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until spring, when tliey may be potted into single pots, shifted twice in 

 Buuimer, and treated as before ; they will flower the following season. 

 The other mode of increase is by oflsets, which should be potted accord- 

 ing to their size, and treated as seedlings. Scarce varieties, and bad 

 producers of offsets, may be increased thus :— Cut off the bottom of tiie 

 bulb, lay it in the sun for an hour or two, in order to dry up the juices ; 

 then take a pot a little larger than the bulb, fill it half full of compost, 

 and the other half with damp silver sand, into which press the cut 

 bulb gently, place it on a shaded slielf, and just give as much water 

 as will keep it from shrinking. From a single bulb of Israene calathina 

 go treated, Mr. Appleby stated he had raised 20 bulbs. 



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AMATEUR TULIP SOCIETY. 



May 25. — The fourth annual exhibition took place at tlie Horns' 

 Tavern, Kennington, London, and was very attractive. Sixteen stands 

 were placed for competition, and the tables were decorated by a vast 

 number of flowers contributed by members. The Tulips generally 

 were distinguished for brilliancy of colour, particularly the stands from 

 Wymondham, Harrow, Staines, Dulwich, and Sydenham. The first 

 prize was awarded to the Hon. and Eev. R. Wilson, for Dickson's 

 Duke of Devonsliire, Triumph Royal, David, Holmes' King, Aber- 

 crombie, Cerise belle forme, Claudiana, Alexander Magnus, and 

 Rising Sun. 2nd. To Mr. Middlecott, for Lord .John Russell, Roi de 

 Siam, Camuse, PlatofF, Holmes' King, Triumph Royal, Bizarre broke 

 1836, Lalla Rookh, and AValwortii. 3rd. To the Rev. Thomas Jeph- 

 son, for Claudiana, Alcon, Triumph Royal, Maitre Partout, Dickson's 

 Duke of Devonshire, Polyphemus, Mentor, Lachesis, and Sanders' 

 Vivid, 4th. To Mr. Bancks, for PlatofF, La Belle Negresse, Cato, 

 Hughes' D.E., Rose Aglaia, Grotius, Mentor, Optimus, and Triumph 

 Royal. Seedling prizes were also awarded to Mr. Holmes, for a new 

 bizarre, of novel character, and a newbyblomen. Bulbs of the under- 

 mentioned flowers are to be presented as extra prizes: — To the first 

 stand, Victoria Regina, by Mr. Groom ; to the second, Pandora, by 

 Mr. Goklliam ; and to th^ third and fourth, Lalla Rookh, by Mr. 

 Holmes. Blooms of Victoria Regina were contributed by Mr, Groom, 

 and attracted much attention. 



ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



3Ia!/ 26.— The display of Tulips at this meeting exceeded every exhi- 

 bition of tlie kind we had previously seen ; they were in perfect condition. 

 In the Class for Amateurs, tlie 1st prize was awarded to J. Hunt, Esq., 

 whose stand contained Lawrence's Fabius, Vestris, Captain AViiite, Tri- 

 umph Royal, Holmes' King, Cerise a belle forme, Bates' Twenty-four, 

 Catalini, Lord Stanley, Ulysses, Violet Quarto, and Strong's King. To 

 J. Edwards, Esq., was awarded tlie 2nd prize for Antilopides (?), 

 Triumph Royal, Cleopatra, Aglaia, Bauenivilde (?), Polypliemus, 



