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veracea, Banksise ; also Pseonia tenuifolia pleno, Aurata, these two last are 

 Herbaceous varieties, and are new, very fine. 



From W. C. Harding, grown by W. D. Frazer : Fourteen named Seed- 

 ling Petunias, all well grown, and made a fine display. 



From Dennis Murray, Roxbury, one hundred and ninety-four Native Funori, 

 ■well put up, and botanically named, of which the following were named 

 after himself, being the discoverer of them : Agaricus Murrayii, Hypnura 

 Murrayii, Nectria Murrayii, Stereum Murrayii, Hyponylon Murrayii, Spaeria 

 Murrayii ; with three produced from Insects, viz., Cordyceps carolinensis, Cor- 

 dyceps militaris, Isaria farinosa. 



From Josiah Stickney : A fine collection of Pseonies. 

 Saturday, June 6. 



From Hovey & Co. : Twenty varieties of Hardy Azaleas, ten do, Rhoden- 

 drons, ten do. Shrubby Paeonies, Pyrethrum atrosanguina, a new Herbaceous 

 plant, also a fine display of cut flowers. 



From W. C. Strong, Azalea Nudiflora, coccinea superba, vittata, Sulphurea, 

 atrosanguinea, lutea superba, viscosecephala, Rhododendrons and cut flowers, 

 also six pots of Gloxinias. 



From Charles A. Putnam of Salem : A French Geranium, spotted fine, 

 semi double Petunia, very fine, also a pink yellow ground. 



From G. H. Chandler : A fine White Pink, very large Souvenir de la Mal- 

 maison. 



From Charles J. Power : Pinks, La Grandeur, fine scarlet, Bouquet, scarlet 

 and white, well grown plants: also a fine plant of Gnaphalium arenarium. 

 Saturday, June 13. 



From Dennis Murray : Lycopodium lucidulum, also four plants produced 

 from animals. 



From F. Parkman : Twenty named Irises, also two seedling varieties, a new 

 Japan Honeysuckle Lonicera brachypoda reticulata. A collection of seedling 

 Pansies, and a general display of Herbaceous plants, &c. 



From Charles J. Powers : Six named Fuchsias, and Dianthus VerschafFeltii. 



From James McTear: Twenty named Irises, and twenty-six varieties of 

 Herbaceous plants. 



From Hovey & Co. : A very fine display of cut flowers. 

 Saturday, June 20. 



From F. Parkman : A fine display of Pansies, Iris, Pentstemons, Delphin- 

 iums, Clematis, Spiraeas, &c., also Hybrid Perpetual, Bourbon and Moss 

 Roses. 



From Joseph Breck : Herbaceous Paeonies, Dr. Bretonneau, Charles Goslin, 

 Beauty Francais, Reine des Francais, Pottsii plena superba, Goldii lilacina 

 grandiflora, Sulphurea, Duchess de Nemours, Formosa. 



From James McTear: fifty varieties of hardy Herbaceous plants, ten 

 named Paeonies, and cut flowers in variety. 



