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indeed, no better displays of cut flowers have ever been made. 

 We have also been glad to welcome to this department W. K. 

 Wood, who has been the second largest contributor, and has labored 

 untiringly to do his part well. The names of the other contribu- 

 tors, who are well known to you all, are a sufficient guarantee of 

 the quality of their productions. 



At the annual exhibition, the display, although good, was not 

 up to its usual standard, a hard frost and some very cold nights 

 previous to the time of the exhibition, having destroyed the flowers 

 in many places. 



Greenhouse Plants. — March 13th, Hovey & Co. exhibited the 

 six following named varieties in bloom : Phaius grandifoUus, Azalea 

 Princess Mary of Cambridge, Franciscea calycina. F. confertifoUa, 

 Imatophjllwin ininiatum^ and Ixora coccinea. June 28th, two good 

 collections were exhibited by William Gray, Jr., and James Comle^', 

 each containing well-grown, handsome plants, of fine species and 

 varieties. While those from Mr. Gray were the largest plants, in 

 Mr. Comley's collection were many new and rare varieties. 



At the Annual Exhibition, Edward Butler and Hove}' & Co., 

 exhibited very fine collections. The plants were all well grown, 

 clean, and handsome, and gave good evidence that they had been 

 cared for by skilful hands. Mr. Butler's collection contained the 

 following fine specimens : 



Alocasia zehrina. Dracaena ferrea. 



Beaucarnea recurvata. " stricta. 



Croton elegans. Eurya latifoUa variegata. 



" VeitcJdi. Maranta princeps. 



Cycas revoluta. Pandanus graminifolius. 



Dracoena canncefoUa. Strelitzia augtista. 



The Committee were unanimous in their opinion that the twelve 

 plants just named were as good a collection in every respect as 

 has ever been exhibited. 



Ilovey & Co. have always contributed the choicest plants from 

 their extensive collection ; the plants shown by them were fine 

 specimens of 



Agave medio-picta. Draccena Draco. 



Vhamoirops excelsa. Mara.nta zehrina. 



Croton interruptum. Phormium tenax Veitchiivar. 



" longifoUum. ■ RicJiardia jmcifica. 



Cycas revoluta. Yucca quadrkolor. 



Dion edule. 



