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SPRING EXHIBITION. 

 March 21, 22, and 23. 



This was of superior excellence. Some of the most notable 

 plants and flowers ever seen in our halls were placed on exliibi- 

 tion, making a show long to be remembered even by those most 

 familiar with our past grand exhibitions. Amon^ the cut Rosea 

 most worthy of mention were those shown l)y Mrs. Francis B. 

 Hayes, Norton Brothers, F. Palmer, E. M. Wood & Co., Thomas 

 H. Meade, John Simpliins and Thomas F. Galvin. 



The Indian Azaleas shown by N. T. Kidder, were splendid 

 specimens and won the Lyman Plate. Among the Crchids, which 

 were exhibited in profusion by W. A. IManda, E. W. Gihnore, 

 Jolin L. Gardner, P2. Sheppard & Son, Benjamin Gre}', George 

 McWilliam and II. II. Ilunnewell, was a Deiidrobiam nobile, from 

 Norton Brothers. This was a magniliccnt plant carrying more than 

 one thousand flowers and was awarded the Appleton Gilt Medal. 



The displaj' of Spring Bulbs was very complete and the compe- 

 tition for nine medals offered b\' the General Union of Holland 

 for the Promotion of the Cultivation of Bulbs was very spirited, 

 and'all the medals were awarded. The Society's prizes, number- 

 ing lifty-five, were also nearly all taken, showing a greatly 

 increased interest in the cultivation of these beautiful plants. 



March 3 1st, Edward Butler exhibited a plant of Deudrobium 

 Cambridgeanum which was coveted by all the growers of orchids ; 

 and Mrs. Francis B. Hayes showed cut trusses of Rhododendron 

 Victoria Regina, with flowers of a delicate buff color ; the trusses- 

 are large and resemble in form the hardy kinds. 



April 7th, Robert Blair, gardener to A. W. Spencer, exhibited 

 three Rhododendrons in pots, named lago. Sir Robert Peel, and 

 Purit\', all of which were grand plants and splendidly flowered. 



Ai)ril 25th, H. II. Hunnewell showed a large plant of Dendro- 

 bium GriffiLhiatium, bearing twenty-one spikes of flowers, and 

 James Couiley again exhibited his seedling rose bearing his own 

 name, in perfection. This is its second blooming this year. 



MAY EXHIBITION. 



May 12. 



At this exhibition John L. Gardner made a grand display of 

 Indian Azaleas. The one most admired was a naturally grown 



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