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which they are to be embellished during the summer. Mr. B. S. Williams has sent 
out several cases of most valuable stove and greenhouse plants, and Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Son have contributed a collection of choice hardy plants. 
Tur Spring Bepprne AT THE OrysTaL Patace is arranged with admirable 
taste, that those who have the opportunity should not fail to see it before it is past 
its best. Mr. Thompson has filled the series of beds on the semi-circle of “the 
principal terrace with scillas, daisies, forget-me-nots, violas, silenes, and other of the 
more showy spring flowers in geometrical arrangements, and there is now a charm- 
ing display of colour. 
A Course or Instruction rn Borany will be given at South Kensington by 
Professor Thiselton Dyer, M.A., B.Sc., ete. The course, commencing about the 
middle of June, and extending over a period of about eight weeks, will comprise 
a daily lecture, with practical Percale in the Laboratory. A limited number of 
Science Teachers, or of ‘persons intending to become Science Teachers, will be 
admitted to the course free of expense. The hours of attendance will be from 
10 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. 
Tus Royat Nationa Ture Socrery’s exhibition for the coming season is 
fixed to take place at the Manchester Botanical Gardens on Friday and Saturday, 
May 26 and 27. 
Mr. Coomerr, late head-gardener at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, has been 
appointed Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Soviety’s Garden, Regent’s Park. 
Previous to leaving Sevenoaks he was presented, by a number of his friends, 
with a substantial proof of their appreciation of his professional ability and moral 
worth. 
Tur New VeceTaBLe Market, to be erected by the Corporation on the vacant 
land between Charterhouse Street and Snow Hill, and adjoining the New Poultry 
Market, has been commenced. The building is to be uniform in its external 
features with the two markets already erected, and will extend on the south side 
in a westerly direction to Farringdon Street, in a line with the south boundary of 
the Poultry Market. The new market will occupy an area of upwards of 2 acres 
in extent. 
MAY EXHIBITIONS. 
1.—Brussets INrERNATIONAL HorricutturaL Exuipition.—First Day of 
Botanical Congress. 
1 to 23—Royat Borantc Socrery.—WMessrs. Jackmans Exhibition of 
Clematis. 
3.—Royat Horticutturat Socrery.—Fruit and Floral Committees, 11 a.m.; 
Scientific Committee, 1 p.m.; General Meeting, 3 p.m. 
5 anp 6, ALEXANDRA Patace, Muswetxt Hitt.— Great Summer Exhibition. 
10.—Guasgow anp West or Scottanp Horticutturat Secrery.—Summer 
Exhibition. 
10 ann 11.—Royat Aquarium, Wesrminster.—Evhibition of Roses and 
Table Plants. 
11.—RoyaLOxvorpsnire Horricutturat Sociery.—first Summer Exhibition. 
17.—Royaz Horticutturat Society.—Fruit and Floral Committees, 11 an. ; 
Scientific Committee, 1 p.m.; General Meeting, 3 p.m. 
: 18.—Royat Horticutturat Society or IREEAND.—First Summer Exhi- 
ition. 
18.—Reapine HorticutturaL Socre1y.—First Summer Exhibition. 
19 anp 20.—CrystTaLt Patace.—Greal Summer Show. 
24.—Royaut Boranic Socrety.—First Summer Exhibition. 
24 anp 25.—Tiverton Horticuntturat Sociery.— Annual Exhibition. 
26 anp 27,—Royat Nationa Tunie Socrery.—Annual Exhibition at the 
Manchester Botanical Gardens. 
30 anv 31.—Royan AquaRrumM, WexsTMINSTER.—Exzhibition of Stove and 
Greenhouse Plants. 
