

 United States. He will be greatly missed, not alone 

 for his many acts of kindness, but the people will 

 miss his merry face and genial smile with which 

 he greeted all. The greenhouses will be kept up 

 as usual under the very careful and efficient 

 management of Mr. Isaac O'Brien, who has had 

 charge of them the last seventeen years. 



"Albert Willi.\.\is." 

 Book on Cultivated Plants.— A "subscrib- 

 er " writes : Would you please inform me in your 

 next issue if there is any work giving the names 

 (Botanical and Common) of all classes and varie- 



ties of plants grown in this country ? If so, where, 

 and at what price I can get it ?" 



[The " Hand Book of Plants," by Peter Hender- 

 son, will be what you desire. — Ed. G. M.] 



Ladies' Traces or Ladies' Tresses.—" F. B. 

 H." writes: "Reading an English work recently, 

 I find it a matter of difference whether our pretty 

 autumn orchid, Spiranthes, should be known as 

 Ladies' traces or a Lady's tresses. As the Garden- 

 ers' Monthly takes an interest in these scholarly 

 questions, 1 thought it might interest you to be di- 

 rected to the subject. What are ladies' traces at 

 any rate ?" 



[We have been over this in past times. Our opin- 

 ion is that "traces" is the original word. " Traces " 

 or " trusses " were cords used by old time ladies and 

 gentlemen about their dress, as " cords," or "laces " 

 would be now. A lady's trace, would be a silken 

 cord.— Ed. G. M.] 



Horticultural Societies. 



COMMUNICATIONS. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY IN NOVEMBER. 



BY W. A. MANDA. 



The Boston Horticultural Hall was again in its 

 best on the occasion of the .A.nnual Chrysanthe- 

 mum show, which was pronounced by all the 

 veteran exhibitors as the finest of that kind ever 

 held in Boston, or .America. It was really a mag- 

 nificent sight to see over 630 specimens, some 

 being over 5 feet in diameter, besides 750 vases 

 filled with cut blooms ; a nice table of orchids 

 and choice plants ; also a collection of native 

 plants, bouquets of flowers, pansies, etc. 



The Chrysanthemum contributors were the well- 

 known gentlemen. Dr. Walcott, Mr. E. W. Wood, 

 Hon. M. P. Wilder, Mr. C. M. Atkinson, Mr. 

 Hovey. Norton Bros., Mr. A. F. Fewkes. 



Large specimens were shown by Dr. Walcott, 

 Mr. Atkinson, and Mr. Wood. Hon. M. P. Wil- 

 der had a collection of fifty dwarf and compact 

 plants which formed a pretty lot. Among the 

 new seedlings the most noticeable was one shown 

 by Dr. Walcott. The form is perfect, of pure 

 white color, and belongs to the large flowering 

 section and was awarded silver medal. Mr. A. 



Fewkes had also some very good reedlings of 

 merit. After the show most of the plants were 

 sold at auction and a sum of about S650 was re- 

 ceived, of which one-fifth comes to the Society, 

 which sum will be added to prizes for the next 

 year's show. 



The orchid table was interesting as ever with the 

 marvelous flowers. Mr. Gilmore made a fine dis- 

 play with Saccolabium Blumei majus, Odontoglos- 

 sum grande, O. Sanderii, Dendrobium formosum 

 giganteum, Lycaste Skinnerii, Calanthe Veitchii, 

 Oncidium Forbesi, O. varicosum, a fine specimen 

 of O. ornithorrhynchum and a very rare variety 

 of pure yellow O. Krameri. Mr. H. E. Hunne- 

 well, a number of plants comprising the beautiful 

 ]' Dendrobium Goldei, Oncidium crispum, O. orni- 

 thorrhynchum, Cypripedium Spicerianum, Odon- 

 toglossum grande, Laslia anceps, L. albida var. 

 bella and the lovely Cattleya exoniensis, a hybrid 

 between Cattleya Mossiae and Laelia purpurata. 

 Mr. David Allan, grower to Mr. Pratt, exhibited 

 the rare Cypripedium Fairrieanum, a real gem 

 of its genus, although not so conspicuous as many, 

 yet the lovely color and odd shape compensate 

 for the size. Another noteworthy exhibit was a 

 spathe of Anthurium Andreanum, which measured 

 7,'< inches by c,% inches, which is not at all com- 



