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At the May Exhibition James ]\Iarll)or()U_uli, Topsfield, Avas 

 awarded a Cultural Certificate for a splendid Aase of carnation 

 I^addie and the Blue Hill Nurseries had on exhibition a plant of 

 Thuya occidentalis Gwynn's ^'ariety, a new Thuya of undoubted 

 merit M^hich originated at the Blue Hill Nurseries. Later in the 

 year the Silver Medal offered by the Society of American Florists 

 for a new or meritorious plant was awarded to this Aariety. 



At the Iris Exhibition, June 7-S, there was a good display of 

 irises staged by J. K. Alexander, George N. Smith, H. F. Chase, and 

 Miss Grace Sturtevant. A table of rhododendrons was shown by 

 T. C. Thurlow's Sons and a large collection of hardy herbaceous 

 plants by Wm. N. Craig. T. C. Thurlow's Sons were awarded 

 a Silver Medal under the Hunnewell Fund No. 3 for the best new 

 hardy rhododendron grown two or more years in the open. The 

 new variety was named for William P. Rich. 



The Peony Exhibition, June 14-15, was one of the season's best 

 exhibits and was largely attended. J. K. Alexander of East 

 Bridgewater had 150 varieties, some of the l)est l)eing Innocence, 

 Felix Crousse, Monsieur Dupont, and Flashlight. I^. & J. Farquhar 

 & Co. was also a large exhibitor. In the competitive classes T. C. 

 Thurlow's Sons were the heaviest prize winners. E. J. Shaylor 

 showed some handsome seedlings which received Honorable 

 Mention. A similar award went to R. & J. Farfjuhar & Co. for 

 seedlings. The American Peony Society's medal for the best 

 collection of herbaceous peonies was won by T. C. Thurlow's Sons. 



The Rose Show was held June 21-22. A. J. Fish of New Bed- 

 ford was the principal exhibitor, showing many fine varieties of 

 climbing roses, the most striking of which was the Silver Moon. 

 Mr. Fish was awarded as Siher ]Medal for his exhibit. Other 

 exhibitors of roses were John B. Wills, Hillcrest Farm, A. L. 

 Stephen, David Tyndall, and William C. Winter. T. C. Thurlow's 

 Sons put up a fine exhibit of peonies, the most notable of which 

 were the Milton Hill and ^^'alter Faxon. 



The Sweet Pea Exhibition was held July 5-() during the worst 

 heat wave experienced in many years. W. G. Taylor of Newport, 

 R. I., was the only exhibitor. He showed some splendid flowers. 

 Collections of native plants were shown by Hillcrest Farm and Mrs. 

 F. C. Upham. 



