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Cut Flowers. — There was a deficiency in this department, 

 possibly caused b}' the reduction in the number of prizes ; W. K. 

 Wood, Mrs. E. M. Gill, and James Nugent, were the only com- 

 petitors, and the three prizes were awarded in that order. 



Baskets of Flowers. — Those from Mrs. S. Joyce and Miss S. 

 W. Story were particularly good ; so closely contested was this 

 prize that the Committee had considerable difficulty in deciding 

 on the awards. 



Rustic Stand. — The only exhibitor was W. J. Vass, with a 

 well designed stand, filled with very choice plants. 



Table Designs. — These were all well executed by Mrs. A. D. 

 Wood, Mrs. E. M. Gill, and C. H. Hovey & Co. ; Mrs. Wood 

 taking the first, and Mrs. Gill the second prize. 



New and Miscellaneous Plants, etc. — F. L. Harris pre- 

 sented a new seedling Draccena, No. 20, which he has named 

 BarrisH, a cross between D. Regina and D. stricta; a very 

 robust growing plant ; color, a beautiful dark green, with a more 

 generally variegated habit than Regina, in this respect resembling 

 stricta, though more distinct, the variegation on the upper leaves 

 extending almost to the midrib. The Committee awarded Mr. 

 Harris a Silver Medal. 



Hovey & Co. showed Lilivm Neilgherrense, a new variety from 

 •India ; the plant being recently imported was not in the best con- 

 dition to show its true merit ; foreign descriptions pronounce it 

 the most magnificent of all Indian lilies. It grows eight thousand 

 feet above the level of the sea. 



F. B. Hayes presented a small plant of Pinus Massoniana var., 

 a recent introduction from Japan by Thomas Hogg, which promises 

 to be a great acquisition ; probably perfectly hardy ; the coloring 

 is peculiarly beautiful, varying from white to green and yellow. 

 Also, a rare specimen, from Japan, of Castanea aurea var., the leaves 

 distinctly marked with delicate white and green ; it is of vigorous 

 habit, and perfectl}' hard}'. 



W. C. Strong & Co. exhibited a young Pear tree upon the 

 Cydonia Japonica stock. This union is a new experiment, and it 

 is hardly time to judge of its practical usefulness. The same con- 

 tributors also presented thirty-three varieties of ornamental foliage 

 of hardy trees and shrubs, including Maple, Elm, Beech, Birch, 

 Peach, Hazel, Golden Ash, Golden Spiraea, etc. 



J. F. M. Farquhar exhibited a design for a garden, measuring 



