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Rose and Strawberry Exhibition, July 1 and 2. 



On account of the lateness of the season this show had to be 

 postponed one week and even then it did not seem to suit the local 

 growers. However, the hall was well filled. 



Conspicuous among the Rose exhibits was the fine table of 

 Climbing Roses shown by A. J. Fish of New Bedford; the most 

 striking varieties being Silver Moon, Dr. Van Fleet, Climbing 

 American Beauty, and Baroness Ittersum. A Silver Medal was 

 awarded this exhibit. 



In the competitive classes the leading prize winners were Thomas 

 N. Cook, Robert Seaver, A. W. Preston, W. C. Winter, and George 

 E. Barnard. In the Hybrid Perpetual classes the old varieties 

 held their own. The Hybrid Tea Roses shown attracted much 

 attention, a few of the finest were Duke of Westminster, Mme. 

 Melane Soupert, Mme. Caroline Testout, Mabel Drew, The Lyon, 

 J. B. Clark, Mme. Paul Eulor, Dean Hole, Otto von Bismarck. 



There were good Peony collections from T. C. Thurlow's Sons 

 Co. and A. H. Fewkes. R. and J. Farquhar and Co. and The Blue 

 Hill Nurseries had fine displays of herbaceous flowers well arranged. 

 E. B. Dane and J. T. Butterworth exhibited nice tables of cut 

 orchids. Duncan Finlayson was awarded a Certificate of Merit 

 for a plant of the pure white Coelogyne Mooreana. 



Sweet Pea Exhibition, July 8 and 9. 



The Sweet Pea Show was a good one, the exhibits being of high 

 quality, and the large hall was well filled. The dates seemed a 

 little too early for growers in the vicinity of Boston, however, so 

 the principal prize winners were from Lenox. Edwin Jenkins and 

 S. W. Carlquist had very fine exhibits. The following is a list of 

 the best varieties in their respective colors: 



Constance Hinton, White; Sunproof Crimson, Crimson; Mrs. 

 Dameron, Yellow; Rosabelle, Carmine; Blue Monarch, Blue; 

 Lady Evelyn Eyre, Blush; Hercules, Deep Pink; Mrs. H. Dickson, 



