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A large Wardian case, from J. W. Merrill, contained plants 

 mentioned in the above list in the best possible condition. 



Michael Walsh contributed a design for a flower garden, made 

 of the foliage of different colored plants, which was arranged in 

 excellent taste. 



Splendid heads of bloom of Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora 

 were shown by T. McCarty, gardener at Forest Hills Cemetery. 

 The American Agriculturist says : " Take it all in all, it is the finest 

 shrub we have ; the flowers are produced in a dense, handsome 

 panicle, are at first white, and afterwards pass through the various 

 shades of rose color to a violet red, changing at last to a greenish 

 brown, so that the appearance varies from day to day. It is highly 

 ornamental, will thrive in any soil, and is thoroughl^^ hardy " 



OCTOBEK 4. 



Good collections of Dahlias were shown by George Everett and 

 Macey Randall, and fine vases of flowers of James Comley's 

 excellent seedling Verbena, the fragrance of which was very fine. 

 A small plant of Aralia Veitchii, which is new, was shown by 

 James Comley, the description of which we copy from the cata- 

 logue of Mr. Veitch : " A most elegant slender-growing variety, 

 imported from New Caledonia, producing handsome digitate leaves, 

 with filiform leaflets, which are much undulated. The color of the 

 leaf is dark, very glossy, green on the upper surface and dark red 

 underneath. As an exhibition plant there is no doubt it will 

 always stand in the first rank ; and as a dinner-table decorative 

 plant, it is probably without a rival. 



October 11. 



The principal feature of the exhibition to-day was the magnifi- 

 cent display of Dahlias from George Everett. There were sixty 

 varieties, the style of the arrangement being particularly attractive, 

 each color being kept separate. At no time has such a fine dis- 

 play of perfect flowers of this good old plant been exhibited, which 

 is due to Mr. Everett's good judgment in selection. 



A fine specimen of Beg nia dlversifolia, was shown by H. 

 Grundell ; fifty varieties of native flowers by Mrs. Horner, and 

 baskets of flowers and bouquets by Mrs. Wood and Miss Story, J. 

 McTear, James Nugent, and H. Grundell. 



