Newport Horticultural Society, Newport, R. I. ; Summer Show, 
August 12th and 13th. 
Society of American Florists' outdoor exhibition, Boston, Mass., 
August 18th to 21st. 
Jordan Sbows 
Great Britain. 
Rose Show, Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park, N. W., 
Tuesday, July 7th. 
Birmingham Floral Fete, July 1 6th, 1 7th and 1 8th. 
National Dahlia Society, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Septem- 
ber 1 6th and 1 7th. 
The following exhibitions will be held at the Royal Horticultural 
Society's Hall, Vincent Square, London: Sweet Peas, July 16th; Car- 
nations, July 1 7th ; Dahlias, September 8th ; Vegetables, September 
22d; Roses, September 24th; British-grown Fruit, September 29th and 
30th. 
Anglo-American Exposition, White City, all summer. It is ex- 
pected 75,000 rose trees will be seen in bloom at this exposition. 
France. 
Lyons International Urban Exhibition. 
This exhibition will be open from May 1 st to November 1 st next, 
and in conjunction therewith will be held three temporary horticultural 
shows. The dates of these will be June 5th to 9th, September 4th to 
9th, October 21st to 27th. Horticultural products have eight classes 
allotted to them at each show, and are as follows: (1 ) Fruit trees; (2) 
ornamental trees and shrubs ; (3) Roses; (4) open-air floriculture; (5) 
greenhouse floriculture; (6) market garden produce; (7) horticul- 
tural arts and industries, garden plans, horticultural instruction, and 
garden publications; (8) the floral decorations of towns and houses. 
Chrysanthemum Congress at Melun. 
In conformity with the decision arrived at on the occasion of the 
congress at Nantes, and confirmed by that at Ghent, the nineteenth an- 
nual Congress of the Societe Francaise des Chrysanthemistes will be held 
at Melun. The date is not yet definitely fixed, but the congress will be 
held early in November next. The horticultural societies of Seine-et- 
Marne are meanwhile preparing an exhibition of all kinds of horticul- 
tural produce, to be opened at the same time. An excursion to the 
Palace of Fontainebleau, with the magnificent Park of Vaux-le- 
Vicomte, which was designed by Le Notre, will close the congress. 
