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Edward S. Rand. Spike of Cattleya crispa, with six flowers. This is one 

 of the most elegant of the tribe, and remarkable for beauty and purity 

 of color. 



Dennis Murray. Fifty varieties native plants; far more curious than beau- 

 tiful, and attractive rather to the botanist than the florist. 



James McTear. A fine display of Gladiolus, comprising Hebe, Couranti 

 fulgens, Berthe Rabourdin, Neptune, Jean d'Arc, Achille, Osiris, Penelope, 

 Celine, Vulcan, Edith Janire, Diana, Comtesse de Bresson, and Calypso. This 

 latter a superb flower; the spike was the best shown in the hall this season; 

 was three feet in length, and contained thirty-two flowers ; form almost per- 

 fect ; petals of great substance, smooth and well formed ; flower nearly two 

 inches in diameter, of a rosy carnation, with purple throat. A very fine and 

 desirable variety. 



Saturday, October 12th. From Francis Parkman : A small collection of 

 choice Roses, Delphineums, Pinks, &c. 



Hovey &. Co.: A small plant of Stanhopea oculata, not true to name, with a 

 spike of four flowers. 



Annie C. Kenrick and Miss S. A. Russell each contributed a basket of 

 arranged flowers. 



Saturday, October ]9th. Hovey & Co. : Dahlias, Plant Eucharis Amazonica 

 in bloom. 



Miss S. A. Russell : Floral basket. • 



Miss Annie C. Kenrick : Floral basket. 



W. VV. Warren : A few Dahlias. 



George W. Pratt: A magnificent spike of Stanhopea oculata, (true), with 

 eight large flowers. 



Saturday, October 2f!th. The severe frost of the night of the 24th inst. 

 killed all the flowers. The only exhibitions were baskets of arranged leaves 

 and flowers from Miss S. A. Russell and Miss Annie C. Kenrick. 



Saturday, November 2d. From James McTear: Six large Chrysanthemums ; 

 six Pompone Chrysanthemums. 



Hovey & Co. : Six large Chrysanthemums ; twelve Pompone Chrysan- 

 themums. 



Miss S. A. Russell : Wreath of dried flowers, mosses, and acorns. 



Henry Vandirje : Cut Flowers of Chrysanthemums. 



Dennis Murray : Fine plants of Botrychium lunarioides, (Moonwort or Grape 

 fern) ; a rare and strange variety of Plantago maritima ; a very peculiar Sali- 

 cornia, probably undescribed. 



The display of Chrysanthemums was very poor; better plants could be 

 found in almost any cottage garden. The Pompones of Hovey & Co. were 

 the best; indeed we believe there was one plant which was just passably well 

 grown, but poor enough at that. In the collection of Mr. McTear were some 

 new varieties which merit notice. The native plants shown by Mr. Murray 



