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Fine flowers of Vanda tricolor and Lycaste Skinnerii, two superb 

 orchids ; also, Nymj^hea coirulea, one of the most beautiful water 

 plants, were exhibitel by P^dward S. Rand, Jr. 



The rose-buds of Climbing Devoniensis, from James Coraley, 

 were superb, and were greatly admired bj^ all. A fine collection of 

 Polyanthus was exhibited by Louis Guerineau ; also, Pulmonaria 

 saccharata ; the flowers are pink, and the plant is quite ornamental ; 

 also, E>ythronium grandijlorum, Drodicea coccinea, Scilia verna^ 

 all pretty bulbous plants, and Pulmonaria siberica, a very pretty 

 border plant, with brilliant colored flowers. 



Jackson Dawson exhibited a small collection of plants, most 

 noticeable among which were good specimens of Aloe vulgaris, 

 Yucra lo-tujifiora, Echeveria metallica^ Solanum rseialo-Capaicum , 

 and RavutKulus Dr. Naples. Five varieties of Evergreen Ferns 

 and native plants came from John Robinson ; also small collec- 

 tions of native plants from Miss M. E, Carter and Mrs. C. N. S. 

 Horner, and Selaginella apus from C. W. Jenks. 



May 3. 



Edward S. Rand, Jr., exhibited Cydobothra alba, a new bulbous 

 plant from California, a fine spike of flowers of Dendrohium Cal- 

 ceolaria; also Rhododendron Lad}'' Armstrong, the flowers of which 

 are of a pale rose and beautifully spotted ; it is probably hardy. 

 From James McTcar, Brugmaima suaveolens Knighiii, and from 

 Jackson Dawson, Amaryllis pulckerrima. 



May 10. 



Edward S. Rand, Jr., exhibited cut specimens of the following 



fine Orchids : Dendrobium nobile, D. Calceolaria, and Phajus 



WaJlicJiii; also, Tritelia laxa, a bulbous plant with blue flowers 



produced in large umbels ; and magnificent flowers of lihododendron 



jasminijiorum and Magnolia conspictia. 



J. H. Woodford, Bignonia speciosa, a pink flowered variety from 

 South America. 



, John Robinson, a pretty Epiphyllum named Putnam's Seedling, 

 which is a hybrid between Ackermanii and specio-mni; it difters 

 from them in having more petals than the parent plants, and is a 

 lai'ge and handsome flower. Also, Epiphyllum Jenkim^onii, and 

 speciosum, and a fine bunch of Mayflowers {Epigoea repens), gath- 

 ered at Seabrook, N. H. 

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