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the principal exhibitor of Hybrid Rhododendrons. He also ex- 

 hibited a group of Rhododendron sinense, a pale yellow variety 

 raised from seeds collected in China for which he was awarded a 

 Silver Medal. 



Charles Sander, gardener at Holm Lea, was awarded a Gold 

 Medal for a fine display of seedling Azaleas, twenty-five varieties, 

 the result of crosses between A. Hinodigiri, Garnot, and Roman taie. 

 The same exhibitor also had on exhibition a seedling Rhododendron, 

 the result of a cross between R. Smirnowi and a garden variety. 

 In vases of fifty roses, Hadley, Mrs. Bayard Thayer, and Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward were the winners in their respective colors. 



In the Rose classes for private gardeners W. C. Rust exhibited 

 splendid vases of Hoosier Beauty, Mrs. Charles Russell, and Lady 

 Hillingdon. The Albert Roper Estate was awarded a Silver Medal 

 for a fine cerise pink Carnation, Albert Roper. S. J. Goddard 

 exhibited Carnation Doris and was awarded a Certificate of Merit. 

 A. W. Preston, J. L. Smith, gardener, exhibited a plant of Brasso- 

 Cattleya Maroniae {Cattleya gigas X Brasso-Cattleya Digbyana) for 

 which he was awarded a Silver Medal. F. W. Fletcher & Co. 

 exhibited a light blue Delphinium, Clivedon Beauty, and received 

 Honorable Mention. 



Exhibition, May 27. 



Miss Grace Sturtevant, Wellesley Farms, exliibited a collection 

 of Iris, the best of which were : Regeliocyclus, a dwarf and interest- 

 ing variety, Mrs. Alan Grey, and Trojana, and a vase of Sappho 

 seedlings. The collection was awarded Honorable Mention. 

 Mr. Bayard Thayer, William Anderson, superintendent, was 

 awarded a Silver Medal for Lilium Willmottiae, a new lily from China 

 and shown for the first time. This lily grows from three to four 

 feet in height with wiry stems clothed with narrow, oblong leaves ; 

 the flowers are apricot-yellow spotted with brown, three inches or 

 more across and strongly recurved. It is perfectly hardy and 

 flowers outside in late June and early July. Oliver Ames, Edward 

 Parker, gardener, exhibited a nice lot of Darwin Tulips for which 

 he was awarded Honorable Mention. 



