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Anthurium variegatum. — Very pretty. 



Gloxinia Mrs. J. L. Gardner. 



Spiraea aricefoUa. 



Hydrangea hortensis. — Two very handsomely trained specimen 

 plants ; the largest and best exhibited. 



Thibaudia pidchra. — A very elegant plant ; the flowers are very 

 pretty, and will pay well for good care. 



From E. S. Rand, Jr., came a good plant of Anthurium 

 Scherzerianum, in fine bloom ; also Hexacentris Mysorensis, a splen- 

 did climbing plant for the stove ; if desired for exhibition purposes 

 it may be trained to a trellis in such a manner that its long, pendu- 

 lous branches will show to the best advantage ; for decorative 

 purposes it will be found highly useful. Also, Thunhergia laurifolia, 

 another stove climbing plant of great beauty ; the flowers are very 

 large, and of a pale blue color, with a yellow thi'oat. 



From J. Warren Merrill, Aphelexis splendens (See Transac- 

 tions for 1877, Part I., p. 108). 



From J. B. Moore, very fine sprays of flowers of Lapageria rosea. 



From Jackson Dawson, Salvia carduacea (new) . 



From Mrs. E. M. Gill, Browallia Roezli, new, and a great acqui- 

 sition to this useful class of plants ; also. Hydrangea Thomas 

 Hogg. 



From F. L. Ames, Groton Disraeli (Veitch), a distinct and effec- 

 tive plant, furnished with broad, three lobed or halberd shaped 

 leaves of a glossy green, and spotted with golden j-ellow — one of 

 the most interesting and remarkable of all Crotons in cultivation. 

 Also, Aralia elegantissima. 



From Benj. Grey, Torenia Fpurnieri, new and very pretty. 



From Miss S. W. Story, Eulalia Japonica. 



W. C. Strong presented at the Rose Exhibition a very good col- 

 lection of plants, among them some very fine specimens of 

 Aloe nobilis, Eucalyptus globidus, 



AlsopMla australis, Hechtea Ghiesbreghtii^ 



Cyathea medullaris, Maranta zebrina, 



Dychia regalis, Musa ensete. 



From J. C. Hovey, a good collection of Iris Kmmpferi. 



From Daniel Duffle}", a very fine specimen of Amaryllis Bella- 

 donna, with twenty-eight spikes of its lovely flowers. 



From W. T. Andrews, a fine collection of Begonias, consisting of 

 varieties Rei Fernando Major, Madlle. Henrietta Graux (new, 

 1877), Berenice (new, 1877), Argentea hirsuta, and Michael 



