296 THE FLORIST. 



Beauty, General Morceaux, Defiance, Vesta. 5th, Mr. Sanderson : 

 Temple de Salomon, Queen of England, King, Defiance, Vesta, 

 Beauty. 6th, Mr. Merry : Beauty, Goliath, Pilot, Annie Salter, Gem, 

 Golden Yellow. In this class some twelve to fourteen collections 

 were shewn, and prizes awarded to two-thirds of them. 



Class, 6 plants. 1st, Mr. James : Defiance, Madame Poggi, Vesta, 

 Pilot, Annie Salter, Madame Camerson. 2d, Mr. Croxford : Defiance, 

 Pilot, Clustered Yellow, Minerva, Vesta, Annie Salter. 3d, Mr. 

 Holmes : Pilot, Vesta, Golden Cluster, Defiance, Annie Salter, Mi- 

 nerva. 4th, Mr. Elliott : Goliath, Queen of Gipsies, Vesta, Madame 

 Poggi, Annie Salter. Equal 5th prizes, Mr. Scruby and Mr. Argent. 



Some collections were also shewn in pots limited to size, and 

 also for special prizes presented by some liberal patrons. 



Specimen plants : 1st, Mr. James, Pilot ; 2d, Mr. Holmes, Vesta ; 

 3d, Mr. Bundle, Vesta ; 4th, Mr. Scruby, Defiance. The plants shewn 

 in this class were indeed specimens in every sense of the word. 



Some Pompons, or Lilliputian varieties, were shewn by Mr. Salter. 

 The varieties were, Pouledetto, la Fiancee, Chapeau rouge, Bijou, 

 Circee, d'Or, le Nain Bebe, Julie, Langlade, Elise Meillez, la La- 

 ponne, Henriette, Sydonie. 



A new variety was also shewn by Mr. Salter, possessing much 

 merit ; colours, a carmine red with golden tips, and named Pio Nono. 



The censors were Mr. C. Turner of Slough, Mr. J. T. Neville, 

 Mr. Salter, and Mr. Eraser. 



SOME REMARKS ON 



WINTERING CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



I HEAR and read of continual lamentations respecting the difficulty 

 of wintering these favourites ; but why such should obtain, I am at 

 a loss to guess, for few plants are more easily wintered, as I will 

 presently endeavour to shew as briefly as possible. 



After the layers are detached in a dry state from the parent 

 plant, they must be cleared of any decayed foliage, and the shoots 

 removed where they are abundant ; for a clean stem is far preferable 

 to a bushy plant. Then pot singly or in pairs in 3-inch pots, using 

 a compost not over-rich or exciting, and of a stiff rather than a 

 sandy texture ; let the plants be inserted firmly, about half an inch 

 from the side of the pot if in pairs, or in the centre if single plants ; 

 above all, keep their heads above water, i. e. do not bury the stems 

 more than is requisite for keeping the plant in an upright position. 

 Label as you proceed, and store away each day's potting in a frame, 

 usually known as a Cucumber-frame, which, being placed on a dry 

 surface, must be filled up in the inside w^ith dry brick-rubbish, coal- 

 ashes, or sawdust, or all the three combined, to within eight or nine 

 inches of the lights. Use the finer material for the surface, where 

 the pots are to be plunged. After the plants are placed in the 



