86 BRIEF REMARKS. 



Thus it will have the advantage in eighteen points for the marking out 

 of the twenty-four, which will give it a decided superiority. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good bottom, clean stamens, long 

 cup, and narrow petals : — 



6 points for bottom. 6 points deducted for narrow petals. 

 6 , , stamens. 6 , , long cup. 



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This will have twenty-four points to gain in marking. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good form, but stained bottom and 

 stamens, it will have eighteen points to gain in marking. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good cup and bottom, and tinged 

 stamens, it will have eighteen points to gain in marking. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good bottom, long cup, and clean 

 stamens, it will have eighteen points to gain in marking. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good form and slightly tinged under- 

 stamens, similar to Captain White, alias San Joe, this Tulip only 

 showing stains in three petals, it will consequently have fifteen points 

 to gain in marking. 



"Again, suppose a Tulip have long cup, bad bottom and stamens, it 

 has no good properties about it ; the whole twenty-four points are 

 swallowed up by its defects, and therefore it must be disqualified alto- 

 gether. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good form, clean stamens, but cloudy 

 bottom, it will have eighteen points to gain in marking. 



" Again, suppose a Tulip have good form, stained stamens, and 

 cloudy bottom, it will have eighteen points to gain in marking. 



" There are many Tulips witli cloudy bottoms, that is, not a pure 

 white, but similar in colour to what is termed French white. These 

 cannot be classed as pure. Of this class is Gibbons' Lady Flora 

 Hastings, exhibited at Manchester under the name of Sable Monarch. 



" I have briefly endeavoured to lay down a standard, and trust that 

 any defects which may be found in it will be charitably reviewed. I 

 do not profess to be infallible; but having experienced much difficulty 

 in judging, upon various occasions, I was determined to get to some 

 conclusion as to what number of points each defect in a Tulip ought to 

 have. I know it is a ticklish subject to lay down rules that shall please 

 every one, but I have duly considered the matter lor nearly three 

 years, and I now give the result of my deliberations. Upon a careful 

 perusal of them, I think they will be considered as equitable, giving 

 points for certain properties, and that marking in a bad-formed, &c, 

 flower shall not take precedence of one that has three-fourths of the 

 essentials of one." 



Gloxinias and Gesnerias. — These fine plants have been found to 

 flourish in a most striking manner in a compost of the following mate- 

 rials : equal parts of half- rotted beech leaves and good peat soil, with a 

 small portion of mellow turfy-loam, and a good portion of the usual 

 white (or silver) sand ; also some well-rotted cow-dung, and a sprinkling 

 of bits of charcoal. A free drainage is always essential, and to have 



