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V. H. Hallock, Sou, & Thorpe, of Queens, N.Y., exhibited uiue 

 varieties of Gladioli, seedlings from Saunderm, all showing the 

 characteristics of that species ; but all highly decorative and 

 brilliant in color, yet not up to the standard of a first class Gladi- 

 olus as to spike and shape of flowers. 



A good exhibit of Dianthus was made on the 5th of September, 

 the first prize going to L. W. Goodell, who has been very success- 

 ful in improving this flower. 



Joseph Tail by exhibited a plant in bloom of the new Tea Rose, 

 William Francis Bennett, for which a First Class Certificate of 

 Merit was awarded. This rose can never take the place of the 

 Gen. Jacqueminot as it has been claimed it would do. It is almost 

 as single as Safrano, and though handsome and well colored in the 

 bud state, soon opens and has a tendency to fade. As a rose to 

 be used only while unopened, it will no doubt prove valuable, 

 particularly if free in blooming. A First Class Certificate of 

 Merit was awarded to C. M, Hovey for Tea Rose Perle d'Or, and 

 one to Edwin Fewkes for Heliotrope Roi des Noirs. This is cer- 

 tainly the darkest heliotrope known, but lacks that fragrance 

 possessed by other varieties. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



September 15, 16, 17, and 18. 



This was, so far as comparison can go, the best, in most respects. 

 ever held by the Society. It served to demonstrate, however, 

 that this exhibition has outgrown the halls. In the five thousand 

 square feet of the upper hall alone, enough plants were grouped 

 to fill effectively double the space. 



Evergreen Trees and Shrubs. — William C. Strong took 

 the first Hunnewell premium for these. 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants. — H. H. Hunnewell took the 

 first prize for ten, though it was very difficult to decide between 

 this lot and S. R. Payson's. The successful collection com- 

 prised 



Alorasia macrorhiza var., Ficus Parcelli, 



Anthurium crystaUinum, Licuala grandis, 



Cisfius discolor, Maranta virginalis, 



Crotonfasciatus, Phyllotcenium Lindeni, 



Gycas circinalis, Sphcerogyne latifolia. 



