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and it was doubtless thought to stimulate competition by offering 

 a large prize and a Silver Medal for the best specimen in the exhi- 

 bition. The committee was gratified to find one plant worthy the 

 award. This was shown by Wm. C. Rust, gardener to Dr. C. G. 

 Weld of Brookline. But, aside from that, all the rest — a dozen 

 or so — would not have taken collectively a third prize a dozen 

 years ago. 



Large specimen blooms were up to the average, but we do not 

 think they were better than those shown by the Waban Rose Con- 

 servatories, John Barr, and James Brydon, a dozen or more years 

 ago. But the names are all different. This may be ascribed to 

 the desire or attraction of novelties or the tendency of high-bred 

 varieties to degenerate. The same thing we find in carnations. 



As a matter of record we believe the names of the winning twenty- 

 four blooms for the Josiah Bradlee prize funds should be given; 

 they are as follows : 



J. E. Dunne, bronzy Reflexed. 



Simon Josser, white Incurved. 



Wm. Duckham, pink Incurved. 



Miss Clay Frick, white Incurved. 



Mrs. Wm. Duckham, yellow Japanese. 



Mrs. H. Partridge, bronze Incurved. 



Col. Appleton, yellow Incurved. 



Presdt. Viger, pink Japanese. 



Miriam Hankey, pink Incurved. 



Cheltoni, yellow Japanese. 



Beatrice May, white Japanese. 



Mrs. H. Barnes, bronze Incurved. 



Mary Donnellan, yellow Incurved. 



Annie Hamilton, white Japanese. 



Gen. Hutton, gold Japanese. 



Morton F. Plant, pink Reflexed. 



John Frazer, gold Reflexed. 



J. C. Neil, yellow Incurved. 



Lady Hopetown, pearly pink Incurved. 



Mary Mason, bronze Incurved. 



Chrys. Montigny, light yellow Incurved. 



Mrs. West, white Japanese. 



W^ H. Moir, white Incurved. 



