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C. S. Sargent, handsome specimens of Lilium auratum," and a 

 plant of Crinum amabile. 



Mrs. A. Freeman, a large and well-grown plant of Lapageria rosea. 



Cambridge Botanic Garden, a good specimen plant of Brassia 

 verrucosa, and cut specimens of the beautiful Dendrobium calceolus; 

 also flowers of Delphinium nudicaule, a native of California. 



Hovey & Co., six new double seedling varieties of Iris Kgemp- 

 feri, and fine specimens of Lilium excelsum. 



Mrs. T. W. Ward, another elegant display of hothouse flowers; 

 also a stand of choice named carnations and picotees. 



Francis Parkman showed specimens of Spiraea ariaefolia, — a new 

 and handsome species. 



July 15. 



J. G. Barker exhibited good specimen plants of Oncidium lan- 

 ceanum, and Diontea muscipula, or Venus's Fly-trap, so named 

 from the sensitive nnture of the leaves, which close at the slightest 

 touch. It is a native of North Carolina. E. S. Rand, jun., pre- 

 sented four large spikes of Lilium auratum grown in the open 

 ground. 



Cambridge Botanic Garden, a well-grown plant of Desmodium 

 gyrans; Hovey & Co., a fine display of Lilium longiflorum. 



Joseph Breck, a good collection of Chater's double hollyhocks. 



The display of carnation and picotee pinks was excellent. The 

 contributors were Mrs. T. W. Ward, James McTear, and Edward 

 Davenport. 



July 22. 



J. G. Barker exhibited cut specimens of four varieties of orchids; 

 namely, Bletia acutipetaln, Stanhopea insignis, Epidendrum atro- 

 purpureum roseum, and Oncidium lanceanum. 



Cambridge Botanic Garden showed a good plant, in bloom, of 

 Oncidium papilio mnjus, the flowers of which bear a striking re- 

 semblance to butterflies on the wing. 



George Craft, fine specimens of Stuartia pentagyna. 



J. S. Richards exhibited his first lot of seedling gladiolus, 

 which were all of good quality. 



The exhibition of double hollyhocks was the best for the past 

 three years : the contributors were A. McLaren, Joseph Breck, 

 and Francis Parkman. 



German stocks were also good, and were shown by J. S. Rich- 

 ards, Mrs. C. B. Chase, and Joseph Breck. 



