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alba; the beautiful Lasiandra floribuncla by Mrs. Gill; rare 

 native ferns by George E. Davenport ; and two very bandsome 

 orchids from E. S. Rand, Jr., CaUleya Walkeriana, a beautiful 

 dwarf species from Brazil ; and Ansellia Africana, a fine free flower- 

 ing 'orchid ; the flowers are of a pale yellow, spotted with dark 

 brown ; lip yellow. It Avill keep in beauty for a long time. Mr. 

 B. S. Williams, in his "Manual," says he has seen over one hun- 

 dred flowers on a spike. 



November 14. 



Very handsomely arranged baskets of flowers were shown by 

 Mrs. Joyce and Mrs. Wood, and a choice collection of cut flowers 

 by James Comley. 



November 21. 



Charles S. Sargent exhibited Agave scMdigera, with a spike of 

 flowers some six feet high. Curtis' "Botanical Magazine " says, 

 " This remarkable plant was introduced into Europe from Mexico 

 by Mr. Verschafi'elt, of Ghent, in 1861 ; and as a species, M. Le- 

 maire states that it is so very closely allied to A. fiUfera that he 

 was at first disposed to regard it as a variety of that plant." The 

 specimen exhibited was a very handsome one, and is supposed to 

 be the first that has flowered in this coimtry. 



Hovey & Co. exhibited the following orchids : Lycaste Skinneri^ 

 Zygopetalum 3Iackayi, and a handsome plant of Cypripedium in- 

 signe with twenty buds and flowers ; James Comley Bouvardia 

 umbeUata carnea; and C. V. Woerd Bouvardia Humboldtii. 



All which is respectfully submitted in behalf of the Committee. 



JOHN G. BARKER, Chairman. 



