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of striking appearance, the foliage being so deeply cut that it 

 resembles a Tree-fern. 



Geo. E. Davenport, twenty varieties of native flowers, con- 

 taining fine specimens of Lobelia ^icata and cardinalis, Lilium 

 canadense, and philadeljJhicum, Liynnanthemum lacicnosum, or Float- 

 ing Heart. 



July 20. 



Geo. Everett exhibited flowers of Lilium longiJJorum, Brmrnii 

 and tirjrinum Maddenii, Clematis Jackmanii, rubella^ and Prince 

 of Wales ; also Symphytum, officinale fol. aur, marge. 



Jackson Dawson, fifty-seven varieties of seedling Verbenas, 

 which were very fine and distinct, and received a First-Class Cer 

 tificate of Merit. 



L, Guerinean, several fine varieties of Coreopsis, Baptisia, Cle- 

 matis, Aqnilegia coerulea var. lutea, Delphinium nudicaule, and a 

 splendid spike of Yucca Jilamentosa. 



This being prize day for native flowers, twent3'-onc varieties 

 were exhibited by E. II. Hitchings, among them were the following 

 beautiful varieties of Utricularia vulgaris cornuta and purpurea, 

 the latter being quite scarce ; also a good specimen of Eriocavlon 

 septangulare. Miss M. E. Carter, a fine collection of twent3'-five 

 varieties, very neatly arranged, with many good specimens. 



July 27. 



The display of baskets of flowers and bouquets was altogether 

 the best of the season ; they were much admired for their neat ar- 

 rangement. This being prize day for Orchids, Louis Guerineau 

 exhibited five spikes of cut flowers, most prominent of which was 

 the beautiful Peristeria elata, or Holy Ghost plant of Tanama, 

 which is looked upon with no little consideration, and is known to 

 the inhabitants by the name of El Spirito Santo, sometimes called 

 Dove-plant, from the striking resemblance the flowers have to a 

 dove with its almost erect wings. 



C. M. Atkinson, a fine seedling Gloxinia, a well-grown plant, 

 with handsomely varied foliage, and Carnation Lady Bird. 



Geo. Everett, IlemerocalUs Kwanso Jl.-pl., Lythrum rnseic7n su- 

 perbum, Symphytum coccineum Lilium longijlnrum, tigrimim praicox, 

 Veronica spicata alba. Delphinium elatum, Glore de St. Maude, D. 

 Katahrii, D. Mad, Guixhard; also Antirrhinum sp., from Califor- 

 nia, which we afterwards saw growing at Mr. Everett's garden ; 



