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atum, Farleyense, formosnm^ gracilUmum., and macropliyUum. 

 The second to President Gray for assimile, cultratum, cnneatum, 

 excision multifidum^ Jdndeni, and Peruvianum. 



Lycopods were not as good as usual ; President Gray was the 

 onl}' exhibitor, and was awarded tlie second prize for ajoothecnm, 

 o^;».s, serpens, Karstenianum, vitimdosum, and letusum. 



Dracaenas. — The best six named varieties were exhibited by H. 

 H. Hunnewell, in verj' choice plants of a mabilis, Baptistii, magynf- 

 ica, Mooreana, Weismonni, and YoungiL The second prize went 

 to Hove}^ & Co. for ver}' fine plants of amahilis, ferrea, Hendersoni, 

 iwperialis, Shephenlii, and Youngii. 



Palms. — For the best single specimen, the first prize was 

 awarded to S. R. Pay son for Pritchardia Pacijica, — a very large 

 plant of this remarkably robust growing species ; the leaves are 

 very large ; color, rich dark green. The second prize to Hovey & 

 Co., for Phoenix redinata, of which Williams says, "it is a fine 

 greenhouse palm, and will stand uninjured in the sub-tropical 

 gai-den in summer." 



Pitcher Plants were not quite as good as we could wish to see. 

 President Gray was the only exhibitor, taking the second prize 

 with Sarracenia purpurea, S. psittacina, and S. rubra. 



Agaves. — Very admirable plants were exhibited b}^ Hovey & 

 Co., who took the first prize with Americana medio-picta, applanata, 

 Besseriana Candida, heteracantJia coerulescens, hystrix, and xylina- 

 cantJia. 



No exhibit was made of Cacti or Succulents. 



New Pot Plant, never before shown at any exhibition of the 

 Societ3% This prize was awarded to S. R. P-nyson for Maranta 

 Massangeana, " a ver}^ elegant and distinct novelty, of dwarf com- 

 pact habit ; leaves, ovate ; ground color, olive green, beautifully 

 blotched with brown ; up the centr-e of the leaf there is a broad 

 irregular band of white. The primary veins are verj^ prominent, 

 and of the same color." Hovey & Co. presented, in competition, 

 Dracoina Goldieana. The plant being of recent importation was 

 not in such a condition that the Committee could judge of its 

 merits, but is highly commended b}" its European introducers. 



Gladioli. — The exhibit was not as large as in some previous 

 3'ears ; George Craft and J. S. Richards were the only com- 

 petitors, the former receiving the first prize for a stand of very 

 choice flowers, but with defects in their arrangement, the intro- 



