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tonia coerulea, Ane^none nemorosa. Anemone thalictroides, Aium 

 triphylhcm, and Uoularia sessilifolia. 



There were also fine collections of native plants from Miss 

 M. E. Carter and Mrs. Horner; three varieties of Magnolias, 

 31. conftjncua, speciosa, and Soulangiana, from Miss A. C. Ken- 

 rick ; Narcifisus tenuifolius and jnncifolins, two fine varieties from 

 Francis Parkman ; Eriostemnn buxifolium, a. beautiful New Holland 

 plant, from Mrs. T. W. Ward. 



May 31. 



Three fine varieties of hard}' azaleas were shown by E. S. Rand, 

 Jr. : Rosea perfecta, clear bright rose ; Bartolo Lazaris, a rich, 

 showy kind; Nancy Waterer (new), the finest of all the yellows; 

 rich and deep in color, large in size and perfect in form. Also, 

 RhodotypiiH ICerrioides, a new Japanese shrub, with large white 

 rose-like flowers, which has proved perfectly hardy. Exoclvjrda 

 grandfjlora, the best hardy white flowering shrub. 



Two handsome plants of Fuchsia Prince Imperial, one of the 

 best dark, early varieties were exhibited by Denys Zirngiebel, a 

 well grown plant of Rhododendron niacidatum grandfjlorum^ with five 

 heads of bloom, the flowers of dark rosy lilac, spotted, fine form 

 and truss, from George Moore ; the beautiful Posogueria longijlora, 

 the flowers of which are pure white, and remarkably prett}' ; Com- 

 bretum 2iurpureum, a plaut scarcely surpassed in the elegance and 

 brilliancy of its blossoms, and well adapted for a greenhouse 

 climber. Also, Lapageria rosea, one of the finest twiners, with 

 beautiful rose-colored flowers, from the collection of Mrs. T. W. 

 Ward. 



OPENING EXHIBITION. 



June 7. 



The Hall was well filled with a choice and well-arranged collec- 

 tion of plants and flowers, among the most noticeable of which 

 were six well-grown pots of Calceolarias, from Mrs. T. W. Ward ; 

 they were very showy and greatly admired. 



One of the finest collections of Tree Paeonies ever exhibited was 

 a stand containing one hundred and seventy magnificent blooms, 

 contributed by Marshall P. Wilder, which received the first prize. 



