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The Dendrohium nohile presented by David Allan was a grand 

 specimen with over four hundred flowers. 



Hardy shrubs and herbaceous plants were shown by C. M. 

 Hovey ; Cyclamens by James O'Brien, and E. Sheppard ; Hardy 

 Primroses by Joseph Tailby, and Edwin Fewkes ; Cinerarias hy 

 E. W. Gilmore, E. Sheppard, and George Seaverns ; Violets, in 

 pots, by N. T. Kidder, S. Niel, and E. Sheppard — those from Mr. 

 Kidder were very fine. Carnations, of six varieties and in large 

 bunches, came from J. A. Foster. C. M. Hovey showed a fine 

 collection of Camellia blooms, a plant of Gesnera macrantha, 

 and a good collection of Azaleas and Pelargoniums. 



The prizes for Dinner Table Decorations were well competed for, 

 W. A. Manda carrying off the first prize. The foundation of his de- 

 sign was a well branched plant of Bilbergia, which afforded a 

 collection of natural vases holding the water and the flowers — 

 a very novel and effective arrangement. The other prize winners, 

 in order, were J. O'Brien, Mrs. E. M. Gill, C. M. Hovey, and 

 Miss S. W. Story. 



A Bronze Medal was awarded to Weigand Brothers, for "Wei- 

 gand's Giant Mignonette, bearing the largest spike of that de- 

 lightfully fragrant flower that has been yet produced here. 



John N. May was awarded a Silver Medal for the new Tea 

 Rose The Bride. This is a sport from Catharine Mermet, in 

 color white, but very slightly' tinged with pink on the outside pe- 

 tals ; as beautiful in form as its parent, and fully as floriferous — 

 a valuable acquisition to the list of White Tea Roses. 



W. A. Manda made a grand display of forced herbaceous 

 plants, from the Botanic Garden of Harvard University, and they 

 attracted a great deal of attention, as it was quite a new feature 

 of our exhibitions to have this class of plants so largely shown in 

 pots at this season of the year. Jackson Dawson staged some 

 good seedling Azaleas ; also Primroses and forced hardy shrubs. 

 E. W. Gilmore showed in his collection of plants some very fine 

 specimens of Calceolarias ; and he was awarded a gratuity for 

 elegant arrangement of plants to produce a good general effect. 

 N. S. Sirapkins exhibited three pots of English Primroses, which 

 for beauty of growth and profusion of flowers received the praise 

 of every one who saw them. 



A First Class Certificate of Merit was awarded to Charles J. 

 Powers for a new double white Narcissus ; and the same to 



