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GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



To Evers & Bock, $3. 



To Evers Sz, Bock, for polyanthuses exhibited March 15, $2. 



To James Nugent, for exhibition of seedling heaths, &c., $2. 

 Jjpril 5. Exhibited.— From M. P. Wilder, a collection of seedling camel- 

 lias and azaleas, some of them fine. From P. Barnes, a fine specimen of 

 TropjEolum tricolorura. From C. F. Jones, orchidaceous plants in fine bloom. 

 From Hovey & Co., their seedling verbenas, Eva Corinne, Ccerulean Orb, 

 and Morning Star — all fine. New seedling striped petunia, Glory of 

 America. A new seedling lantana, (picta superba,) and roses. Also, a 

 seedling camellia, decidedly new, novel and beautiful, the flowers being 

 singularly and strikingly diversified in color : some of the flowers were pure 

 white, others blush striped and marked with carmine, and others fine deep 

 peach or carmine — elegantly shaped petals — foliage and habit good. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



To Hovey & Co., for roses and lantana, $2. 

 To P. Barnes, for Tropseolum, $1. 

 To C. F. Jones, for orchids, $3. 

 May 10. Exhibited. — A fine display of hyacinths from R. M. Copeland. 



PRIZE AWARDED. 



To R. M. Copeland, for hyacinths, $5. 

 Opening of the Hall. Saturday, May 17. — The first exhibition of 

 the season, in the Society's hall, was held to-day, and the display was 

 one of the finest recently made. The plants in pots were numerous, and, 

 with some exceptions, finely grown. The fruit was also excellent, partic- 

 ularly the grapes of Mr. Simpson, and the peaches of Mr. Holbrook. The 

 following is from the Chairman's report : — 



From Hovey & Co., 38 plants in pots, comprising eleven calceolarias ; six 

 new fuchsias, among which were Figaro, a most beautiful specimen, over 

 six feet high and loaded with flowers ; F. revoluta, of nearly the same size, 

 and an equally handsome plant ; and four others, very fine and choice vari- 

 eties ; — Azalea variegata, a superb plant in full bloom ; four gloxinias, in- 

 cluding the new Wilsom ; Lantana picta superba, a new and fine seed- 

 ling, &-C. 



From M. P. Wilder, 2.5 plants in pots, among which were three seedling 

 azaleas, one of which was conspicuous and beautiful, being pure white, 

 streaked with brick red ; fine and well grown specimens of A. exquisita 

 and variegata ; Rhyncospermum jasminoides, a beautiful and well grown 

 specimen, loaded with its fragrant white flowers ; Bignonia picta ; Puya 

 Alstenstenii, covered with its red spike of bloom ; Henfreya scandens, and 

 a jasmine from New Zealand, which may prove an acquisition to our stock 

 of tender climbing plants ; also, seven hardy azaleas, &c. 



From W. C. Strong, 28 pots of fuchsias, and cut specimens, embracing 

 in all forty varieties ; it is impossible, in words, to give an idea of the beauty 

 of some of these specimens — they were truly magnificent, and such a dis- 

 play of this beautiful flower has but rarely been seen in this city. 



From E. S. Rand, Jr., 41 plants, including a fine specimen of the old but 

 pretty Anomatheca, and another of the Clematis lanuginosa, from China, 



