84 



at four feet in length, and beautifully striped on the upper 

 surface with dark bands. 1 00 



No. 37. Brugmansia Arborea. Geo. E, Houghton, South 

 Danvers. 

 This is an aristocratic cousin of the unlovely Stramonium, 

 free from the detested odor of the latter, and with flowers of 

 delicious fragrance. It was a good, though not a superior 

 specimen, with about a dozen flowers. 50 



No. 42. Gesnera Splendidissima. B. D. Hill, Jr., South 

 Danvers. 



Another of the foliage plants, better for common culture 

 than the Marantas, as requiring little heat to grow it. The • 

 variegation is very fine. This was a small, but very well 

 grown and thrifty plant. 50 



No. 96. Sedum Sieboldii. Peter Waite, Danvers. 



This is the best of all the Sedums for the garden, perfectly 

 hardy and flowering regularly. It has the most elegant habit, 

 moreover, of all. This was very large, being two feet or more 

 in diameter. 50 



No. 104. Vallota Purpurea. Mary Floyd, South Danvers. 



This fine flowering bulb is usually known as an Amaryllis, 

 but is really quite distinct from that genus, though somewhat 

 similar. A better one of the same sort was shown, but did not 

 appear to be entered for our consideration. This was, how- 

 ever, very well grown, and we readily award it 50 



The above are all that were judged to be worthy of gratui- 

 ties. There were some others of considerable merit, of which 

 the Committee desire to make honorable mention. Such, for 

 instance, were No. 1, a pretty Jerusalem Cherry by Jas. Ayer, 

 South Danvers — No. 2, two dishes of flowers by Mrs. H. P. 

 Towne, Middleton, which were very fair. 



No. 26. 55 blooms Cut Asters, John V. Stevens, South Dan- 

 vers, which were almost good enough for a prize. 



