REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. Ill 



side the city of Jerusalem, bj^ Robert Murray ; superb Marechal 

 Neil roses, from Joseph Tailby ; and fine displays of cut flowers, 

 designs, and plants by various contributors. 



October 10. 



E. S. Rand, Jr. had on exhibition another of his beautiful 

 orchids, Vanda Bensoni, of which Mr. Williams says : " It is a 

 very nice addition to this beautiful genus. A native of Rangoon ; 

 it belongs to the V. Roxburghii section. A free grower, producing 

 in its native countr^^ spikes eighteen inches long, with flowers two 

 inches in diameter, white on the outside and greenish yellow, 

 dotted with reddish brown, on the inside ; lip white and violet 

 color." NativQ ferns came from Mrs. C.N. S. Horner; Nerine 

 corusca from Jaraes McTear ; Vallota jmrpurea from George N. 

 Noyes ; a very neatly arranged fern case from George E. Daven- 

 port ; Dahlias from James Comley and George Everett ; and 

 baskets and dishes of flowers from Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Joyce. 



October 17. 



Orchids were again the principal feature, E. S. Rand, Jr. exhib- 

 iting Lodia Perrinii and Epidendrum altissimum, two well known 

 varieties. Hovey & Co. showed Maxillaria picfa, a very pretty, 

 free flowering variet}', with yellow and white flowers ; Cattleya 

 Loddigesii, a free flowering species, from Brazil ; the flowers of a 

 pale rose color, tinged with lilac, the lip of a light rose, marked 

 with yellow ; also, Epidendrum cochleatum, a pretty variety having 

 purple flowers, and a native of the West Indies. Handsomely 

 arranged bouquets were placed on the tables by James Comley and 

 James O'Brien, and baskets of flowers by Mrs. Wood and Mrs. 

 Joyce. 



October 24. 



Two of the finest orchids we have seen were on exhibition to-day 

 from E. S. Rand, Jr. Although very frequent notice has been 

 made of these beautiful plants, we cannot refrain from speaking 

 particularly of these. The first was Cattleya p)umil a ^ a lovely spe- 

 cies from Brazil ; flower rich rose with deep purple lip shading to 

 deep orange, with a white margin. The plant could almost be put 



