eeport of committee on plants and flowers. 87 



March 28. 



P'rom W, C. Strong were the following tricolor geraniums ; the 

 colors were very brilliant, and the marking so beautiful that they 

 were objects of special attraction, viz., Radiancy, Peter Grieve, 

 Sir R. Napier, Dreamland, Guardsman, Rosalind, Lass o'Gowrie, 

 Queen of Hearts, Earl Roslyn, St. John's Wood, Emperor of 

 Brazil and Prima Donna. From William Gray, Jr., Azalea illus- 

 tris alba, a handsome specimen plant, standard, grown without 

 the use of strings to tie it to the required shape, as Mr. Gray does 

 not believe in that way of training. It was a good exhibition of 

 his skill in carrying out the correct idea of training specimens, 

 b}' pinching, and not tying down. Also, Azale^, Souvenir 

 de Prince Albert ; . large, double flowers, with broad lobes 

 of white and rose, edges pure white ; and twelve superb 

 trusses of geraniums, which were very large and fine, and of several 

 shades of color. The splendid plant of Dendrohium macrophyllum 

 giganteum (siqyerbuyn) ^ fromE. S. Rand, Jr., is reported on page 58, 

 Part I, of our Transactions for 1874. From James Comley, a very 

 fine display' of roses, amaryllis, etc., in pots, and a fine collection 

 of cut flowers in vases very tastefully arranged. Francis Putnam 

 exhibited a nice collection of seedling amaryllis, mostly from A. 

 vittata and its varieties. George E. Davenport shovved Aplectrum 

 hyemale (Putty Root, or Adam and Eve), the first one that has 

 been exhibited. 



April 4. 



Dendrohium alho sanguineum, a splendid orchid from India, was 

 shown by E. S. Rand, Jr. ; the flowers are very large, produced 

 from near the top of the pseudobulb, and are of a creamy white, 

 with a crimson blotch ia the centre of the lip. It lasts a long time 

 in perfection, is very distinct, and a fine showy plant. A fine lot 

 of cut flowers of roses came from James Comley, and baskets of 

 flowers from Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Joyce. 



April 11. 



The beautiful tricolor geraniums from William Gray, Jr., were 

 the attraction of the day, and were without doubt the best ever 

 exhibited. The following varieties Mr. Gray considers among 



