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Thomas Watt, gardener to Mrs. Pauline Durant of Wellesley, 

 took first prize for a specimen orchid with a fine plant of Laelia 

 anceps. 



Mrs. J. L. Gardner's collection of hard-wooded plants was 

 especially good. It included Chorizemas. especially well grown, 

 Acacia Drummondi, . 1. longifolia, A. keterophylla, A. pubescens, 

 A. cultriformis, Erica mediterranea, and Rondeletia gratissima. 



There was a very showy vase of the new African starwort, 

 Dimorpkotheca aurantiaca, from L. E. Small of Tewksbury, and 

 some very fine Primula kewensis from Mrs. Winthrop Ames of 

 North East on. 



Roses attracted more than the usual attention. The prize for 

 25 Killarney went to Wm. H. Elliott; for 25 White Killarney also 

 to Mr. Elliott; to Montrose Greenhouses for 25 Richmond; and 

 to Brant Brothers, I'tica, X. Y., for 25 Bridesmaid. 



Violets were shown quite largely. Eor 100 Princess of Wales 

 the competition was close; the first prize went to Dobbins & Shan- 

 non of Woburn; J. H. Newman & Son were a close second. For 

 100 Lady Hume Campbell the prize was won by H. F. Woods of 

 Brookline. For 100 of any other variety the prize was awarded 

 to A. F. ('alder with Marie Louise. 



J. H. Leach &: Son of North Eastern won the first prize for lily 

 of the valley with some very good spikes. 



The flower basket competition was as usual an unsatisfactory 

 proposition for the committee. Hardly any of those shown were 

 what good judges would like and many of our lady acquaintances 

 could not give a satisfactory opinion about them or agree to any 

 extent. The committee awarded Henry R. Comley's basket of 

 roses the first. His basket looked nicely when just finished but 

 before the day was out was miserably wilted. Edward Mac- 

 Mulkin's basket of Narcissi and pussy willows was very much 

 admired. 



Honorable Mention was made of a seedling azalea shown by 

 Dr. ('. (I. Weld and named Mary Weld. It is very much like 

 what we know as Rhododendron fragrantissima. Honorable Men- 

 tion was made also of a display of orchids by Mrs. Oliver Ames 

 which included extra fine specimens of Lycaste Skinneriwith 10, 11, 

 and 12 Mowers each on the plants and very fine flowers and foliage. 



