Clxvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



All articles for the above trials must be marked " Specimens 

 for Trial," and addressed : 



If by post : The Director, R.H.S. Gardens, Wisley, Ripley, 

 Surrey. 



If by rail : The Director, R.H.S. Gardens, Wisley, Horsley Station,. 

 L. & S.W. Ry., with advice by post to the Director. 



Trial of Tulips, and Arrangement of Nomenclature. 



In the autumn of 1913 an invitation was issued to the leading 

 growers to send to Wisley for trial bulbs of their varieties of Tulips, 

 with the names under which they respectively knew them. These 

 were planted at Wisley, and on Monday, April 20, a joint committee 

 of Dutch and English experts met to consider the early varieties ; 

 and again on May 6 and 7 to consider the May-flowering varieties. 



Over 4000 were examined, and their nomenclature and synonyms 

 determined. 



The trials of the May-flowering varieties only will be continued 

 in 1915, and growers have been invited to send fresh bulbs — five 

 of each variety — named. Bulbs sent later than November i can- 

 not be accepted. Senders were asked to designate the colour of 

 their flowers and the class to which they belong, to facilitate the 

 work of planting. 



The Committee drew up recommendations for a classification. 

 These will be reconsidered at a Conference to be held at Vincent 

 Square on May 13 and 14, 1915, when it is intended to prepare 

 the final list of varieties and synonyms and all recommended 

 varieties will be placed in one or other of the sections and sub- 

 sections of the classification. 



This final list, with official descriptions, will be printed and pub- 

 lished by, and at the expense of, the R.H.S. in conjunction with 

 the Dutch Bulb Growers' Society in Haarlem. 



To make the descriptions short and clear, certain typical varieties 

 will be selected, described, figured, and named, so that others can 

 be described by reference to them. Thus systematized, the colour, 

 shape, base, and the relative length and breadth of the inner segments 

 will be recorded. 



Tulip Show. 



A Show of May-flowering Tulips will be held in May 1915, 

 cut blooms only, for the purpose of enabling the Nomenclature 

 Committee to decide on the synonyms of the varieties sent. 



1. R.H.S. Medals will be given to collections and Awards made 

 to species and varieties at the discretion of the Council. 



2. May 12. — The Hall will be available for staging at Noon. 



May 13. — Staging must be completed by 9 a.m. when the Com- 

 mittee will commence their work. The Committee only will be 

 allowed in the Hall on the 13th. 



