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ROSE EXHIBITION. 

 June 2G axd 27. 



The " Feast of Roses" w.is very fine this yenr, notwithstnnrling 

 the very hot weather which immediately preceded it ; and nearly 

 all the prizes offered were taken. Thi^ show is one of great 

 interest and brinies out the result of different modes of growing 

 roses prMClised by all classes of gardeners. The specimens 

 sh )wn this year were very fine, giving |)roof of careful cidturo 

 and the knowledge only acquired by years of experience and 

 observation. 



One of ihe attractions at this sliow was an exhibit, by Jackson 

 Dawson, of som3 forty species of roses gathered at the Arnold 

 Arboretum fiom the four quarters of the globe. The contrast 

 between tiieso nniive loses of all countries and the cultivated and 

 improved kinds furni-hes a subject for consideration and renectiou 

 uot to be parsed lightly over by the thoughtful student of nature. 



WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. 



The weekly Satuiday Exhibitions began this year on the 7th 

 of July, and en led on the ^th of September. The shows were not 

 netirly so full as in previous j'ears, owing to the absence of 

 herbaceous [)laiits. the lequirements of the Schedule seeming too 

 onerous for exhibitors to un<lcrtake, and the remuneration too 

 small. This will probably be modidcd iu the new Schedule so as 

 again to stimulate competition. 



The JniKin Irises shown on the 14th of July were of superior 

 excellence and deserve notice in this report. We were glad to sec 

 much more interest in their cultivation than heretofore, there 

 being seven exhibitors this j'ear. Arthur II. Fewkes showed 

 some good seedlings, which are very easily' raised, and we would 

 recommend others having moist ground to attempt the culture of 

 seedlings. Henry V. Walcott showed grand spikes of seedling 

 Delphiniums for which he receiveil a First Class Certificate of 

 Merit. 



On the 21st of July, R. & J. Faiqnhar & Co. showed a very 

 beautiful white tufted Tansy called The Queen. It is pure white, 



