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Orchids were shown more frequently than before ; John 

 G. Barker, gardener to G. G. Hubbard, contributing 

 quite regularly. The collections of native flowers were 

 many and large, among the contributors being the bot- 

 any class of Dean Academy. E. H. Hitchings exhib- 

 ited native flowers on almost every Saturday from the 

 first of May until October, many of the species shown 

 being rare in this vicinity, and requiring long walks to 

 procure them, and Mr. Hitchings's aim being to show 

 only such as were worthy of cultivation. The opening 

 exhibition was postponed from the time first fixed to 

 the 16th and 17th of June, during the week of the 

 " Peace Jubilee," and in extent and excellence was supe- 

 rior to any opening exhibition ever held by the Society. 

 It was also successful financially. The three prizes for 

 the best specimen plant were awarded to Mrs. T. W. 

 Ward, for Rhynchospermum jasminioides ; H. H. Hun- 

 newell, for Abutilon Thompson! ; and Hovey & Co., 

 for Pandanus elegantissimus. The rose show, though 

 smaller than in the previous year, comprised a larger 

 number of perfect specimens than usual. The exhibi- 

 tion of asters was uncommonly fine. 



At the annual exhibition the plants were better than 

 the previous year, though, as usual, somewhat crowded. 

 The prize for the best new specimen plant was awarded 

 for Aucuba Japonica, which was exhibited in fruit by H. 

 H. Hunnewell. The female plant was introduced many 

 years previously ; but it had never been shown in fruit 

 before, as the male plant was not brought from Japan 

 until 1861. The prizes for the best specimen variegated 

 plants went to Hovey & Co., for Pandanus Javanicus 

 variegatus, and H. H. Hunnewell, for Dracaena reginse. 



Other new or rare plants shown were, from Dr. G. R. 



