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Hundswarth’s Omega. 
Duke of Wellington. 
Captain D. Dundas. 
Coronation. 
West Kent Hero. 
Hartstone’s Victoria. 
Robinson’s Hero. 
-William, 
Bray’s Invincible. 
Dry’s Uxbridge. 
Bexley Hero. 
Lady Hollywell. 
Nevill’s Hope. 
Norman’s Defiance. 
Hopkins’s one of the ring 
Lady Acland. 
Triumphant. 
Vandenburgh’s King. 
Stevens’ Lord J. Russell. 
Earl of Stafford. 
Agate’s Prince Albert. 
--Hero of Claydon. 
-Sir Robert Peel. 
Dr. Coke Smith’s. 
Well’s Rival. 
Brown’s Sophia. 
Creed’s President. 
Thurtell’s Mile End 
Defiance. 
Seale’s Miss Austin. 
White’s Warden. 
Aker’s Lord Brougham. 
Young’s Joe Miller. 
Burchett’s Young John. 
Dakin’s Burdett. 
Cupping’s Duke of 
Bedford. 
Cousins’s Little Wonder. 
Ibbett’s ditto. 
Harris’s Emma. 
Stevens’s Hon. G. Cook. 
Thurtle’s Indispensable. 
Willmer’s Queen Victoria. 
Norman’s St. Creed. 
Church’s Tom of Lincoln. 
Willmer’s Tom Davey. 
Kelson’s Emma. 
-Countess of Ely. 
Cousins’s Beauty of Kent. 
In May, as they throw up for bloom, spindle (that is, to 
remove all the superfluous buds), according to their sorts ; some 
will only support one good bloom, others must have three or 
four, otherwise it is impossible to get them open without burst¬ 
ing. When I have performed this operation I give the bed a top 
dressing of liquid manure, poured on very thick, so that there 
will be a crust on the top when dry ; this keeps them cool and 
moist through the hot weather. They will now want watching 
daily, to tie the pods with bass to keep them from bursting, &c. 
In September I select the intermediate sized plants, taking- 
care to have a better stock of some kinds than others, according 
to their merits. 
In February I hoop my Feds over with .sticks, to be prepared 
to cover, so as to protect from the harsh spring winds. 
In showing for competition be careful in not having two 
flowers similar, and all as near the same size as possible, keep¬ 
ing the largest at the back, if any. 
It is a very good plan to lay a little short grass on the beds in 
bloom, to prevent the rain splashing the flowers. 
E. F. Fairburn. 
Blackheath ) June 17, 1842. 
