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usual. Native Plants were shown by an uncommonly large 

 number of exhibitors, and their collections included many rare 

 species. 



Jackson Dawson brought in from the Arnold Arboretum two 

 new shrubs, each of which was awarded a First Class Certificate 

 of Merit. One was a new species of Spirrea from Japan, S. 

 angusta, in the way of S. Thtmbergii but with a more dense habit. 

 It is a very distinct and valuable addition to the hardy shrubs. 

 The other was Prunus spinosusjl. j^L, a semi-double variety of the 

 Black Thorn, and a beautiful addition to the hardy shrubs. 



On the next four Saturdays there were numerous exhibits, but 

 nothing outside of the usual lines. 



RHODODENDRON SHOW. 

 June 6 and 7. 



Although this was a beautiful exhibition it did not equal that of 

 1893. The prizes for Rhododendrons and Azaleas were quite 

 generally competed for, but there were no entries in the classes 

 for Paeonies or Clematis. The former were absent on account of 

 the show being a little too early for them, and therefore the prizes 

 were postponed until Saturday of the following week. 



The principal exhibitors of Rhododendrons were Francis Brown 

 Hayes, H. H. Hunnewell, John L. Gardner, and Samuel J. 

 Trepess. 



Beside the regular prizes, Francis Brown Hayes and H. H. 

 Hunnewell made grand displays of Rhododendrons and Azaleas 

 not in competition ; and Hon. Joseph S. Fay made a large and 

 interesting display of Flowering Trees and Shrubs, arranged for 

 effect, in which the Hawthorns were as usual a very noticeable 

 feature. 



One exhibit of great interest to botanists and to lovers of plants 

 in their natural forms was made by Jackson Dawson, who brought 

 in fi'om the Arnold Arboretum a collection of forty species and 

 varieties of roses. They were the natural, wild forms, from 

 different parts of the world, and possessed a peculiar grace and 

 beauty. 



George Chase exhibited a rare shrub, which is sufficiently 

 beautiful to be included in every collection of shrubs, Vihurnum 



