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This year they are less nnmerons than I have ever known them, 

 I having had only about 270brongbt in np to the present time. 

 Most people have au idea that if a wasp's nest is tffeotnally 

 destroyed at night with the queen in it there is an end of the 

 matter, and that the whole colony is destroyed. It is not so. 

 When a nest becomes strong the whole family is seldom or 

 never there at once ; many of them remain out for two or three 

 days at a time. I am not sure whether they take it in turns 

 or what their arrangements are, but acting on such knowledge 

 as I have, I never now pay for a nest unless the whole colony 

 is destroyed, and this is one of the simplest things possible. 

 In the early stage before tho insects are perfect the de- 

 Btrnotion of the queen answers every purpose, but when a nest 

 becomes strong something more is required. After the nest is 

 destroyed with its present inmates, a common wine bottle 

 with half a pint of water in it is sunk near where the entrance 

 to the nest was, and nobody who has not seen it would believe 

 that every wasp belonging to the colony would be foolish 

 enough to plunge into this bottle on his return, and there in 

 his anxiety to find out the fate of his brothers and sisters 

 would so work about that he either died of fatigue or was 

 drowned. I do not know how many a bottle closely packed 

 would hold — probably a thousand would be under the mark, 

 and I have sometimes had to put in a second bottle when the 

 first became full. This is not my invention, and it is not a 

 new one, bat I do not think its efficacy is sufficiently known. 

 Last summer I had comparatively no trouble with wasps, 

 although at most places they were more numerous than usual. 

 I have yet another enemy to denounce, and that is the small 

 black slug, which is too tough for the blackbird or thrush, and 

 even a dose of quicklime does him very little harm ; he merely 

 Blips off his overcoat and mocks you. His appetite is an 

 enormous one, and he is not dainty, feeding alike on young 

 Onions and Carrots ; even Potato stalks will be eaten through 

 by him when hard up. I have till this season found nothing 

 effectual but handpicking, and the worst of it was that the 

 slugs were busiest when it rained — pouring. Slug- picking is 

 not a pleasant occupation at any time, and least of all in a 

 pouring rain. Now, I have found that a few young ducks will 

 clear off the slugs much quicker than men can pick them, and 

 that they do not dislike to work in the rain. I have had some 

 entirely in the garden for three weeks, and they have done 

 nothing but good till to-day, when they took a fancy to some 

 blanched Lettuces. I do not think they are to be trusted after 

 they are about five weeks old, or at any time if the weather is 

 hot and dry ; but the amount of good they do so long as they 

 keep from their mischievous tricks is incalculable. I have 

 another sitting coming on, and those which have committed 

 themselves will now be banished from the garden and pre- 

 pared with all haste for the spit. — W. Taylor. 



THE KOYAL NATIONAL TULIP SOCIETl'S 

 EXHIBITION. 



This was held at the Botanical Gardens, Manchester, June 

 5th. The Exhibition was originally announced for Whit-Friday, 

 but a backward season made it necessary to postpone the Show. 

 About .i*jO were offered in prizes, and the list had attracted a 

 large number of exhibitors. The Tulips were well arranged on 

 a table running down the centre of the permanent exhibition 

 bouse, and made a very pretty show, although an unfavourable 

 Benson has left patent defects upon many of the specimens. The 

 following is the list of the principal awards : — 



Cr.A33 1. — Five Ftandg of twelve Tulips, two feathered and twD flamed of 

 each class —1 or silver cap was won by W. Whittnker, with Mrs. Lea, rose- 

 feathered ; Masterpiece, bizarre-feathered ; Ajax, bizarre-flamed ; Sarah 

 Headle;, rose-flame l ; Beasie, bybl'omeu-featbeied ; ludustry, rose-feathered ; 

 Jno. Moms, Idzarre-feathered ; Bacchns, bybloemen-flamed ; Hir J. Paxton, 

 bizarre-flamed; Violet Amiable, byblojmen-feathered; Talisman, bybl«inen- 

 flamed;and Mrs. Lea. rose-flamed. 2, D. Barber with Heroine, rose; Mary 

 Barber, byb cemen ; Six J. Paxton, bizarre ; Dr. Hardy, bizarre ; Norval, byblo?- 

 xnen ; Seedling, bizarre ; Indastry, rose ; Duchess of Sutberlaod, bybIo;men; 

 Clara, rose; Trmmph Royal, rose; Sir J. Paxton, bizarre; Violet Sovereign, 

 byblffimen. 3, S. Barlow with Lady GroBvenor, rose-feathered ; Lady Seftoo, 

 rose-tlamed ; Ashinole's 104, bizarre ; Adonis, byblcemen-flamcd; Mrs. Lomax, 

 rose-flamed; Mattin'a 101, byblcemen-feathered ; Ajax, bizarre-flamed; 

 Modesty, rose-feathered; Bacchus, byblo^men flamed; Orion, bizarre-flamed ; 

 Bessie, bjbltemen-feathored ; and Tiny Tim, bizarre-feather.-d. 4, D. 

 Woolley, with Triumph Itoyal, Ajai, Lady Sefton. Sir J. Paxton, Masterpiece, 

 Cbftncellor, Bessie, Unknown, Talisman, Sir .1. Paxton, Heroine, and Bessie. 

 6, 3- Cooper, with Lady Crew, Saiali, Industry, Dr. Hardy, Queen of the 

 North, Sir J.Paxton, Delight, Mabel, .Modesty, Adonis, ApeLes, snd Sydney. 



Class 2.^EiRht stands of six dissimiJar Tuiips, one feathered and one 

 flamed in each claee. — 1, C. Forman, with Duchess of Sutherlaud, bybla-men- 

 flamed ; Triumph Royal, rose-feathered; Jemima Furman. byblwmen- 

 feathered ; Here-ine, rose-flamed; Barlow's Paxton, bizarrc-flaraed; and Lord 

 Byron, bizarre-feathered. 2, T. Haynes, with Aglaia, rose-flamed ; Sir J. 

 Paxton, bizarre- feathered ; Heroine, roae-feathered ; Dachesa of Sutherland 



byblcemen-flamed; Sir J. Paxton, bizarre-flamed ; and Mrs. Pickerill. bybloe 

 meo-feathered. 3, W. Whittaker, with Sir J. Paxton, bizarre-tlamed ; Master" 

 piece, bizarre-feathered ; Mrs. Lea, rose-flamed ; Sarah Headley, rose" 

 feathered; Talisman, bjbltemen-flamed ; and Bessie, byblcemen-feathered* 

 4, S. Barlow, with Annie MaoGregor, rose-flamed; Mrs Lea, rose-feathered » 

 Masterpiece, bizarre-flamed; Storer's Sa, bizarre-featheieil; John Peacock* 

 bybltamen-flamed ; and Martin's 101, byblu?men-feathered. 5, J. Thursfom 

 with Adonis, Paxton, Mabel, Sulphur, Heroine, and Talisman, t), J. Morris, 

 with Paxton, Ajax, Amiable, Dr. Hardy, Heroine, and Talisman. 7, D. Barber, 

 with Masterpiece, Heroine, Alice Grey, Dr. Hardy, Mrs. Lomax, and John 

 Daltou. 8, T. Mellor, with Mabel, Angelina, Duchess of Sutherland, Mrs. 

 Lea, Dr, Hardy, and Viceroy. 



Class S. — Four stands of six dissimilar Tulips, one feathered and one 

 flamed in each class. For 10s. 6d, subscribers only. — 1. H. Houseley, with 

 Chancellor, bybkemeu-flamed; Paxton, bizarre-flamed; Aylaia, rose-flamed; 

 Masterpiece, bizarre-feathered; Mabel, rose-feathered; and Violet Amiable, 

 bjblffimon. 2, H. Hill, with Heroine, rose-feathered ; Mary Barber, rose- 

 flamed; Duchess of Sutherland, byblcemen-flamed; Dr. Hardy, bizarre- 

 flamed; Sir J. Paxton. bizarre-feathered; and Adonis, byblcemen-feathered. 

 3, B. Yates, with Masterpiece, bizarre-feathered ; Dr. Hardy, bizarre-flamed ; 

 Violet Amiable, byblcemen-feathered: Lord Denmau, bybla^meu-flamed ; 

 Lady Selford, rose-flamed; and Mrs. Lea, rose- feathered. 



Class 4 — Six ttands of three feathered Tulips, one of each class. — 1, W. 

 Whittaker, with Mrs. Lea, rose; Masterpiece, bizarre; and Adonis, byblo>- 

 men. 2, C. Fotman, with Paxton, bizarre ; Adonis, byblcemen ; and Heroine, 

 rose. 8, T. Haynes, with Mrs. Pickerill, byblcemen; Sarah Headley. rose; 

 and Sir J. Paxton, bizarre. 4, H. Houseley, with Masterpiece, bizarre; Adonis, 

 byblcemen; and Mrs. Lea, rose. 5, D. Bai'ber, with Marquis of Hastings, 

 bizarre; Heroine, rose; aud Martin's 101, byblcemen. 6, S. Barlow, with 

 Bessie, bybloimen ; Mrs. Lea. rose ; and Ashmole's 104, bizarre. 



Class 5. — Six stands of three flamed Tulips, one of each class. — 1, J. 

 Thurston, with Talisman, byblcemen; Paxton, bizarre; and Aglaia, rose. 

 2, S. Barlow, with Annie MacGregor, rose; Sir J. Paxton, bizarre; and 

 Bacchus. byblcT^men. 8, T. Haynes, with Paxton, bizarre; Duchess of 

 Sutherland, byblcemen ; and Triumph Royal, rose. 4, W. Wardle, with Car- 

 buncle, byblojmeu; Dr. Hardy, bizarre; and Triumph Royal, rose. 5, T. 

 Mellor, with Masterpiece, bizarre; Mabel, rose ; and Duchess of Sutherland, 

 byblcemen. 6, D, Barber, with Rose Celestial, rose ; Dr. Hardy, bizarre; and 

 Talisman, bybtemen. 



Class 6.— Four stands of two Tulips, one feathered and one flamed of any 

 class. This class is for maiden grower.s only, and both the winning and the 

 losing stands may compete in following Class 7.— 1, H. Hill, with Lord Lil- 

 ford, bizarre; aud Duchess of Suthdrlaad, byblcTsmeu. The other prizes 



J not a 



rded. 



Class 7. — Four f-tands of two Tulips, one feathered and one flamed, of any 

 class. — 1, 'W. Whittaker, with Masterpiece, bizarre ; Sir .Toseph Paxton, 

 bizarre. 2, Rev. F- D Horner, with Bacchus, byblcemen; Mrs. L"max, rose. 



3, W. Wardle, with Aglaia, rose; Industry, rose. 4, D. Woolley, with Dr. 

 Hardy, bizarre; Talisman, byblcemen. 5, D. Barber, with Hugh Miller, 

 bizarre ; Heroine, rose. 6, C. Forman, with Duchess of Sutherland and 

 Heroine. 



Class 8. — Single hlooms.— Flamed Bizarres. — 1, J. Turner, with Sir J. 

 Paxton. 2, T. Haynes, with Dr. Hardy. 3, J. Turner, with Sir .T. Paxton. 



4, W. Whittaker, with Orion. 5, J. Hague, with Masterpiece. 6, C. lor- 

 man. 7, J. Thurston, with Ajax. 8, D. Woolley, with Captain White. 9, W. 

 Whittaker, with Aiiosto- 10, W. Whittaker, with Smitn's Prince of Wales. 

 Feathered Bizarres.— 1, H. Houseley, with Royal Sovereign. 2, W. Whittaker, 

 with Masterpiece. 3. W. Whittaker, with Sir J. Paxton. 4, H. Houseley, 

 with Lord Byron. 6, W. Whittaker, with Field Marshal. 6, !. Turner, with 

 Real Gem. 7, W. Whittaker, with Geo.ge Hayward. 8, W. Whittaker, with 

 Magnum Bonum. 9, C. Forman, with Demosthenes. 10, R. Yates, with Sir 

 Coliu Campbell. Flamed Roses.— I, D. Woolley, with Aglaia. 2, D. Woolley, 

 with Aglaia. 3. D. Mellor, with Mabel. 4, W. Whittaker, with Madame St. 

 Arnaud. 5, H. Houseley, with Triumph Royal. 6, W. Wardle, with Industry. 



7, S. Barlow, with Lady Sefton. 8, S Cooper, Unknown. 9, 8. Barlow, with 

 Rose of England. 10, W. Whittaker, with Sarah Headley. Feathtred Roses.— 



1, H. Houseley, with Mabel. 2, W. Whittaker, with Seedling. 8, Eev. F. D. 

 Horner, with Modesty. 4, W. Whittaker, with Mrs. Lea. 6, H. Houseley, 

 with Aglaia. 6, C. Forman, with Heroine. 7, H. Houseley, with Mabel. 



8, W. Whittaker, with Industry. 9, S. Barlow, with Little Annie. 10, W. 

 Whittaker, with Mrs. Headley. Flamed Byblcemem.—l, W. Whittaker, with 

 Talisman. 2, W. Whittaker, with Duchess of Sutherland. S, S. Barlow, with 

 Talisman. 4, T. Haynes. with Clarke's Thalia. 5, W. Whittaker, with 

 Headley's Adonis. 6, D. Woolley, with Denman. 7. J. Morri.«, with William 

 Bentley. 8, T. Haynes, with Salvator Rosa. 9, H. Hill, with Chancellor. 10, 

 B. Barlow, with David Jackson. Feathered Byblwmens.-l, W. Whittaker, 

 with Headley's Adonis. 2, C. Forman. with Mary Forman. 3, W. Whittaker, 

 with Violet Amiable. 4, W. Whittaker, witb Headley's Adonis. 5, D. Woolley, 

 with Bessie. 6. D. Woolley, with Talisman. 7, J. Hague, with Mrs. AIlsop. 

 8. T. Mellor, with Angelina. 9, S. Cooper, with Sarah. 10, D. Barber, with 

 Mrs. Pickerill. 



Class 9.— For the best feathered and the best flamed Tulips in the whole 

 Exhibition, 5». each, iu addition to any other prizes they have won. The 

 best feathered Tulip.— D. Barber, with Heroine. The best flamed Tulip, C. 

 Forman, with Sir J. Paxton. 



BREEDER TULIPS. 



Class 10.— Six stands of six dissimilar Tulips, two in each class.— 1, S. 



Barlow, with Glory of Slakebill, byblcemen; Talisman, byblcemen; Lady 



May, rose; Mrs. Bfirlow, rise; L'^rd Provost, bizarre; R. Yates, bizarre. 



2, D. Barber, with Hepworth'w No. 14, Dr. Hardy, Adonis, Seedling. Queen o£ 

 England, Mrs. Barlow. 8, J. H aiue, with Seedling, Seedling, Alice Grey, 

 Seedling, Dr. Hardy, Seedling. 4, W. Whittaker, with Mabel, W. Willison, 

 Sir J. Paxton, Maid of the Mill, Bridesmaid, Industry. 5, T. Hayes, with 

 Lord Eelper, Beauty of Lilchurch, Mrs. Bright, Dr. Hardy, Seedling No. 24, 

 Oliver. G, 8. Cooper, with Dr. Daltou, Rose Breeder, Her Majesty, Sir J. 

 Paxton, Adonis, Music. 



Class 11.— Six stands of three Tulips, one nf each class.- 1, T. Haynes, 

 with Beauty of Litchnrcb, Mrs. Bright, Dr. Hardy. 2, S. Barlow, with Alice 

 Grey, Annie McGregor, Sir J. Paxton. 8, H. Houseley, with Sulphur, Mabel, 

 Duchess of Sutherland. 4, W. Whittaker, with William Wilson, Adonis, 

 Annie McGieiior. 5. T. Mellor, with Annie McGregor, Lothair, Sancta 

 Sophia. 6, J. Hoguo, with Richard Yates, Mabel, Adonis. 7, H. K. William- 

 eon with Juliet, Sir J. Paxton, Gem of Gems. 8, J. Thnrstono, with Sir J. 

 Paxton, Charlotte, William Beutley. 



Class 12.— Single blooms.— Bicarrc Brcedtrs.—l, D. Barber, with Sir J. 

 Paxton. 2, W. Whittaker, with William Willison. 3, T. Haynes, with Dr. 



