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this garden already contained. This, as well as all other things, reflected 

 credit on Mr. Honeywill, who is gardener here. In fact, everything 

 on the domain denoted wealth, taste, and intelligence. 



D. 



NATIONAL TULIP SOCIETY. 



The eleventh annual exhibition of this Society took place at Slough, 

 on the 20th ult. Late as it was for many collections in the south, 

 yet there was a good show, some of the specimens being of remarkable 

 beauty, particularly those shown by R. H. Betteridge, Esq., and R. 

 Headley, &c. The latter gentleman exhibited some very fine new 

 flowers of his own raising — Adonis, John Linton, and Sarah Headley 

 were particularly striking. We, however, merely give the awards on 

 this occasion ; our critical remarks will be given in next number. 



In the first class, 12 blooms, four of each colour, there were 14 

 collections staged. The first prize was awarded to R. H. Betteridge, 

 Esq., Milton Hill, Abingdon, for finely grown flowers, and exceedingly 

 well marked. They consisted of Marcellus, Thalia, Lord Denman, 

 Madame Catalani, Alcon, Countess of Wilton, Spencer's First-rate, 

 George Hayward, Royal Sovereign, Heroine, Triomphe Royale, and 

 Polyphemus ; 2nd, Mr. W. Lawrence, Hampton, with Lady Wilder, 

 Jupiter, Brown's Ulysses, Maid of Orleans, Blcemart, Madonna, 

 Aglaia, Duke of Northumberland, Queen of Hampton, Charles Brown, 

 Madame Vestris, and George Hayward ; 3rd, Mr. Thomas Westbrook, 

 Abingdon, with Isabella, Koyal Sovereign, General Barnoveldt, Bion, 

 Everard, Blcemart, Polyphemus, Madame Catalani, Maid of Orleans, 

 Rose Tryall, Vivid, and Thalia ; 4th, Mr. Joseph Godfrey, Chellaston, 

 near Derby, with Duke of Devonshire, Mrs. Pickerill, Rose Aglaia, 

 Royal Sovereign, Vivid, Triomphe Royale, Merit, Miss Grace, Queen 

 Charlotte, Lady Franklin, Heroine, and Abbott's Gem ; 5th, Mr. J. 

 Hepworth, Hendrie's Gardens, Lea Bridge, Essex, with Heroine, 

 Seedling No. HI, Plat off, Princess Royal, President, Aglaia, Seedling 

 No. 40, Vivid, Aglaia flamed, Ulysses, Seedling 210, and Seedling 80 ; 

 6th, C. Williams, Esq., Clarence Cottage, West Green Road, Totten- 

 ham, with Willison's King, Walker's Duchess of Sutherland, Sander's 

 Louis Philippe, Don Fedro, Violet Quarto, Headley's Helena, Salvator 

 Rosa, Mayor of Manchester, Anastasia, Dr. Horner, Heroine, and La 

 Tendresse. Mr. Headley exhibited a superb stand, but was disqualified, 

 one of the flowers having seven petals. # 



Class B. Six Tulips, one feathered and one flamed in each class : — 

 1st prize, R. H. Betteridge, Esq., with Triomphe Royale, Incompar- 

 able, Heroine, Willison's King flamed, Seedling No. 74, and Willison's 

 King feathered ; 2nd, Mr. Joseph Godfrey, with Lady Franklin, Royal 

 Sovereign, Merit, Heroine, Triomphe Royale, and Mrs. Pickerill ; 3rd, 

 Mr. Thomas Allestree, Draycott, near Derby, with Aglaia, Lorenzo, 

 Masterpiece, Merit, Kate Connor, and Chellaston Beauty ; 4th, Mr. 

 J. Hepworth, with Heroine, Blcemart, Platoff, President, Seedling 210, 

 and Aglaia ; 5th, Joseph Hunt, Esq., High Wycombe, with George 



