This was but one exhibit of Orchids. Julius Roehrs had an excel- 
lent and large collection and the most beautiful blooms of all were 
displayed by Mr. Arthur L. Cooky of Pittsfield. These were cut and 
arranged in vases. Mrs. Ernest B. Dane showed a wonderful collec- 
tion of Cypropediums. I hope other Garden Club members know 
better than did I how beautiful and innumerable Orchids can be. 
Otherwise their imaginations cannot expand a rather feeble descrip- 
tion into a realization of what the exhibit really was. 
A rival in interest to the Orchids were the Kurume Azaleas brought 
from Japan to the Arboretum by Mr. Wilson. They were in the per- 
fection of bloom, their colors the whole range of shades shown by 
Sweet Peas. They were charming, umbrella-shaped little trees, the 
youngest about thirty, the oldest about seventy years old. As you 
looked down upon them from the steps that led into the main hall 
you understood the unwillingness to part with them of the old man 
who had trained them though all those years and his sorrow when a 
commercially-minded son carried his point and sold them. A letter 
from Boston says they have been sold again for $ioo each. If you 
wish to know all about these lovely small trees, write to the Massachu- 
setts Horticultural Society for their leaflet about them. 
On each side of the Azaleas were massed the wonderful Acacias of 
Thomas Roland of Nahant. The airy charm of these plants is im- 
possible to describe. The collection is unique and unless you have 
seen Mr. Roland's Acacias, you do not know how beautiful yellow 
flowers can be. The arrangements against and among pine boughs 
gave added charm. 
At the end of the hall was Farquhar's exhibit of LiKum Regale and 
Azalea Kaempheri with a background of Cedars. The pinkish buds of 
the Lihes and the red tips of the Cedars made a charming harmony 
with the clear salmon of the Azaleas. No doubt there were many 
things that Mr. Farquhar might have shown. Instead he chose to 
make a tasteful, restrained and altogether successful display of a few 
good things. 
From Mr. Walter Hunnewell's place at Wellesley, came a delight- 
ful group of Rhodendrons, Miss Louise Hunnewell, a cross between 
R. Japonica and R. Chinensis, which has resulted in a perfectly hardy, 
vivid orange form which is very beautiful. Both parents were present, 
gratified, no doubt, by the silver medal awarded to their child as the 
best plant of American origin in the show. This exhibit was another 
example of beautiful arrangement. White heather was used to cover the 
pots and set off the color of the plants displayed. Another beautiful 
Rhodendron was R. Formosum, a very fine white form but not hardy. 
From Faulkner Farms came Laburnum, Lilacs and other flowering 
shrubs and plants, dehghtfully grouped. 
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