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46. — That by a practical gardener, 

 shall be understood one who is either a 

 nurseryman or a market gardener, or is 

 employed for a part or the whole of his 

 time as a working gardener. 



47. — That the judges shall be ap- 

 pointed by the committee. 



48. — That the decision of the judges 

 shall in all cases be final. 



49. — That the judges shall not upon 

 any account enter the place of exhibition, 

 until summoned by the committee. 



50. — That no one, except the secre- 

 tary, can be allowed on any pretence 

 whatever to be present during the exami- 

 nation of the productions by the judges. 



51. — That a judge shall not be allowed 

 to compete for a prize in any class in 

 which he may be called upon to make an 

 award. 



52. — That the judges shall have the 

 power of refusing to make an award, in 

 case the objects exhibited are, in their 

 opinion, not worthy of the prize. 



53. — That the juclge3 shall bring to 

 the notice of the committee, any collec- 

 tion, specimen, or other objects, which 



they may think deserving of recommenda- 

 tion for a special prize, or certificate of 

 merit. 



54. — That that collection will be re- 

 garded as the best, in which the greatest 

 variety and novelty shall be found, com- 

 bined with the highest cultivation. 



55. — That the committee shall have 

 the power of withholding the prize from 

 any exhibitor, who has failed to comply 

 with the rules and regulations of the 

 society. 



56.— That this society shall be dis- 

 solved whenever the number of members 

 is reduced to sixteen ; and that in the 

 event of a dissolution, the effects shall b 

 sold, and the surplus money shall be dis- 

 posed of, as the majority of the remaining 

 members shall determine. 



57. — That these rules shall be printed, 

 and a copy of them forwarded to every 

 member; and that no member shall b? 

 absolved from the effect of these rule-, 

 on any allegation of not having received 

 them. 



Thos. Faequhae, President. 



EOSE BUDDING-. 



In reading Mr. Hibberd's " Roses for the 

 Million," in the Julynumberof theFLOEAL 

 "Woeld, I find some most useful and 

 excellent information on the 

 cultivation of that deservedly 

 esteemed flower. Having for 

 many years, for my own 

 pleasure, been a successful 

 cultivator of the rose, espe- 

 cially iu the standard form, 

 I am desirous of giving those 

 who, like myself, devote 

 some of their " leisure hours " 

 to the above interesting oc- 

 cupation, a useful hiut or 

 two on an important part 

 in the process of budding — 

 it is in taking out the woody 

 part of the bud before insert- 

 ing it into the bark of the 

 stock. Mr. Hibberd's in- 

 structions are very good, but 

 the means I use, and have \ 



used now for several sea- 

 sons, will, I almost venture 

 to say, quite dispense with 

 either " thumb nail " or 

 " back point of the budding knife," re 



commended by Mr. H. It is simply this, 

 take the barrel of a goose quill of mode- 

 rate thickness, if thin in substance the 

 better, and cut off with a sharp knife one 

 half of the upper part, as if preparing to 

 make a pen, but instead of proceeding 

 further for that purpose, round off the 

 point, and it forms at once what may bo 

 called either a budding scoop or separator; 

 then if the bud, juat taken from the shoo', 

 is held, leaf downwards, between the first 

 finger and the thumb of the left hand, and 

 the scoop or separator inserted between 

 the wood and bark at the narrow, or what 

 has been the upper end on the shoot, and 

 forced forward with a slight pressure up- 

 wards against the woody part, the bud. ;; ' 

 from a healthy shoot, will instantly se; a- 

 rate in a most perfect and uninjured state, 

 ready at once for insertion into the stock — 

 a quickness which I need not say is im- 

 portant, as success greatly depends on the 

 expedition in the whole operation of bud- 

 ding-. To make the description still more 

 clear, I inclose a scoop ready for the work. 

 and a sketch showing its introduction into 

 the bud. R. O. 



Near Warrington. 



