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We noticed particularly a fine display of roses, by Eliphalet Stone ; fine 

 climbing roses, by James Nugent ; roses and fine seedling Delphineums, by 

 P'rancis Parkinan ; very choice English Iris, by Wm. H. Spooner, Jr. ; display 

 of Dianthus Dunettii, by G G. Hubbard. 



Some rare native plants, by Dennis Murray ; among others, two blooms of 

 Lilium Catesbaei, found wild in Dorchester ; this is the Southern Red Lily, 

 and is not found wild north of Kentucky ; the-specimen exhibited had probably 

 escaped from some garden. 



A fine display of Pogonia ophioglossoides, by Edward S. Rand. 



July 13th. A few fine pot plants, and a dozen Gloxineas, were shown by 

 Evers & Comley. 



A plant of Heather, said to have been found wild about twenty miles from 

 Boston, was exhibited by Jackson Dawson. Cut Flowers in variety by Hovey 

 & Co.. Evers & Comley, Barnes & Washburn, W. J. Spooner, P. Winship, 

 Joseph Breck, James McTear, James Nugent, and Thomas Walsh. 



In the collection of Joseph Breck we noticed fine specimens of Lilinm 

 excelsum and White Martagon ; in that of Wm. J. Spooner, Lilium Thunber- 

 geanum and atrosanguineuin ; in that of Francis Parkman, Clematis Hender- 

 soni, integrifolia, bicolor Sieboldii, Helena, Helena fiore pleno, also erecta. 



A fine collection of roses, phlox and delphineums. The flowers exhibited 

 generally showed the effects of excessive drought. 



On Saturday, July 20th, the prize day for Pinks, (Carnation and Picotee,) 

 Hollyhocks and Summer Phlox, the displays were small and inferior, owing to 

 the continued dry weather, which has parched all out-door flowers. 



Of pot plants there were no exhibitions for prize, except by Wm. C. Strong, 

 who showed a fine specimen, Tydea Origesii, which took the first prize for 

 specimen plant. 



Cut Flowers were shown in great variety by Messrs. Hovey, Comley, 

 Spooner, and the usual contributors. The collection of Messrs. Hovey, though 

 always composed of the choicest flowers, owes much of the fine effect always 

 produced to the tasteful arrangement of Mr. John Hovey. We noticed nothing 

 especially new in any of the stands ; as might be expected in most of the col- 

 lections, pinks predominated. Summer Phlox were all parched up and poor, 

 therefore the Committee withheld the highest prize. The same may be said 

 of Carnations and Picotees. 



We had been led to expect a fine show of the double Hollyhocks, now so 

 popular, but were disappointed. Those shown by Oliver Bennett, of Framing- 

 Jiam, were very fine, but the display was small. 



In agreeable contrast to the inferiority of garden flowers stood the display 

 of Gloxineas, for which it was also prize day. The plants were well grown, 

 in good condition, and profuse bloom. 



The first prize was awarded to Wm. C. Strong for Auricula, Chauverii, 

 Heleodorus, Miranda, Prince Metternich, and Alba grandiflora. The second 

 to Evers & Comley. The prize of a silver medal for the best seedling was 



