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Institution. Hon. Joseph S. Fay carried off all three prizes for 

 Pansies by a most remarkable display comprising a marvellous range 

 and combination of coloring and great size of individual blooms. 

 Native plants were shown in great variety by Mrs. P. D. Richards, 

 Miss Genevieve Doran, Misses Eleanor and Mollie Doran, and 

 Oakes Ames. There was no competition with Herbaceous Plants for 

 either of the scheduled prizes, but the Botanic Garden of Harvard 

 University took up a large portion of one side of the hall with 

 an extremely interesting exhibit. Messrs R. and J. Farquhar & 

 Company made a small exhibit of flowers of the new Canna Italia, 

 for which a Complimentary Notice was awarded by the Committee. 



RHODODENDRON SHOW. 



June 4 and 5. 



At this show the competition for prizes was very close, the princi- 

 pal exhibitors being James Comley, John L. Gardner, and Samuel 

 Trepess. There were not as many competitors as usual, mainly 

 owing to the fact that the plants had received serious iujury from 

 the past very severe winter. The exhibits that were made were very 

 creditable, and the general displays made by Jarnes Comley and 

 H. H. Hunnewell occupied a large portion of the hall and attracted 

 great attention. Azaleas were shown in great variety, and Her- 

 baceous Paeouies were displayed by John L. Gardner and George 

 Hollis. Clematises and Hardy Flowering Trees and Shrubs were 

 not shown as well as usual. Herbaceous Plants were competed 

 for, for the first time at this exhibition. Native Plants were 

 present in large variety-, and attracted much attention from the 

 public. 



The exhil)ition on June 13 proved to be one of the most note- 

 worthy of the season ; Herbaceous Paeonies, Oriental Poppies, and 

 Aquilegias were the principal flowers exhibited. Herbaceous 

 PiKonies were shown in great variety by Thomas C. Thurlow and 

 others, and a marked improvement in the cultivation of the 

 flowers exhibited was noticdi. This proves the great interest that 

 is being taken in Pseanies in general ; the flowers showed a wonder- 

 ful range of coloring, size, and perfection of bloom, and many 

 varieties were noteworthy for their fragrance. The increased size 

 of the exhibits has made it advisable in the oi)inion of the 



