56 MASSACHUSETTS IIOimCULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



CIIRYSANTIIKMUM SHOW. 



November 8. 



Finer specimens of tliis valuable fall flower were never seen 

 than on the present occasion. The plants from Joseph Clark and 

 C. M. Atkinson were specimens of unusual merit, being large and 

 well grown, and were furnished with healthy foliage. They were 

 a mass of bloom. 



The best twelve named large flow(!red varieties were Holraan 

 Hunt, Prince of Wales, Jardin des Plantes, Little Harry, Dr. 

 Sharpe, Annie Fervier, Golden Perfection, Lady Dundonald, Maggie 

 Sander, Virgin Queen, and Progne. The best twelve Pompon cut 

 specimens were Madge Wildfire, Nelly, Hob, Iphigene, Lurbinette, 

 Madame Domage, Damietta, Justin Tessin, Mignature, Minette, 

 and La Fiancee. The above were fine flowers, and can be relied 

 upon as an excellent selection. 



The competition for Hand Bouquets was unusually large. They 

 were exceedingly good ; indeed, it was difficult to say which was 

 the best. 



A very pleasing feature of the exhibition was the Chrysanthe- 

 mums grown as standards by Joseph Clark, the first time any have 

 been exhibited grown in this style. Nertera scampanioides, the 

 Bead Plant of Australia, was shown by James McTear, and the fol- 

 lowing new plants from James Comley : 



Croton Lacteuni, Dioffenbachia Bausei, 



" Jluoke^ij Dracaena Chelsoni, 

 " Veitchii, " Fraseriy 



" Weismanni, '' Moorei^ 



" Younyii, JIaranta Makoyanay 



Daoalha Mooreann, 



The al)()ve were all (juite small plants, but gave promise of being 

 an acquisition to []\v. already well known varieties. 



Decemueu 4. 



At a mcL'ting of the Connnittee hidd this day, it was voted that 

 the Society's Silver Meilal be awarded to James Comley for iiis 

 Seedling Verbena, it having been exhibited, from time to time, 



