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itself, and to see the beauty of each individual flower. The vet- 

 eran rose-growers were appealed to, and they came forth in their 

 strength, contributing not less than seven hundred of the choicest 

 blooms, which made the hall not only radiant 'with beauty but 

 redolent with their delicious fragrance. Your Committee feel con- 

 siderabh' elated at the success of this arrangement, for it was 

 conceded b}^ all who saw it to be the very best table of Roses ever 

 exhibited before our Society. 



A Silver Medal was awarded to John B. Moore & Son for their 

 grand show, comprising one hundred and sixty named varieties of 

 Hybrid Perpetual Roses, with a large number of duplicates. 



J. S. Richards staged over two hundred unnamed varieties of 

 Hybrid Perpetual Roses, and he was awarded a Bronze Medal. 

 Warren Heustis & Son staged fifty Hybrid Perpetual Roses, and 

 Mrs. F. B. Hayes sent in about one hundred and fifty. 



This exhibition comprised in its entirety a " feast of roses " 

 never to be forgotten. It was undoubtedly the finest display of 

 roses, considering the lateness of the season, ever made in this 

 country. 



A wonderful and novel display of hardy Alpine Sempervivums 

 was made by John C. Hovej^, comprising forty-five species and 

 varieties ; and he was awarded a Bronze Medal. The names are 

 as follows : 



Acuminatum. Globiferum. 



Arachnoideum. Grandiflorum. 



Arenarium. Heterotrichum. 



Assimile. Heuffeli. 



Arvernense. Hirtum. 



Boutignianum. Hispidum. 



Braunii. Hutesi. 



Calcareum. Longifolium. 



Chrysanthum. Lamotti. 



Compactum. Montanum. 



Cornutum. Neilrichi. 



Dollianum. Niederi. 



Elegans. Patens. 



Fimbriatum. Pilosella. 



Flagelliforme. Powelli. 



Glaucum. Reginse Amaliae. 



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