REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 71 



ROSE EXHIBITION. 



June 20-21. 



The experiment, which has been tried the past season, of making 

 this the grand Spring Exhibition, has proved a great success. 

 There were many reasons which induced this change : first, two 

 large exhibitions coming so near together as tlie opening one 

 (June 3) and the Rose Show (June 20) must operate injuriously 

 to each other; second, both plants and flowers are in a better con- 

 dition at this time tlian at the oi)ening Show; and, third, the 

 contributors are more at leisure than at an earlier date. 



Tlie exhibition was held in both halls, which were filled with one 

 of the largest and best displays of choice plants and flowers ever 

 made by the Society. 



Francis Parkman made an elegant display of roses, and was 

 awarded the following premiums; namely, first for the best twenty 

 and best ten named Hardy Perpetuals, and first for the best 

 general display without names. Mr. Parkman also exhibited good 

 specimen plants of three new evergreens named Retinospora 

 obtusa, Thujopsis dolobrata major, and Thujopsis dolobrata varie- 

 gata: the last-named was awarded the first i^remium as the best 

 specimen plant. 



C. S. Sargent showed twenty varieties of hardy ])erpetual roses ; 

 also twenty greenhouse plants, and one specimen. 



The collection of pot plants was composed of the following 

 fine species and varieties ; namely, Agave ferox, A. Verschaffelti 

 nivea, A. xylinacantha latifolia, Aralia papyrifera. Aspidistra varie- 

 gata, Croton angnstifolium, Dracajna arborea, Gymnostachyura 

 Verschaffelti, Latania borbonica, Lycopodiuni formosum, Maranta 

 zebrina, Pandanus Javanicus fol. variegatus, Pandanus spiralis, 

 Philodendron pertusum. Phoenix reclinatum, Polypodium aureum, 

 Peteris scaberula, Rivina humilis, Stenocarpus Cunninghami, Yucca 

 •aloifolia variegata. 



Specimen plant, Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta. 



Hovey & Co. exhibited twenty greenhouse plants, one specimen 

 plant, six fuchsias, six geraniums zonal, six geraniums zonal varie- 

 gated, and six geraniums zonal new double. Among the col- 

 lection of greenhouse plants were the following good varieties ; 

 namely, Statice Holfordi, Pandanus elegans. Hibiscus Cooperii, 

 Maranta sanguinea, Latania borbonica, Cocos coronata, Lomaria 



