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S. T. JMaynard. There were sixty varieties of hardy grapes, 

 arranged and nunibeied in the order of their ripening ; and side 

 by side were placed vines, fruit, and foliage of several sorts, one 

 free from all diseases, the other so badly affected with mildew as 

 to be worthless. This was to illustrate the value of spra3'ing the 

 vines with the Bordeaux Mixture as a preventive of mildew and 

 other diseases of the grape. The Arnold Arboretum also made a 

 fine display of seventy-one varieties of fruit-bearing shrubs, all in 

 fruit or flower. Near the entrance to the upper hall was a novelty 

 at these exhibitions, — a large collection of preserved fruits, meats, 

 and vegetables in glass jars and cans, — one hundred and forty- 

 three kiuds of P^Uiilish meats, forty-five of German goods, and a 

 large lot of French goods in glass. 



The Chrysanthemum Show opened November 11, and continued 

 four days, the Queen of Autumn flowers being shown in great pro- 

 fusion. It was admitted by all to have been unsurpassed by an}' 

 exhibition of Chrysanthemums ever seen in Horticultural Hall. 

 The lower hall was devoted to the cut flowers, which were fittingly 

 crowned by the collection in vases on the platform. The upper 

 hall was devoted to pot plants, which, for large size, variety of 

 color, and perfect form of plants and flower, has not been equalled 

 by this .Society. The Committee in charge are entitled to much 

 credit for the admirable arrangement of the tables for the display 

 of cut flowers and the grouping of the plants in pots. New 

 colors are added from year to year ; besides the pure white and the 

 clear yellow there were the deep violet-pink, a peculiar lemon cohjr 

 with violet tips, the dark crimson, and the beautiful Mrs. Alpheus 

 Hard}', — white, with its feathery covering. A large number of 

 choice seedlings were shown for the first time. 



When we recall the larger exhibitions of 1890, beginning with 

 the Spring Show in March, with its wealth of bloom, followed by the 

 Rose and Strawberry Show in June, with its grand display of fruits 

 and flowers ; the magnificent Exhibition of Plants and Flowers in 

 Music Hall, in August ; the large Fruit and Vegetable Show in 

 September ; and closing with the Grand Exhibition of the National 

 Flower of China and Japan, — it is safe to say that the exhibitions 

 of 1890 have never been equalled in any previous year in the 

 history of the Massachusetts Horticultural Societ}'. 



George Cruickshanks, 



Delegate. 



