REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 269 



habit of plants grown naturally, without pinching. His method 

 is to be . commended as the right one to produce new colors and 

 plants of superior quality. He was awarded the Society's Silver 

 Medal for his general collection of seedlings, and First Class 

 Certificates of Merit for President Hyde, a large Japanese Gold- 

 en-ball ; Lizzie Gannon, a Japanese variety of medium size and 

 plump, quilled, clear yellow flowers ; and H. A. Gane, a Japan- 

 ese flower, pink in color, of large size — the plant very florifer- 

 ous. The seedlings above enumerated show an advance in the 

 right direction, and the method of attaining them is hereby com- 

 mended. 



Mrs. M. J. Plurastead showed cut blooms of seedling Chrysan- 

 themums, one of which presented a delicate clear pink complex- 

 ion ; and so fine a form, that it was deemed worthy of a name : 

 your Committee named it " Mrs. Leighton " and awarded it a 

 First Class Certificate of Merit. 



Edwin Fewkes & Son staged about one hundred plants, which 

 taken as a whole were the best collection exhibited. Messrs. 

 Fewkes received the first prize for Thirty Plants, and the first 

 prizes in all the classes of cut blooms they competed for. Presi- 

 dent Walcott's general collection of Chrysanthemum plants (not 

 entered for competition) showed careful cultivation, the plants 

 having attained very great size and being well flowered. Mrs. 

 Francis B. Hayes showed about thirty plants. Edwin Sheppard 

 exhibited some fine plants and an endless variety of cut blooms. 

 J. W. Scott, gardener to George Abbott James, and P. Malley 

 staged some fine plants. Hon. Marshall P. Wilder also staged 

 thirty plants of sturdy growth and well flowered. William Mar- 

 tin showed some fine plants of Japanese kinds, and some well 

 grown standards. W. A. Manda showed some of the best grown 

 Chinese and Pompon varieties in the Hall, but as thej' were not 

 entered in competition they received only gratuities. 



The most noticeable feature of our show was the scarcity of 

 Chinese flowers, most of the growers saying their plants of that 

 class " went blind " this year, but they are unable to account for it 

 in a satisfactory manner so that the trouble may be avoided in the 

 future. It will be well to compare notes and try to arrive at a 

 solution of the difficulty. 



The display of Orchids was very good. F. L. Ames's collection 

 was handsomely interspersed with ferns and palms, thus giving 



