TLOWER committee's REPORT. 11 



Oncidium Jlexuosum. — The best specimen of this orchid we have ever 

 seen. It was in profuse bloom, covered with its pretty flowers, resembling 

 butterflies. 



JEschynanthus Boschyanus. — A fine plant, the shoots hanging with the 

 crimson flowers protruded from the black sepals. 



Statice Holfordii. — The first time this pretty plant has been exhibited. It 

 is well worthy of general introduction. 



Dieffenbachia macidala. — Sometimes called D. picta. A beautiful plant, 

 of which we have spoken above, which should be in every hothouse, 



Aralia reticulata. — A very pretty plant, with graceful drooping long 

 leaves. 



Lilimn Broivnii. — A well-grown plant of this rare and pretty lily. 

 Rhopala corcovadensis. — A beautiful plant, it is said of most elegant foli- 

 age, which has never been shown at our exhibitions. There is an inferior 

 variety often sent out under this name, but we have no doubt of the genu- 

 ineness of the plant exhibited. 



It would be wearisome did we attempt to give only a mention of the cut 

 flowers exhibited. We cannot, however, neglect the large contribution 

 of Joseph Breck, which was not entered for premium, and the choice show 

 of Mrs. Benjamin Bruce, of Brookline. We can only mention, Andromeda 

 polifolia, Trillium erectum and grandiflorum, and a variety of native plants, 

 with many hardy species from the garden. 



A frame of pressed flowers, shown by A. C. Bowditch, attracted much 

 attention by its neatness ancf the perfect preservation of the colors. 

 A pretty little floral design came from J. Egerton. 



Evers •&. Comley made a fine show of native plants, and exhibited a new 

 double corollaed fuschia — Sir Colin Campbell. 



D. W. Lincoln, of Worcester, some fine blooms of Nymphsea ccerulea. 

 Mrs. John E. Thayer, fine cut specimens of pelargoniums. 

 On Saturday, June 9th, a very fine display of named Iris was made by 

 William H. Spooner, Jr., and some fine magnolias were shown by John A. 

 Kenrick. 



Saturday, June 16th. Another fine display of Iris from William H. 

 Spooner, Jr., and a plant of the new Dianthus Heddewigii from Messrs. 

 Hovey, now first exhibited. It is most valuable as a variety, and from the 

 size and number of its flowers must prove attractive, both for the green- 

 house and the border, but we confess it is not a favorite of ours. 



June 23d. A fine specimen of Begonia Madam Wagner, from Edward 

 S. Rand. 

 Dianihus Heddewigii, from Martin Trautman. 



A splendid collection of cut flowers, arranged with great taste, from 

 Messrs. Hovey. 



The annual rose show of the Society opened on the twenty-fifth of June, 

 and continued two days. From the fineness of the weather, which had 

 been most favorable for the development of the flowers, we had expected a 

 remarkably fine display. In this we were disappointed, for the show was 



