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worthy of such premium, not even if they are the only ones of their 

 kind on exliibition. 



5. No specimen entered for one premium shall be admitted in 

 competition for another different premium. 



0, Competitors will be required to furnish information (if the 

 committee so request), as to their modes of cultivation, or in the 

 case of Native Plants and Flowers, where such were found. 



7. All plants exhibited for premiums must have the name leofi- 

 bly and correctly written on stiff card, wood, or some other perma- 

 nent and suitable substance, and so attached to same as to be easi- 

 ly seen. Flowers when specified to be named to comply also with 

 above rule. 



8. Plants in Pots to be entitled to premiums must show skilful 

 culture in the profusion of bloom and in the beauty, symmetry and 

 vigor of the specimens ; also Bouquets, Baskets, Design Work, etc., 

 must show tante, fkill, 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 cnvn 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 (premi- 

 ums and gratuities together), exceed the amount .^150.00, limited 

 by the Society for this department. 



11. No member of the Committee for avvarding 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 remaining members of the Committee, or they 

 may act without. 



12. Atteution is again called to above Rules and Regulations 

 for Plants and Flowers, and General Rules of the Society, and all 

 articles not entered in conformity therewith will be disqualified, 

 and premiums will be awarded only to exhibitors who have com- 

 plied with said Rules, etc. 



PLANTS. 



Plants competing for these premiums must have been grown in 

 pots. Native Plants excepted, etc. See Rules. 



For collections Flowering and Ornamental Foliage Plants, at 

 least 25 specimens, premiums, §10. 5 



For Colltciion Palms, at least 5 specimens, 5 varieties, pre- 

 mium, gl 



For Collection Ferns (cultivated;, at least 5 specimens. 5 varie- 

 ties, premium, .fl 



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

 mium. ;ii;l 



For collection Caotons, at least 5 specimens, 5 varieties, pre- 

 mium, SI 



