The following special prizes are offered for Hybrid Perpetual roses at the coming Rose Show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22d and 23d, 1886:

Prize A. Best 24 Roses, different vars., named, value $ 30 00

" " " " " "2d Prize 15 00

" B. " 6 " " " " " 10 00

" C. " 12 " " " " " 15 00

" D. " 18 " " " " " 25 00

" B. " 6 " any 2 varieties, 3 of each, " 10 00

" F. " 12 " " 4 " " " " 15 00

" G. " 18 " " 6 " " " " 25 00 " H. General Display of Roses grown in Open Culture, all classes except Hybrid and Moss....................................." 15 00

" I. Best and best kept Design, Table Decoration, or combination of Roses, in baskets or other receptacles excepting vases...................................." 18 00

Second Prize.............................." 12 00

Amateur's Prize

Prize J. Best 24 named Roses, different varieties, exhibited by an amateur.............value $30 00

Second Prize.............................." 15 00

No person or firm can compete for more than two prizes, and any person competing for the amateur prize may duplicate varieties shown in that class in competing for other prizes.

All roses competing for these special prizes, with exception of Prize I. must be exhibited in boxes of the dimensions named below, which will be furnished by the Society on application.

Length.

Breadth.

Height.

For 24 Roses 4 ft.

1ft. 6 in.

Back of box Gin.; front 4in.

" 12 " 2 ft. 2 in.

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" 6 " 1ft. 6 in.

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Two boxes of 12 each will be considered as one of 24, or one of 12 and one of 6 will be considered as one of 18.

Special prize No. 137, in the Schedule, will be a piece of plate instead of money.

Moss roses offered for prizes Nos. 153 and 154 may be shown in vases instead of boxes. E. W. Wood, Chairman of Com. for Establishing Prizes.