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made good and varied showings of Native Ferns. Mrs. P. D. 

 Richards, Frank C. Hyde, Miss Mary L. Vinal, and E. H. Hitch- 

 ings showed very interesting collections of wild flowers. 



August 7. The exhibition of wild flowers today was some- 

 thing wonderful, and showed the indefatigable perseverance of our 

 collectors. Severance Burrage showed one hundred and eighty 

 species and varieties, all named, while Mrs. P. D. Richards and 

 E. H. Hitchings had each nearly as many. E. H. Hitchings 

 presented a large vase of Lilium superbum^ which well deserved 

 its specific name. W. H. Spooner again showed the Perpetual 

 Moss Rose Salet. This is a fine variety and blooms all summer. 



August 14. The principal attraction toda}' was Gladioli. The 

 best shown were by James Cartwright. M. B. Faxon filled fifty 

 vases with new and old varieties of Sweet Peas, and he was 

 awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit, for superior culture of 

 this most beautiful and fragrant flower. 



F. L. Ames was awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit for 

 Cattleya Eldorado Amesiana. Among Mrs. F. B. Hayes' collec- 

 tion of beautiful flowers, we noticed Bignonia prcecox, one of the 

 most beautiful of that genus. Warren Heustis & Son made an 

 excellent display of Hybrid Perpetual Roses, and N. T. Kidder 

 made a fine display of Achimenes. 



August 21 was Prize Day for Asters, and the display exceeded 

 any ever before recorded, both in quality and quantity. The cen- 

 tre table running the whole length of the hall was covered by M. 

 B. Faxon, who placed thereon for display two thousand three 

 hundred blooms ; besides one hundred blooms on another table 

 for prizes. He was awarded the First Prizes in the Poeony and 

 Victoria Classes, and the Second Prize for Pompous. Besides 

 those whose names appear in the Prize List, more or less exten- 

 sive displays were made by S. S. Hove}', W. W. Rawson, W. 

 Patterson, Mrs. F. B. Hayes, Miss S. W. Story, P. T. Jackson, 

 Warren Heustis & Son, and Mrs. E. M. Gill, there being in all 

 thirteen contributors. 



J. Warren Clark showed seedling Gladioli of rare excellence, 

 and he was awarded a Silver Medal therefor. He was also 

 awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit for a seedling Gladiolus 

 named Excelsior, having sixteen expanded flowers. 



Warren Heustis & Son filled a large vase with La France Roses, 

 of garden culture. This is probably the best garden rose yet in- 



