REPORT 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, 



FOR] THE YEAR 1894. 



By ARTHUR H. FEWKES, Chairman. 



The exhibitions of flowers during the past year have been 

 excellent, considering the exceedingly dry summer ; and the com- 

 petition has been good, there being comparatively few prizes that 

 were not awarded — so few in fact that we have been obliged to 

 withhold gratuities from many worthy exhibits, owing to a lack of 

 funds, as it has always been the custom to depend almost entirely 

 upon the unawarded prize money for this purpose, and we have 

 usually been able to make ample awards to all such without 

 exceeding our appropriation. 



There have been but few extraordinary displays, but we think 

 the general average quality has been far above that of previous 

 years. 



There has not been a Saturday during the year when there has 

 not been at least one or more exhibits worthy to claim our atten- 

 tion. In many classes we have noticed considerable increase of 

 interest, and in some the displays have far excelled those of 

 previous years. 



In Native Flowers there have been several new exhibitors, and 

 many instructive displays. 



Aquatics have continued to claim a large share of interest, 

 and the Dahlia has been more extensively shown than for many 

 years. 



There were some quite remarkal)le displays early in the season ; 

 notably one of cut Orchids, January 20, from Mrs. Frederick L. 



