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shown by E. S. Rand, Jr., and Hove^^ 

 named varieties were from Mr. Rand : 



& Co. The foUowinj. 



Agave Americana medio-picta. 



" " Mexicana. 



" " Milleri. 



" " stricta. 



" " variegata. 



" applanata. 



" cocchiea. 



Agave JiUfera. 



" micracantha. 



" Mexica,na. 



" Sisalana. 



" univittata. 



" Verschaffeltii. 



" xyUnacantha. 



From Hovey & Co., Agave Americana medio-picta^ A. coccinea, 

 A. dealbata, A. Ghiesbreghtii, A. Xalapensis, and A. xyUnacantha. 



Cacti. — This interesting family of plants has of late received 

 considerable attention, being not only an interesting family, but 

 valuable for cultivation in rooms, not requiring so much care as 

 many other plants. Two excellent collections, selected with 

 great care, were exhibited, one by John C. Hovey, who showed 

 the following named varieties : 



Cereus Chiloensis. 

 " marginatus. 

 " martini. 

 " viridiflorus. 

 Echinocactus Monvillii. 

 Echinopsis Eyresii. 

 " turbinata. 



" Zuccariniana. 



Mamillaria applanata. 

 " auriceps. 



" depressa. 



" elegans. 



" gracilis. 



Mamillaria magnimmama. 



" Nebraskaensis. 



" nivea longispina. 



" pusilla. 



^' quadrispina. 



" spinosissima. 



Opuntia Californica. 

 " crassa. 

 " cylindrica cristata. 

 " ferox. 

 " microdasys. 

 " pes corvi. 



The plants were all neatly labelled, and were an exceedingly 

 interesting collection. Hovey & Co. also exhibited a good collec- 

 tion, but as no list was handed the committee the names are 

 unavoidably omitted. 



Succulents (other than Agaves and Cacti), were exhibited by 

 John C. Hovey, and Hovey & Co. Those from J. C. Hovey were 

 selected with great care, and contained the following species and 

 varieties : 



