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prize offered by Wm. E. -M;ii shall & Co.; first, $6; second, $4. 



Class 9 — Group of flowering hardy shrubs. Lilacs, Ueutzias, etc., 

 covering not less than twenty and not more than thirty square 

 feet. Special prize oft'crcd liy the Wm. II. Moon Co.; first, silver 

 trophy. 



All exhibits in Section One must be ready for the judges on 

 March 2 by 2 p. m. 



Section Two — Roses, Cut Flowers. 



Class 10 — Vase of twelve American Beauty, roses. Special prize, 

 $.5: first, $5: second, $2. 



Class 1! — Vase of twelve white roses. First, $.5; second. $2. 



Class 12 — Vase of twelve red roses. First, $5: second, $2. 



Class 13— Vase of twelve pink roses. First, $5: second, S2. 



Class 14 — Vase of twelve roses, any other color. First. $5; sec- 

 ond, $2. 



All exhibits in Section Two must be ready for the judges on 

 March 2 by 12 o'clock, noon. 



Section Three — Carnations, Cut Flowers. 



Class 1.7 — Vase of twelve white. First, $5; second. $2.00. 

 Class 16— Vase of twelve red. First, $5; second, .$2. 

 Class IT^Vase of twelve liirht pink. First, $5; second. i?2. 

 Class 18— Vase of twelve dark pink. First, .$.5; second. $2. 

 Class 19— Vase of tv.clve, any other color. First, $.5; second, $2. 

 All exhibits in Section Three must be ready for the judges oil 

 J larch 3 by 12 o'clock, noon. 



Section Four — Cut Flowers. 



Class 20 — Best bunch of fifty single violets. Special prize, 

 salad mixer. 



Class 21 — Best bunch of fifty double violets. Special prize, 

 "New Eed Face," household scales. 



Class 22 — Vase of snapdratrons. twelve spikes. First. .$3; sec- 

 ond, .$2. 



Class 23 — Best collection of sweet peas in three colors. .50 sprays 

 of each, no foliage. Special prize, selection of Aeolian music rolls, 

 value $15. 



All exhibits in Section Four must be ready for the judges on 

 JIar<h i at 12 o'clock, noon. 



Section Five — Decorations. 



Class 24 — Best dinner table decoration seating si.x person?, must 

 be staged March 4 by 12 o'clock, noon; exhibitors to furnish their 

 own table cloth and plates; no silverware or glasses allowed. 

 Special prize, silver candlestick. 



Class 25 — Best mantle decoration; must be staged on March 5 

 by 12 o'clock, noon. Special prize, The Garden Library, set of 

 twelve books, value .SIS. .50, 



Class 26 — Floral basket decoration, anj' kind of flowers; must 

 be staged on March 3 by 12 o'clock, noon. Special prize, fine em- 

 broidered linen centerpiece. 



Class 27 — Best bouquet of flowers, any kind of flowers; must 

 be staged on March 6 by 12 o'clock, noon. Special prize, first 

 crate of best Cayenne pineapples; second, crate of choice grape- 

 fruit. 



TWISTED TREES. 



(Continued from page 817.) 



able example of this curious growth is exhibited in No. 

 4 Museum at Kew. It is a section of Elm trunk, so hol- 

 low as to be merely a shell a few inches thick. The tree, 

 eventually formed, by its continual growth on the inner 

 side, two remarkable spirals suggesting a pair of scrolls. 

 The Judas Tree (Cercis Siliquastrum) is often twisted. 

 .\n old tree in the Botanic Garden at Cambridge is re- 

 puted to be very slowly revolving, so that the branches 

 now leaning to the west were many years ago said to be 

 facing north. 



The cause of trees growing in spirals does not appear 

 to be well understood, but one factor which may throw 

 light upon the question is the formation of new cells 

 from the cambium. These cells slide either to the right 

 or to the left, as the growth of the tree proceeds. The 

 cells, which are elongated when seen in tangential sec- 

 tion, are known as sliding cells, and should they slide 

 equally in both directions, no twisting of the trunk would 

 result. This twisting is worthy of attention at this sea- 

 son, when deciduous trees arc in their winter's sleep. — 

 Tlie Garden. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



A very interesting and instructive program has 

 l)een arranged for Floriculture Day, March 18. by the 

 tloricultural department of the college. The men on 

 the program arc all specialists and men of prominence. 

 Florists and gardeners from all parts of the state have 

 expressed a willingness to attend these lectures. Fol- 

 lowing is the program : 



MORMNG SESSION. 



0:10. "Opportunities in Floriculture." By Prof. Arno H. Nehr- 

 ling. Department of Floriculture, Massachusetts Agricultural Col- 

 lege. 



10:10. "Professional Plorticulture." By Mr. Harry A. Bunyard, 

 secretary of the American Sweet Pea Society, New York City. 



11:10. 'Raising Plants from Seeds." (Especially trees and 

 shrubs, and in particular ericaceous and coniferous plants. | By 

 .Mr. T. D. Hatfield, gardener on the HunnewcU Estate. Wcllcsley, 

 Mass. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



1:30. "Commercial Rose Culture." By :Mr. W. H. Elliott, a 

 noted rose grower, Brighton, Mass. 



"Some Phases of Out-door Rose Culture." By Mr. Eber Holmes, 

 author of "Commercial Rose Culture," Montrose. Mass. 



2:30. "IMethods Used in Improving Plants." By Mr. Edward J. 

 Canning, until recently curator of the Botanic Gardens, Smith 

 College, Northampton, Mass, 



3:30. "Glass Houses in the Middle West." Hlustrated. By 

 Prof. Arno H. Xehrling. Department of Floriculture, Massachusetts 

 .Agricultural College. 



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