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IT. II. Iliinnewell, a dish of rare flowers of choice Allamanda 

 Gardenia, Laporjeria rosea, and Jloya. 



J. Taill)}^ exhibited a very fine seedling cand3--tuft, which he has 

 named " Giant," specimens of which measured from three to eight 

 inches in length. Mr. Tail!)}' began saving the seed some eight 

 years ago, and by carefully selecting only the best for seed, has 

 succeeded in raising this truly giant variety ; it has been exhibited 

 several times during the season and fully sustains itself as an im- 

 proved variety ; it has been awarded a First-Class Certificate of 

 Merit. 



"Wm. Gra}^ Jr., exhibited a magnificent Tree-fern. 



Mrs. T. W. Ward, a splendid display of Roses, Kalmias, and 

 Sweet AVilliaras. 



II. 11. Ilunuewell exhibited a verj- fine stand of Kalmias and 

 Rhododendrons. 



W. C. Strong & Co., a good collection of named varieties of Scm- 

 pervivums, double, single and variegated Zonale Geraniums, and 

 a good collection of Fuchsias ; Peristrophe augustifoUa aurea, a new 

 plant from Java. It is evidently a free-growing, j'et compact 

 plant, and well suited for decorative purposes. Coprosma Baure- 

 ana variegata, a very pretty variegated plant from New Zealand, 

 much admired as a bedding plant in England. Baskets of flowers, 

 very tastily arranged, were exhibited by Mrs. Joyce, Mrs. Wood, 

 and Miss Story, and elegant bouquets from James McTear, James 

 Nugent and James O'Brien. 



June 29. 



The attraction of this exhibition was the splendid collections of 

 native flowers from John Robinson, E. II. Ilitchings and Geo. E. 

 Davenport ; Mr. Robinson receiving the first premium for thirtj'- 

 five varieties, the most noticeable were fine specimens Cypripedium 

 acaule, SarracKuia purpurea, ihc flowers being semi-double, Niq^har 

 advena, Pj/rola secunda, A.sch'2}ias quadriJhUa, Seditm acre, the 

 ]Mossy Stone crop or Wall Pepper of Europe, and which Dr. Gray 

 says has become spontaneous in a few places near Boston, and 

 Jlottonia injlata. 



In Mr. Ilitcbings' collection of twentj'-five varieties, there were 

 Lysimachia strida, Xaumburgia tliyrsffoh'a, Tephrosia virginica, Po- 

 yonia ophioglonHvida^, Vaccinium dumoua, the Hairy huckleberry. 



