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(gardeuer to F. L. Ames), for skilful culture of Orchids. The 

 Botanic Garden at Cambridge, through W. A. Mauda, its 

 gardener, exhibited forced herbaceous plants, including LUium 

 tenuifolium, Primula cortusoides, Trillium grandiflorum, and 

 Doronicum Caucasicum, the last very bright and showy. Jackson 

 Dawson of the Arnold Arboretum showed fine and well bloomed 

 plants of Hybrid Perpetual Roses on the Japanese stock, taking 

 the first prize for three ; and an interesting collection of hardy 

 Primulas and Polyanthuses in pots, besides forced Kcdmia latifolia. 

 John B. Moore & Son took the first prize for twenty-four cut 

 blooms of Hybrid Perpetual Roses, which were even finer than 

 his magnificent June flowers that for three years have taken the 

 Challenge Vase. A magnificent bloom of White Baroness took 

 the first prize for single bloom. This promises to be a finer rose 

 than the Merveille de Lyon. Messrs. Moore exhibited a plant of 

 the new Hybrid Perpetual rose, Col. Felix Breton. This is the 

 darkest rose ever shown, of good habit, promising well for free- 

 dom of bloom, and very fragrant. It was awarded a First Class 

 Certificate of Merit. 



On the 11th of April, F. L. Ames exhibited the new hybrid 

 Lcelia PhilbricMana, which received a Fu'st Class Certificate of 

 Merit. He also had a collection of remarkable Orchids, compris- 

 ing eight plants of Odontoglossum Pescatorei, all of them fine varie- 

 ties ; and many other rare and brilliant species. 



On the 18th of April, forty-two gigantic flowers of Cornelia 

 Cook and Catherine Mermet roses were shown by N. G. Simpkins, 

 and nothino; finer could l)e imagined. 



MAY EXHIBrnON. 

 May 9. 



The collection of Pelargoniums at this exhibition was meagre, no 

 entries for Zonale or Fancy varieties having been made. This 

 exhibition has not been successful for several seasons. There 

 was no competition for Calceolarias in pots ; and very few of the 

 prizes offered were taken. 



A fine lot of Auriculas, in pots, was shown by David Allan. 



