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Martin Trautman sent a very varied display of fine plants ; none, how- 

 ever, of large size. 



Wm. T. Merrifield, of Worcester, sent the same plants shown by him at 

 the Spring Exhibition, and other rare plants. 



In Hovey & Co.'s collection was a fine plant of the Pampas Grass, (Gy- 

 nerium argenteum.) 



Specimen plants were fine ; and, as never before, none were grown on 

 the long-legged beanpole plan, but all were well bushed, pretty well grown 

 plants. We especially notice Cyanophyllum magnificum and Assamicum, 

 from Hovey & Co. ; Stephanbtus floribundus and Marantia fasciata, from 

 Evers &- Comley ; Begonia rex. Erica Wilmoriana and Maranta zebrina, 

 from G. G. Hubbard. 



Bouquets were very poor, and some had to be removed from the table by 

 the Committee. It is time some remedy was devised for the practice of 

 admitting masses of flowers tied into a bunch and called a bouquet, to ex- 

 hibition, and allowing the owner an admission ticket as a premium for his 

 or her want of taste. 



A special prize of five dollars, for the best parlor bouquet, and five dollars 

 for the best hand bouquet was offered by a friend of the Society, which 

 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exhibition, and the bouquets competing 

 were marked by tasteful arrangement, and were all well made and hand- 

 some. 



Of Orchids we had no display worthy of notice. 



Of cut flowers the show was fine ; Messrs. Breck, Hovey, Stone, Barnes 

 & Washburn, and Copeland were the chief contributors. 



Leaf flowers and fruit of the curious Trichosanthes colubrina were shown 

 by Edward S. Rand, Jr., and finer specimens of the fruit, with a large dis- 

 play of native plants, came from the Cambridge Botanic Garden. 



A fine display of Passiflora quadrangularis was made by Martiif Traut- 

 man. 



In the collection of Evers & Comley the plants worthy of special notice 

 were Dracena gracilis, very pretty ; Grevillea robusta, a plant of neat and 

 fin"; habit; Callicoma serratifolia, foliage resembling that of the chestnut 

 tree, delicate growth; Tillansia splendens, good; Marantia eximin, fine; 

 Jasminum hirsutum, very fragrant and pretty ; Latania Bourbonica, a very 

 small plant ; Begonia grandis, a fine specimen. 



James Nugent: a fine plant of Hydrangea, variegated-leaved, very well 

 grown. 



Hovey & Co.: Pteris tricolor, very fine and rare, now first exhibited; 

 Pteris argyrea, previously described ; Maranta pulchella, very pretty ; 

 Maranta fasciata, larger than the preceding, and a very handsome varie- 

 gated plant; Caladium Chantinii, very fine ; Yucca aloefolia picta, a pretty 

 plant; Pandanus javanicus variegatus, very remarkable for its variegated 

 leaves; a fine lot of begonias; Gynerium argenteum (Pampas grass); Pan- 

 icum sulcatum, a fine grass. 



Martin Trautman: Rondaletia anomala, a new variety, now first exhibit- 

 ed, — with us it has done well as a bedding plant ; Croton tricolor, always 



