FLOWER committee's REPORT. 13 



From W. C. Strong-: fine Seedling Gladiolus, a stand of Verbenas, Stocks, 

 and other Cut Flowers. 



From Richard Oldreive : a display of Chinese Pinks, fine ; also, two seed- 

 ling Verbenas. 



From George Craft: thirty-eight fine seedling Gladiolus. 



From Botanic Garden, by John F. Rogers: a fine display of foity-four 

 Double Zinnias. 



From James McTear: a stand of Cut Flowers, Verbenas, Herbacous Plants, 

 and Pompone Asters, which were very dwarf and fine. 



From Hovey & Co. : Verbenas, Asters, do. Pompones, a stand of each ; 

 made a fine show, and took the first prizes on Asters and Pompones. 



From Milton Andros, Brookline: a splendid display of Asters, two stands. 

 Saturday, Sfptehber 9. 



From George Craft: sixty-one spikes of Gladiolus and fine Double Zinnias. 



From James McTear : Double Zinnias, eight Seedling Gladiolus, and 

 seventy-seven varieties of Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 



From Hovey & Co. : thirty varieties of Herbaceous Plants, and fine Double 

 Zinnias. 



Annuai. Exhibition, September 19, 20, 21, 22. 



From George Craft: a fine display of Cut Flowers, including twenty-five 

 spikes of Gladiolus. 



From J. S. Potter, West Cambridge : six pots of Coxcombs. 



From Botanic Garden, by John F. Rogers : Greenhouse Plants — Latania 

 borbonica, Livistonia sps,, Aralia palmata, Grevillea robusta, Croton pictum, 

 Pavetta borbonica. Aspidistra lurida variegata, Dracaena terminalis, do. var., 

 and ferrea, Ananassa sativa, Coleus Bliimei, and VerschafFeltii, DiefFenbachia 

 picta, Pothos argyrsea, CoflTea arabica, Croton variegatum, Caladium atropur- 

 pureum, Gymnophylum polycephalum. Ferns — Alsophila australis, Gymno- 

 gramma chrysophylla, and tartarea, Aspidium falcatum, viviparum, nidus, 

 Berlandicum, Acrostichum alcicorne, Davallia pyidata, Polypodeum aureum, 

 Adiantum formosum, Pteris argyrsa. Maranta sps. — Albo lineata, Fasciata, 

 regalis, eximia, Zebrina. Caladium — Chantini, bicolor, picturatum, Hsema- 

 rostigma, nova sp. Amazon, punctata alba. Specimen Plants — Rhopala 

 Youngii, and Pandanus Javanicus variegatus. 



From Jonathan French : Ferns and Lycopods, viz., Adiantum cuneatum, 

 formosum, Pteris hastata, cretica albo lineata, Nephrolopis bulbifera, Lomaria 

 Japonica, GymnogrammaSulphurea, Davalla elegans, Doodia aspera, Crypto- 

 plebium phyllitides, Polypodium aureum, Lycopodium Willdenovii. Begonia — 

 Rex, Queen Victoria, Argentea, Reichenhiemii, Madam Crosse, Mackoy, 

 Grandis. Variegated Leaved Plants — Croton Noblesse, Pandanus Javanicus 

 Argenteus, Dractena terminalis picta, Dioscorea discolor Zebrina, Diflfenbachia 

 picta, Aspidistra lurida variegata. Maranta — Zebrina, Coleus Verschaffeltii, 

 Hoya variegata, Sedum carneum variegatum. Specimen Plant — Cissus 

 discolor. Caladiums — Argyrites, Chantini, Belleymei, Wightii, Bicolor, pic- 

 turatum, hastatim. 



