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of Merit was awarded to J. T. Butterworth of South Framingham 

 for a grand specimen of Cattleya Mossiae, Mrs. Butterworth. 



A very fine display of seasonable indoor plants in bloom came 

 from the greenhouses belonging to W. S. & J. T. Spaulding of 

 Beverly Farms, including roses, carnations, gladioli, and snap- 

 dragons. 



Rhododendron Show, June 6. But for two exhibitors the 

 Rhododendron Show would be little more than in name. Walter 

 Hunnewell of Wellesley usually sends about one thousand blooms. 

 It is safe to say no more gorgeous flowers ever grace the tables of 

 the Society's halls than these. It is surprising how well they last 

 when cut. The exhibition lasts two days and the flowers are al- 

 most as fresh on the evening of the last day as when cut. Rho- 

 dodendrons in pots or tubs seldom figure at these exhibitions. The 

 Messrs. Farquhar made an excellent exhibition in pots and tubs 

 for which the Society's Silver Medal was awarded. 



Robert Cameron of the Harvard Botanic Garden and George 

 Page, gardener to Mrs. Frederick Ayer of Newton, made neat 

 displays of fuchsias in pots, which made one wish to see them 

 figure again in the Schedule and be exhibited at the autumn shows. 

 A First Class Certificate was awarded Julius Heurlin of the Blue 

 Hill Nurseries for the new Lupinus polyphyllus Moerheimn, a variety 

 with pink and white variegated flowers. The orchid display from 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner was well worthy the prize offered. There 

 was also a notable display of cut orchids from the estate of J. E. 

 Rothwell, Brookline, Emil Johansson, gardener. 



Rose and Peony Show, June 13. 



It was rather early for roses and they were much better a week 

 later. The quality was excellent. Mrs. Aaron Ward of Roslyn, 

 N. Y., competed in the class for Hybrid Perpetual Roses with a 

 superb collection of Tea and Hybrid Tea roses, and, although she 

 had many beautiful blooms, the committee did not think they 

 equaled the Hybrid Perpetuals in attractiveness. Really there 

 should be a separate class for them. The competition in the Gen- 

 eral Display brought out some very attractive stands. The class 

 for specially named varieties was poorly filled, which may be ac- 



