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W. D. Hathaway' s — Decorative — Le Geant, crimson; May 

 Desblanc, white; and Souvenir de Gustav Douzon, scarlet. 



J. K. Alexander's — Pompon — Star of the East, white; Amber 

 Queen, orange; Little May, maroon; Fascination, pink; and 

 Rosalie, yellow. 



Towle Dahlia Farm — Pompon — Alwine, light pink; Harry, 

 yellow; Marguerite, deep pink; and Thora, magenta. 



J. K. Alexander's — Cactus — Countess of Lonsdale, salmon- 

 red; Denion, maroon; Elsie, pink, yellow center; Lucifer, scarlet; 

 and W. D. Baker, yellow. 



W. D. Hathaway's — Fancy — Lucy Fawcett, light yellow, 

 striped magenta; Mrs. Hall, variegated red and white; and Pea- 

 cock, purple and white. 



W. H. Crouff's ■ — Fancy — Buffalo Bill, buff, striped vermilion; 

 Gold Medal, bright canary yellow, splashed red; Mabel, pink, 

 splashed red; and Gaiety, blush and red. 



Mrs. H. A. Jahn's — Show — John Bennett, red, light-tipped 

 center; Gracchus, buff, light-tipped center; INIeteor, large, crim- 

 son; Muriel, yellow; and Emily, white, pink-tipped. 



L. W. Goodell of Pansy Park, Dwight, Massachusetts, showed 

 a remarkable collection of Verbenas called the Ruby strain. They 

 are the result of thirty years of breecUng and are very much in ad- 

 vance of the ordinary seedsmen's strain. A Certificate of Merit 

 was awarded. 



On October 10, W. W. Rawson & Co. made a fine display of 

 Gladioli, Montbretias, and tuberoses. Honorable Mention was 

 awarded this firm for a chsplay of dahlias with autumn foliage 

 and a Vote of Thanks for a display of seedling dahlias. Also a 

 Vote of Thanks was given to A. E. Hartshorn of Worcester for a 

 display of Tuberous Rooted Begonias. 



Chrysanthemum Show, November 6-9. 



The Boston Chrysanthemum Show was once noted all over the 

 country especially for specimen plants, and visitors from the princi- 

 pal cities came to see it. Now it is hardly more so than in name. 

 It is almost impossible to get a dozen good plants from one exhibi- 

 tor now. This was no doubt foreseen by the committee on awards 



