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chrysantha; from Mrs. C. N. S. Horner a superb dish of Nymphcea 

 odorata; and good collections of cut flowers arranged in stands 

 and vases, from the usual contributors. 



July 25. 

 This was one of the best weekly exhibitions of the season ; it 

 being prize day for Orchids, fine plants were shown by E. S. 

 Rand, Jr., of Zygopetalum maxillare, Aerkles qffine, and Epklen- 

 drnm cUiare, which were in splendid order and were the feature of 

 the day. From Joseph Clark we had a superb collection of choice 

 flowers arranged with great taste, the most noticeable being Alla- 

 mandas, Stejyhanotis Jloribiinda, Tabornn'montana, Gloxinias, Be- 

 gonias, and Ferns ; indeed they were an exhibition of themselves. 

 James Comley exhibited a very fine lot of cut flowers and pot 

 plants ; among the former were fine Gloxinias, Geraniums, Bego- 

 nias, Liliums, Carnations, Ferns, etc. The most noticeable of 

 the plants was a handsome Gloxinia, named Washington ; a new 

 Abutilon, August Pasewald ; and Scliizolohium excelsum. James 

 Nugent showed a fine spike of Lilium auratum, with fourteen 

 flowers ; and George Everett, two dishes of Hollj^hocks, Lilium 

 Bloomerianum, Lilium Clialcedonicum and L. longijlorum; also 

 Chelone barbata Torreyii, one of the best hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials. George E. Davenport brought a small collection of native 

 plants consisting of Asplenium spimdositm, A. spinulosum var. 

 dumetorum, Phegopteris polypodioides, Chimaphila macidata, G. 

 umbellata, 3feUlotus alba, M. offlcinalis, Goodyera ptibescens, 

 G. repens and Liparis Loeselii. From C. M. Atkinson came 

 two very fine pans of AcJiimenes, longijlora major and Mme. 

 Rendatler. As a summer decorative plant for the conservatory 

 the achimenes has scarcely a rival. The best Hollyhocks that 

 have been shown for years were those magnifient spikes from Jo- 

 seph Clark ; the flowers were very double, of fine shape, and the 

 colors very distinct and good. Mrs. Horner and Miss Carter 

 both exhibited good collections of native flowers ; and Hovey & 

 Co. a fine vase of flowers of Bignonia Chamberlaynii. 



August 1. 

 The onl}^ collection of late Phloxes, was shown by A. McLaren. 

 The new premium offered for the best collection of fift}' named 



