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The Roses shown by Thomas H. Meade. Mrs. Francis B. Hayes^ 

 Norton Brothers, and John Simpkins, were of great excellence^ 

 and won the admiration of every one. 



The Orchids from Benjamin Gre}', E. W. Gilmore. and Pitcher 

 & Manda, of Short Hills, X. J., fascinated the visitors by their 

 quaint forms and gorgeous colorings. 



The Dutch bulbs were flowered in perfection, and their various 

 colors and perfumes were appreciated b}' all. We noticed a decided 

 advance in the flowers of Cinerarias, as grown by Nathaniel T. 

 Kidder and Thomas Clark ; and in Pansies as grown by Denys 

 Zirngiebel and Joseph S. Fay. 



Mrs. Anna L. Moring's pyramidal Mignonette was very luxu- 

 riant, some of the flower spikes being over a foot long and quite 

 dense. The PiimuJa obconka shown by Fisher Brothers & Co. 

 was very superior, having been grown from seed saved from the 

 largest flowers of the best plants, and showed great improvement 

 in the size and quality of this beautiful flower. 



The Botanic Garden of Harvard University- sent a large collec- 

 tion of Herbaceous Plants in pots and pans, all well flowered and 

 making a very fine display. 



A new Rose. Souvenir de "Woottou, sent by C. Strauss & Co., 

 of Washington, D. C, was shown for the first time. The color 

 was something between a William H. Bennett and a Jacqueminot* 

 but having come from such a distance it was not in as fine condi- 

 tion as if the specimen had been taken fresh from plants grown in 

 this vicinity, yet it possessed sufficient merit to command a First 

 Class Certificate. 



April 13th. May 4th, and May 11th, James Comley showed his 

 seedling Rose, the Oakmont, fully proving that it is a good bloomer 

 as well as a beautiful rose. 



May 11th, the Calceolarias shown by Kenneth Finlayson, gar- 

 dener to Dr. C. G. Weld, and William J. Martin, gardener to 

 Nathaniel T. Kidder, were very fine, as were also the Pansies from 

 Denys Zirngiebel. John L. Gardner sent the following Orchids in 

 splendid bloom : 



Calanthe Textori, Dendrohium Deareiy 



Cypripedium caudatum, Lycaste Deppei, 



C. Lawrenceanum, Odonioglossum maculatum. 



