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large bells, fine white ; King of 

 Blues, dark blue, with very fine 

 spike ; Lord Palinerston, clear blue, 

 white eye, very good. 



The first show of the Royal Bo- 

 tanic Society was on Saturday, the 

 19th ; the day was exceedingly fine, 

 the visitors came in great numbers, 

 the display of flowers was in every 

 respect satisfactory ; and so the ex- 

 hibition was a decided success. The 

 Hyacinths were again the chief at- 

 traction ; the show made by Mr. 

 Wm. Paul being extremely beautiful, 

 and obtaining the first prize ; those 

 from Mr. Cutbush were also very 

 fine. Mr. Young maintained his 

 superiority among the amateurs, and 

 carried off three first prizes. The Ca- 

 mellias shown were, perhaps, not so 

 good as might have been expected, 

 although some of Wm. Paul's speci- 

 mens were large and very perfect. 

 Cyclamens and Chinese Primroses 

 were shown in good condition by 

 various exhibitors ; and Mr. Parker 

 again showed some splendid Ama- 

 ryllis, which were greatly admired, 

 although no prize was awarded them. 



Messrs. Cutbush and Son, of 

 Highgate, opened their private ex- 

 hibition of Spring flowers at their 

 nurseries, on March 21st, and con- 

 tinued it during the fortnight follow- 

 ing. The hyacinth house was as 

 usual most tastefully filled with a 

 variety of plants in bloom, of such 

 great merit that the visitor felt more 

 than repaid for his journey up High- 

 gate Hill. The Hyacinths formed of 

 course the chief attraction, being 

 shown in vast numbers, and generally 

 superior to former seasons ; among 

 them were all the good old sorts and 

 several beautiful novelties, the best 

 of which were those described above. 

 All were neatly tallied, the pots 

 dressed in the greenest of moss, the 

 perfume of the flowers putting it 



quite out of our minds that the east 

 winds were blowing, and that there 

 was not yet a green leaf on any of 

 the trees. Another attractive feature 

 was a noble display of Amaryllis, 

 which elicited great admiration. The 

 high stage at the back of the house 

 was closely packed with hepaticas, 

 mignonette, fairy roses, Cyclamen 

 persicum, tulips, cytisus, azaleas, 

 camellias, and acacias, forming a 

 rich bank of foliage and flowers. 



At these various exhibitions, the 

 following were the most striking and 

 desirable varieties of the various 

 plants exhibited. Hyacinths : Baron 

 von, Tuyl, Ida, Argus, Mirandolin, 

 Gen. Havelock, Macaulay, Feruk 

 Khan, Queen of the Netherlands, 

 Chas. Dickens, Howard, Marie, 

 Snowball, King of Blues, Princess 

 Clothilde, Due de Malakoff, Mimosa, 

 Von Schiller, Grand Lilas, Seraphine, 

 Mont Blanc, Bleu Aimable, Gigantea, 

 Florence Nightingale, Duke of Wel- 

 lington, Haydn, Grandeur a Mer- 

 veille, and Lawrence Koster. Tulips : 

 Florida, Cramosie, Royale, Kiezer- 

 kroon, Due d' Aremburg, Yermilion 

 Brilliant, Fabiola, Coleur Cardinal, 

 Pottebakker, Van der Neer, and Pro- 

 serpine. Crocuses : Giant Yellow, 

 Formosum (white striped with brown- 

 ish purple), Venus (white), Lilaceua 

 superbus (lilac), Ne plus ultra (blue), 

 La Lueur (purplish blue), Elfrida 

 (creamy white), Calypso (creamy 

 white), Pomona (blush), Maria Stu- 

 art (yellowish white), and Albion 

 (light blue striped with dark blue). 

 Roses : Anna Alexieff, Souvenir 

 d'un Ami, Paul Ricaut, Geant des 

 Batailles, Mad. Villermoz, Devoni- 

 ensis, Triomphe de l'Exposition, 

 L'Eufant Trouve, and Triomphe de 

 Paris. Azaleas : Princess Bathilda, 

 Rosa alba, Mad. Miellez, Duchesse 

 de Nassau, and Empress Eugenie. 



CHEAP TALLIES. 



Cut broken glass into small strips, 

 brush one end with white lead paint. 

 When dry write upon it with a blunt 

 lead pencil, which removes the paint, 



and you have the best and most lasting 

 tallies I have seen. If for a fernery, 

 use vermilion. 



T.F. 



