FLOWER committee's REPORT. 15 



From F. Parkman : Forty-four varieti'^s flerbaceoiis plants, among which 

 were Aster CE\l de Christ, Funkia japonica, Gypsophila acutifolia, Liatris 

 scariosa, Sedum fabaria rubra, Statice tartarica, Tritoma iivaria, Veronica mon- 

 tana: seedling Gladiolus No. 3, color clear, pale buff, lower petals marked 

 •with three diverging, purple stripes ; No. 4, orange and rose ; No. 5, clear, 

 transparent flesh ; No. 6, deep, vivid scarlet, brighter than Brenchleyensis ; 

 No. 7, pale flesh, yellow centre, marked with purple stripes; No. 8, buff, and 

 purple ; seedling Delphinium, No. 3, transparent, sky blue, tinged in the 

 centre with rose ; double No. 4, deep sky blue, tinged with purple, centre 

 marked with black ; display of Lilies. 



From Hovey & Co. : Fifty Herbaceous plants, among which were Chelone 

 glabra, rubra. Euphorbia corolata, Anthemis nobilis flore pleno, Campanula 

 burgolii, (new.), Sedum fabaria rubra, (new). 



Saturday, September 10. 



From F. Parkman : Forty-six varieties Herbaceous plants, not shown 

 before: Chelone glabra, Sedum fabaria rubra, Tritoma serotina ; a display of 

 Lilies ; five seedling Gladiolus, and two seedling Phlox, the one marked B is 

 clear rose, with bright crimson eye, perfectly defined, remarkable for the size 

 of the spike, and the profusion of flowers. 



From James McTear: Eight varieties Gladiolus seedlings, display of cut 

 flowers and Herbaceous plants. 



From Geo. Craft: Ten seedling Gladiolus; a fine display of named Gladi- 

 olus, and other flowers. 



From W. C. Strong: Fourteen seedling Gladiolus, among which were No. 

 132, brilliant cherry carmine, shaded with violet purple, lower divisions of the 

 petals blotched with white, upper petal distinctly marked with a pure white 

 line, one of the most distinct varieties in cultivation, resembling in color 

 Cactus speciosissimus, for which the Committee awarded the First Class Cer- 

 tificate. 



From Washburn &. Co. : A fine display of Gladiolus, filling six vases ; 

 fifty-two spikes. 



From Joseph Breck : Dwarf Bouquet Asters, Double Zinnias, Tagetes signata 

 pumila. The Asters had been cut two weeks, and looked as fresh as if just 

 taken from the plant, which makes the variety valuable for cut flowers. 



From Hovey «Si Co. : Forty-two Herbaceous plants, among which were 

 Eupatorium ageratoides, Astrantia major, Helianthus speciosa, Statice 

 tomentosa, Stokesia cyanea. 



Annual Exhibition. 



From Dennis Murray : Seventy-five varieties of native plants. 



From James Barrett, Bradford : Sixty-five varieties of native plants. 



From Hovey & Co. : Caladium pictum, Belleymi, Chantini, Argyrites, 

 bicolor, Baraquinii: Ferns, Scolopendrium, Asplcnium auritum, Adiantum 

 cuneatum, Gonophlebium latipes, Pteris albo lineata, Polypodium aureum, 

 variegated foliage; Pteris argentea, argyrea, Begonia Madame AUward, 



