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forming a long rounded mound of flowers, the decorative effect of 

 which was enhanced by a margin of foliage plants and ferns, while 

 banks of chrysanthemums of every hue filled the sides and ends of 

 the house. 



The smaller house was devoted to the plants grown to a single 

 flower, the shorter ones near the entrance, gradually increasing at 

 the further end to a height of six feet. 



The committee is pleased to award Mr. James Garthly, the super- 

 intendent of the estate, a silver medal in recognition of his ability 

 as a cultivator of the chrvsanthemum. 



There were no entries for the prizes offered for the best flower 

 garden nor for the best garden of hardy roses. Several entries 

 for the special prizes oftered for an estate and for vegetable gardens, 

 other than those mentioned herewith, were received during the 

 season and attention given to them. They were not, however, 

 in the opinion of the committee, up to the Society's standard of 

 excellence. While in most cases the gardens by themselves were 

 satisfactory the immediate surroundings showed a lack of the neat- 

 ness, thrift, and economy insisted upon by the committee. 



In this connection attention may well be called to the lack of 

 tidiness in a majority of the city and suburban gardens. Large 

 estates, as a rule, employing more help, are kept in good condition, 

 but it seems to be exceptional to find smaller places kept in good 

 order, although they may be well supplied with flower beds and 

 vegetable gardens. 



The following is a list of the prizes awarded for the year: 



H. H. HunneiveU Triennial Premium. 



For an estate of not less than three acres, which shall be laid 

 out with the most taste, planted most judiciously, and kept in the 

 best order for three consecutive years: 



First, Morton F. Plant, Groton, Connecticut . . $160.00 



