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Van Speijk, and among the doable whites : Grand Vainqueur, Jenny Lind, La Mignonne, 
La Tour d' Auvergne, and last, but not least. Miss Nightingale. 
Among the single Hyacinths there were many more sorts to be remembered, so 
that I shall only give the very best single red and rose: Cavaignae, Garibaldi, IIow- 
ard, Leviathan, L' Incomparable, Linnaeus, Fabiola, Lord Macaulay, Reiser in Augusta, 
Milton, Pvincesse Amalia, Pelissier, Rubra maxima, Queen Victoria, Scarlet light and 
Vuurbaak. Single blue: Argus, Czar Peter, Charles Dickens, Be Candolle, Grand 
Lilas, Grand Maitre, Lord Derby, Lord Palmerston, King of the Blues, Marie, Master- 
piece, Manteufel, Mary of Cambridge, Osmar and Starlight. Single white: Alba super- 
ha, British Queen, an excellent variety, La grandesse, L'innoeence, Mont Blanc, Nectar 
and Snowball. Single violet: Arnold Prince, Charles Dickens, Haydn. Florence Mar- 
ryot, Marquis of Hartingdon and President Lincoln. Single yellow : Ida, King of 
Yellows, Lord of Magdala, John Stuart Mill and Obelisi/ue. A great many pans 
filled up with 10 Hyacinths of one sort were to be seen; one bed of such pans sur- 
rounded with Spirea japonica, made a splendid sight, and were one of the attractions 
of the exhibition. The most recoin mend able sorts, being short in the foliage and 
tiowers were, single red: Josephine, Queen Victoria, Pelissier and Von Schiller. 
Single white: La Franchise, Nectar, Madame van der Hoop, L'innoeence and Madame 
de Stael. Single blue: Clio, La Nuit, Lord Palmerston, Lord Derby, Grand Lilas and 
Nimrod. Before taking leave of the Hyacinths 1 must speak of the new sorts, which 
were exhibited for the firse time (conquest.) The first prize was awarded to the 
Hyacinth Miss Le Jeune, a single variety, of a deep violet color, with splendid large 
white eye and tine truss. The second prize was to the Hyacinth Financier, a single 
light pearl blue variety, with immense spikes, in the way of Czar Peter. The third 
prize was to the Hyacinth Roi des Beiges, a single, deep carmine variety, with large 
spikes. For the new double Hyacinth there was only one sort sent in, to which a 
prize was awarded, namely, Empress of India, a semi-double deep carmine-red variety, 
with a well formed spike. 
The exhibits of single, early Tulips were not many, but made, by their striking 
colors, a good effect. The very best sorts were : Comte de Vergennes, Brutus recti tied, 
Chrysolora, Cottage Maid, Fabiola, Le Matelas, Little Doris, Pottebakker, white, and 
ditto yellow, Proserpine, Rembrandt, Roi Pepin, Superintendent, Standard Royal, Van 
Vondel and Vermillion brilliant. In order to show the utility of Tulips for bedding, 
there was a moist bed of them made up with small plants of Spirea Japonica, an 
Amaryllis in the centre, and surrounded by Cyclamens, which were very beautiful 
indeed, and generally conceded to be the finest attraction of the show. 
Of single late Tulips there were two exhibits, but not worthy of mention. 
Of double Tulips, Polyanthus and Narcissus, no exhibits. Of Crocus there were 
two exhibits, the best sorts were : Albion, striped, Sir Waiter Scott, striped, Mont Blanc, 
white, Caroline Chisholm, white, Baron von Brunov), purple, and Koh-i-noor, purple. 
Of Amaryllis Hippeastrum, there were three excellent exhibits, and the most striking 
varieties were: Louis van Iloutte, Miss Nilson, Chef d'venore, Oscar, Prince of Wales. 
L 'Avenir, La Volupte, Remembrance and Friede, a nearly pure white variety. Still 
must be mentioned, two pots of Lilies: L. Thunbergianum elegans, and L. Umbel la- 
tum Davuricum, which showed beautiful orange tiowers, also different exhibits ot 
Spirea Japonica, Dyclytra spedabilis, single and double Narcissus, Rhodendrons, Bou- 
quets, Tools, etc. 
Before ending I must say a word in praise of Mr. E. H. Krelage, the President, 
who not being a competitor for the prizes, kindly sent a beautiful collections of bulbs, 
novelties, and different other plants, too many to be enumerated, so that he enabled 
the Committee of Arrangements (which had done its best, and also deserved a word 
of praise,) to arrange one of the best shows of Flowerroots which was ever held at 
Haarlem. C. E. VAN GOOR. 
THE GERMAN TRADES EXPOSITION. 
The Annual German Trades Exposition of Rheinland, Westfalen and surround- 
ing country will be held at Dusseldorf, Germany, commencing May 9th, and ending 
September 15th, 1S80. The exhibits will embrace Plants, Fruits, Plans, Models, 
Architecture, Garden Statuary, Art Collections, etc. Only such Plants can be ad- 
mitted as have been raised by the exhibitor or those which have been six months in 
course of cultivation. The meeting of the German Gardener’s Society will also be 
held at the same place, during the Exposition, and will be in session from the 7th 
to the 17th of August, 18S0. There will also be four other brief exhibitions held at 
the rooms of the Trades Exposition during theseason, one commencing May 9th and 
holding until the 19th; the second, from the 19th to the 27th of June; the third, from 
the 7th to the 17th of August, and the last of the series, will commence September 
4th and continue until the close of the Exposition, September 15th. As there has 
been no Exposition for several years, this will no doubt be a grand affair. 
