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named kinds have been placed in commerce, which 

 a year hence will be thrown aside by growers as 

 worthless. Standing out in marked distinction 

 with the average run of seedlings was a magnifi- 

 cent white reflexed flower shown by Dr. Walcott. 

 Thi=, which was labelled C 10, was considered the 

 finest white seedling ever shown in Boston or any- 

 where else. It is a perfectly shaped globular 

 flower, with firm strap-shaped petals of such pure 

 color that Elaine looks dusky beside it. The petals 

 reflex in such a way that the flower appears to be 

 globular, and the centre is filled to perfection. 

 The specimen on exhibition measured over 4 

 inches across. It was awarded a first-class certifi- 

 cate of merit, and was stolen on the last night of 

 the exhibition by some one who no doubt hoped 

 to propagate it from the stem. Dr. Walcott 

 showed blooms of other fine seedlings, notably 

 a yellow and a pink Japanese flower, both very 

 large and promising. A silver medal was awarded 

 Dr. Walcott for an immense plant of his seed- 

 ling B 25. This is a small reflexed flower of vigorous 

 habit, but whose chief charm is its intense dark 

 yellow color. It is quite distinct in this respect, 

 and will prove a valuable acquisition. Other fine 

 seedlings of Dr. Walcott, viz., George Walcott, 

 lilac striped, Colorado Yellow and Algonquin Yel- 

 low were shown and generally admired. Mr. 

 Fewkes exhibited a group of seedlings, all of good 

 form and color. 



A large group of seedlings was shown by Patten 

 ■& Co., of Salem, most of them inclining to be 

 open eyed, but noticeable for _the varying forms 

 and colors, which \yere pleasing. 



J. Lewis Childs staged a good group of cut 

 blooms, and E. M. Allen exhibited a bronzy yellow 

 seedling called Brazen Shield. 



In the competition for cut blooms Edwin Fewkes 

 was first, with 12 blooms of Chinese Chrysanthe- 

 mums. This was a very perfect lot, and were 

 named Isabella Bott, Rival Little Harry, Princess 

 Teck, Barbara, Hereward, Eve, Mr. Corbay, 

 Mabel Ward, St. Patrick, Nil Desperandum, Lady 

 Slade and Mr. Bunn. He was also first for 6 

 blooms of Chinese, as follows— Lord Wolseley, 

 Guernsey Nugget, Pietro Diaz, Princess of Wales, 

 Mrs. Forsythe, General Slade. 



E. Shepard, of Lowell, staged 12 cut blooms of 

 Japanese Chrysanthemums, and took the first 

 prize in this class. The first prize for 24 sprays of 

 Japanese blooms went to Edwin Fewkes for un- 

 exampled specimens of Souvenir de Haarlem, 

 Carmen, Gloire de Toulouse. Album plenum. 

 La Frizure, Daimio, Fulton, President Parkman, 



Ben d'Or, Beaute de Toulouse, Source d'Or, 

 Bouquet Fait, Dr. Masters, L'Incomparable, 

 Baron de Prailly, Moonlight, Flambeau, Oracle, 

 Boule dOr, .-Vurore Boreale, Mme. C. Andiguer, 

 M. Paul Fabre, Gloire Rayonnante, Margot. 



Mr. Fewkes took first for 24 sprays of Chinese 

 as follows — Faust, Jardin des plantes. Princess 

 Teck. Talford Salter, Souvenir Mercedes, Presi- 

 dent Sanderson, General Slade, Golden Queen 

 Antonelli, Isabella Bott, Hero of Stoke Newing- 

 ton. Cherub, Hereward, Mr. Bunn, Barbara, Venus, 

 Mr. Corbay, Eve, Jeanne d'Arc, Mrs. Forsythe, 

 Rival Little Harry, Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Geo. Glenny 

 Mabel Ward. 



Mr. Fewkes was first for 6 blooms of Japanese — 

 Baron de Prailly, Soleil Levant, J. Delaux, Belle 

 Paule, Chinoiseire, Mrs. C. Cary. 



As is always the case, the display of Orchids 

 was large, and crowds surrounded the stage, which 

 was filled with splendid specimens. Fred L. 

 Ames took first prize for 3 orchids, showing Cypri- 

 pedium insigne Maulei, with some 18 flowers 

 Odontoglossum Alexandras, and Vanda Sander- 

 iana, the latter bearing a spike of 7 highly-colored 

 flowers. E. W. Gilmore was second with Oncid. 

 ornithorynchum, 3 feet across, Odontoglossum 

 grande, and a fine specimen of Saccolabium 

 Blumei majus. The third prize for 3 orchids was won 

 by F. L. Ames, with Vanda coerulea, Phatenopsis 

 amabalis, and Cypripedium Spicerianum, the latter 

 with about 15 flowers open. E. W. Gilmore was 

 fourth with Dendrobium formosum giganteum 

 Oncidium variosum and Lycaste Skinneri. 



David Allan took first prize for a specimen or- 

 chid with Vanda ccerulea, the blue flowered 

 Vanda, bearing two fine spikes. F. L. .A.mes was 

 second with a glorious specimen of Cypripedium 

 Harrisonianum. W. A. Manda. of the Cambridge 

 Botanic Garden, had a fine lot of orchids and rare 

 greenhouse and hardy plants. Mr. Ames exhibi- 

 ted for the first time Cypripedium tessalatum por- 

 phyreum,a fine hybrid, and Cypripedium Tonson, 

 a species. Both are striking orchids, and received 

 a certificate of merit. There were many other 

 rare orchids on the stage, the whole producing a 

 floral tout ensemble, which cannot easily be de- 

 scribed. There were brilliant collections of cut 

 flowers from many other exhibitors, which in this 

 limited report cannot even be alluded to in detail. 

 The fruit display was large and especially good 

 as to pears. Among the latter were Angoulemes, 

 Anjous, Langeliers, Lawrences, Vicars and Winter 

 Nelises. 



J. P. Knight exhibited Japanese pears and two 



