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bloom, so that with only a few plants one can always have a bunch 

 of flowers for a friend. Dr. C. G. Weld took M. B. Faxon's 

 Special Prize for twenty-five vases of this beautiful flower. 



The Aster is still another flower that is being grown lately more 

 than ever before, the colors are being made clearer and the flowers 

 more nearh- perfect. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., exhibited one 

 hundred and fifty-six varieties and Honorable Mention of their 

 exhibit is hereby recorded. Fearing Burr showed some of large 

 size, clear colors, and particularly good form. .Joseph H. White 

 took the M. B. Faxon Special Prize for twenty-five blooms. 

 Joseph S. Fay. and Nathaniel T. Kidder showed some fine flowers. 

 The Dianthus Heddewigii, the Marigolds, the PJdox Drutnmondi^ 

 and the Zinnias exhibited by L. W. Goodell showed an improve- 

 ment over the older kinds. 



July 27th Pitcher & Manda of Short Hills, X. J., showed a 

 new variety of Achillea serrata called the Pearl — a whiter flower 

 and a trifle larger than the old one. It was awarded a First Class 

 Certificate. 



August 3d H. H. Hunnewell made a grand showing of Orchids, 

 which were arranged with palms, ferns, and grasses, by Mr. 

 Harris, in his usual felicitous manner. 

 The following were in the collection : — 



Aerides qninquevidnerum Cattleya Sanderiana 



BoUea Patiyiii C. Schqfieldiana 



Cattleya chrysotoxa Cypripedium Curtisii 



C. GaskeUiuna C. Doniinii 



C. gigas C. grande 



C. imperialis Dendrobium suavi^simum 



and many others. 



August 31st -Jackson Dawson brought from the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum, a beautiful shrub called Symplocos paniculatiLS, bearing cobalt 

 blue berries. This was very striking in effect, as it was well cov- 

 ered with the berries, and will make a beautiful addition to garden 

 shrubbery. It was awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit. 



Honorable Mention is made of a seedling Dahlia shown by 

 William E. Endicott, light pink in color, and named John Frost. 

 Also of Hibiscus Jlavescens, shown by James F. C. Hyde ; of 

 Phlox Drianmondi, shown by L. W. Goodell. and of the Japan 

 Anemone, Honorine Jobert, shown September 7 by Walter 

 Hunnewell. 

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