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the hall was filled with a remarkably beautiful collec- 

 tion of flowers, Hovey & Co. contributing one hundred 

 and thirty varieties of annuals, among which were many 

 new and rare kinds. James Nugent exhibited black- 

 berries of remarkable size, twenty-five weighing six and 

 one-eighth ounces. September 10, W. C. Strong ex- 

 hibited the first specimens of that very striking and now 

 well known flower, Tritoma Uvaria. Plums were ex- 

 hibited in much greater quantity, and of much better 

 quality, than for several years. 



At the annual exhibition, which was held on the 20th, 

 21st, 22d, and 23d of September, the Society returned 

 to the Music Hall, where the arrangements were very 

 similar to those of former years. The plants in pots 

 were the leading feature of the exhibition. The prin- 

 cipal display in this department was made by Hovey & 

 Co., and the variegated leaved plants in their collection 

 attracted much attention. As this was the first extensive 

 collection of these plants that had been exhibited, a list 

 of the names is given here for comparison with those of 

 the present day, Agapanthus variegatus, Begonia Rex, 

 B. splendida argentea, Caladium atropurpureum, C. pic- 

 tum, Cissus discolor, Coleus Blumei, Croton pictum, C. 

 variegatum, Dieffenbachia maculata, Dracaena termina- 

 lis, Farfugium grande, Hydrangea Japonica variegata, 

 Kopala elegans, E. Skinneri, and Vinca major variegata. 

 The same gentlemen also exhibited the first of those 

 collections of ornamental coniferous trees, which in 

 later years have added great interest to the exhibitions. 

 There were sixteen species and varieties including Cu- 

 pressus Lawsoniana, Thujopsis borealis, and Thuja 

 Hoveyii. Owing to early frosts in many gardens, the 

 number of contributors of cut flowers was small. 



