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A Vote of Thanks was given Mrs. Sarah C. Sears for a beautiful 

 display of cut camellias. A. Zvolanek received Honorable Mention 

 for a collection of sweet peas. 



Thomas Roland made an excellent display of hard-wooded plants. 

 His Acacias were quite a feature and his heaths were awarded a 

 Silver Medal. He showed Acacia hctcrophylla, A. longifolia, A. 

 Drumrnondii, and A. atmata; also Boronia mcgastigma, the power- 

 ful perfume of which pervaded the hall. 



Mrs. Frederick Aver (George Page, gardener) made a beautiful 

 display of neatly grown plants, mostly Acacia heterophylla and 

 Erica melanthera. 



The Messrs. Farquhar put up a very neat group in a rather 

 awkward space on the floor of the Lecture Hall, and showed what 

 experts could do. The plants were suitably grouped for a flat 

 arrangement and included Cyclamen in colors, ferns, palms, 

 Primulas in colors, and a general assortment of seasonable plants. 

 The display received a First Class Certificate. 



Mrs. Sarah C. Sears' display of Amaryllis (Win. C. Ritchie, 

 gardener) occupied a prominent position in the Lecture Hall. It 

 was a fine lot of plants and showed good culture. A Gold Medal 

 was awarded for it. 



Edward MacMulkin made a striking display of Anthurium 

 Scherzerianum and A. Brownii, as well as a group including plants 

 of Pandanus, Azalea, Cytisus, Acacia, Mahernia, Rhododendron, 

 Ficus, palms, and Baby Rambler roses. 



A Leuthy & Co.'s group, which took a Silver Medal, was a 

 neatly grown lot of commercial varieties, including besides many 

 unusual plants, palms — the true Phoenix rupicola and P. Roebe- 

 liana — very nice compact specimens, Dracaena Sanderiana, 

 Acacia heterophylla, Prunus triloba (forced), Araucaria Bidwellii, 

 A. iinhricata, A. glauca, A. excelsa, A. braziliana, Aucuba japonica 

 in fruit, Adiantum "Santa Catrina," a large-fronded variety, 

 A. picturatum, Aralia elegantissima, Nephrolcpis Scholzellii, Ficus 

 pandurata, lilacs, and azaleas. 



Lager and Hurrell received a Vote of Thanks for a collection of 

 orchids; conspicuous among them being CaMleya Schroderae, C. 

 Harrisonae, Dendrobium Wardianum, and several species of Phal- 

 aenopsis. 



