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growth which it is essential to do at this stage. The most important 

 point, however, to attend to in cultivating this Fuchsia is to keep on it 

 clean and robust foliage, which to get in perfection will require much 

 care. To attain this I have used weak manure water two or three 

 times a week, taking advantage to syringe the plants with the same 

 after a hot day, which I find improves both the health and growth. 

 After that I leave them fully exposed to the night air and morning 

 dews, and these, I have learnt from experience, they enjoy ; but after 

 you have gone thus far a few hours of midday sun will deprive you of 

 that luxuriance of foliage you have so long been trying to maintain. 

 To guard against this, the plants must be shaded at least six hours a 

 day, if the sun is hot in August ; as the season advances, however, the 

 length of time the shading must be on must be reduced. By following 

 this practice I have found them do admirably, and amply rewarded me 

 for my trouble. I have now plants standing in 24 size pots, with 

 which, for health and vigour of foliage, few could compete, with 

 beautiful spikes of flowers, which will be visible about the middle of 

 October, when I shall have but little else to decorate my conservatory 

 with, and will prove a source of gratification to all who see them, 



Holland. 



NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 



August 5. — The Sixth Annual Exhibition of this Society was held in 

 connection with the Handsworth Horticultural Society, at the Leverets, 

 near Birmingham. The exhibition was a very good one indeed. The 

 southern growers just managed to keep their flowers to the day, and 

 the extreme heat which has been experienced for some time brought 

 the northern flowers well into bloom. Derby, York, and Nottingham 

 were well represented, making one of the best " Nationals " we 

 remember to have seen. We subjoin the awards : — 



Class A. — Nurserymen. 12 Carnations. 1st, Mr. Charles Turnei*, 

 Royal Nursery, Slough, with Victoria Regina, Prince Albert, King 

 ■ John, Seedhng S. B., Ascendant, Admiral Curzon, Seedling S. P. (fine), 

 Kirke White, Hope, Poor Tom, Royal Purple, and Jenny Lind ; 

 2nd, Mr. John K«ynes, Salisbury, with Flora's Garland, Prince Albert, 

 Splendour, Mayor of Oldham, Squire Meynell, Exit, Lord Rancliffe, 

 Morgan May, Admiral Curzon, Splendid, Sarah Payne, and Mr. 

 Ainsworth ; 3rd, Mr. R. R. Oswald, New Vauxhall, Birmingham, with 

 Sarah Payne, Flora's Garland, Premier, Friar Lawrence, Prince Albert, 

 Falconbridge, Uncle Tom, Admiral Curzon, Beauty of Woodhouse, 

 Comet, Lord IMilton, and Lady Curzon. 



Class B.— 12 Picotees. 1st, Mr. Charles Turner, with IMrs. Lochner, 

 Amy Robsart, Sultana, Mrs. Hoyle, Bessie, Green's Queen, Alfred, Mrs. 

 Strahan, Mrs. Dodwell, INIiss Puxley, National, and Charles Turner ; 

 2nd, Mr. Keynes, with Mrs. Kelke, Theodore, Mrs. Barnard, Mrs. 

 Norman, Countess, Amy Robsart, Mrs. Bayley, Miss Puxley, Dr. 

 Pitman, Lady H. Moore, Venus, and Mrs. Hoyle; 3rd, Mr. R. R. Oswald, 



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