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Anthony C. Zvolanek exhibited a collection of sweet peas, all 

 varieties of his ovra originating, and all suitable for winter flowering. 

 Mr. Zvolanek is making a specialty of these early-flowering varieties 

 and deserves great credit for his efforts along this line. He is 

 gi^•ing us kinds in a great variety of colors suitable for winter 

 flowering. By careful selection there is no doubt that these winter 

 sorts will soon be obtainable in as many and as beautiful shades as 

 can be found among the later-flowering kinds. A First Class 

 Certificate was awarded him for the collection. 



Tvxo bright red seedling carnations were exhibited for special 

 honors: Gov. Guild by Peirce Brothers, and Beacon by Peter 

 Fisher. They were both awarded Honorable INIention and are 

 both promising varieties, the former being slightly lighter in shade 

 than the latter. 



Mr. Fisher was also awarded Honorable Mention for his seedling 

 Carnation No. 500. 



A fine display of Mahernia odorata, for which a cultural Bronze 

 [Medal was awarded, was made by Thomas Roland. 



The plants were trained in a variety of forms showing that much 

 time and skill had been spent in their cultivation. 



Honorable ^Mention was awarded Mrs. J. Alontgomery Sears 

 for a collection of seedling Amaryllis; they were of large size and 

 fine in form and color. 



The [May Exhibition, May 5, was a better show than we have 

 had at this season for many years. The regular prizes, except 

 those for Zonale and Ivy Pelargoniums, were well competed for 

 and the miscellaneous displays were numerous and interesting. 

 The most prominent among these were the displays from the Har- 

 vard Botanic Garden and from the Langwater Gardens. The 

 former comprised fine displays of spring flowers, narcissi, and pan- 

 sies. The latter was a beautiful and* instructive display of narcissi, 

 comprising over forty varieties from the open ground. Notably 

 fine among these were Mad. de Graaff, Queen of Spain, Leedsii 

 Duchess of Westminster, Bicolor Victoria, Glory of Leyden, 

 Peter R. Barr, Incomparabilis Figaro and Beauty. 



A Silver ^ledal was awarded for this display. 



Honorable Mention was awarded W. W. Rawson for a new 

 class of narcissi, called Nmrissu.'} Poetaz, hvbrids between N. 



