30 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



April 3. 

 From W. C. Strong, flowers of Carnation Sally Lee, a seedling raised 

 by President Ilj-de; fine, both for winter or summer blooming. 



April 17. 

 From J. G. Barker, plant of Oncidium, without specific name. 



April 24. 



From George W. Pratt, a fine display of seedling Calceolarias. 



From R. C. "Winthrop, sjiecimens of two new Zonal Geraniums, 

 namely, Madame Lemoin, with double rose colored flowers, and Lord 

 Derby, a single scarlet variety of fine form and substance. 



May L 



From J. G. Barker, two more varieties of Oncidium sp., one grown 

 on a block and one in a jiot; also, flowers of a fine seedling Picotee 

 Pink, with light flesh ground and red edge. 



From E. IL Hitchings, a small, but good collection of Native Plants. 



From John A. Kenrick, flowers of Magnolia conspicua. 



From John Dix, a fine plant of Arum dracunculus. 



May 8. 



From James McTear, plant of Primula acaulis alba pleno, fine. 



From the Botany Class, Dean Academy, twelve named si^ecies Native 

 Plants ; this collection included good specimens of Caltha palustris, Sax- 

 ifraga, Virginica, Amelanchier, Canadensis, Lonicera, cjerulea, and 

 lloustonia longifolia. 



From C. H. Packer, a seedling Carnation flower, large and nearly 

 double, but rather ragged, color white, striped with carmine. 



From Dr. G. R. Hall, a fine plant of Retinospora pisifera, four feet in 

 height. This splendid Conifer is a native of Japan, and we are in- 

 formed by Dr. Hall, has proved perfectly hardy at Newport, R. I., 

 where it has stood unprotected during the last three winters. 



From E. H. Hitchings, a collection of Native Plants, named. 



May 15. 



From the Botany Class, Dean Academy, twenty-six varieties Native 

 Plants. 



From George "W. Pratt, a fine display of very large and well marked 

 English Pansiea. 



From John A. Kenrick, flowers of Magnolia, Soulangeana and hy- 

 brida. 



From E. H. Hitchings, good collection Native Plants. 



May 22. 

 From Walker & Co., a large collection of Late or Florist Tulips. 

 From James Comley, good display of Cut Flowers. 

 From William J. Buckminster, a fine spike of double flowering Al- 

 mond, four feet in length. 



