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and similar in form to the indiviilnal flowers of the double white 

 primrose, ami will, we think, l>c valiiablc (or florists' work. 



The most notieealile fcatnre of the show of July 28th, was ton 

 pots of Achiineues, exhil)'teil !>}' William J. Martin, gardener to 

 N. T Kidder. These plants were rcniark:d)le for the good cul- 

 ture displayed and the larife number of blooms. The native Ferns 

 shown by Mrs. P. D. Richards, comprising forty-five varieties, 

 formed ihc largest callectiou ever exhibited before our Society, 

 and showed wh it may be done by a persistent collector. 



August 4 til was the prize day for Sweet Peas. As we predicted 

 in our last report, this beautiful annual plant is grown in piofii- 

 eion by every one having a garden. No flower gives better 

 return for a liitle lalior than this, and the show today proved it, 

 there being ten competitors, some of whom showed as many as 

 forty nanied kinds. 



The display of Gladioli on the ISthof August, was notably fine, 

 particularly the seedlings grown by J. Warren Clark, which showed 

 marked improvement on some of the older varieties. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 

 Septemdku 18, 19, 20, and 21. 



The Annual Exhibition was not of that very superior excellence 

 we have seen in other years, yet it was a show full of interest, as 

 it contained plants of remirkable iieauly and usefulness. The 

 Crotons, Palms, and Cycads were of large growth and were fine 

 speeimens in all respects, while the great ninnber of economic and 

 useful plauis from the Botanic Garden of Ilarvaixl University, pre- 

 sented a spectacle of rare botanical and educational interest. The 

 tank of aquatic plants attracted great attention ; also a plant of 

 Ni'P"nt/ies bicalcariUd^ sus|)ended from the ceiling. J. F. C. Ilyde 

 exhibited ihirly-eight varieties of cultivated wild Asters, or INIich- 

 aelmas Daisies as they are called in England, which showed the 

 effect of gixKl culture in the increased size of the flowers and 

 more desirable habit. Norton Bi(jthcis showed a Tea Rose named 

 Madame de Watteville. This rose was sent out in 1883, by 

 Guillot, but is new here and is ver}' beautiful and fragrant. The 

 color is whitish splashed with pink. 



