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Noteworthy plants and flowers in the Messrs. Farquhars' collec- 

 tion were several handsome seedling peonies and the following 

 named standard kinds: Marie I^emoine, white with gold reflex; 

 White Perfection, blush white; Homei, rose; Flambeau, ragged 

 pink; Marechal Vaillant, crimson; and Fragrantissima, red; 

 also Campanula persicifolia, var. Humosa, a new clear blue; Spiraea 

 Queen Alexandra, the new rose-colored variety; Prunella Weh- 

 biana; Delphinium sibiricum; foxgloves; Canterbury bells; 

 Coreopsis grandi flora; Erigeron speciosus; larkspurs; Lychnis 

 Chalcedonica; Lilium. elegans venusta; L. philippinense; Pent- 

 stemon atropurpureus; Mertensia sihirica; Oenothera Fraseri; 

 Campanula rotimdifolia; Tritoma Empress; and many others. 



The Bellevue Nurseries had these among many others : Aquilegia 

 californica hybrids; Pentstemon harhatus Torreyi; P. pubescens; 

 Polemonium Richardsoni; Armeria maritima, var. Laiichiana; 

 Arrenathera bulbosa variegata; Lilium tennifolium; var. atropur- 

 pureum; Festuca glauca; Delphinium Barloivi; Sedum acre; 

 Sedum album; Sedum Maximowiczii; Anthemis Kelwayi; Phlox 

 glaberrima; Funkia glauca; and Fragaria coccinea. 



Walter Hunnewell's display included Delphiniums; Japanese 

 iris; Gypsophila paniculata, pi.; Phlox Mme. Lingard; Lilium 

 excelsum; L. Humboldti; Achillea; Eupatorium; Senecio japoni- 

 cum; Asclepias tuberosa; Sidalcea oregana; and Inula salicina. 



Sw^EET Pea Exhibition. 



On July 17 and 18 sweet peas were the feature and the flowers 

 were of high quality. There seems to be a growing tendency 

 towards the elimination of synonyms and better and distinctive 

 colors are now the rule. 



The best in W. J. Clemson's table (J. O. Christenson, gardener) 

 were Gladys Unwin, pale pink; White Spencer; Navy Blue; 

 Countess Spencer, light pink; Bolton's Pink, reddish pink; Prin- 

 cess of Wales, magenta; Dorothy Eckford, Avhite; Miss Willmott, 

 salmon; Grisel Hamilton, lavender; Nora Unwin, Avhite; and 

 King Edward VII, red. Dr. F. S. DeLue of Needham had Apple 

 Blossom; White Spencer; Primrose Spencer; King Edward VII, 

 red; Pink Countess Spencer; Frank Dolby; Midnight; George 



