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ing of the New Year. W. H. Spooner showed a large bunch of 

 the Moss Rose Salet, confirming what we had before seen of its 

 habit of blooming all the season. 



October 23. E. W. Wood showed a fine plant of Chrysanthe- 

 mum Alexandre Dufour, an avant- courier of what was to come a 

 little later on. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. 

 November 10, 11, and 12. 



The Chr^'santhemum Exhibition this year was not of such supe- 

 rior excellence and finish as we recollect two years ago, yet if 

 some of our older growers are not as successful as the}' could 

 wish there are others coming forward to fill up the gaps, so that 

 as the year draws to a close we do not lack for a continuation of 

 bloom, at a season when summer's glorious flowers are no more. 



The plants, when critically examined, were not quite equal to 

 those of the two preceding years. Yet, when viewed en mosse, 

 they presented a wealth of color and brilliancy fully compensating 

 for any deficienc}' in the individual flowers. The upper hall was 

 filled with plants in pots, while in the lower hall three long tables 

 were filled with cut flowers, orchids, and ferns. 



The new Seedling Chrysanthemums shown this year deserve 

 more than a passing notice, for some of them were of exceeding 

 excellence, and we have no doubt that on further acquaintance 

 they will prove so good as to obtain a high place in the estimation 

 of growers. Our worthy President, Dr. Walcott, presented ten 

 fine plants ; one of which, B. 25, received a Silver Medal last year, 

 and now full}' sustained the commendation for wealth of bloom and 

 beauty of color (deep yellow) that it received when first exhibited. 

 Dr. Walcott was awarded the Society's Silver Medal for his gen- 

 eral collection of seedlings, and First Class Certificates of Merit 

 for C. 22, a large pink Japan variety, and Nevada, a large white 

 Chinese variety. C. 10, which was certificated last year, still main- 

 tained its position for beauty of form and color, yet like all the other 

 Chinese varieties, this season, the plants exhibited were not well 

 grown. Arthur H. Fewkes' collection of seedlings was remark- 

 ably superior. They were grown from seed which had been cross- 

 fertilized by hand, and the successful results of this systematic 

 crossing showed plainly in the :il)uiidance of flowers and the bushy 



