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Gold Medal was awarded the f2,Toup and Certificates of Merit for 

 Cypripedium Sir Redvers Buller and for Laelio-Cattleya Harold. 

 The Blue Hill Nurseries had on exhibition a nice collection of hardy 

 asters and other perennials. 



On October 18, Albert C. Barrage placed on exhibition a very 

 rare and beautiful orchid plant in flower for which he was awarded 

 a Gold Medal. It was Brasso-Laelio-( "attleya The Baroness, a 

 cross between Brasso-Cattleya Leemanniae and Laelio-Cattleya 

 Ophir. It is the only specimen of this hybrid in the United States 

 and was publicly exhibited for the first time. The flower is a rich 

 golden 3-ellow with light purple markings at the base of the beauti- 

 fully fringed labellum. Mr. .Burrage exhibited also a specimen of 

 Cattleya Moira Alba, a cross between Cattleya Mantinii and 

 Cattleya Fabia Alba. Its sepals and petals are pure white, lip 

 crimson with the yellow^ throat markings of Cattleya Dowiana. 

 This was awarded a Siher ^Nledal. 



On November 8, in connection witli the Fruit and ^ egetal^le 

 Show, a few exhibits of plants were made. Wm. C. Rust was 

 awarded a Silver IVIedal for a well-flowered plant of begonia Pink 

 Perfection. Peter Arnott exhibited a plant of Cypripedium Doris 

 for which he was awarded a Silver ^Vledal. A similar award went 

 to Donald McKenzie for Cypripedium Dreadna Light. 



At the Annual Meeting of the Society, November 15, Albert C. 

 Burrage put on exhibition an interesting collection of Cypripediums 

 of numerous species and hybrids. It was awarded a Sih-er Medal. 

 Mr. Burrage exhibited also a plant of Laelio-Cattleya Alice Bur- 

 rage. It is a cross betAveen Laelio-Cattle\a Lustre and Laelio- 

 Cattleya Rubens. This was also awarded a Sil\'er Medal. 



William Anderson 



DOL'GLAS PkCLESTON 

 Sam'l J. GODDARD 



Donald McKenzie 

 \YiLLiAM Sim 



Committee 



on 



PUmts and Flowers. 



