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Gladioli were never shown in better condition ; their great 

 variety of color, and delicate markings make them objects of great 

 attraction. W. H. Spooner and George Everett exhibited splendid 

 stands of fine named varieties, while the seedlings of George Craft 

 have never been equalled. Dahlias were shown by George Everett, 

 James Coraley, and Macy Randall ; the new varieties from Mr. 

 Everett and Mr. Comley were of unusual excellence, and showed 

 that a great advance had been made in this old but favorite flower. 



When we say of Bouquets, that James Nugent, James O'Brien, 

 and Mrs. S. Joyce were the contributors to this department, it is 

 enough to satisfy all that the productions were fully up to the 

 standard this department has always maintained. 



In Baskets of Flowers, the ladies did themselves great credit, 

 and while we know that these have always been one of the attrac- 

 tive features of the exhibitions, it is not too much to say that there 

 has been a decided improvement in this direction the past season. 

 The contributors were Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Joyce and Mrs. Gill. 



Table Designs were exhibited by Joseph Clark, Mrs. Wood and 

 Miss S. W. Story ; these have always been got up in excellent 

 taste, but the beautiful design of Mrs. Wood deserves more than 

 a passing notice. The stand itself was of glass with a flat recep- 

 tacle below, and trumpet shaped vases rising from it, the lower 

 part being filled with heavier floAvers and the vases with lighter 

 ones ; the flowers were arranged in excellent taste, each one 

 seemed in its proper place, and a more graceful and handsome de- 

 sign was never exhibited. 



Miscellaneous Plants and Flowers : Louis Menand, of Alban}^, 

 N. Y., one of the oldest florists in the country, filled two stands 

 with choice and rare plants ; among them were fine specimens of 

 the following plants : 



Agave Bessereriana, Eurya latifoUa variegata, 



" dealbata nana^ Heclitea GhiesbregJitn, 



" Verschaffelti, Phcdcenoijsis grandijlora aurea, 



" Xalajjensis variegata, PoJystichum angulare Wollastoni, 



Araucaria Bidivillii, Retinispora lycopodioides, 



" Cookii, " nana, 



Bonapartea glauca, Stenocarpus Ounninghami, 



" Jiistrix compacta, Yucca tricolor, 



Cyathea dealbata, Zamia Lehvianni, 



