78 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Annual Exhibition, September 19, 20, 21, and 22. 



The display of botli plants and flowers at this exhibition was 

 good, especially that of plants, which were well grown, and in 

 great variety. Their arrangement on smaller and lower platforms 

 was found to be an improvement. 



C. S. Sargent showed twenty greenhouse plants, six variegated- 

 leaved plants, twelve ferns, one tree-fern, and three single speci- 

 mens. Among the collection were the following fine plants; name- 

 ly, Dracjijna Braziliensis, D. cunnjvifolia, D. Cooperii, D. indivisa line- 

 ata, Pandanus rellexus, Croton pictum. Agave Millerii, A. coccinea, 

 A. angustifolia, Chamairops Fortunei, Cycas circinalis, Alocasia 

 metallica. Ferns: Dicksonia antarctica, Blechnum corcovadense, 

 Pteris scaberula, Aspleniura erustata, A. nidus avis, Adiantura 

 formosum, A. pubcscens, Gymnogramma chrysophylla, Polypo- 

 dium appendiculatum. Variegated plants: Abutilon Thompsonii, 

 Pandanus Javanicus variegatus, Sedum Sieboldii variegata, Yucca 

 aloifolia variegata, Phormium tenax variegata (this plant was 

 awarded the Society's Silver Medal, as the best ne\v pot plant of 

 1871, specimen variegated), Holly Golden Queen (very fine speci- 

 men, not variegated), Araucaria excelsa (superb). 



William Gray, jun., exhibited twenty greenhouse plants. This 

 collection was composed of the following handsome specimens; 

 namely, Alsophila Australis, Cordyline indivisa, Musa ensete, Yucca 

 recurva, Ficus elastica, Dicksonia antarctica, Gynerium argenteura 

 fol. variegata, Pandanus utilis, Phormium tenax, P. tenax fol. varie- 

 gata, Aralia Sieboldii, Agave Millerii, Yucca aloifolia fol. variegata, 

 Latania borbonica, Draccena spectabilis, D. grandis, Livistonia" 

 olivoiforinis, Phoenix reclinata, Chamajrops excelsa, and Cunning- 

 hamia sinensis, 



Hovey & Co. had twenty greenhouse plants, six variegated 

 plants, six ferns, six begonias, six marantas, ten caladiums, six 

 lycoi)odiumH, six coleus, and three single specimens. The finest 

 ])lants in this collection were Latania aurea, new, Yucca quadri- 

 color, Cycas revoluta. Agave Americana medio picta, Pandanus 

 reflexus, P. utilis, P. Vandermeerschi, and P. elegantissimum Hibis- 

 cus Cooperii, Echites rubro venosa, Cissus discolor, Croton longi- 

 folia variegata, Alocasia alba nobilis. Begonias : Rex, grandis, 

 Marshalli, IJieinajfolia maculata, llubracaulis, and Magnifica. Ly- 

 copods: Gracilis, Stolinifera, denticulatum, formosum, circinalis, 

 and varium. INIarantas: zebrina, pulchella, sanguinea, bicolor 

 magiiilica, and splendida. Variegated plants: Sauchezia nobilis 



