REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND 

 FLO^YERS FOR THE YEAR 1919. 



By William Anderson, Chairman. 



Tlie report of your coinniittee must necessarily be brief owing 

 to the elimination of plants and flowers from the Schedule at what 

 have been usually regarded as the principal shows of the season, 

 the March and No\'ember Exhibitions. This was considered 

 necessary by the management of the Society on account of unsettled 

 industrial conditions, high cost of labor, and the curtailment in 

 production of plants and flowers on many of the large estates near 

 Boston. 



Many rare and valuable orchids have been exhibited during the 

 year, Albert C. Burrage (Douglas Eccleston, Superintendent) 

 being the principle exhibitor. Mr. Burrage is rapidly developing 

 the largest private collection of orchids in this countr3^ 



At the Inaugural Meeting, January 10, Nathaniel T. Kidder, 

 Milton (William Martin, gardener) exhibited a hybrid Primula, a 

 cross between Malacoides and Chinensis, distinct in foliage and 

 with larger flowers than Malacoides. It was awarded Honorable 

 Mention. On January 25 Duncan Finlayson was awarded a 

 Silver Medal for a plant of C'ymbidium Queen Alexandra, one 

 flower spike cariying thirteen blossoms. 



On March 8-9 the most noteworthy display came from Albert C. 

 Burrage who put up a fine exhibit of orchids covering over 500 

 square feet of space. Included in the group were numerous large 

 specimens of ("attleya Trianae, Cattleya Schroderae, and various 

 hybrids, also a fine collection of Cymbidiums, Phalaenopsis, 

 C',^•pripediums, Lycastes, Oncidiums, Odontoglossums, Angrae- 

 cums, Vandas, and other genera. A Gold Medal was awarded 

 for this fine display. John L. Smith was awarded a Silver Medal 

 for the beautiful Brasso-Cattleya Menda Alba and a similar award 

 went to F. J. Dolansky for four plants of Cattleya Trianae Alba. 



