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with age; large bells, forming a close and fine spike. A good addition to the 
yellows. 
Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son, of Highgate, were second with— 
Mrs. James Cutbush. —Single white. A magnificent flower in the way of 
Snowball, but much superior to it. Colour, pure waxy white ; bells very large, 
and of fine substance ; spike very large. This is evidently a flower of a much 
stronger constitution than Snowball. 
Grand Vainqueur. —Single red. Pale blush, with a flake of carmine along 
each segment of the bell; good spike. Foliage very long. 
Hogarth. —Single red. Pale ground colour, with heavy carmine stripes, 
and the segments edged with the same colour. Very novel and promising. 
Auricula's Oog. —Single blue. Deep violet blue, with conspicuous white eye. 
Novel and attractive ; small spike, but very promising. 
Orion. —Single blue. Colour darker than the foregoing, which it much re¬ 
sembles at first sight, also having a glossy plum-coloured hue suffused over the 
violet purple of the flower; bells large and well formed. Novel and fine. 
Arnold’s Princen. — Single red. One of the mauve-coloured varieties, 
having a pleasing tint, but the spike small as shown. 
Third, Mr. W. Young, gardener to It. Earclay, Esq., West Hill House, 
Highgate, with— * 
Mary. —Single white. A good variety in the way of Queen of the Nether¬ 
lands, but the bells not so large, or the petals so long as the last-named; bells 
pure waxy white, and very stout; close spike. 
Annie Lisle. —Single red. A bright red flower, by no means new, but 
very showy; medium spike. 
La Gaiete. —Single red. Pale blush, with bright carmine stripes, and with 
an indifferent spike. Disqualified by the Judges as being “ out of date.” 
Omphale. —Single white. Pale blush ; large bells; petals long and very 
pointed. Very indifferent as shown. 
General Pelissier. —Single blue. A pale flower, of the colour of Grand 
Lilas ; the bells smaller than the last-named. Foliage short and stiff, and spike 
good. 
Sir E. Landseer. —Single red. Mauve, with a dark stripe up each seg¬ 
ment of the bells ; good close spike. 
It is due to Mr. W. Paul’s wonderful group of twenty-four varieties, which 
was awarded the first prize, that a tribute should be borne here to their incom¬ 
parable quality. Steadily but surely has he won his way to the highest posi¬ 
tion that can be obtained in a season. It may be anticipated that the “ tug of 
war ” will be desperate in the spring of 1867, as Mr. Cutbush will no doubt do 
his very utmost to dislodge his successful rival from the “ citadel of success.” 
Quo. 
ON THE CULTURE OF THE GENUS AMARYLLIS. 
“ Of all the genera of hothouse bulbs that are cultivated in our gardens, 
none can vie with the beautiful genus Amaryllis, of which there are now 
numerous species, and also a great number of hybrid or mule productions k 
our collections, some one or other of which are producing their splendid, 
flowers all the year through.” So wrote Mr. Robert Sweet forty years ago. 
There are few who will deny the justice of Mr. Sweet’s remarks. Some of the 
best hybrids are very beautiful; and their utility for conservatory and in-door 
embellishment is such as to give them a very high place among decorative 
plants. They are very easily cultivated, and by a little management a succes¬ 
sion of bloom may be had all the year through. A very large quantity of bulbs 
