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beautiful satiny luster. A new Darwin tulips was called Katherine 
This was described as a purple-carmine, edged h buff, quite 
A hibi 
n er x ; 
The cottage tulips have brighter colors than the Darwins 
and often have the flowers long and pointed. They and the 
Darwins bloom at about the same time. The Darwins are in 
soft colors, giving them a great fl for the decora- 
tion of the h 
Jun 
e were two exhibitions a during the month of June 
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blooms. This exhibition was held in cobperation with the 
tea roses exhibited. Gen. McAlpin was also the first prize 
winner for twelve vases of hybrid tea roses. 
Mr. T. A. Havemeyer, A. Lahodny, gardener, took first prize 
for each of the following classes of peonies: three white, three 
light pink, three rose, three crimson, a collection of singles, and 
a general collection. 
Mr. Havemeyer as usual displayed an interesting collection 
of the flowers of shrubs and trees, in which his general collection 
the flowers of herbaceous plants brought the first prize t 
W. G. Nichols, George N. Sullivan, gardener, Mrs. L. 5. Ce 
E. Wilson, gardener, securing the second prize. Mrs. Chanler’s 
