222 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



On Hyacinths. — The Hyacinth bulbs, I perceive, are now to be had of the 

 seedsmen ; and in order to have fine blooms by Christmas they ought to be 

 potted by the first week in September, this does not unnaturally hasten their 

 vegetation, as is the case when planted much later, say the end of the month, 

 from which circumstance the flowers are proportionably smaller. In Holland 

 the first lot of forced Hyacinths is potted by the middle of August, and in order 

 to prevent the foliage being excited, till the pots are filled with roots, they cover 

 them deeply with rotten bark or leaf-mould, &c. In five weeks they are taken 

 out, the pots generally being well filled with roots, and placed closeish to the 

 glass in cold frames, admitting plenty of air during tiie day, closing the lights at 

 night; by this mode of treatment the foliage and flower stems are gradually 

 brought forward. By the end of October and afterwards, les9 air is admitted ; 

 and when severe frost occurs the sashes are covered for protection. 



[See culture of in former Numbers. — Conductor.] 



Tulip Show, Walton, Derbyshire. — This show was held at the Hat and 

 Feathers, Walton, and the following prizes were given : — Feathered bizarres — 

 1. Due de Lancaster, Mr. Marsden; 2. Trafalgar, Mr. Beard ; 3. Firebrand, Mr. 

 G. Holmes ; 4. Defiance, Mr. Marsden ; 5. Priestman's Seedling, Mr. Rodgers ; 

 6. Crown Prince, Mr. Beard; 7. Black Prince, Mr. Mather ; 8. Dutch Cata- 

 falque, Mr. Beard. Flamed bizarres— 1. Albion, Mr. Marsden ; 2. La Cantique, 

 Mr. Rodgers ; 3. Gabriul's Patriot, Mr. Kodgers ; 4. Sovereign Royal, Mr. Beard ; 

 5. Albion, Mr. Rodgers; 6. Luslre de Beau e, Mr. Beard ; 7. Due de Savoy, 

 Mr. Mather; 8. La Cantique, Mr. Mather. Feathered Roses — 1. Lady Crewe, 

 Mr. T. Oakley; 2. Lady Crewe, Mr. Beard; 3. Mrs. Mundy, Mr. Holmes; 4. 

 Velure, Mr. Beard ; 5. Doulittle, Mr. Beard; 6. Unknown, Mr. Holmes; 7. 

 Rose Bagot, Mr. Marsden; 8. Triomphe Royale, Mr. Mather. Flamed Roses — 

 1. Unique, Mr. Marsden; 2. Unique, Mr. Marsden; 3. Rose Vesta, Mr. Mars- 

 den ; 4. Neptune, Mr. Marsden ; 5. Lady Barbara, Mr. Marsden ; 6. Incom- 

 parable d'Holland, Mr. Holmes; 7. Lord Hill, Mr. Marsden; 8. Josephine, Mr. 

 Marsden. Feathered Byblcemens — 1. Violet Alexander, Mr. Marsden; 2. 

 Washington, Mr. Marsden ; 3. Bienfait, Mr. Holmes ; 4. Violet Alexander, 

 Mr. Oakley; 5. Gay Stella, Mr. Oakley; 6. Angelina, Mr. Oakley; 7. Bagot, 

 Mr. Holmes; 8. Violet d' Antonio, Mr. Rodgers. Flamed Bybloemens — 1. 

 Sable Rex, Mr. Marsden; 2. Mr. Stretton, Mr. Beard; 3. Ward's King, Mr. 

 Rodgers ; 4. Roi de Tulipes, Mr. Beard ; 5. Angelina, Mr. Marsden ; 6. Violet 

 le fond Noir, Mr. Marsden ; 7. Wolstenholmes' Bybloemen, Mr. Oakley ; 8. 

 Pennsylvania, Mr. Marsden. Selfs — Bizarre Breeder, Mr. Beard; Rose Breeder, 

 Mr. Holmes ; Min d'Or, Mr. Marsden ; White Flag, Mr. Mather. 



Warrington Tulip Show. — At the spring meeting of the Warrington Flo- 

 ricultural and Horticultural Society, the following prizes were awaided for 

 Tulips : — Premier prize for the best Tulip, Bienfait, Mr. Hardy. Feathered 

 Bizarres— 1. Sultana, Mr. Hardy ; 2. Trafalgar, Mr. Wilson ; 3. Royal Sove- 

 reign, 4. San Josef, 5. Surpasse Catafalque, 6. Firebrand, Mr. Hardy. Flamed 

 Bizarres — 1. Crnwn Prince, 2. Unknown, Mr. Penketh ; 3. Lustre, 4. Phoenix, 5, 

 Wright's No. 63 Seedling, 6. Unknown, Mr. Nunnerley- Feathered BybUmens 

 — 1. Grotius, 2. Bienfait, Mr. Hardy; 3. Unknown, Mr. Nunnerley ; 4. Seed- 

 ling, Mr. Wilson; 5. Surpassant, 6. Buckley's No. 46, Mr. Hardy. Flamed 

 Byblcemens — 1. Violet fond Noir, Mr. Nunnerley ; 2. Queen Caroline, 3. Un- 

 known, 4. Rowbottom's Incomparable, Mr. Wilson; 5. Queen of May, Mr. Pen- 

 keth ; 6. Sable Rex, Mr. Nunnerley. Feathered Roses — 1. Heroine, 2. Lady 

 Crewe, Mr. Hardy; 3. Walworth, Mr. Wilson ; 4. Due de Bronti, Mr. Hardy; 

 5. Hero of the Nile, Mr. Bloore; 6. Dohttle, Mr. Wilson. Flamed Roses — 1. 

 Roide Cerise, Mr. Hardy; 2. Triomphe Royale, Mr. Nunnerley; 3. Lord Hill, 

 Mr. Bloore ; 4. Unique, Mr. Nunnerley ; 5. Rose Ruby, Mr. Wilson ; 6. Count 

 Vergennes, Mr. Bloore. Breeders — Bizarre, Shakspeare; Byblcemen, Lanca- 

 shire Hero ; Rose, Mrs. Mundy, Mr. Haidy. Selfs — White Flag, Mr. Bloore ; 

 Yellow Min d'Or, Mr. Hardy. 



