FLOWER committee's REPORT. 15 



Caroline de Sans 1, Madam Tradeanx, Arthur de Sansal, Alexandrine Back- 

 metefF, Reveil, Rebecca, Duchess of Sutherland, Lion des Combats, Baronne 

 Hallez, Duchesse de Cambaceres, Cardinal Patrizzi, Etendard de Sevastopol, 

 Docteur Reynaud, La Bedoyere, Imperatrice de France, Paul Ricault; Barnes 

 & Washburn, (no list). 



In Class v.: best fifteen named varieties. Hardy Perpetuals, there were 

 many stands shown. The prizes were awarded to Francis Parkman for 

 Baronne Prevost, Gen. Jacqueminot, Pseony, Mere de St. Louis, Souvenir de 

 la Reine d'Angleterro, Geant des Battailes, Triomph de I'Exposilion, Pauline 

 Linsezeur, Lord Raglan, Colonel de Rougement, Marquise de Bocella, Auber- 

 non, Madame Vidot, Madam Rivers, Thomas Rivers; Charles Copeland, (no 

 list,) and Wm. C. Strong, (no list). 



In Class VI. : ten named varieties, Hardy Perpetuals, there was no com- 

 petition. The first prize was awarded to James McTear, the others withheld. 



There was a fine display in Class VII., — Moss Roses. The principal con- 

 tributors were llovey & Co., and Charles Copeland ; the former showed fifty 

 varieties. 



Class VIII.: large Bouquets of Roses. There were only two competitors, 

 Messrs. Hovey, and Evers & Comley ; the bouquets of the former contained 

 the choicer flowers, but those of the latter were more tasteful. 



There was spirited competition in Class IX., — Tender Roses. James 

 Nugent exhibited a fine stand, comprising Bougere, Camellia Tea, Yellow 

 Tea, Bonne Sylvain, Lamarque, Undulata, Gloire de Dijon, Safrano, Odorata, 

 Cramoisie superieur, Souvenir de Malmaison, and others. Azell Bowditch, 

 Le Pactole, La Mere, Souvenir de Malmaison, Camellia Tea, Blush Tea, Sol- 

 faterre, Amie Vibert, Hermosa, Safrano, and others. Fine displays were 

 made by Charles Copeland and Evers & Comley. 



The Committee would also especially notice a fine collection of Pinks from 

 Hovey & Co. A very fine bloom of Stanhopea tigrina, shown by George W. 

 Pratt. 



Roses, by Eliphalet Stone, (very fine); two fine bouquets, by M. Trautman ; 

 a fine show of flowers, painted from nature, by Miss Eliza Lynde, generally 

 very accurate; the rare Orchis grandiflora (Bigelow), fimbriata (Gray), by 

 Edw. S. Rand ; also, Kalmia latifolia. 



Fine Sweet Williams, fro.ii Cambridge Botanic Garden; and a fine general 

 display of roses by F. Winship, Joseph Breck, James Nugent, James McTear, 

 Barnes & Washburn, Wm. C. Strong, Francis Parkman, Marshall P. Wilder, 

 Thomas Walsh, Walker & Co., Charles Copeland, Warren Heustis, and G. G. 

 Hubbard. 



The Show on Saturday, July 6th, was very good — better than could have been 

 expected — on account of very hot and dry weather. Pot Plants were good, 

 consisting of Ericas, Gloxineas, Pelargoniums and Ferns. Cut Flowers were 

 in great variety ; the finest displays were made by Hovey & Co., Evers &- 

 Comley, Spooner & Co., Barnes & Washburn, Franklin Winship, and others. 



