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quhars, LiMum Farqukari. It is a remarkably robust-growing 

 species, six to seven feet high, carrying six to ten flowers, six or 

 seven inches long, and the same across the face. The flowers are 

 white with greenish bands on the outside, tips shortly recurved, 

 and the flower is strongly scented. A Silver Medal was awarded. 



August Exhibitions. 



On August 12, Walter Hunnewell was awarded a Silver Medal 

 for seedling Cattleya Waban (C. Warneri X C. gigas). Flowers 

 very large, sepals and petals light rose, lip crimson-purple, sweet 

 scented, handsome. 



August 19. This was a good show. 



The Messrs. Farquhar had an excellent display of herbaceous 

 flowers and the color effect was good. It included the following 

 species and varieties: Rudbeckia Golden Glow, Campanula persici- 

 folia alba, Rudbeckia speciosa, Hemerocallis luteola, a lovely pale yel- 

 low flower, Li/thrum Salicaria roseum, Helianthns rigidus, Callirhoe 

 inwlucrata, Statice Gmelifii, Aconitum autumnale, Boltonia latis- 

 quama, Lilium speciosum, Monarda mollis, Rudbeckia purpurea, 

 Clematis Davidiaua, Euphorbia corollata, Veronica longifolia, V. 

 subsessilis, Liatris pyenostachya, Heuchera sanguined, Vernonia 

 novaeboracensis, Pentstemon barbatus Torreyi, Coreopsis lanceolata, 

 Campanula pyramidalis, Calimeris incisa, and Calluna vulgaris, 

 called sometimes Scotch heather. Besides these this firm also 

 showed some of their new lilies from China, including what was 

 called Lilium leucanthemum. This is a robust-growing species from 

 China, introduced by collector Wilson. It was first shown by 

 Walter Hunnewell of Wellesley, who had specimens seven feet high, 

 with ten to twelve flowers which open buff, later changing to white. 



A botanical examination has proved it a distinct species and it 

 has been named in honor of Mrs. C. S. Sargent. They also made 

 a fine display of Lilium auratum, L. Batemanae, and L. Henryi; 

 other Chinese plants, not hitherto exhibited, were a yellow-flowered 

 Clematis, unnamed; Clematis althnsifolia, white; and C. ligusti- 

 folia, also white. 



A First Class Certificate was awarded R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 



