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ammoniacal gas in the house, by means of vola¬ 
tilisation, or that the use of ammoniacal salts 
dissolved in the water used for syringing or for 
watering, may be the means of strengthening 
the growth of epiphytes. We should do well 
to make use of the knowledge thus acquired, 
and be wise not to abuse it .—Les Orchidees. 
THE ROYAL NATIONAL TULIP 
SOCIETY. 
f HE Exhibition of this Society for the 
present year took place on May 29th, 
in the gardens of the Eoyal Botanical 
Horticultural Society of Manchester, at Old 
Trafford, under the presidency of Samuel 
Barlow, Esq., Stakehill House, Castleton. The 
season has not been a propitious one for the 
Tulip, and probably the bulbs have not yet re¬ 
covered from the shock received through the 
uncongenial meteorological conditions of the 
past year or two. The bloom, moreover, was 
late, and this excluded many of the northern 
growers, and gave to those of the midland dis¬ 
tricts a decided advantage. These several 
causes combined to make the show less perfect 
and comprehensive than it is in average years. 
Many of the flowers staged were, however, of 
excellent quality. The following are the names 
of the principal winning sorts in the several 
classes :— 
Rectified Tulips. 
Class I. 12 dissimilar, 2 feathered and 2 flamed 
in each class. —1st, Mr. W. Whittaker, Salford, with 
good examples of Sir Joseph Paxton, feathered and 
flamed, Bessie, feathered and flamed, Majestic, 
Mr. Lomax, Prince of Wales, Aglaia, Masterpiece, 
Mrs. Lea, Beauty of Brighonse, and Lady Catharine 
Gordon—a nice even stand of flowers; 2nd, Daniel 
Woolley, Esq., Stockport, with Masterpiece, feathered 
and flamed, Mabel, feathered and flamed, Aglaia, 
Mrs. Lea, Adonis, feathered and flamed, Bessie, 
feathered and flamed, Mr. John Mills, and Sir Joseph 
Paxton—some flowers very good, but one of the 
feathered byblcemens badly crippled; 3rd, Mr. 
David Barber, Stanton-le-Dale, with Masterpiece, 
John Dalton, Mrs. Lea, Bessie, feathered and flamed, 
Sir J. Paxton, feathered and flamed, Mabel, Sarah 
Headly, feathered and flamed, Hngh Miller, and 
Mrs. Pickerill; 4th, S. Barlow, Esq., Stakehill, with 
Lucretia, Talisman, Dr. Hardy, Modesty, Sir J. 
Paxton, feathered and flamed, Storer’s No. 4, Alice 
Grey, Mr. Lomax, Adonis, Charmer, and Bessie— 
small but well-marked flowers, evidently short of 
growth; 5th, W. Wardle, Esq., Burton-on-Trent, 
with Violet Aimable, Aglaia, Adonis, Duchess of 
Sutherland, Sulphur, feathered and flamed, Bessie, 
Sir J. Paxton, feathered and flamed, Industry, and 
Lady Catharine Gordon. The Gardener’s Magazine 
notes that Mr. Thomas Haynes, Warwick, showed, 
an excellent stand in this class, and would probably 
have been placed first, but he was disqualified 
through showing a “ quartered ” flower. 
Class II. 6 dissimilar, 1 feathered and 1 flamed 
in each class. —1st, Mr. Thomas Haynes, with Sir 
Joseph Paxton, Mrs. Lomax, Mrs. Pickerill, Lord 
Denman, Aglaia, and Masterpiece—very fine blooms; 
2nd, Mr. W. Whittaker, with Talisman, Sir Joseph 
Paxton, Mrs. Lomax, Bessie, Masterpiece, and 
Aglaia; 3rd, Mr. David Barber, with Heroine, Sarah 
Ann, Aglaia, Dreadnought, Hngh Miller, and Master¬ 
piece ; 4th, S. Barlow, Esq., with Modesty, Talis¬ 
man, Violet Aimable, William Willison, Mrs. Lomax, 
and Sir Joseph Paxton; 5th, James Thurston, Esq., 
Wolverhampton, with Adonis, Sarah Headly, Mabel, 
Talisman, and Sir Joseph Paxton, feathered and 
flamed; 6th, Mr. Thomas Mellor, Ashton-under- 
Lyne, with Mrs. Lea, Bessie, Duchess of Sutherland, 
Masterpiece, Sir Joseph Paxton, and Mabel. 
Class III. 6 dissimilar, 1 feathered and 1 flamed in 
each class (for 10s. 6d. subs. only).—1st, Mr. Hugh 
Houselev, Stockport, with Sir Joseph Paxton, Lady 
C. Gordon, Masterpiece, Mrs. Lea, Violet Aim- 
able, and Chancellor; 2nd, Mr. R. Yates, with 
Pilot, Annie McGregor, Queen of May, Masterpiece, 
Violet Aimable, and Aglaia; 3rd, Mr. Wm. Dymock, 
with Amelia, Sir J. Paxton, feathered and flamed, 
Modesty, Seedling, and Violet Aimable; 4th, Mr. 
J. Turner, Stockport, with Violet Aimable, Bessie, 
Sir Joseph Paxton, Masterpiece, Aglaia, and Beauty 
of Home. 
Class IV. 3 feathered, 1 in each class. —1st, Mr. 
Wm. Whittaker, with Bessie, Mrs. Lea, and Master¬ 
piece ; 2nd, Mr. David Barber, with Sir J. Paxton, 
Heroine, and Adonis; 3rd, Mr. Thomas Haynes, 
with Mrs. Pickerill, Sir Joseph Paxton, and Heroine ; 
4th, Daniel Woolley, Esq., with Masterpiece, Mabel, 
and Bessie; 5th, Samuel Barlow, Esq., with Com¬ 
mander, Hepworth’s Seedling, and Modesty; 6th, 
Mr. Hugh Houseley, with Mrs. Lea, Sulphur, and 
Unknown. 
Class V. 3 flamed, 1 in each class. —1st, Mr. 
Thomas Haynes, with Sir Joseph Paxton, Aglaia, 
and Lord Denman ; 2nd, Mr. David Barber, with 
Aglaia, Duchess of Sutherland, and Unknown; 3rd, 
James Thurston, Esq., with Mabel, Talisman, and 
Sir Joseph Paxton; 4th, Mr. William Whittaker, 
with Aglaia, Sir Joseph Paxton, and another; 5th, 
Daniel Woolley, Esq., with Sir J. Paxton, Bessie, 
and Mabel; 6th, Mr. Thomas Pegg, Chellaston, with 
Sir Joseph Paxton, Bessie, and Mabel. 
Class VI. 2 blooms, 1 feathered and 1 flamed, of 
any class. —There was no competition in this class, 
which was for maiden growers only, notwithstand¬ 
ing that a distribution of valuable bulbs was offered 
to all who entered in it. 
Class VII. 2 blooms, 1 feathered and 1 flamed, of 
any class. —1st, Mr. W. Whittaker, with Sir Joseph 
Paxton and Masterpiece ; 2nd, Mr. Thomas Haynes, 
with Dr. Hardy and Mrs. Pickerill; 3rd, Mr. R. 
Yates, with Industry and Pilot; 4th, D. Woolley, 
Esq., with Julia Farnese and Aglaia; 5th, Mr. D. 
Barber, with Masterpiece and Sir Joseph Paxton; 
6th, Mr. J. Turner, with Masterpiece and Aglaia. 
Class VIII. Single blooms. Ten prizes were offered 
in each of the groups, and were taken as follows :— 
Feathered Bizarres. —1st, Mr. T. Haynes, with 
Sir Joseph Paxton; 2nd, Mr. R. Yates, with 
Masterpiece; 3rd, Mr. D. Barber, with Model; 
4th, Mr. T. Haynes, with Sir Joseph Paxton, and 
5th, with George Hayward; 6th, Mr. Whittaker, 
with King; 7th, Mr. T. Haynes, with Sulphur, and 
8th, with Storer’s 32; 9th, Mr. Whittaker, with 
Richard Yates ; 10th, D. Woolley, Esq., with 
Unknown. 
Feathered Roses. —1st, Mr. T. Haynes, with In¬ 
dustry, and 2nd, with Heroine ; 3rd, Mr. H. Houseley, 
with Madame St. Arnaud; 4th, D. Woolley, Esq., 
with Mabel; 5th, Mr. Joshua Hague, with Mrs. Lea ; 
