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ium, of remarkable size, form and richness of color. Mr. Wilder has 

 been very successful in producing so large a number of line seedlings. 

 They were awarded the Society's Silver Medal. 



O. II. Peck showed a handsome Fern Case. 



C. W. W. Wellington, a fine specimen of Liatris pycnostachya. 



Augustus Lowell, eight fine plants of Amaryllis belladonna. 



Hove)'' Sc Co. exhibited specimens of a new seedling variety of Fankia 

 Sieboldii, with pure white flowers; this is a valuable addition to the 

 list of summer flowering Herbaceous Plants. It was awarded the 

 Societj'^'s Silver Medal. 



W. C. Harding showed an elegant collection of Roses and Exotics. 



E. H. Hitchings, fifteen species and varieties of Native Plants. 

 James McTear, thirty species and varieties of Herbaceous Plants; 



also, handsome pair of Table Bouquets. 



H. W. Arnold, a good display of new and rare Annuals and Bedding 

 Plants. 



J. S. Richards, tine collection of Seedling Gladiolus. 



F. Parkman, large display of Lilium lancifolium. 

 J. G. Barker, good Plant of Cattleya crasifolia. 



The display of Petunias was good, though not large in numbers; the 

 contributors were John A. Black, A. McLaren and B. D. Hill, Jr. 



August 28. 



The exhibition of Gladiolus was much smaller than Inst year; the 

 contributors were George Craft, J. S. Richards and A. McLaren. 



Mr. Richards was awarded the Society's Silver Medal for the best 

 seedling variety of 1869. Color of flower: bright crimson ground, flaked 

 with carmine; makes a good spike. 



A. McLaren was awarded the first premium for the best twenty 

 named varieties; the collection was composed of the following excellent 

 sorts, namely, Reine Victoria, Fulton Vermilion, Eurydice, La Favor- 

 ite, Sir Joseph Paxton, Rossini, ITorma, Barnard de Jussieu, Sir Wil- 

 liam Hooker, La fiance. Flora, Urania, Madame Furtado, Ul3^sses, 

 Princess Mary of Cambridge, Princess Alice, Monsieur A. Brougniart, 

 Etendard, Ceres, and Mary Stuart. 



Mrs. T. W. Ward showed a large collection of rare flowers: among 

 which were fine specimens of Hedychium Gardnerianum, and the difl'er- 

 ent varieties of Double Zonal Geraniums; also, a fine display of Hardy 

 Perpetual Roses. 



J. G. Barber exhibited two fine specimens of Orchids, namely, Rodri- 

 guezia secunda and Dendrobium forinosum. 



Augustus Lowell, a sjjike of Lilium auratura, which was much finer 

 than the original variety, the spots on the petals being larger and more 

 brilliant. 



