REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 107 



Although there was good competition in many of the classes a very 

 large part of the exhibition was made up of displays not in compe- 

 tition. Among these were many new varieties, both imported and 

 native seedlings. 



The imported varieties which received special awards were 

 Therese and Aurore shown by E. J. Shaylor. The former is a 

 large full flower, loosely built, with long and quite broad petals of a 

 delicate blush color with center nearly white. This received a 

 First Class Certificate. 



The other variety, Aurore, received Honorable Mention. It is 

 a very large and showy, semi-double bloom, flesh white in color. 



A large number of seedlings were shown by George Mollis and 

 T. C. Thurlow. 



The variety shoM'n by jNIr. Hollis under the name of Loveliness 

 and awarded a First Class Certificate was the most distinct in his 

 collection. It is a very large, full flower, with broad petals, of a 

 rich rosy-pink color. It has a fine habit and strong stems. 



The varieties Pride of Essex, Merrimac, and Gov. Guild were 

 selected from Mr. Thurlow' s collection as the most distinct and 

 desirable. The first is a very large bloom with broad, oval petals, 

 resembling somewhat a Nelumbium bloom. The color is nearly 

 white with yellow stamens showdng among the petals. 



Merrimac is a large and full flower with long petals of a fine 

 blush color, showing the yellow stamens intermixed. This variety 

 received Honorable Mention as well as the variety Gov. Guild, a 

 fine deep crimson mth no trace of purple. 



Other special awards were a Silver Medal to ^Ym. Miller for a 

 collection of Eremuri. Tliis was the finest display of these plants 

 ever made here. It included the varieties E. Himalaicus, E. 

 Turkestanicus, E. Elwesianus, E. robustus, and E. robustus superbus. 



A First Class Certificate was awarded the Blue Hill Nurseries 

 for the golden-leaved negundo, Acer Neguudo Odessianum. The 

 leaves are a bright yellow color and do not burn in the sun as many 

 golden-leaved shrubs and trees unfortunately do. 



They also received Honorable IMention for Fagus sylvatica 

 'purpurea major, or the broad-leaved purple beech. This is a fine 

 tree wdth very broad deep purple leaves. 



W. W. Rawson was awarded Honorable Mention for Gladiolus 



