FLOWER committee's REPORT. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ELOWERS, 



For the Year 1865. 

 BY E. ATJQTJSTUS STORY, CHAIRMAN. 



The duties of the Committee previous to tlie opening of the Hall were very 

 light ; nothing exhibited previous to that day worthy of special comment. 



The display at the opening of the Hall -was better than usual. Cut Flowers 

 were choice and plentiful ; Pot Plants select and well grown, and the Baskets 

 of Flowers and other Floral Designs were arranged with great taste and skill. 

 The principal Exhibitors of Plants were Hovey & Co., H. H. Hunnewell, and 

 Jonathan French. The Messrs. Hovey &, Co. had fine bloomed plants of Fancy 

 Pelargoniums, Heaths, and Greenhouse Azaleas. H. H. Hunneweli's Pelar- 

 goniums and Fuchsias were finely grown plants, and did great credit to his 

 gardener, F. L. Harris. Jonathan French's collection contained several rare and 

 well grown plants ; the most particularly striking was a noble specimen of 

 Rhynchospermum Jasminoides, covered with its pendulous, white and fragrant 

 flowers. 



On the third of June seven noble specimens of Fuchsias were exhibited by 

 J. W. Brooks of Milton ; they were very large and finely grown plants, with 

 a profusion of blossoms. 



PaRonias, both Shrubby and Herbaceous, were only sparingly exhibited, and 

 scarcely equal to forrner years. The same may be said of the Tuberous Iris, 

 there being only one competitor, and failing to have the desired number of 

 varieties. On July first, Mrs. T. W. Ward of Canton sent eight finely grown 

 plants of Gloxinias; they were perfect specimens in every respect, and were 

 considered the best managed plants of the kind that had been exhibited ; from 

 the same lady came very choice Cut Flowers, including Stephanotis floribunda, 

 Tabernsemontana, Rondeletia, Ceropegia, and Gardenia Fortunii, the latter as 

 large as a Camellia. 



Carnations, Picotees, and early Phloxes, were exhibited on the eighth of 

 July. The Phloxes were past their best, and none good were shown ; Carna- 

 tions and Picotees were in rather better condition. James McTear being the 

 principal exhibitor, with English named varieties, which were well grown, and 

 took the first prizes. James Nugent had a stand of Picotees, and J. F. C. 

 Hyde had a large display of Sophia, sporting into various colors ; it is a showy 

 and useful variety, though hardly distinct enough for a prize stand. The same 

 gentleman had a new seedling, (Sally Lee,) large violet crimson self, promis- 

 ing to be a useful border variety. On July 22d, Francis Parkman exhibited a 

 fine plant of Lilium auratum, with seven expanded blooms ; Hovey &. Co. had 

 cut flowers of the same. This is perhaps the best of the many fine things 

 lately obtained from Japan. 



Gladiolus were shown in great abundance and variety on prize day and at 



