REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 53 



Armide. Queen of Roses. 



Etendard de Flandre. Roi Leopold. 



Flag of Truce. Snow White. 



La Superba. Vuurwerk. 



Punctulata variegata. 

 February 20th, Mr. Moore brought plants of Vuurwerk, Bijou de 

 Ledeberg, with variegated foliage, and Etoile de Flandre. 



At the same time William Gray, Jr., exhibited three fine plants, 

 grown in a natural style, all the training being the simple pruning 

 of the shoots that grew out of place, with no tying whatever. 

 These were handsome specimen plants, about three feet high and 

 the same in diameter. The varieties were Criterion, Formosa, and 

 Von Ghentiana. 



It will be seen that azaleas formed a prominent feature at our 

 exhibitions during the earlier part of the year, and, although the 

 past season has witnessed an increased interest in this useful and 

 beautiful plant, we hope, from the many large collections grown 

 by the members of the Society, to see a further increase in the 

 exhibition of the azalea. 



Pelargoniums. — The special Pelargonium exhibition, although a 

 new feature, was a decided success. Nearly two hundred plants 

 were on exhibition, those from William Gray, Jr., alone filling the 

 three platforms on the north side of the hall. Of late years a great 

 deal of attention has been given to the cultivation and improve- 

 ment of this beautiful and useful plant. As a bedding plant it 

 has hardly an equal, and as a decorative plant for the greenhouse 

 the fine tricolors and flowering varieties cannot be surpassed. 

 The liberal premiums offered by the Society and the special prizes 

 by William Gray, Jr., could hardly fail to bring out a beautiful 

 exhibition. Hovey & Co., H. H. Hunnewell and William Gray, 

 Jr., were the successful competitors. A list of the varieties that 

 received prizes is appended, the descriptions of which may be 

 found in any of the leading catalogues. 



The Society's Prizes. 

 Zonules not variegated. 



Albert Victor. Miss Gladstone. 



Circulator. Mrs. F. Burnaby. 



Delight. Paul Brie. 



Gloire de Corbeny. Polly King. 



Madame Mezard. Sir Charles Napier. 



M. E. Buenzod. The Bride. 



