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symmetry and vigor of the specimens ; also Bouquets, Baskets, 

 Design Work, etc., must show taste, skill, and harmony in 

 arrangement, both as to colors and material they are made of, 

 and purposes for which they are intended. 



9. All flowers exhibited must be shown upon their own 

 stem, flowers in " Design " work alone excepted ; and this 

 exception, if overcome and avoided, to be taken into account 

 by the committee in awarding the premiums. 



10. The Committee are authorized to award gratuities for 

 any new and rare plants and flowers or " Designs of merit" 

 for which no premium is offered, but in no case shall the total 

 sum (premiums and gratuities together), exceed the amount, 

 f 100, limited by the Society for this department. 



11. No member of the Committee for awarding premiums 

 or gratuities shall in any case vote or decide respecting an 

 award for which such member may be a competitor, or in 

 which he may have an interest, but in such case such member 

 shall temporarily vacate his place upon the Committee, and 

 such vacancy for the time being may be filled by the remain- 

 ing members of the Committee, or they may act without. 



12. Attention is again called to above Rules and Regula- 

 tions for Plants and Flowers, and General Rules of the So- 

 ciety, and all articles not entered in»conforraity therewith will 

 be disqualified, and premiums will be awarded only to exhib- 

 itors who have complied with said Rules, etc. 



PLANTS. 



Plants competing for these premiums must have been grown 

 in pots, Native Plants excepted, etc. See Rules. 



For collection Flowering and Ornamental Foliage plants, at 

 least 25 specimens, premiums, $5, 3 



For collection Palms, at least 5 specimens, 5 varieties, 

 premium, $1 



For collection Ferns (cultivated), at least 5 specimens, 5 

 varieties, premium, $1 



For collection Dracenas, at least 5 specimens, 5 varieties, 

 premium, $1 



For collection Crotons, at least 5 specimens, 5 varieties, 

 premium, $1 



For collection Fancy Caladiums, at least 5 specimens, 5 

 varieties, premium, $1 



For collection Gloxinias, at least 5 specimens, 5 varieties, 

 premium, $1 



For collection of Begonias, tuberous-rooted, at least 5 speci- 

 mens, 5 varieties, premium, $1 



