REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND 

 FLOWERS FOR THE YEAR 1917. 



By William Anderson, Chairman. 



On January 13, S. J. Goddard was awarded a Silver Medal for 

 Carnation Doris. A First Class Certificate of Merit was awarded 

 to F. Dorner & Sons Co. for Laddie, a large flesh-pink, superior 

 to existing varieties of that color. The same firm also exhibited 

 Rosalie, a fine dark-pink of perfect form for which a Certificate of 

 Merit was awarded. Fine spikes of Calanthe were exhibited by 

 Duncan Finlayson. 



February 3. Well grown Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and 

 Primula sinensis were on exhibition, also a sport from Lorraine, 

 large flower, light-pink color, tinged with salmon. A Silver Medal 

 was awarded to George Melvin for a remarkably well-flowered 

 plant of Dendrobium nobile virginals. 



February 10, A. W. Preston, J. L. Smith, gardener, exhibited a 

 very large flowered Brasso-Laelio-Cattleya, Seaforth Highlander, 

 which received a Silver Medal. 



The Spring Flower Show which opened on March 1st was one 

 of the most successful ever held in Boston. In addition to the 

 high quality of the exhibits, it was exceptional in its artistic arrange- 

 ment. In the plant exhibits the outstanding features were the 

 fine group of Acacias from Thomas Roland and the groups of 

 Orchids from F. J. Dolansky, Julius Roehrs Co., and E. B. Dane. 

 Many valuable and rare hybrids were included in the two latter 

 groups while that of Mr. Dolansky was a massive group of especially 

 well-flowered plants. The bulb displays were extensive and of 

 high quality; especially fine were the new varieties of Darwin 

 Tulips and Narcissus in the exhibits from the Weld garden and A. 

 W. Preston. The Flemish garden arranged by R. and J. Farquhar 

 & Co. which contained masses of bulbs, flowering shrubs, Jasminum 

 primulinum and tall Cedars, all tastefully and effectively placed, 



