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Medal for a large and artistic group, also for his work in the ad- 

 vancement and culture of the Gladiolus. S. E. Spencer of the 

 Brooklands Gardens also had a large group of splendid flowers. 



In other classes the Blue Hill Nurseries took first for best col- 

 lection of herbaceous Phlox and Weld Garden was first with fine 

 Tuberous Begonias. 



On August 26, L. Merton Gage of Natick, Mass., was awarded 

 a Silver Medal for Gladiolus Mrs. Dr. Norton, a very beautiful 

 seedling of the Gandavensis type. The flowers were very large, 

 well set on a tall spike, white in color, suffused at the edges with 

 soft pink, the three lower petals blotched with sulphur yellow. 



Dahlia Exhibition, September 9 and 10. 



On account of the lateness of the season the show was not as 

 extensive as usual, but the quality of the flowers shown was extra 

 good. The outstanding feature of the show was the three large 

 vases of the new rose pink Peony-flowered Dahlia, Mrs. Frederick 

 Grinnell, exhibited by John P. Rooney of New Bedford, Mass., 

 which was awarded a Silver Medal. E. W. Bennett received a 

 Certificate of Merit for Dahlia Meritorious, a very large flower 

 of the Decorative type. Fottler, Fiske and Rawson Co. was 

 awarded a Silver Medal for an extensive and well-arranged display 

 of Dahlias and Gladioli. 



Others who had fine Dahlia displays were Mrs. L. A. Towle, 

 George L. Stillman, J. K. Alexander, and W. D. Hathaway. For 

 the largest and best collection of all classes J. K. Alexander was 

 first. W. N. Craig was first for 30 vases of herbaceous flowers 

 and there were also extensive collections of wild flowers. 



The Autumn Exhibition. 



The Autumn Exhibition which opened on November 1 was good, 

 although there was a lack of competition in many of the classes. 

 There were no orchids entered for competition except in the class 

 for a single specimen. With the exception of the large plant of 



