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dwarf-growing, forming a mat of delicate light green 
foliage, from which the flower stems spring; these 
stems are covered with blue bell-shaped flowers one- 
half inch in diameter. The long season of bloom is re¬ 
markable, and it is believed it will be hardy ; if so, it 
will be one of the very best herbacious plants. Mr. 
Jackson was awarded a first-class certificate of merit 
for this display. 
Mrs. A. J. Dolbear received the first prize for native 
Ferns; she displayed thirty species and varieties, all 
collected in the vicinity of Boston. Among them were 
several that are quite rare and difficult to find, as 
Botrychiuvi, matricariaefolium and lanceolatum, Wood- 
wardia auyustifolia, Phegopteris Dryopteris and poly- 
podioidis, and Camptosorus rliizophyllus, the Walking- 
leaf Fern (from N. H.) 
Mrs. P. D. Richards, who received the second prize 
had twenty-seven species and six varieties; among 
them was a fine specimen of Aspidium acrostichoides 
var incisum. 
Mr. A. H. Fewkes displayed for the first time,Tigridia, 
Pavonia alba, and received a first-class certificate of 
merit. He had also over twenty finely grown named 
Dahlias, and a very interesting freak of nature in the 
shape of a plant of Richardia alba maculata, having a 
flower with two perfect spathes, one within the other, 
the inner was one-half the size of the outer, and placed 
at a right angle with it on the stem. 
This last is a beautiful half hardy plant for the garden; 
the foliage is similar to the Calla in shape, a darker 
green with distinct pure white spots. The flower is also 
the same shape as the Calla, but not quite as large. 
The bulbs should be taken up in the fall and stored in 
some dry place free from frost, for the winter. 
Mr. E. Shepherd had a fine collection of perennial 
Phlox, well grown and well selected from the best 
varieties; he received the first prize. 
Mr. E. H. Hitchings displayed wild flowers, and 
among them was Ranunculus ambigeus (alismaefolius), 
which is quite rare in this vicinity. • 
i Mr. Jacob W. Manning received the first prize for 
hardy herbaceous plants, and Miss S. H. Story the 
second. 
It is an interesting Jact that at these exhibitions the 
larger number of people are gathered about the displays 
of native flowers and hardy herbacous plants, many of 
them with note books in their hands. 
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The executive committee of the Society of American 
Florists embraced the opportunity of attending the 
Annual Excursion of the New York Florists, July 22d. 
The President of the New York Association, Wm. 
Elliott, Esq., in a very able manner stated the objects of 
the Society of American Florists, to those assembled. 
The result was that no less than thirty members there 
and then joined hands with the new society—John 
Thorpe, M. A. Hunt, E. G. Hill and J. C. Vaughan, 
answered many questions to the satisfaction of all. 
The next day the Executive Committee met in session 
to perfect the plans of making a public appeal to all the 
Florists, and those engaged in the business, directly and 
indirecily—stating the objects more fully than had been 
done at the preliminary meetings. 
To show how much respect the society has already 
obtained, it was stated that nearly all of the Florists m 
the country, issuing wholesale lists, had volunteered to 
include the prospectus of the society in their September 
catalogues without any cost to the Society. 
We can further state that a telegram was received 
from the Florists of the Paris of America, Cincinnati, 
officially inviting the Society of American Florists to 
come there at their first annual meeting, August, 1885, 
according them promise of a right royal welcome. 
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Petunias. In our last number we noticed the marked 
improvement that has been made in this flower within 
the last few years by careful selection and hybridization. 
We have now abundant reason to say another word in its 
favor. Last spring the editor was requested by Messrs. 
Peter Henderson & Co. to try some seed of a new var¬ 
iety—the large-flowered yellow-throated Petunia. As. 
usual with “rare novelties” but few seeds germinated, 
but the few that did germinate have produced flowers 
that are exceedingly beautiful and interesting; its 
characteristics are large-size flowers of faultless form, 
with a broad and deep yellow throat, in form like the 
Gloxinia, and which is generally veined like the Salpi- 
glossis. Its great beauty induces us to reproduce a 
most truthful illustration of it. 
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A new Rose. Among the novelties announced for 
the coming season is the new Rose, Gloire Lyonnaise, a 
yellow-flowered hybrid perpetual, the first yellow hybrid 
perpetual known. It is offered by Messrs. E. Verdier 
& Son, Paris, through their agent in New York, C. 
Raoux, Esq., 296 Pearl St. We have no knowledge of 
the Rose, other than the description given by the 
growers, who describe it as follows : 
“Very vigorous shrub, issued from the hybrid per¬ 
petual Baronne Ad. de Rothschild, by means of reitera¬ 
ted artificial fecundations by the Tea, Madame Falcot; 
branches well constituted, straight and purplish green ; 
thorns not numerous, straight and strong ; leaves com¬ 
posed of from five to seven folioles, with sharp and 
purplish indentations; flowers very large, full, very finely 
shaped, with large firm petals, of a very fine bearing,, 
of handsome chrome yellow color, with circumference 
widely bordered in glazed pure white. Said flowers, 
are solitary and have the fragrance of Tea Roses.” 
We shall watch the coming of this Rose with no 
little interest, as the reputation of the house warrants- 
us in believing it a decided acquisition. 
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Lilium Auratum Rubra-vittata. We have always 
been of the opinion that the crimson band, instead of 
the golden, in this Lily was of an accidental, rather 
than specific character, therefore inconstant. This 
opinion has been confirmed this year by the fact that 
in several instances individual plants produced both 
the golden and crimson stripes, and that in the most 
marked degree. Therefore the offering of these as dis¬ 
tinct varieties, by the florist, is a mistake, and one that, 
causes no little disappointment. 
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Nicotiana Affinis. The remarks we made in our last 
number in regard to this new aspirant for public favor, 
failed to please some of our friends, and one in particu¬ 
lar, who, generally, if not always, inventories a plant 
for what it is worth, and a man whose judgment no 
one will question, at least no one who has the pleasure 
of his acquaintance. He esteems this plant very highly, 
consequently he thinks us cruelly unkind in our criti- 
