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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Gratuities: — 

 John L. Gardner, Display of Clirysanthemum plants . 

 William H. Elliott, " " 

 Bussey Institution, " " " " 

 William H. Elliott, twelve chrysfinthemum plants 

 Joseph Comley, Chrysanthemum James Comley 

 James Comley, Dwarf Sago Palm 



November 17. 

 Gratuity: — 

 Francis Brown Hayes, new Chrysanthemum James Comley 



December 8. 

 Gratuity: — 

 George Mc William, plants in bloom of Luculia gratissima 



December 22, 

 Gratuity: — 

 Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, Lcelia avtwmnalis 



3 00 



2 00 



10 00 



SOCIETY'S GOLD MEDAL. 



November 17. Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, Cypripedium insigne Sanderce, 

 first time the variety was ever exhibited in this country. 



SOCIETY'S SILVER MEDAL. 



January 20. William Robinson, successful raising of a new seedling Mas- 



devallia. 

 June 9. Joseph Tailby & Son, new Calla, Richardia Elliotiana. 

 July 21. Alfred H. Wingett, Seedling Authurium. 

 July 28. Nathaniel T. Kidder. Ixora Dixiana. 

 Annual Exhibition, September 5 and (>. William W. Lunt, Cypripedium 



Charlesworthii. 

 October 6. John L. Gardner, Cypripedium Charlesworthii. 



" " David Allan, Bougainvillea Sanderiana. 

 December 8. George McWilliam, Cypripedium Isabella, a cross between 



G. Spicerianum and C. iiiveum. 



FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATES OF MERIT. 



January 20. Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, New seedling hybrid Masdevallia, 



Mary Ames. 

 " " Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, New seedling hybrid Masdevallia, 



Rebecca. 

 " " Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, New seedling hybrid Masdevallia, 



Henrietta. 

 " " Charles Storer, Pawtucket, R. I., New seedling Cypripedium. 



