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Nearly every class of prizes was competed for by oue or more 

 exhibitors, but the greatest competition was in the classes for 

 twenty-five blooms of twenty-five distinct varieties ; and the large 

 vases of blooms on long stems. In the latter class Hon. John 

 Simpkins put up two vases of flowers, the equals of which have 

 never before been shown here. 



There were but few entries in the classes for seedlings, the most 

 noticeable being the one shown by Hugh Graham & Son, of Phila- 

 delphia, a sulphur white Japanese of incurved form, but with 

 peculiarly arranged petals, and named Philadelphia. 



A First Class Certificate of Merit was awarded to Siebrecht & 

 VYadley, New Rochelle, N. Y., for their new Rose, Belle Sie- 

 brecht ; and one to George B. Gill, for his seedling red Chrysan- 

 themum, Ox Blood. 



Complimentary Notices were given to Sewall Fisher, for seedling 

 Carnations, Crystal and No. 162; Calvin S. Goddard, for a 

 Chrysanthemum bearing his name ; George Hollis, for Chrysanthe- 

 mum Golden Rule; J. Eaton, Jr., for Chrysanthemum Penikese ; 

 Patrick Melia, for Chrysanthemum October Queen ; Henry A. 

 Gane, for Chrysanthemums Mrs. George A. Gane and Mrs. 

 Louise P. Chard ; and Kenneth Finlayson, for Chrysanthemum 

 Mrs. PL B. Freeman. 



The extremely large blooms are magnificent in their way, and 

 show what can be done with the chrysanthemum in skillful hands. 

 We would not say one word against them, but in striving for 

 immense size are we not losing many interesting forms which 

 always attract much attention when put on exhibition ? It is true 

 they are not valuable commercially, but a Chrysanthemum Show 

 is not now complete unless all the forms are represented, and 

 efforts should be made to grow as many forms as possible. Many 

 curious things have come to this country from Japan, which have 

 been lost simply because they were of no use as market flowers, or 

 because they could not compete in the same classes as the monster 

 blooms. This sliould not be so, and we ho|)e that at no distant 

 time we shall see more of the small but curious forms at our 

 exhibitions. 



November 17, a First Class Certificate of Merit was awarded to 



Norris F. Comley for seedling Chrysanthemum, Francis B. Hayes. 



Nathaniel T. Kidder, having obtained the greatest number of 



