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Medal for a splendid group of orchids which contained many 

 choice specimens; among them were Brasso-Cattleya Heatonensis, 

 Cattleyas Trianae A. C. Burrage, Snowflake, and Luminosa, 

 Odontoglossum amabile, Cypripedium Archie Neil, and Oncidium 

 Ca vendishianum . 



Silver Medals were awarded to the following named exhibitors 

 of artistic groups of foliage and flowering plants: Mrs. C. G. Weld 

 (Wm. C. Rust, gardener) who had the most artistically arranged 

 group; Edwin S. Webster (Peter Arnott, gardener); Miss Cor- 

 nelia Warren (Henry Stewart, gardener); Weld Garden (Duncan 

 Finlayson, gardener) ; Edward A. Clark (W. H. Golby, gardener) ; 

 and the W. W. Edgar Company. 



Prof. C. S. Sargent (Charles Sander, gardener) exhibited a 

 splendid group of Clivia miniata which included some very fine 

 varieties raised from seed by Mr. Sander. A Silver Medal was 

 awarded Mr. Sander. The same exhibitor also put up a collection 

 of small-flowered azaleas, hybrids between Azalea Hinodigeri and 

 A. romantiaca. 



A. W. Preston (John L. Smith, gardener) and H. T. Hayward 

 (James Warr, gardener) were the principal exhibitors of bulbous 

 plants. Mr. Preston had the best group and Mr. Hayward was 

 awarded numerous First Prizes for his exhibits of tulips and 

 narcissi, and for an exhibit of splendidly-grown mignonette in 

 pots he was awarded a Cultural Certificate. 



F. W. Fletcher was awarded a Cultural Certificate for his newest 

 hybrids in colored freesias, George Page a Cultural Certificate 

 for a fine exhibit of spring-fiowering plants, and Peter Arnott 

 the same for cyclamens. There were also fine cyclamens from 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner and Mrs. Lester Leland, the latter being 

 awarded a Silver Medal for her exhibit. R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 

 arranged a Liberty Garden in the Main Hall which was much 

 admired, masses of the lAlium regale, Azalea Kaempferi, and 

 other flowering plants being effectively used. 



The Boston retail florists were well represented with baskets, 

 vases, and other tasteful arrangements of flowers and plants. 

 Silver Medals were awarded the following firms: Penn the Florist, 

 Boston Cut Flower Co., Henry R. Comley, Caplan the Florist, 

 Zinn the Florist, and John J. O'Brien. There were some beauti- 



