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Peony and Rhododendron Show. 



At the Rhododendron Show, June 8, Walter Hunnewell and 

 Francis Skinner were the only exhibitors of rhododendrons and, 

 considering the severity of the past winter, the display was good. 

 Mr. Skinner had in his exhibit Charles Bazeley, Mrs. Milner, 

 Lee's Purple, Lady Armstrong, Album elegans, Caractacus, 

 Henrietta Sargent, Mrs. Ingersoll, Roseum elegans. Prof. C. S. 

 Sargent, Mrs. C. S. Sargent, Charles Dickens, Everestianum, 

 H. W. Sargent, Gloriosum, and Purpureum elegans. 



The Messrs. Farquhar had a large collection of herbaceous flowers 

 including Double Pyrethrums and German irises. A Bronze 

 ]\Iedal was given them for Pyrethrums. 



The T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co. exhibited German irises and early- 

 flowering peonies, and a Bronze Medal was awarded J. T. Butter- 

 worth for a fine specimen of Miltonia vexillaria. 



Rose, Peony, and Strawberry Show. 



Miss Fay and M. H. Walsh were missed among the rose exhibitors 

 but the rose display, however, was very good. Duncan Finlayson 

 made a large and beautiful exhibit of exceptional quality. The 

 competition for "General Display" was well contested and the 

 winners were in the order named: Mrs. Frederick Ayer, W. J. 

 Clemson, and Mrs. E. M. Gill. A. F. Estabrook (George Barker, 

 gardener) showed some excellent Hybrid Tea roses including 

 Killarney, Etoile de Lyon, Kaiserin A. Victoria, and Caroline Tes- 

 tout. 



The winning white rose was Frau Karl Druscliki; pink, IMrs. 

 John Laing; and red, Ulrich Brunner. The best among six varie- 

 ties were Gen. Jacqueminot, Capt. Hayward, Mrs. John Laing, 

 LTlrich Brunner, Mavourneen, and Druschki. Among the best 

 twelve were Clio, Druschki, Camille de Rohan, John Hopper, 

 Ulrich Brunner, Paul Neyron, Magna Charta, Margaret Dickson, 

 Gen. Jacqueminot, Gabrielle Luizet, and Mrs. John Laing. 



There was a large display of peonies and the quality of the blooms 

 was excellent. The schedule called for a collection of six varieties 



