REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 237 



The ever iuterestiug displays of aquatic plants were an impor- 

 tant feature and attracted the usual number of admirers. 

 Although the Victoria regia was not exhibited, the beautiful 

 Nymphi\?as and Nelumbiums, in the collections of Hon. John 

 Simpkius, Dr. Daniel D. Lee, L. ^Y. Goodell, William W. 

 Lee, and P. Bisset, made up in a great measure for its absence. 

 Owing to the great interest manifested in these plants we have 

 thought it would be interesting if we could present with this 

 report, statements of the method of cultivation. We have been 

 favored with such statements from James Brydon, gardener to 

 Hon. John Simpkins, Yarmouthport, and Dr. Daniel D. Lee, 

 Jamaica Plain, which are appended to this report. The former 

 treats more of the cultivation of the tender kinds, while the latter 

 confines himself mostly to the hardy ones, such as all may grow 

 with little trouble. As these papers come from, expert gi'owers, 

 they will be found both interesting and valuable. 



First Class Certificates of Merit were awarded to Hon. John 

 Simpkins for Nymphcea delicatissima smdN. Deaniana ; the Oasis 

 Nursery Co., for Tuberous Begonias; and R. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co., for new Cannas. 



A Complimentary Notice was given to P. Bisset, Washington, 

 D. C, for seedling Nymphseas. 



October 6, Walter Hunnewell w^as awarded a First Class Certifi- 

 cate of Merit for the new Chrysanthemum, Mrs. E. G. Hill. 



October 20, T. D. Hatfield was awarded a First Class Certifi- 

 cate of Merit for his new seedling Incurved Chrysanthemum, Mrs. 

 T. D. Hatfield. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. 



November 7, 8, 9, and 10. 



Each year it seems as though we had attained the highest point 

 of excellence possible in Chrysanthemums, but the next season 

 always brings some surprises, and the present show was not an 

 exception. The flowers exhibited by Hon. John Simpkins and 

 the Waban Rose Conservatories were indeed wonderful. Scarcely 

 less so were the flowers shown by W. Slack, of Stamford, Conn., 

 who exhibited here for the first time. 

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