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Exhibition, June 10. 



June 10th was the date of the Peony Show, but on account of 

 the lateness of the season the show was postponed one week. 

 However, on the 10th Miss Grace Sturtevant exhibited twenty-one 

 seedhng Irises, all of the Germanica and Pallida type. The awards 

 were as follow: 



Iris Merlin (Oriflamme X Iris King) awarded a Certificate of 

 Merit; standards light bronze-purple; falls deep reddish purple, 

 large and broad; growth vigorous, about three feet. 



Iris Mme. Cheri (Caterina X Mrs. G. Darwin) awarded Certifi- 

 cate of Merit; standards rosy bronze; falls blue, tinted bronze; 

 growth vigorous, about three feet. 



Iris Niverna (Cypriana X Mrs. G. Darwin) awarded Honorable 

 Mention; standards, bronze, tinted with purple; falls light blue, 

 throat veined with yellow. 



Iris Empire (Monsignor X Aurea) awarded Honorable Mention; 

 standards yellow, tinged with bronze; falls bronze-yellow, tinged 

 with purple. 



Iris Hope (parentage not given) awarded Honorable Mention; 

 standards light rosy lavender; falls lavender, with deeper lavender 

 veins. 



Peony Exhibition, June 17 and 18. 



This usually fine show, after having been postponed one week on 

 account of the backward season, still came a week too early for 

 Peonies in the vicinity of Boston. The result was that few local 

 Peonies were shown. However, fine displays of Iris, Hemerocallis, 

 Oriental Poppies, and other herbaceous flowers helped to make a 

 nice exhibition. 



G. H. Peterson of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, was first in most of 

 the Peony classes. Other prize winners were Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 A. H. Fewkes, S. G. Harris, G. N. Smith, and Mrs. C. S. Minot. 

 The Wellesley Nurseries had a fine collection, not for competition. 

 There were no first-class single varieties shown. The following is a 



