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Special Prize, offered by R. ^ J. Farquhar ^ Co., Boston. 



Annuals. — Display, filling not less than one hundred vases, Mrs. 



E. M. Gill, a piece of plate, value $40 00 



Special Prizes, from the Theodore Lyman Fund. 

 Floral Design. — For the best, and best kept for three days, and 

 prizes awarded the last day, O. A. Buggies, the Lyman plate, 



value 35 00 



Second, Galvin Brothers, the Lyman plate, value . . . 30 00 

 Third, James Comley, the Lyman plate, value . . . . 25 00 



Special Prospective Prize, offered by M. B. Faxon, Boston. 



Sweet Peas. — For the best display, other foliage than that of 

 Sweet Peas admissible, prize to be taken by the same person 

 or firm twice in three consecutive years : first year, George S. 

 Harwood, a silver vase, value 25 00 



Special Prizes, offered by the Society of American Florists. 



Decokation of Mantlepiece and Fireplace. — For the best ar- 

 ranged, David Allan, a piece of plate, value . . . . 75 00 

 Second, William E. Doyle, a piece of plate, value . . . 50 00 



Special Prizes, offered by Abram French <5" Co., Boston. 



Dinner Table Decoration. — For the best, of flowers, or plants 



and flowers, William E. Doyle, a piece of plate, value . . 60 00 

 Second, Galvin Brothers, a piece of plate, value . . . 40 00 



Special Prizes, offered by " The American Florist," Chicago. 



Hardy Herbaceous Flowers. — For the best collection, named, 

 with foliage, from plants not having woody or shrubby stems, 

 and from all hardy bulbs, filling one hundred vases, with not 

 less than seventy-five varieties, Jacob W. Manning, a piece 

 of plate, value . , . . . . . . . 40 00 



Second, Temple & Beard, a piece of plate, value . . . 30 00 



Special Prizes, offered by Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia. 



Gloxinias. — For the best collection of the flowers, by Amateur 



Exhibitors, Dr. C. G. Weld, a piece of plate, value . . 15 00 

 Second, Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, a piece of plate, value . 10 00 



Special Prizes, offered by the ^^ American Agriculturist," Neiv York. 



Ornamental Foliage. — For the best collection, from Hardy Trees 

 and Shrubs, filling fifty vases, William C. Strong, books, 



value 12 00 



Second, Temple & Beard, books, value . . . . . 8 00 



