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and questions not whether they are old or new, only demanding 

 that they be obtainable in unlimited quantities and of fine quality. 



The prizes for cut roses offered by the INIassachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society were considerably overshadowed by those offered 

 by the Rose Society and received but little attention from com- 

 petitors, but the carnation display was very fine and the prizes for 

 plants in pots were quite freely competed for; the Acacias and 

 Rambler roses maldng the most striking feature of the show in the 

 plant department. 



A considerable number of special awards were made, the most 

 important of which was the award of a Silver Gilt INIedal to Henry 

 H. Barrows for Nephrolcpis Whitmani, another sport from the 

 Pierson fern, and the handsomest of all. In appearance it is 

 similar to the variety ehganiissima but of better form and still 

 more elegant habit. 



M. H. Walsh made a fine display of Rambler roses in pots and 

 tubs. They were nearly all varieties of his own originating, several 

 of them ha\'ing received special awards at previous exhibitions. 

 One of his newest ones, Delight, was awarded a First Class Certifi- 

 cate. It is a single flower of a bright reddish-pink color with 

 white center;. a strong grower and remarkably free bloomer. 



A Silver Medal was awarded for a very fine Cattleya, shown 

 by E. O. Orpet: Cattleya Thayeriana superba. It is a magnificent 

 flower and a great improvement on the type. 



A Silver Medal was also awarded to Mrs. B. B. Tuttle for the 

 beautiful pure white Dendrohiuin superbum Dearei. This was the 

 first time the variety was ever shown in Boston in good form and 

 it attracted much attention. 



Another orchid, which received a special award, was exhibited 

 by Lager & Hurrell. It was a superior type of Cattleya SchrodercB, 

 a remarkably fine form and received a First Class Certificate. 



E. O. Orpet was awarded Honorable ^Mention for La'Jiocattleya 

 Coronis, {Laelia chmabarina X Cattleya labiata). 



Adiantwrn Edgari, exhibited by W. W. Edgar, was awarded 

 Honorable Mention. It is a promising fern of the cuneaiuin type. 



Asparagus Crawshawii, exhibited by James Crawshaw, was 

 awarded Honorable Mention. It is a graceful vine, similar in 

 habit to Asparagus plumosus, but the branches are less regularly 

 arranged and the green is different in shade, having a bluish tinge. 



