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the privilege which was formerly enjoyed by the Fellows, of entrance 

 to the Shows at an earlier hour than the public. It is felt 

 that this privilege has become doubly valuable, and doubly called 

 for, since the numbers of the public who visit the Shows has so 

 largely increased, and yielding to the necessities of the. case and 

 the wishes of many of the Fellows, the Council have determined 

 to revive it, hoping, by the appointment of additional Judges 

 and increased exertion, to get through the work of awarding the 

 prizes before twelve o'clock, at which hour the Fellows will in 

 future be admitted. The public will be admitted at one o'clock, 

 as advertised. 



Ballots in May kM June The result of the ballot of ]JSth 



May, which was too late to be included in last month's pro- 

 ceedings, will now be found at page 483, and the result of the 

 ballot for Tree Frogs, at page 490. Frogs not being so easily 

 counted as plants, some incertitude exists as to the number 

 available for distribution. Visitors sometimes thoughtlessly open 

 the door of their case, and a number seem to have escaped. 

 Only 100 applicants are therefore recorded as successful, bul a 

 largeir number was balloted for, and the names were taken 

 down in the order in which they were drawn, so that if more than 

 lOO pairs of frogs are available, those applicants who come next 

 <jh the list will be supplied. 



As a good many inquiries have been made as to their mode of 

 treatment and food, it may be proper to mention that all that is 

 necessary is to supply them with flies or insects during the 

 summer. In the winter they go to sleep, and revive with 

 returning spring. If kept during the winter in an artificially 

 heated temperature they will not become torpid ; but in that 

 case there is great risk that they may die from want of food. 

 The best plan, therefore, is to allow them on the approach o? 

 winter to he exposed to a moderate degree of cold, when they 

 retire into chinks or below the ground. Those kept in the con- 

 servatory last winter apparently did very well, all of them having 

 come to life again as soon as fine weather showed itself. Indeed, 

 they appear never to have gone very heartily to sleep, for when 

 the days were fine and the temperature pretty high, they usually 

 showed themselves. A favourite use of them in many parts of 

 the continent is to employ them as a substitute for a weather glass. 

 They are placed in a jar with water at the bottom, and a tiny 



ladder resting in it; when the weather is threatening they keep 



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