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dently companions of these gentlemen in their 30uth. A Bronze 

 Medal was awarded to Miss Dove, of Andover, for Ouvirandra 

 fenestralis, or Lace Plant, a native of Madagascar. This was 

 a fine specimen, fully four feet in diameter, and was displaj'ed 

 in a large tub in the Lower Hall. 



The arrangement of the Upper Hall, which was completely 

 filled with plants and flowers, was in excellent taste, the table and 

 platforms being so convenient!}' placed as to allow visitors free 

 access to view the different exhibits from all sides. At the rear 

 end of the Hall, on a receding stage, was arranged a grand col- 

 lection of sixty Indian Azaleas, contributed by Arthur W. Blake. 

 These consisted of the newest and choicest varieties, and were 

 completely covered with their pure and beautiful flowers. At the 

 rear of this fine group, and interspersed among it, were grace- 

 fully drooping Palms, the whole forming one of the most brilliant 

 features of the show. 



Hj'brid Perpetual Roses, in pots, were staged by Jackson Dawson, 

 Mrs. F. B. Hayes, N. T. Kidder, and E. Sheppard. Cut blooms 

 of Hybrid Perpetual Roses were shown in profusion by J. B. 

 Moore & Son, Mrs. F. B. Hayes, S. Niel, W. H. Elliot, E. Shep- 

 pard, N. S. Simpkins, and Mrs. E. M. Gill. 



Orchids were shown in great variety by F. L. Ames, David 

 Allan, H. H. Hunnewell, E. W. Gilmore, N. T. Kidder, and W. 

 A. Manda. The collection of orchids staged by David Allan 

 was most beautifully interspersed with choice Adiantums and 

 other ferris ; thereby greatly adding to the gorgeous beauty of 

 their flowers. Some of the most beautiful of the orchids exhib- 

 ited were as follows : 



Cattleya amethystoglossa, Dendrobium Wardianum, 



" Lawrenceana, Odontoglossum Alexandrce, 

 " Triance, " nebulosum, 



Codogyne Jlaccida^ *' Pescatorei, 



" cristata, " Roezlii album, 



Cymbidium Linawianum, " tnumphans, 



Dendrobium Ainsworthii, Phalcenopsis Schilleriana, 



" densijloriim, " Stuartianaj)unclata, 



" Dominii, Cypripediums in variety, 



" Linawianum, La^lias " " 



" nobile, Oncidiums " " 



" splendidissimum, yan(]afi. " " 



