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tomentosuDt, of which a variety grown under the name of Viburnum 

 plicatum (Japan Snowball) is much better known. 



Other noticeable displays were the collections of Herbaceous 

 Plants, the Hardy Pyrethrums, German Irises, Seedling Clematis, 

 and the numerous collections of Wild Flowers. 



A Complimentary Notice was issued to Mrs. Mary T. Goddard 

 for a new seedling Clematis. 



June 9, L. T. Seaver exhibited his strain of Ruffled Pansies ; 

 while there were many beautiful flowers in the collection, it was 

 our opinion that the ruffling was a doubtful improvement to the 

 Pansy. 



June 16 was the da}' to which the prizes for Herbaceous 

 Pa^onies were postponed from the Rhododendron Show ; and it is 

 evidently the proper date on which to exhibit this flower for prizes 

 as the display of them at this time was remarkable, excelling any 

 previous effort, there being ten different exhibitors. Such exhibi- 

 tions as this will do much to revive the interest in this grand old 

 flower. 



Another noticeable display on this day was made by Jackson 

 Dawson, who showed twenty-nine varieties of Hybrid Polyantha 

 Roses, for which he was awarded the Society's Silver Medal. 

 They were all hybrids of Rom. niultijiora, fertilized with pollen 

 from various other species. 



ROSE EXHIBITION. 



June 20 and 21. 



Considering the dryness of the season, this was an excellent 

 exhibition, and the competition for the prizes was quite general. 

 There were some new competitors, but, as in previous years, by far 

 the largest contributor was Hon. Joseph S. Fay. 



Among the new Roses shown by Mr. Fay, those which seemed 

 most promising were Mrs. Harkness and Charles Gater. The 

 former is a large, full rose, in the way of Merveille de Lyon, but 

 of a deep, rich, rose color ; the latter is a very bright scarlet- 

 crimson. There were a good number of miscellaneous displays, 

 and particularly noticeable among them were the Improved 

 Candytuft, from D. Zirngiebel, and Ostrowskyamarjnijica, from the 

 Bussey Institution. They were each awarded a First Class Cer- 



