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blooms; and the many superb plants of rare genera shown by the 

 Julius Roehrs Co. 



The exliibit of the Kurume azaleas by the Arnold Arboretum was 

 the largest display of these plants ever publicly exhibited in any 

 part of the world. It comprised 49 named varieties a list of which 

 with their names and colors is appended to this report. Also the 

 R. & J. Farquhar Co.'s garden exhibit as mentioned in the report 

 of the Committee on Prizes and Exhibitions is worthy of a second 

 mention. Other noteworthy features of the March Exhibition 

 were the groups of flowering acacias arranged by Thomas Roland; 

 the flowering and foliage plants of Mrs. C. G. Weld; and the 

 magnificent specimens of the Miss Louisa Hunnewell azalea, 

 originated by Theophilus D. Hatfield, Superintendent of the 

 Walter Hunnewell estate at Wellesley. Mr. Hatfield assures the 

 committee that this beautiful plant is perfectly hardy. It is a 

 welcome addition to our spring-flowering shrubs. 



At the exhibition of May 15 a notable exhibit was made by Arthur 

 Lyman of Waltham, George F. Stewart, gardener, of four varieties 

 of Calceolaria Stetcarii, including the most recent var. Lymani, a 

 very rich velvety crimson of dwarf habit. All of the varieties of 

 Calceolaria were raised by Mr. Stewart. 



On June 19 J. T. Butterworth of Framingham exhibited a group 

 of MiUonia re.i'illaria. It was admirably arranged against a back- 

 ground of hemlock branches. Roses were not exhibited to any 

 extent at the Rose Exhibition, neither were peonies, but at the 

 August Exhibition gladioli were shown in great numbers and proved 

 that this flower is becoming increasingly popular in the outdoor 

 garden. At this exhibition a magnificent specimen of BipJadcnia 

 splcndcns was shown by Arthur Lyman of W^altham, George F. 

 Stewart, gardener. It was good to see this old faA'orite again in our 

 exhibition and we hope to be favored with more of this type in the 

 future. 



A conspicuous feature of the November Exhibition was the dis- 

 play of 43 varieties of Winter Flowering begonias by Thomas E. 

 Proctor of Topsfield, arranged by James Marlborough, gardener. 

 It was a fine example of this comparatively new type of begonia 

 in a beautiful A-ariety of colors the art of the hybridizer is presenting 

 to the world. The arrangement was faultless and the plants were 

 grown to perfection. 



