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James Merryweatlier, Anuihilator, Touchstone, and John Bayley. Mr George 

 Edward, York, was second, the best flowers being John lleet. Vivid, Earl of 

 Stamford, Mi-s Edward, Beauty, Napoleon, True Blue, Miss Lucy, Brilliant, 

 Delicata, and Lord RanclifFe. Of Picotees, Mr Turner had very fine flowers of 

 Admiration, a very beautiful new bright purple heavy-edged flower of fine qual- 

 ity ; Lord Nelson, ]\Irs Fisher, Prince of Wales, Amy Robsart, Green's Queen, 

 Charmer, Lucy, Col. Clerk, Bridesmaid, Mrs Norman, Miss Drake, Lord Valentia, 

 Ganymede, Miss Wood, Countess, Gipsy Queen, Picco, Miss Turner, Rev. H. 

 ]\Latthews, Forester, Flower of the Day, a heavy rose-edged seedling in the 

 way of Green's Queen, but darker, and another light-edged seedling-flower. Mr 

 George Edward was second with some flowers of inferior quality. In the classes 

 for amateur growers there was no competition. The first of the special prizes 

 off'ered by Mr Broome for twelve Carnations and Picotees, was also taken by Mr 

 Turner, who had of the former Captain Stott, King John, Dreadnought, Sports- 

 man, Eccentric Jack, and Favourite ; and of Picotees, Miss Turner, a pretty new 

 medium light rose-edged flower ; Miss Drake, Lord Valentia, Admiration, Mrs 

 Norman, and Miss Wood. Second, Mr George Edward. In the class for twelve 

 Pinks, Mr J. Mellor, Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, produced a stand of 

 true northern flowers, each flower having been reduced to two circles of petals, 

 which were very pure and exquisitely laced, but the flowers appear very unna- 

 tural notwithstanding. The varieties were John Ball, Emily, Robin Hood, Jane, 

 Emma, Auricula, Earl Stamford, Defiance, Bertha, Champion, Arlette, and Unity. 

 Two other collections were staged, but the judges withheld any awards to them. 



With cut blooms of Verbenas, Mr C. J. Perry, Castle Bromwich, and Mr C. 

 Turner, were found in competition. The latter certainly had the biggest bunches, 

 but the superb quality of Mr Perry's flowers gained the first prize. They were : 

 Shakespeare, j\Iodel, Geant des Batailles, Edwin Day, rich bright orange scarlet ; 

 Annie, Lord Leigh, Butterfly, a beautiful new variety, blush, with crimson 

 centre ; Joseph Sanders, rich crimson, with lemon eye ; Mrs Reynolds Hole, and 

 Rising Sun, glowing salmon red, with small white eye surrounded by a rich deep 

 maroon ring, one of the most striking varieties Mr Perry has ever raised. Dififor- 

 ing from these, in Mr Turner's stand, who was awarded the second prize, were 

 King of Verbenas, Leah, Nemesis, J. C. Ward, Samuel Moreton, John Wilson, 

 Foxhunter, and Chastity. 



Cut Roses were a grand feature, and made a charming display along the south 

 side of the fruit tent. In the nurserymen's class for forty-eight varieties, ]\Ir J, 

 Cranston, Hereford, was first with some splendid blooms of the following Hybrid 

 Perpetuals : — Alfred Colomb, Alice Dureau, Antoine Ducher, Beauty of Waltham, 

 Caroline de Sansal, Charles Lefebvre, Claude Millon, Corate de Nunteuil, Com- 

 tesse de Chabrillant, Dr Andry, Due de Rohan, Due de Wellington, Duchesse de 

 Caylus, Felix Genero, Fisher Holmes, Horace Vernet, Joseph Fiala, Josephine de 

 Beauharnais, La Duchesse de Morny, La France, Ltelia, Laurent Descourt, Leo- 

 pold I., Lord Herbert, Lord Macaulay, Madame la Baronne de Rothschild, Madame 

 Boutin, Madame Charles Crapelet, Madame Charles Verdier, Madame Charles 

 Wood, Madame Furtado, Madame Victor Verdier, Madame William Paul, Mdlle. 

 Marguerite Dombrain, Marechal Vaillant, Marguerite de St Amand, Maurice Ber- 

 nardin, Paul Verdier, Pierre Notting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Prince Henri des 

 Pays Bas, Reine du Midi, Sophie Coquerelle, and Xavier Olibo ; and the following 

 Tea Roses : Gloire de Dijon, La Boule d'Or, Marechal Niel, and Madame Mar- 

 gottin. Second, Mr C. Turner, having fine examples of Madame C. Joigneaux, 

 Gabriel de Peyronny, Madame George Paul, King's Acre, Marie Baumann, La 



