REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 49 



Albert Victor. — Deep lavender, with pale bar. 



John Gould Veitch. — Light blue ; flowers large and double. 



Sophia. — Pale lavender. 



From Joseph Clark, some magnificent flowers of Clematis Lucie 

 Lemoine., double white ; rosette formed ; very fine : John Gould 

 Veitch : Ilenryi, pure white or creamy white ; very fine indeed. 



From II. Weld Fuller, Guzmannia picta, a prett}' species. 



From Jackson Dawson, Calypso borealis, a small but extremely 

 prett}' plant, and deserving a place in every garden. Also, Xiphion 

 (^Iris) tingitaniim, and Fressia (Tritonia) Leichtliniana. 



From Waldo O. Ross, Cereus roseus grandijiorus. 



From J. F. Rogers, a very fine specimen plant of Rhynchosper- 

 mum jasminoides. 



From the Perkins Institution for the Blind, a fine spike of flowers 

 of Crinum amabile. 



From A. McLaren, a good plant of Tabernceraontana coronaria 

 jl. pi. 



From Daniel Duff}', a very fine displa}' of Amaryllis Belladonna. 



From A. McLaren, A. P. Calder, and J. G. Barker, magnificent 

 trusses of bloom of Hydrangea paniculata grandijlora, one of the 

 very best of hard}' shrubs. 



From J. McTear, Campamda isophylla. 



From M. H. Merriam, Lapageria alba. 



From F. L. Andrews, Zephyranthes Candida., a xery pretty, white- 

 flowered bulbous plant. 



From Francis Parkman, Pyrus mains baccatajl. pL, from Japan, 

 a beautiful variety with delicate pink flowers ; new and rare ; also, 

 very fine Clematis, and a magnificent display of Aquilegias, the 

 most beautiful varieties ever shown. 



In conclusion, we call special attention to the new rnle of the 

 Flower Committee, No. 5, and to the change in the exhibitions for 

 the earlier months of the 3'ear, from the second to the first Saturday 

 of the month ; also, to the fact that all who wish to compete for 

 the Rose prizes must apply to the Superintendent for the boxes, on or 

 before M-Sij 1st. We hope all the exhibitors wiU give the Schedule 

 their most careful attention, and we again remind them that if the}' 

 wish a report of the plants and flowers exhibited, they must not 

 neglect to hand a list of the same to the Committee. 

 For the Committee. 



JOHN G. BARKER, Chairman. 



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