For the best six specimens, $10 and $5. First to Geo. E. Bennett, gardener to William White. In this lot the Masdevallia Lindenii, with four of its brilliant magenta-winged flowers, being very conspicuous. Second to John Wallace, Pat-erson, N. J. Dendrobium Wardianum, with three spikes and eighteen flowers, made a brilliant show. The competition was very close for first and second awards.

"For the best three specimens, $5 and $3. First to Frank Cassiday, gardener to L. H. Meyer, Cy-pripedium Harrisonianum, with five of its massive bronze flowers, being quite distinct.

" For the best single specimen, $3. To George E. Bennett. Dendrobium Pierardii, with two spikes of thirty flowers each. A chaste and lovely variety.

"For the best three Cyclamens, named, $3 and $2. First to John Smith, gardener to James B. Colgate. These were grown in seven-Inch pots, averaging seventy-five flowers each, the varieties being very distinct.

"For the best collection of cut flowers, $5 and $3. First to John Smith, gardener to James B. Colgate. This was a very good representative collection, conspicuous being some fine varieties of Calceolarias, Azaleas, Roses, and excellent Cinerarias - not showing so much taste in arrangement, however, as the collection to which second premium is awarded, they being quite tastily arranged, the flowers also being fresh and good. Second to Charles E. Parnell, gardener to W. D. F. Manice.

"For the best six pots Strawberries, $3. To Joseph Dunbar, gardener to Miss S. S. Paton. The variety being Seth Boyden, averaging fifty berries on each. The ripe fruit well colored and of good flavor.

"Caroline Goodridge Rose, from Terrence Welsh, gardener to F. Goodridge. Showing it is a continuous bloomer."

This is not much, to be sure, out of the immense number of exhibits reported on, but little as it is, and brief as are the descriptions, the remarks tend to convey to people at a distance some idea of why the articles were awarded a premium, and so far as it goes the Society should be encouraged to go further in the work so well begun.