8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



From James Nugent: Fine Seedling Antirrhinums and Tropseolums. 

 From James McTear: Seedling Antirrhinums. 



From Dennis Murray : Good specimens of tl)e rare and pretty Chimaphila 

 maculata. 



Saturday, August 9. 

 From James McTear: Plant of Origanum tomentosum in pot; curious, but 

 by no means beautiful. 



From Eliphalet Stone : A magnificent display of Roses. 

 From Joseph Breck &, Son: A fine show of Gladiolus. 

 From William C. Strong : Fine Fuchsias and Roses ; also Salix variegata, 

 white and pink, very pretty. 



From Spooner & Parkman : Hypericum Japonicum, a beautiful shrubby 

 species ; flower, golden yellow, of most symmetrical shape. Seedling Phlox, 

 white, with delicate pink eye. Lobelia cardinalis alba ; a variety but of little 

 beauty and not likely to be popular with any who know the brilliant color of 

 L. cardinalis. Echinops Bannaticus, a remarkable globular-headed, thistle- 

 leaved plant, hardy perennial, very striking and ornamental ; flowers of a 

 peculiar spicy fragrance. 



August ]G. 

 Spooner & Parkman: A fine display of seedling Delphiniums, Also, a 

 beautiful lot of Gladiolus, and large masses of G. Brenchlcyensis, producing 

 a gorgeous effect. Also, Gladiolus Cuvier — one of the new reddish-scarlet 

 varieties — which did not seem to the Committee of remarkable beauty. 

 Gladiolus Belle Gabriel ; ground color white, spotted and striped with rosy 

 purple ; inferior petals marked with well defined parallel streaks of bright 

 purple ; form, a perfect triangle, the apex pointing upwards. 

 From Joseph Breck : A fine display of named Gladiolus. 



August 23. 

 From Spooner «Sz- Parkman : A fine lot of Japan Lilies. 

 From James McTear: A plant of Pitcairnia punicea. 



August 30. 

 James McTear: Display of seedling Antirrhinums. 

 From James Nugent: A collection of seedling Tropaeolums. 

 From T. Bruce: A fine display of Double Zinnias. 

 From Dr. Horace Richardson : A fine display of Dahlias and cut flowers. 



September (1. 

 From Hovey &. Co. : A fine display of Lilies. 

 From Spooner & Parkman: A fine display of Lilies and Gladiolus. 

 From Grorge W. Pratt: A very fine specimen of Stanhopea insignis. 

 From James Nugent : A fine display of Antirrhinums. 



Annual Exhibition. 

 From Isaac Buchanan, Astoria: A fine show of seedling Petunias. 

 From George W. Pratt: A fine plant of Stanhopea eburnea with several 

 spikes of bloom. 



