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THE GARDENER. 



[April 



EXTRAS. 



Brace of Cucumbers — Mr Smith, gar- 

 dener to H. Littledale, Esq. 



Collection of Fruit— Mr Hill, gar- 

 dener to 11. Sueyd, Esq. 



Four Orchids— T. W. Medley, Esq. 



First-class Certificate — Azalea (Hy- 

 brida odorata) : Isaac Davies, Ormskirk. 



Second-class Certificate — Azalea 

 (multiflora) : Thomas Davies and Co. 

 Wavertree. 



Notwithstanding a strong easterly wind which prevailed throughout the day, 

 the hall was literally crammed from the opening of the doors at two o'clock until 

 the exhibition closed. The afternoon attendance surpassed that of any previous 

 spring show, and the evening was even still greater, for locomotion was scarcely 

 possible, and hundreds retired to the galleries to listen to Streather's band, which 

 during the exhibition performed a selection of operatic and other music. In 

 every respect this spring show was one of the most successful yet held. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The following prizes are offered for competition at the next meeting of the 

 Fruit and Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, on Tuesday, April 

 6 th, viz. : — 



1. White-spined Cucumber, 1 brace, of 1 sort only. Open. £1. — 10s. 



2. Black-spined Cucumber, 1 brace, of 1 sort only. Open. £1. — lOs. 



3. Smooth Cucumber, 1 brace, of 1 sort only. Open. £1. — 10s. 



4. 6 Cucumbers, not confined to one sort. Open. £2 £1. 



A new list of the Fellows, Associates, Honorary and Corresponding Members, 

 and Botanical, Horticultural, and Floral Societies, in union, &c., of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, has just been published, and may be obtained on applica- 

 tion at the offices, price Is., or by letter addressed to the secretary. Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, South Kensington, W., accompanied by fourteen postage stamps. 



[We regret that we must again apologise for postponing many valuable com- 

 munications. — Ed.] 



W. M. Stglisthorne. — Our correspondent has our thanks for his good advice ; 

 at the same time, we think that in the " Hints to Amateurs " we meet many of 

 the requirements of the class of gardeners he refers to, and in our papers on 

 Flower- Gardening last year, and those on the Kitchen-Garden in this, we meet 

 many more of them. Success in horticulture, as in all other matters, depends so 

 much on attention, industry, and perseverance, that we fear no directions, how- 

 ever simple and plain, would make a man who lacked these qualities a success- 

 ful cultivator of either flowers, fruit, or vegetables. 



It will be our endeavour in the future, as in the past, to make this maga- 

 zine a safe guide for tyros in horticulture ; but we do not write for them alone, 

 and we must not fill our pages with that which is purely elementary. 



Z. — For the colours you name there are no better plants than those in your 

 list. For blue, use Lobelia speciosa. Sow the seed at once in heat, and bring it 



