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Amount brought forward, 

 To J. Nugent, for Erica ventric6sa sup6rba, 

 To Winship &, Co., for Amaryllis crocea. 

 To Evers & Bock, for collection of plants, " . 

 To E. S. Rand, for fine Sweet Williams, 

 To Mrs. Wm. Ashley, for the same, and columbines, 

 To R. M. Copeland, for hyacinths. 

 To M. M. Kenrick, for displays of flowers, 

 To Miss Russell, for the same. 

 To C. Copeland, for displays of roses. 

 To L. Davenport, for the same, . 

 To Thomas Page, for hardy roses, 

 To W. E, Carter, cut flowers, 5 00 ; dahlias, 1 00, 

 To E. M. Richards, for the same. 

 To J. W. Clark, for seedling verbenas, . 

 To M. & F. Burr, for the same, 

 To P. Barnes, for displays of dahlias, 5 00 and 3 00, 

 To J. Nugent, for the same, 3 00 and 1 00, 

 To C. Copeland, for dahlias, 

 To M. P. Wilder, for large Weigelia, 

 To Winship & Co. for VirgiKa, 5 00 ; Erythrina, 2 00, 

 To Evers & Bock, for various fine plants in pots, 

 To Wm. Whiting, for Scotch roses. 

 To A. Bowditch, for Night Blooming Cereus, 

 To John Dunklee, cut flowers, . 

 To P. Barnes, for pansies, 



$466 00 



#580 00 



During the last seven years, the Messrs. Hovey have exhibited a great 

 variety of seedling Camellias, some of them beautiful and perfect. The 

 alphabet has been nearly exhausted with the letters applied to designate the 

 various sorts considered worthy of trial and perpetuation. The Committee 

 are disposed to denominate some of them fine, and two of them very fine ; 

 but the most perfect, in their estimation, is the one designated by the letter 

 (I), already noticed in the report of the Flower Committee of 1853, as worthy 

 the Society's large gold medal, provided " its high character should be sus- 

 tained another season." This your Committee report has been the case, and 

 therefore now recommend the award of the Society's Large Gold Medal, 

 for this seedling Camellia, to the Messrs. Hovey. 



The Chairman having examined specimen plants of this variety in the 

 conservatory of these gentlemen, gives the following description : — 



Leaves. — Large, five inches long by two wide, ovate acuminate, deep 

 green, smooth and glossy on tlie surface, finely nerved, slightly wavy, and 

 large and coarsely dentated. 



Wood buds. — Long, green, moderately stout. 



Flower huds. — Obtusely ovate, with clear greenish scales. 



