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species. The flowers are of brown and pale yellow ; lip white, 

 spotted with red ; it flowers veiy freely' ; also, a well-grown speci- 

 men, on a block of wood of Dendrohium pulchellum, one of the 

 prettiest of this genns, with more than a litindred flowers ; and 

 Dendrohium japonicum, very rare, from Japan ;' the flowers are pure 

 white, with a delicious fragrance. This is the first time either have 

 been exhibited. 



April 12. 



From Edward S. Rand, Jr., Brodim coccinea, a very showy 

 bulbous plant, from California. 



April 19. 



From Francis Putnam, two seedling Amaryllis varieties of A. 

 vittata IlarrisoncB, and baskets of flowers, from Mrs. Wood, Mrs, 

 Joyce, and Miss S. W. Story. 



AZA.LEA EXHIBITION. 



April 26. 



Although the competition for the prizes was not large, the ele- 

 gant specimen plants, from C. S. Sargent and Hovey & Co., and 

 the large plants from Marshall P. Wilder, Avere a fine exhibition of 

 themselves, and gave good evidence of the skill and good taste of 

 the exhibitors. Six well-grown pots of forced mignonette were 

 shown by Ilovey & Co., a handsomely filled hanging basket of 

 choice plants, and a vase of choice flowers. 



Six fine specimens of Cinerarias were exhibited by J. Warren 

 Merrill. These plants were exceedingly well grown, and were the 

 best that have been cxhil)ited for some time. 



A fine collection of Calceolarias were exhibited by James Gray. 

 The plants were well grown ; the colors were distinct and fine, and 

 the flowers were very showy. 



A Tea rose, nanied JCliza Tailby, a sport from Isabella Sprunt, 

 was shown by Joseph Tailby. It has the appearance of being a 

 very free bloomer ; the i)etal of tlie llowcr is vcrj' distintly veined, 

 like the leaf, which is long and willow-.shaped, the wood being 

 nearly thornless. 



