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cut blooms of tree peonies; William Sim of Cliftondale for a col- 

 lection of sweet peas; Henry A. Dreer of Philadelphia for hybrid 

 tea roses; Duncan Finlayson of Weld Garden, Jamaica Plain, for a 

 group of Canterbury bells arranged for effect; and to L'Etablisse- 

 ment Horticole le Lion of Gand, Belgium, for a display of Cocos 

 Weddelliana. 



A Bronze Medal was awarded Norris F. Comley of Lexington 

 for a collection of sweet peas. 



The Peony Exhibition, June 14 and 15. 



The Peony Show was held June 14 and 15 and was hardly up 

 to the average on account of the uncertainty of date. 



Mrs. McKissock's group included an extra good selection. Some 

 of the best were La Tendresse, white; Eugene Verdier, pink; 

 G. G. Hill, deep rose; Saucy Lass, deep pink, yellow center: La 

 Fontaine, pink guard petals, yellow center; Belle Chatelaine, 

 light pink, tinted center; La Petite Reine, pink; La Tulipe, light 

 pink; Festiva maxima; Adolphe Rousseau, deep red; George 

 Washington, red, yellow center; La Rosiere, sulphur, white center; 

 Ruy Bias, pink; Mute. Calot, silvery white; Carnea Elegans, pink, 

 yellow tinted ; La Fayette, pink; Alfred de Musset, silvery, tinted 

 white; Mme. Guyot, white guard petals, yellow center; Dorchester, 

 white, yellow center; Auguste Dessert, light pink; Mons. Bouchar- 

 lataine, pink; Grazella, white, feathered center; Bunch of Per- 

 fume; and several others. 



G. H. Peterson of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, showed some very 

 fine blooms; among them were noted Auguste Villaume, pink; Con- 

 stant Devred, deep reddish pink; Mathilde de Rasseneck, light 

 pink; Mons. Krelage, large, pink; Albert Crousse, light pink; 

 Marie Lemoine, white, light yellow center; Marie, light pink; 

 Avalanche, white; Mme. Lemoine, light pink; and Mireille, white. 

 T. C. Thurlow & Sons Co. of West Newbury also showed some 

 good flowers and took several prizes. They took the prize for a 

 vase of 25 blooms of any other color with Mme. Coste. S. G. 

 Harris of Tarrytown, New York, took the prize for a vase of 25 

 blooms light pink with Baroness Schroeder. Vase of 25 blooms 



