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Besides the sweet peas there were a number of miscellaneous 

 displays of interest, including a new Cypripedium, C. Rolfei, from 

 J. E. Rothwell, for which he received a First Class Certificate. 

 It is a cross between bellatulum and RotJischildianum. The 

 sepals and petals are creamy white tinged green and marked with 

 minute dots arranged in distinct lines. The lip is white, heavily 

 shaded, mottled and spotted with pink. Dahlias made their first 

 appearance for the season at this show and Avere shown each 

 succeeding Saturday until the Chrysanthemum Show in November, 

 at w^hich there was quite a creditable display. Advancement in 

 varieties along the line of earliness, and a remarkably mild season, 

 made it possible to exhibit these flowers for so long a time. 



The exhibition on August 4 was a very interesting one and in- 

 cluded fine displays of perennial phloxes, annuals, and hardy 

 herbaceous flowers. There were also many exhibits not in com- 

 petition, all excellent in their way. 



Lager & Hurrell exhibited the fine Vanda Miss Agnes Joachim, 

 a white variety shaded lilac, with deeper colored lip finely spotted, 

 and the throat shaded brownish yellow. 



E. F. Dwyer & Son were awarded Honorable jNIention for 

 Heuchera bryzoides, a fine hardy, herbaceous plant, very useful 

 for cutting. 



A First Class Certificate was awarded the Blue Hill Nurseries 

 for the double form of Gypsophylla paniculata. It is a unique 

 plant and makes a useful one for cutting. 



The exhibition on August 18 was another very successful one 

 although but few prizes were offered. It was a delightful exhibi- 

 tion of summer garden flowers such as can be grown by any one 

 who loves a garden. The displays of herbaceous phloxes and 

 gladioli were particularly fine and dahlias were shown in large 

 numbers. 



The Blue Hill Nurseries showed the new hybrid Rugosa rose, 

 Conrad F. Meyer, for which they were aM^arded Honorable Men- 

 tion. It is a considerable advancement in this valuable new class 

 and is a full double flower, bright pink in color and very sweet. 



Honorable Mention was awarded a remarkable plant shown by 

 Walter Hunnewell, Senecio clivortim, a new herbaceous plant 

 from West China, of gigantic proportions. It is a fine bold plant 



