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Peony and Rhododendron Exhibition. 



June 8 and 9. 



H. H. Hunnewell Fund No. S. 



Rhododendrons. — Largest and best collection, not less than fifteen 

 distinct varieties, six trusses of each, from plants that have been 

 grown in the open in Massachusetts for at least three years: 

 1st, Francis Skinner, $25. 

 Hardy Azaleas. — Twelve varieties, six trusses of each: 

 1st, Francis Skinner, $10. 



Society's Prizes. 



German Irises. — Twenty-four vases of three trusses each, of not less than 

 twelve varieties: 

 1st, T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co., $5; 2d, F. J. Rea, $3. 



Gratuities: — 



T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co., collection of Irises, $2. 



Mrs. John Flood, collection of early Herbaceous Peonies and German 



Irises, $5. 

 Francis Skinner, collection of Rhododendrons and Ghent Azaleas, $5. 

 T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co., collection of early Herbaceous Peonies, $5. 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, display of cut flowers, $5. 



Rose, Peony, and Strawberry Exhibition. 



June 22 and 23. 

 Theodore Lyman Fund No. 2. 



Hardy Roses. — Collection, named, not less than twenty varieties, filling 

 fifty vases.: 

 1st, W. J. Clemson, $20; 2d, William Whitman, $15. 



John C. Chaffln Fund. 

 (For amateurs only.) 



Best three blooms of any white Hybrid Perpetual Rose: 



1st, Robert Seaver, $5. 

 Beat three blooms of any pink Hybrid Perpetual Rose: 



1st, Robert Seaver, $5; 2d, Robert Seaver, $3. 



