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wonderfully fine, considering the season, and there were large and 

 gay exhibitions of miscellaneous plants. Hyacinths formed the 

 most important feature of the show ; and of these Mr. W. Paul, 

 of Waltham Cross, furnished most beautiful specimens, greatly 

 superior to those of any of his competitors. His principal collec- 

 tion contained magnificent spikes of King of the Blues, Princess 

 Mary of Cambridge, Blondin, Charles Dickens, Van Speyk, Baron 

 von Tuyll, General Havelock, Feruck Khan, Solfaterre, Koh-i- 

 Noor, Macaulay, Vuurbaak, Prince Albert Victor, Sir Henry 

 Havelock, Grandeur a Merveille, Snowball, Mont Blanc, and La 

 Grandesse. Messrs. Cutbush, of Highgate, showed against these 

 a collection in which were Baron von Tuyll, Charles Dickens, 

 Grand Lilas, General Havelock, Cavaignac, Yon Schiller, Gigantea, 

 Princess Clothilde, Florence Nightingale, Le Prophete, Grand 

 Yainqueur, Macaulay, Due de MalakofF, Mrs. James Cutbush, 

 Mont Blanc, Snowball, Princess Helena, and Haydn. Among 

 New Hyacinths, the only exhibitor was Mr. W. Paul, whose 

 varieties consisted of Lord Shaftesbury, a kind with very large 

 single white bells arranged in a somewhat loose spike ; Blondin, 

 a variety in the way of Princess Mary of Cambridge, but paler, 

 fine spike, large bells ; Prince Albert Victor, a dark purplish-red, 

 single flower, of great beauty ; Linnceus, a brilliant, deep, single 

 crimson flower ; Bird of Baradise, a fine yellow ; and Sir Henry 

 Havelock, a charming plum-coloured kind, which cannot fail to be 

 a favourite. In addition to his other collections, Mr. W. Paul 

 exhibited in the Miscellaneous class upwards of a hundred pots 

 of Hyacinths. 



Tulips made a fine display, some of the best being Proserpine, 

 violet shaded rose ; Keizer Kroon, deep red, edged with yellow ; 

 Couleur Cardinal, deep scarlet shaded with violet, small but 

 effective ; Pabiola, rosy purple and white ; White Pottebakker ; 

 Yan der Neer, violet shaded rose ; and the old Tournsol, Duke of 

 York, red edged with creamy white, and Vermilon Brillant. 

 Narcissi were less numerous. Among them were Bazelman 

 Major and Lord Canning, white, with a yellow cup, both fine 

 large flowers; Gloriosa, a fine white, with a deep yellow cup; 

 Cleopatra, with an orange cup ; and in the same way, but with 

 smaller flowers, Jocrisse, Parfaite, and Pegulus. 



Crocuses formed a beautiful group. Conspicuous among the 

 different kinds were Sir Walter Scott, a large variety, lilac striped 

 with white ; Cloth of Silver ; Mammoth, large-flowered, white ; 



