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I regret that I have not heen able to extend the list of Bizarres ; 

 but although a good many more are cultivated here, there is so much 

 uncertainty respecting their correct names that any attempt at de- 

 scription would be fruitless. There may also be some mistakes in 

 the names of some of the above, other amateurs probably growing 

 them under different names, but I vouch for the accuracy of the 

 descriptions, as they were all taken down carefully by myself from 

 the beds of three competitors, when in full bloom. 



And now, Mr. Editor, in taking my leave of the Tulip for this 

 season, allow me to take this opportunity of expressing my grateful 

 acknowledgments to you for your courtesy and kindness in furnish- 

 ing us with the medium through which to communicate our opinions 

 and gleanings to each other ; and wishing the young Tulip collector 

 every good fortune in the selection of his stock, every success in his 

 mode of cultivation, and, above all, fair and impartial decisions on 

 his flowers after he has had the trouble and pleasure of rearing them 

 to perfection, I respectfully bid him farewell. 

 Felton Bridge End, Northumberland, 

 June 14, 1841. 



ARTICLE IV. 



A DIALOGUE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE AURICULA. 



BV WILLIAM HOWARD, ESQ. 



(Continued from July Number.) 

 Learner. Do you ever wash or sponge the leaves ? 



Inf. Sometimes in June, July, and the beginning of August, after 

 a long continuance of dry weather ; about seven or eight o'clock in 

 the evening I sprinkle them all over with a patent watering pot, and 

 I find it refreshes them much. About the last week in August I 

 re-pot all my plants, which gives them time to establish themselves 

 before winter ; some persons do this soon after they have done 

 blooming, but it is not a good plan. 



L. Why do you not think so? 



Inf. Because the frequent waterings so impoverish the soil that 

 they will require top dressing in September, which is a double 

 trouble ; besides, it causes them to bloom in the autumn, which very 



