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Cystopteris hulhifaia^ PJiegopteris polypodiokles, 



" // «(/*' ''■■^? Polypodium vtilfjcne, 



Dicksonia pioicti.ohula^ Fleris aquilina (common brake), 



Onoeclea sensibilis, " '' var., 



" " var. oblusilobatay StnUldopteris Germanica 



OpJiioglossum vuJgatum^ ' (ostrich fern), 



Osinunda cinnamomea^ Woodwardia angustifoUa, 



" Claytnniana, " Virginica, 



" regalis, Woodsia llcensis, 



" " var. spectabilis, " obtiisa, 



Phegopteris hexagonoptera, 



Botli of these collections were very good ; that of Mrs. Horner 

 containing very many of the varieties mentioned above. The seed- 

 ling Gladioli, from Herbert Gieason and J. S. Richards, were very 

 handsome, and with their great variety of color, made a very bril- 

 liant show. A well grown pan of Achimenes was exhibited bj' CM. 

 Atkinson. It was well grown and gave good evidence of the value 

 of that class of plants for the decoration of the conservatory in sum- 

 mer. A splendid specimen of Yucca recurva was shown by E. S. 

 "Rand, Jr. It is one of the very best species, of a very graceful 

 and fine habit, and is valuable in an}'- collection, but is not thor- 

 oughly hardy. Fine flowers of Lilies, Gladioli, and Roses came 

 from James Nugent ; a splendid vase of flowers of Hibiscus Moi^cheu- 

 tos (Swamp Rose Mallow) came from E. H. Hitchings, and one 

 hundred named varieties of annuals from G. A. Law, and were 

 among the most noticeable flowers. 



August 23. 



This being prize daj' for Gladioli, extensive collections were 

 exhibited by J. S. Richards, Herbert Gieason, and A. McLaren. 

 The display was umisually fine ; the hall was brilliant with the fine 

 stands, of the greatest variety of color, varying in every shade 

 of beautiful markings. It is not too much to say that tliis dis- 

 play was never equalled. The choice flowers from Mrs. Ward 

 were, as usual, very attractive ; they were arranged in six vases, 

 with excellent taste. There were beautiful Gloxinias, fine Ste- 

 phanotus, bright Allamandas, and lovely Fuchsias ; all inter- 

 mingled with rare and graceful Ferns, and occupying the front 

 table in the hall they proved a very attractive feature of the exhi- 



