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only competitor, with a fine stand of named varieties. Hovey & 

 Co. exhibited a small stand of fine flowers. 



June 19th, E. S. Rand, Jr., again exhibited twenty-four varieties 

 of choice rhododendrons. This was, indeed, a superb collection 

 and well deserved the high encomiums it received from the large 

 number of visitors. In addition to the twelve previously men- 

 tioned the following varieties were shown : 



Album Elegans, Lady Eleanor Cathcart, 



Candidissimum, Limbatum, 



Daisy Rand, Onslowianum, 



Delicatissimum, Purity, 



Gloriosum, Scipio. 

 H. H. Hunnewell, 



Hardy Azaleas. — E. S. Rand, Jr., Hovey & Co., and Joseph 

 Clark, each exhibited finely arranged stands of choice varieties. 

 The largest number of varieties was shown by Mr. Rand, but the 

 collections were all good. It is hoped that the very liberal 

 premiums oflTered by Mr. Hunnewell for rhododendrons aud 

 azaleas, will bring out, especially for rhododendrons, a larger 

 competition than they have the past season. 



Roses. — During the earlier months of the year, we were favored 

 with some very fine displays of roses, both of plants in pots and 

 cut flowers. Those exhibited by James Comley, February 27th 

 and March 13th, in pots, were the best specimens ever shown, 

 and were a good proof of the skill of the exhibitor. The plants 

 were in the best possible condition, the foliage rich and luxuriant, 

 and the blooms very large. As many of them are new, we ap- 

 pend a list of the best varieties which have not been described 

 in our previous repoi-ts. 



Abbe Bramerel. — Reddish crimson, shaded with dark velvety 

 purple ; large, full and good form. 



Alfred Colomb. — Bright fiery red ; large and full ; one of the 

 best. 



Anna de Diesbach. — Clear rose, fine color ; very large and showy. 



Baroness Rothschild. — Pale, delicate rose, shaded with white ; 

 large and globular ; one of the very best. 



Belle Lyonnaise. — New. 



Bessie Johnson. — Light blush ; very large, double, and sweet ; 

 of excellent habit ; a fine rose. 



