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ringed all over. As soon as the 

 young roots begin to be firm in the 

 earth, the plants will require a much 

 greater quantity of air, and, in a very 

 short time, these new roots will cause 

 them to develop vigorous branches, 

 on which the flower-buds will form, 

 and on no account must the plants 

 be placed in the open air till these 

 buds have attained sufficient develop- 

 ment. From the commencement of 

 July to the end of August the camel- 

 lias may remain out of doors ;*longer 

 is not advisable, since in our climate 

 the later days of summer are subject 

 to heavy rain, which would be very 

 prejudicial, and, together with the 

 chilly nights frequent at this season, 

 would cause the foliage of the plants 

 to become yellow. 



When the camellias are replaced 

 in the greenhouse, every care must 



be taken to so regulate the tempera- 

 ture that they shall become by 

 degrees accustomed to the change. 

 When the colder seasons of October 

 and November arrive, the greenhouse 

 must be occasionally heated for the 

 purpose of obtaining an early flower- 

 ing. This warming process requires 

 the greatest prudence, and extreme 

 care is requisite to prevent the air 

 becoming too dry, as this would kill 

 the buds as effectually as would the 

 withering of the points of the roots. 

 Many horticulturists keep camellias 

 housed all the summer ; but this is 

 not advisable, as the open air is most 

 useful for strengthening the buds, 

 which are invariably found most 

 vigorous where the plants have been 

 treated as above, and which conse- 

 quently produce flowers of greater 

 ■oerfection. 



FLOWEK SHOWS IN" MAECH. 



Royal Botanic Society's fiest 

 Spbing Show (Saturday, March 18). 

 —The opening show of this Society 

 was eminently successful, though the 

 weather was most unfavourable. At 

 an early hour the Princess of Wales 

 and suite arrived, and was soon after 

 followed by the Duchess of Cam- 

 bridge and the Princess Mary. There 

 was a large and fashionable attend- 

 ance, and the display of flowers in 

 the tent and the conservatory was 

 both brilliant and interesting. 



Hyacinths and Tulips contributed 

 the grandest masses of colour, and 

 were the principal attractions. Mr. 

 W. Paul and Messrs. Cutbush and 

 Son contributed fine collections of 

 100 each, and also fine groups of 

 twelve and eighteen. These were 

 skilfully staged, and were in perfec- 

 tion both as to cultivation and condi- 

 tion. The varieties were for the most 

 part the same in both collections; 

 and to give the names at length would 

 be to occupy space unprofitably, but 

 the names of the smaller collections 

 may be useful. Messrs. Cutbush' s 

 Twelve Hyacinths : Baron Von Tuyll, 

 Macaulay, Grand Vedette, Emme- 

 line, Grand Lilas, Mont Blanc, Von 



Schiller, Le Prophete, Marie, Flo- 

 rence Nightingale. Mr. W. Paul's 

 Tivelve Hyacinths : Macaulay, Ida, 

 Garrick, Alba maxima, Solfaterre, 

 King of Blues, Tubiflora, Grand 

 Lilas, Prince Albert, Grandeur a 

 Merveille, Von Schiller, Von Speyk. 

 The best Hyacinths exhibited in the 

 class for amateurs were from Mr. 

 Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., 

 Highgate. Mr. Young's plants were 

 superbly bloomed, and were remark- 

 ably uniform in character ; they were 

 Mont Blanc, Bleu Aimable, General 

 Havelock, Van Spevk, Grandeur a 

 Merveille, Sultan's Favourite (flesh, 

 with pink stripe, fine), Charles 

 Dickens, Grand Lilas, Howard, Ma- 

 dame Van der Hoop, Argus, Von 

 Schiller, Princess Clothilde, Ida, 

 Queen of the Netherlands, Mimosa. 

 Early Tulips were shown in almost 

 endless variety, and a selection from 

 the whole may be useful. The best 

 early Tulips in the show : — Archduc 

 d'Autriche, bronze red, yellow mar- 

 gin, very neat, and the colouring pre- 

 cise ; Cerise Gris de Lin, chocolate, 

 with fawn edges, fine ; Couleur Cardi- 

 nal, flamed scarlet ; Cottage Maid, 

 rose-pink, white stripe, fine ; Due 



