REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 39 



stands of choice flowers. Hovey & Co. and Mrs. K. M. Gill have 

 been the next largest contributors, and J. B. Moore and J. O'Brien 

 have sent occasional contributions. Owing to the dr3'ness of the 

 season, the competition was probably' less than it otherwise would 

 have been, but those W'ho have contributed have done their part well, 

 and, as in all past seasons, have added very much to the appearance 

 of the Hall. At the Annual Exhibition, the display was unusually 

 good, and the stands were kept up with choice flowers through the 

 exhibition very much better than usual. The contrilnitors were 

 W. K. Wood, Hovey & Co., Mrs. E. M. Gill, W. C. Strong, J. 

 O'Brien, James Nugent, and A. H. Dunlap. 



Greenhouse Plants. — April 8th, C. M. Atkinson, and E. S. 

 Rand, Jr. each exhibited six w^ell grown plants in fine healthy con- 

 dition. 



June 28th, H. H. Hunnewell exhibited six fine greenhouse 

 Flowering plants, viz. : Azalea decora, A. Gledfitanesii, Rhyncho- 

 spermum jasminoides^ Fuchsia Avalanche, Anthurium Scherzerianum 

 and Trichiniam Manglesii. These were all well grown handsome 

 specimens. 



E. S. Rand, Jr., exhibited Allamanda Schottii, Cattleya Mossim, 

 Dendrohium albo sangui7ieum, Saccoluhium retusnm, Vinca rosea, 

 and V. alba. 



At the Annual Exhibition, F. L. Ames, Hovey & Co., and 

 William Gray, Jr., exhibited very fine collections of plants. At 

 no time has the Hall been graced with a collection superior to that 

 of F. L. Ames ; every plant was a clean, handsome specimen. The 

 species were as follows, — 



Kentia Forsterkma, a new species of palm, introduced by 

 M. Linden, from Lord Howe Island, which lies between New 

 South Wales and New Zealand. 



Areca rubra, a very graceful species, having light and feathery 

 foliage ; dark green color. It is suitable for table decorations, and 

 is one of the best for general stove purposes. 



Areca lutescens, a fine palm for table decoration, being small and 

 dwarf; fronds graceful ; pale green. This species ought to be in 

 every collection. 



Cocas Weddelliana, the most elegant species of this genus, with 

 gracefully spreading fronds. "V\Tien not more than four feet high, 

 3^oung plants of it have often as many as twelve and twenty fronds, 

 forming a plume of the most beautiful description. 



