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tion of the rarest and most recently imported kinds of 

 flowers, among which the Echium grandiflorum excited 

 more admiration than any production ever exhibited 

 at the Society's room." The bouquet included also 

 Eutaxia myrtifolia, Epacris grandiflora, Hibiscus Kosa- 

 Sinensis, Ixia crocata, Pittosporum Tobira, P. undula- 

 tum, Gardenia florida, Camellia myrtifolia, Petunia nyc- 

 taginiflora, Schizanthus pinnatus, Erica ventricosa, 

 Oxalis rosea, Sollya heterophylla, Azalea Phoenicia; 

 several new pelargoniums, among which was Mary 

 Queen of Scots ; Red Moss, White Unique, and Yel- 

 low Tea roses ; carnations, pinks, stocks, etc. May 30 

 John Lowell exhibited Cereus speciosus with upwards 

 of fifty flowers expanded, and, on the 20th of June 

 Cactus speciosissimus, Alstrcemeria Pelegrina, Marica 

 ccerulea, and Curcuma zerumbet. July 25 Samuel 

 Walker exhibited seventy varieties of gooseberries, 

 thirty-four of which were named. In these early years 

 the Society was most indebted to the Messrs. Winship 

 for displays in the floral department. 



The annual exhibition was held on the 16th and 17th 

 of September, in the Odeon, formerly the Federal 

 Street Theatre. A floor was laid over what had been 

 the pit, even with the stage ; and around this, in front 

 of the first gallery, white pine trees were placed, before 

 which was a table filled with flowers and fruit ; and a 

 centre table running lengthwise was also filled with 

 fruit. On the stage were five circular tables, the cen- 

 tre one being largest, and forming a complete pyramid 

 of flowers, at the top of which were two spikes of Stre- 

 litzia reginae in beautiful bloom. Three of the other 

 tables were filled with superb dahlias, a finer display of 

 which had never been made in New England ; the other 



