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Dr. Walcott took the first prize for a specimen Chinese 

 Chrysanthemum, with Gladstone, and the first prize for a speci- 

 men Japanese Chrysanthemum, with Fernand Feral. His onh' 

 competitor in these classes was a new grower, Edwin Fewkes, 

 whose plants, while smaller, were yet well grown and very clean 

 and perfectly flowered. He took all the second prizes for speci- 

 mens. 



The first prize for forty specimens, not less than ten varieties, 

 was awarded to E. W. Wood, who staged handsome plants of the 

 following : 



Annis, Mabel Wood, 



Bouquet Fait, Madame B. Rendatler, 



Citronella, M. Plauchiuan, 



Damio, Mr. George Glenny, 



Dr. Sharpe, Mr. George Rundle, 



Elaine, Prince Alfred, 



Fremy, Prince of Wales, 



Fair Maid of Guernsey, Semiramis, 



Golden Circle, Snowball, 



Golden George Glenn}^, Souvenir de Mercedes, 



Golden Dragon, Soeur Melanie, 



Gray's Golden Beverly, Temple of Solomon, 



John Salter, White Eve. 



Edwin Fewkes was second in this class and Patrick Malley third. 

 The first prize for Anemone Flowered Chrysanthemums was 

 taken by Dr. Walcott with a grand specimen of Timbale Argent. 

 Other collections were shown by Norton Brothers, Hovey & Co., 

 Warren Heustis, and Mrs. Francis B. Hayes. Among the collec- 

 tions and specimens many new varieties were shown, the Japanese 

 class predominating. 



The display of cut blooms was very large, and hundreds of 

 seedlings were shown. It is evident that while the disposition to 

 grow these is laudable, and should be encouraged, on the other 

 hand there is risk of crowding the field with varieties which are 

 not distinct or remarkable. Many named kinds have been put on 

 the market, which a year hence will be thrown aside by growers 

 as worthless. Standing out in marked distinction from the average 

 run of seedlings was a magnificent white reflexed flower shown 

 by Dr. Walcott. This, which was labelled C 10, was considered 

 the finest white seedling ever shown in Boston, or anywhere else. 



