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to William Claflin, for a very fine collection ; 

 2d, to Walsh Brothers, whose plants though 

 smaller, were distinct. Hovey & Co. received 

 the 1st prize for Dracaenas and also for Palms, 

 including a very fine specimen of Seaforthia 

 elegans, fifteen feet high ; '2d prize for Palms 

 to Wm. Gray Jr. The prize for the best 

 new pot plant was awarded to C. S. Sargent, 

 for Cocos Weddelliana, a new dwarf palm for 

 table decoration. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co.'s large palms added 

 very much to the general appearance of the 

 exhibition. They deserve great credit for 

 their exhibition of plants, filling five stands, 

 besides a fine collection of evergreens for 

 which they received the Hunnewell prize. 



L. Menand, of Albany, N. Y., filled two 

 stands in the center of the hall with a fine 

 collection of plants, among which were two 

 excellent specimens of Araucaria Bidwilliana, 

 Bonapartea (Dasylirion) glauca, B. histrix 

 compacta, Zamia (Encephalartos) I'Hommeii, 

 Pilocereus senilis from Mexico, and a plant 

 raised from a cutting of the same, much less 

 hairy, Phalaenopsis grand iflora aurea, a rare 

 and beautiful orchid; Cypripedium Lowii, 

 Cycas Kinmonianum, Agave Verschaifeltii 

 and A. Xalapensis, both fine specimens, 

 Retinospora obtusa, variety nana variegata, 

 B. lycopodioides variegata and Camellia Ja- 

 poniea fol. var. We do not recollect ever 

 to have seen a collection of plants brought so 

 far as Mr. Menand's, but notwithstanding the 

 lonf journey, they arrived in perfect condition, 

 and were greatly admired. They were care- 

 fully labelled with the names of their native 

 countries, which added much to their interest. 



Mr. Hunnewell's beautiful collection of ever- 

 greens comprised sixty varieties of every color, 

 from the delicate glaucous hue of Eetinospora 

 decussata, to the golden tipped Thuya 

 George Peabody, Retinospora obtusa aurea, 

 and R. picifera aurea ; and every form from 

 the fine foliage of Thuya Youngiana and 

 Cryptomeria elegans to the coral-like branches 

 of the Araucarias Among the most striking 

 kinds were Biota elegantissima, Cupressus 

 Lawsoni and erecta viridis, Cephalotaxus 

 drupacea, Retinospora squamosa, Araucaria 



Cookii and A. imbi'icata. Among the new 

 and rare plants shown by James Comley, 

 were Cupania filicifolia, Aralia Veitchii, 

 Cyanophyllum Bowmanni, Dioscorea illus- 

 trata, new Caladiums, Coleus, Cissus, Crotons, 

 Begonias, etc. James McTear exhibited 

 Desmodium pendulifolia, said to be hardy. 



Fine collections of dahlias were shown by 

 George Everett, Macey Randall and S. G. 

 Stone. The cut flowers were contributed by 

 John Parker, G. A. Law, James Comley, 

 James O'Brien, A. McLaren, W. H. Spooner, 

 C. H. B. Breck, and were better kept up 

 than ever before. Mr. Breck also showed a- 

 fine collection of Lycopods, Caladiums, Coleus, 

 Crotons and other hot-house plants. James 

 Nugent contributed two large bouquets for 

 the Bradlee vases. Baskets of flowers, bou- 

 quets and designs were contributed by Mrs. 

 E. M. Gill, James Nugent, Miss S. W. Story, 

 Mrs. A. D. Wood, Hovey & Co., Mrs. S. 

 Joyce and M. W. Pray — Mrs. Wood's tabic 

 design being particularly admired. Mrs. C. 

 S. Horner exhibited a beautiful stand of wild 

 flowers, and Henry Youell, Richard Allison, 

 and James Lester designs for laying out 

 flower gardens. On the stage were arranged 

 collections of rare and curious cacti, semper- 

 vivums, echeverias, and other succulents from 

 L. Guerineau, Hovey & Co. and John C. 

 Hovey, and of Agaves from C. S. Sargent. 



At Horticultural Hall, George Craft ex- 

 hibited a large and beautiful stand of gladioli, 

 and John Cadness, of Flushing, N. Y., a 

 profusion of flowers of the new Hydrangea 

 paniculata flore pleno. Plants for the decora- 

 tion of the fruit tables were also contributed 

 by Hovey & Co. and John L. Bird. R. M. 



Juniperus Kxcelsa Stricta. — This new 

 evergreen shrub is recommended by the Eng- 

 lish journals for planting on terraces and in 

 similar situations. Its form is pyramidal and 

 elegant, the color of its leaves silvery ; the 

 young plants are very striking. 



For roses it is found that the briar is the 

 best stock on a clay soil, and the Marietti 

 stock on a sandy or light soil. 



