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Rawson & Co., Julius Heurlin, and M. H. Walsh which were 

 referred for reply to the Committee on Prizes and Exhibitions. 

 The reports were as follows: 



Report of Committee on Prizes and Exhibitions on letter of Messrs. 

 W. W. Rawson & Co. 



With regard to the letter of Messrs. W. W. Rawson & Co., relative to 

 Gladiolus Harvard, the Committee on Prizes and Exliibitions advises that 

 a special committee be appointed by the Board to obtain affidavits as to 

 the facts of the matter from the parties interested, and to make cultural 

 trials to determine the truth of the Messrs. Rawsons' statement as to the 

 identity of the George Paul and Harvard Gladioli. 



Report of Committee on Prizes and Exhibitions on letter of Mr. Julius 

 Heurlin. 



The Committee on Prizes and Exhibitions has considered the com- 

 plaint made by Mr. Julius Heurlin as to the judging of a group of Conifers 

 at the November Exhibition, and inasmuch as no injustice was done to 

 anyone, recommends that the action of the Plant and Flower Committee 

 in making the awards be sustained. 



This committee is of opinion that the Board should urge upon all its 

 committees making awards the necessity of adhering closely to the rules 

 and requirements of the Schedule. 



Report of Committee on Prizes and Exhibitions on letter of M. H. Walsh. 



The committee approves of the suggestion of Mr. Walsh that the Secre- 

 tary send out post cards to ascertain for the information of the Committee 

 on Prizes and Exhibitions the best time to hold the Rose Show. 



With reference to errors in judging the roses to which Mr. Walsh calls 

 attention, the committee is of opinion that while the Society will not be 

 able to find infallible judges of roses, that, nevertheless, the standard of 

 judgment is a high one, and in the short space of time allowed the judges 

 for their work, this committee believes that the judgment upon the whole 

 gives general satisfaction. Occasional errors and consequent complaints 

 are unavoidable. 



It was voted that the reports of the Committee on Prizes and 

 Exhibitions in answer to the communications of Messrs. Rawson, 

 Heurlin, and Walsh be approved and accepted. 



It was further voted that a special committee consisting of jNIessrs. 

 W. N. Craig and Robert Cameron be appointed to take charge of 

 the cultural trials of the gladiolus varieties, referred to in the letter 

 of the Messrs. Rawson, with the recommendation that they be grown 

 in two different places. 



February 5. Mr. Estabrook, who was appointed a committee, 



