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men of Lilinm anratum with ten flowers. A very interesting and 

 instructive feature was a fine collection of twenty-two varieties of 

 native grasses and sedges exhibited by Miss M. K. Carter, com- 

 prising jK'ictis effusns,Jniicus tenuis^ Scfrpns Eriophoruyn, Scirpus 

 lacustiis, Carex tentaculafa, C. scoparia,, C. utipdtn, AgrostU alba, 



A. vulgaris, A.scabra, Eriophorum vaginatnm, Panicum latifoUum, 

 Paniciim dichntomum, Poa annua, Glyceria canadensis, G. nervata, 

 G. (iqnatica, Tnticum repens, Secale cereale, Anthoxanthum odora- 

 tuvi, Phleum pratense, Phalaris arundinacea. 



Three very (iiie seedling Delphiniums were shown by Francis 

 Parkinan, one of which was worthy of special notice. The color is 

 a bluish purple, with a sort of metallic lustre, the flowers large, very 

 regular and double. It was considered the best seedling Delphin- 

 ium that has been exhibited. 



July 12. 



The exhibition, although small, was by no means A'oid of interest. 

 Most noticeable were some very fine lilies from George Everett: 

 L. excehnm, the flowers of a delicate light butf color, with a de- 

 lightful fragrance and greatly admired ; L. Dalmatiann, the fine 

 black martngon lily, deep mahogany red, ver}' fine ; Jj. Drotoin'i, 

 pure white inside, purple brown outside, large trumpet-shaped 

 flower ; also Clematis Jackmani and rubella. 



A well grown collection of seedling Gloxinias was shown by J. 



B. Moore. The flowers were very large and the foliage fine, but 

 there was nothing new or different in the colors of the flowers ; 

 fine stands of Wiododendron nuiximtim, the Rose Ha}- or Great 

 Laurel of the New England States, were shown by E. II. Ifitch- 

 ings and Ilovey & Co. ; some fine s[)ikes of Clinnthus Dampien, 

 the Glory Pea of New Holland, from Charles II. Lunt ; from Mrs. 

 T. W. Ward, fAsianthus Russdlianns, said to be the handsomest of 

 the genus. Its discoverer describes it as not excelled in beauty by 

 an^' i)lant ; the flowers are large and handsome, of a fine rich pur- 

 ple, with a very deep eye in tlie centre ; from Francis P;irkman, a 

 splendid dish of seedling dwarf lilies; also a line dish of JAlium 

 fulgidum. 



July 19. 



The only competitor for the j^rize for Hollyhocks was Joseph 

 Clark, who exhibited some very fine spikes of flowers ; the colors 

 were all distinct and the flowers unusually good ; good stands of 



