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geuerally of larger size, and iu other respects finer specimens, than 

 were exhibited last year. 



The arrangement of the lower hall, wherein the cut flowers were 

 staged, was excellent, and never in the history of our Society was 

 there a larger or better show of cut flowers. 



The flowers grown 1)}' S. J. Coleman, gardener to Charles J. 

 Powers, and exhibited by himself and Galvin Brothers, were 

 the largest and best finished flowers ever seen in our halls. Mr. 

 Coleman was awarded the Society's Silver Medal for superior 

 cultivation of Chr3'santheinums iu general, and T. D. Hatfield re- 

 ceived the same for superior cultivation of the Chrysanthemum 

 Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, of which he showed a fine large plant 

 bearing upwards of one hundred large blooms. 



Henry A. Gane, one of our most enthusiastic growers of Seed- 

 ling Chrysanthemums, exhibited a large number of seedlings, — 

 most of them of superior merit, — and he was awarded the Apple- 

 ton Silver Medal for his collection. 



The more we become acquainted with the Nee Sima Collection 

 of Chrysanthemums, which were sent to Mrs. Hardy, the more we 

 are convinced that it is the very best collection ever sent out of 

 Japan. 



A Seedling Orchid — a very beautiful Calanthe — was shown by 

 Richard Gardner. It is a cross between C Vfstita and C. vestita 

 rubro-ocidata, and gained the award of the Society's Silver Medal. 



E. M. Wood & Co. have established a sport fiom the Tea Rose 

 Catherine Mermet, which they have named \Yaban. This is 

 vivid pink in color, and of the same form and comeliness as the 

 parent, and also its sister. The Bride. It received the Society's 

 Silver Medal. 



The displaj'S of hardy herbaceous plants made by Jacob W. 

 Manning during the season have been very fine, and the manner 

 he has adopted in labelling them, with both the botanical and 

 common names, and adding the name of their native country, is 

 greatly to be commended. He won the award of the Appleton 

 Silver Medal. 



The amount appropriated by the Society for the use of our 

 Committee was 83,300, and out of this we have awarded in Prizes, 

 Medals, and Gratuities, $3,272. 



We cannot close this report without reverting to the great loss 



