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Primula ubconica from Mr. Lothrop Ames of North Easton was 

 distinctly good, as were also Cyclamens from William Whitman. 



Dr. C. G. Weld showed a neat specimen of Dendrobium virginale. 



From Mrs. Frederick Ayer (George Page, gardener) came nice 

 specimens of hardwooded plants. Noteworthy among them were 

 Acacia luicrophylla, A. verticillata, Erica melanthera, E. Caffra, 

 and E. meditteranea. An extra fine specimen of E. melanthera 

 was awarded a Cultural Certificate. 



Mrs. J. L. Gardner had some very nice specimen Cinerarias. 



Ernest B. Dane (Donald McKenzie, gardener) made a superb 

 exhibit of Cypripediums, among which were the following: 



C. aurcum Rex, rare, bronze sepals, petals and pouch, upper 

 petal pink; C. aurcum Oedippe, larger and deeper colored than the 

 preceding; C. Mandiae magnificum (C. Lawrencianum Hyeanum 

 X C. Callosum Sandcrac), in character of flower it was fairly inter- 

 mediate between the two. It had handsome tassellated and 

 mottled foliage, a distinct feature; C. aureum virginale X Acteus, 

 a dwarf grower, flowers large, petals pink, upper petal light buff 

 pink, beautiful; C. Gay Gordon X (Lady Wimborne and Thom- 

 sonianum, a bronzy flower, peculiar; C. Venus (C. niveum X insigne 

 Sanderae), flowers nearly white, finely dotted with violet. 



March Exhibitions. 



March 5, John McFarland was awarded a Silver Medal for a 

 seedling orchid — Cattleya John McFarland — (C. Dowiana X 

 C. Lawrenciana) , the last named showed distinctly in the cross. 

 Later in the season Mr. McFarland showed another seedling from 

 the same parents which showed decidedly different characteristics. 



At the National Flower Show held in Mechanics Building, 

 March 25 to April 1, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 awarded three Gold Medals, and six Silver Medals for the most 

 meritorious exhibits there. 



A Gold Medal was awarded W. A. Manda of South Orange, 

 New Jersey, for a magnificent display of tropical plants. The 

 group included excellent specimens of Encephalortos pungens 

 glauca, Anthurium Andrcana, A. Brownii, A. Rcynoldiana, and 



