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From W. C, Strong : Phloxes, Cut Flowers in variety ; a Seedling Verbena, 

 color greenish white, good. 



From James Mc Tear: Phloxes, Cut Flowers in variety; also a Seedling 

 Gladiolus, a double variety with from 18 to 20 petals, color flesh, tinged with 

 rose and sulphur, centre amaranth. 



Saturday, August 12. 



From H. H. Hunnewell: thirty-seven named varieties of Gladiolus, fine 

 specimens and well grown. 



From Francis Parkman : display of Seedling Gladiolus, Lilies, Roses, and 

 other Cut Flowers, including a new Rose, Madame Furtado, three dishes of 

 Japan Lilies, eight varieties of Seedling Phlox; attention was drawn to No. 

 1, as being perfectly distinct. No. 3 is excellent for raising on account of its 

 profuse bloom, and the great size of its spikes. 



From Mrs. Abner Pierce: a fine wreath of Gladiolus flowers. 



From Joseph Bieck : a fine display of twelve spikes Double Balsams. 



From George Craft: sixty very fine spikes of Gladiolus named, and seed- 

 lings. 



Saturday, August 19. 



From Mrs. T. W. Ward : a fine cluster of flowers of Allamanda Schottii, 

 and two dishes of choice flowers. 



From George Craft: one hundred spikes of named and seedling Gladiolus, 

 all very fine. 



From Edward S. Rand, Jr., Dedham : three varieties of Japan Lilies, fine, 

 deep shade, interesting as to intensity of color. 



From W, T. Merrifield, Worcester : a very fine spike of Yucca variegata. 



From W. C. Strong: a display of Seedling Gladiolus, and Cut Flowers in 

 variety. 



Saturday, August 26. 



From Hovey & Co. : Lespedezia, flowers white, in spikes, fine : Palafoxia 

 Hookeriana, from Texas, a new annual, flowers composite, rosy purple, 

 flowering all summer. 



From George Craft: a specimen spike of Gladiolus, Mrs. Westcott, a 

 new seedling, having a large flower nearly white, with bright carmine stains. 

 Among those exhibited in Class L were his new seedlings Elenora and Fairy ; 

 these were both shown last season, the latter as No. 3G5; a description of 

 these two new varieties may be found in last year's report. In class 3 were 

 exhibited fourteen bunches of named varieties, in all fifty-six spikes, which 

 took the first prize, also twenty Seedlings. 



From W. C. Strong: a fine display of named varieties of Gladiolus, among 

 which was his new seedling Parkmanii; also a great display of Cut Flowers, 

 which took the first prize. 



Saturday, September 2. 



Trom J. G. Chandler, Roxbury : a fine spike of Hedychium Gardnerianum ; 

 also, fine choice greenhouse flowers. 



