74 TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Committee believe that the arrangement which has been made in 

 regard to the Dahlias, will meet the views of every cultivator of flowers. 

 It is well known that the Society's autumnal shows would be meagre, and 

 quite unattractive, to what they are at present, were it not for the exhibi- 

 tion of the Dahlia : there is no individual flower which contributes so much 

 to the beauty and splendor of the room : appreciated alike by all, its 

 brilliant colors and perfect form command the admiration of those who 

 would scarce bestow a glance upon some more humble, but equally as de- 

 serving a flower. 



Respectfully submitted, 



CHARLES M. HOVEY, Chairman. 



The following rules and regulations will be observed in regard to the 

 dahlia show : — 



1. All growers who intend to exhibit, shall signify their intention to the 

 Chairman of the Committee on Flowers, and in which class or classes, at 

 least one week before the day set for the exhibition. 



2. Any persons may enter for the prizes of any of the classes, in either 

 of the divisions to which they are eligible, but they cannot take more than 

 one prize in division B. or C. 



3. Each competitor will be required to declare that every flower exhibit- 

 ed by him is of his own growth, or has been grown under his care. 



4. The judges for awarding the prizes in division B., shall be selected 

 from such cultivators or connoisseurs as are not competitors in that divis- 

 ion ; and the same rule shall be observed in selecting judges for division C. 



5. The judges shall be appointed by a majority of the exhibitors, whose 

 decision shall be final, and to be chosen at the Society's room, on the first 

 Saturday in September, at twelve o'clock, noon. Notice of this meeting to 

 be given by the Chairman of the Flower Committee to such persons as have 

 signified their intentions of competing for the premiums. 



6. Each competitor shall give to the Chairman of the Flower Committee 

 a list of the names of the flowers he exhibits, sealed up, and signed with 

 his name. 



7. The blooms shall be shown in bottles, provided by the Society, with- 

 out foliage, or any other embellishment. 



8. N o seedling, not sold out, will be allowed to be placed in either of the 

 divisions or classes, except the seedling class ; nor must any stand contain 

 two blooms of the same variety. 



9. The judges shall sign their award with a declaration upon their 

 honor, that, to the best of their knowledge, they have decided upon the re- 

 spective merits of the flowers exhibited. 



