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Mrs. C. G. Weld of Brookline showed some specimens of the 

 so-called blue rose Veilchenblau which served only to show what 

 an utterly undecorative plant it is. Mrs. H. F. Durant of Welles- 

 ley showed a large panicle of the now rarely seen Medinilla viag- 

 nifica. 



A very neat table of Begonia Pres't. Carnot with large panicles 

 of salmon-red flowers with other decorative plants was sent by 

 William Walke of Salem. 



Wheeler & Co. of Waban as usual set up a very tasty table of 

 orchids including Calanthe Regnieri, Dendrobium superbum and D. 

 Phcdaenopsis, Cypripedium Boxallii, Odonloglossum Rossii, and 

 Phalaenopsis Schilleriana. 



Walter Hunnewell of Wellesley showed Rhododendron sinense, 

 a species rediscovered by Wilson in western China. It is barely 

 hardy in Massachusetts, though it stands out and may in time 

 become so. It has large orange-yellow flowers and has been used 

 in hybridizing to get the fine yellow Ghent varieties. It was 

 awarded Honorable Mention. 



The May Exhibition. 



The exhibition held May 11 and 12 was a poor show, only one 

 class being filled, that of herbaceous Calceolarias, for which first 

 and second prizes were awarded. 



Thomas T. Watt, gardener to Mrs. H. F. Durant, received a 

 Silver Medal for a remarkable specimen of Oncidium Marshalli- 

 anum with 125 flowers. The flowers were yellow with brown 

 markings, larger than 0. varicosum Rogcrsii. 



Mrs. C. G. Weld had a collection of Himalayan rhododendrons 

 including R. Vciichii, R. fragrantissima, R. Princess Alice, R. 

 Duchess of Edinboro, and R. Mrs. Weld. They varied consid- 

 erably in type of flower, but all were white or faintly tinted and 

 fragrant. 



Adiantuvi Farley ense came from Thomas E. Proctor; Hydrangea 

 Otaksa and some neat specimens of Schizanthus Wisetonensis from 

 Edward A. Clark; and a fine specimen orchid, Laelio-Cattleya 

 hybrid (L.-C. hyeana X L.-C. canhamiana) came from Mrs. C. G. 

 Weld. 



