b. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



June 21. 



From Spooner & Parkman : A finn display of Bulbous Iris, in 18 varieties. 



From James McTear: A plant of Hibiscus splendens. 



From John A. Kenrick: Fine Magnolias. 



From Eiiphalet Stone: A splendid display of Roses. 



From Edward S. Rand, Jr. : A fine specimen of Cypripedium spectabile, 

 the finest of the family indigenous to New England. 



June 28. 



From Herman Grundel: A fine display of Sweet Williams. 



From Dennis Zirngible : Double Sweet William, in great variety. 



From Spooner & Parkman : A fine display of Bulbous Iris. 



From T. Smallwood: Thirty varieties Antirrhinum, good. 



July 5. 



From Spooner & Parkman : A fine display of Roses. 



From Edward S. Rand: A plant in full bloom of the rare and beautiful 

 orchid, Phalsenopsis grandiflora. 



From Spooner &- Parkman: Twenty-five fine varieties of seedling Delphi- 

 nium. Also, a fine seedling hybrid, between D. elatum and formosum; a 

 very superior flower, of great value. 



July 12. 



From Spooner & Parkman : A beautiful display of cut flowers. Also, a 

 magnificent new Lily, from Japan, of which the following is the history, as 

 published by the writer in the Evening Transcript, July 15: — 



New and Rare Japan Lily. — On Saturday last, there was exhibited at the 

 weekly show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a rare and very beau- 

 tiful Lily, recently brought from Japan. It is well known that we are indebted 

 to that country for the very beautiful and showy plants commonly known as 

 " Japan Lilies," and which during the months of August and September are 

 favorites in every garden. 



The plant now under notice, though a lily from Japan, is by no means a 

 " Japan Lily " in the common application of the term. The Japan Lilies are 

 botanically known as "Lilinm lancifolium and speciosum," the many fine 

 seedling varieties being distinguished by the adjectives signifying the colors, 

 or by the fancy names given by their originators. The present plant is evi- 

 dently not a variety of L. lancifolium, but seems to be a new species ; we are 

 at a loss what to call it, for as far as our researches have led us, it is unde- 

 scribed. Whether it is a hybrid between any of the common Japan Lilies and 

 Lilium longiflorum (which in some respects it resembles), is a question we can- 

 not at present discuss, but the probabilities seem against its being a hybrid or 

 variety. 



There were two flowers e.\hibited — the bud of the larger five days before 

 expansion measured 6| inches, the corolla is 8 inches in diameter, and the 

 petals straightened out exceed a foot. The color is white, with band of yellow 



