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was a very fine lot of flowers shown, making one of the best of our 

 early summer shows. 



Tree peonies were shown in larger quantities and in better form 

 than ever before. Prof. C. S. Sargent and William Whitman 

 made excellent displays, particularly the former who filled an 

 entire table with blooms of this beautiful plant. They were all 

 seedlings raised from seed of the best named varieties and included 

 single, semi-double, and full-double in a great variety of colors. 

 A Silver IMedal was awarded Prof. Sargent for this display. 



A Silver Medal was also awarded R. & J. Farquhar & Co. for 

 the new Spiraea Japonica Queen Alexandra. The flowers were a 

 pleasing shade of pink in color and made a very handsome pot- 

 plant, a use for which this plant is more adapted than for open 

 ground culture. 



Syririga pubescens was shown by Prof. C. S. Sargent and was 

 awarded Honorable Mention. It is a fine species similar to Persica 

 but with the flowers in closer spikes. 



Honorable Mention was also awarded Dr. C. G. Weld for a 

 fine vase of lily-of-the-valley grown in the open ground. 



A Cultural Certificate was awarded James Crosbie, gardener for 

 Mrs. J. V\'. Tufts, for a well-grown plant of Clerodendron Balfouri. 

 It was a remarkably good specimen nearly six feet in height. 



Late tulips were still in good condition and were well shown by 

 W. W. Rawson & Co. and Harvard Botanic Garden. 



The late tulips have been greatly neglected in this country and 

 the fine displays of them which have been made in our halls from 

 week to week should give an impetus to their cultivation here. 

 These with the fine varieties of narcissi are worthy subjects for all 

 who love the spring garden. 



Although the* Rhododendron Show was postponed to June 15, 

 the displays of these flowers were very meager; nevertheless, the 

 exhibition as a whole was a very creditable one, there being a large 

 number of miscellaneous displays of much interest. The displays 

 of German irises were remarkably fine excelling any previous 

 displays of this flower. Tree peonies were again shown in splendid 

 form by Prof. Sargent and James McKissock, the latter staging a 

 very beautiful and instructive collection of named French varieties, 

 including many rare colors. 



