cclxx PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL nORTlCULTURAL SOCIETY. 



roots of one variety in each pan. The bulbs need not have been actually 

 grown in the pans they are shown in. 



Prize — The Gold Medal of the General Bulb Growers' Society 

 of Haarlem. 



Begulations. —Fov Classes 3, 4, and 5 each bulb must be in a separate 

 pot (size optional). Classes 3, 4, 6, and 6 must all be single spikes ; no 

 spikes may be tied together. Exhibitors may compete in one only of the 

 classes numbered 3, 4, and 5. All bulbs must have been forced entirely 

 in Great Britain or Ireland. All varieties should be correctly named. 

 Points will be deducted for all incorrect names. 



Bulbs Geov^n in Moss Fibre. 

 Subject to the general rules of the Society the Council offer the 

 following prizes, presented to them by Mr. Robert Sydenham. 



Class 9. — Bulbs grown in Moss Fibre or similar material (not earth) 

 and without drainage. 



Amateurs. 



Class 10. — Six single Hyacinths, in separate vases, not exceeding six 

 inches in diameter, to be selected from any one of the following varieties : 

 'Enchantress,' ' General de Wet,' 'Innocence,' 'Jacques,' ' Johan,' 'King 

 Alfred,' 'King of the Blues,' ' Koh-i-Noor,' 'Lady Derby,' 'Ornament 

 Rose,' 'Princess May,' ' Roi des Beiges,' 'Rose a Merveille,' 'SchoteL' 



Prizes, 21s., 17s. 6d., 15s., 10s. Qd., Is. Qd. 



Class 11. — Six vases of Tulips (vases not exceeding seven inches in 

 diameter), no restriction as to the number of bulbs in a vase, to be 

 selected from the following : ' Duchesse de Parma,' ' Fabiola,' * Joost van 

 Vondel,' ' Keizerskroon,' 'Le Rdve,' 'Mon Tresor,' 'Prince of Austria,' 

 ' Queen of the Netherlands,' ' Rose Luisante,' ' Van der Neer,' ' Vermillion 

 den Brilliant,' 'White Joost van Vondel.' 



Prizes, 21s., 17s. Qd., 15s., 10s. 6d., 7s. 6d. 



Class 12. — Six vases of Narcissi (vases not exceeding seven inches in 

 diameter), no restriction as to the number of bulbs in a vase, to be 

 selected from the following : ' Albatross,' ' Blood Orange,' ' Bullfinch,' 

 ' C. J. Backhouse,' ' Dairymaid,' ' Early Easter,' ' Emperor,' ' Glitter,' 

 'Horace,' ' Leonie,' ' Lilian,' 'Lucifer,' 'Lulworth,' ' Madame de Graaff,* 

 ' Red Coat,' ' Red Flag,' ' Shooting Star,' ' Victoria,' ' White Lady.' 



Prizes, 21s., 17s. 6d., 15s., 10s. 6d., Is. 6d. 



If there are more than six exhibits in either of the classes an extra 

 prize of 7s. Qd. will be given in such class if there are eight exhibits ; a 

 further 7s. 6^^. if there are ten exhibits, and so on in the proportion of one 

 prize for every two exhibits exceeding six in each class. 



26. EXAMINATIONS, 1912. 



1. The Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice of 

 Horticulture will be held on March 27, 1912. The Examination has two 



