SEPTEMBER. 267 



Single Specimens, in Classes. Carnations. — Scarlet Bizarres : — 1st, 

 Splendid, Mr. John Keynes ; 2nd, Admiral Curzon, Mr. C. Turner ; 

 Sri, Mr. Ainsworth, ditto ; 4th, Admiral Curzon, Mr. Walker ; 5th, 

 Lord Rancliffe, ]\Ir. Keynes. Crimson Bizarres : — 1st, General Monk, 

 Mr. C. Turner ; 2nd, Oxonian, ditto ; 3rd, Lord Milton, H. Steward, 

 Esq. ; 4th, Jenny Lind, ]\Ir. C. Turner ; 5th, Black Diamond, ]\Ir. J. 

 Keynes. Pink and Purple Bizarres : — 1st, Falconbridge, H. Steward, 

 Esq ; 2nd, John o'Gaunt, Mr. J. Keynes ; 3rd, Sarah Payne, H. 

 Steward, Esq ; 4th, Falconbridge, Mr. J. Keynes ; 5th, ditto, ditto. 

 Purple Flakes : — 1st, Mayor of Oldham, Mr. C. Tm-ner ; 2nd, Jacques, 

 ditto ; 3rd, JuHa (Hicklin), ditto ; 4th, Squire Meynell, ditto ; 5th, 

 Squire Trow, H. Steward, Esq. Scarlet Flakes : — 1st, Defiance, Mr. 

 Charles Turner ; 2nd, ditto, ditto ; 3rd, Comet, Mr. John Keynes ; 

 4th, Justice Shallow, ditto ; 5th, ditto, ditto. Rose Flakes : — 1st, Lady 

 Ely, H. Steward, Esq. ; 2nd, Aglaia, Mr. Charles Turner ; 3rd, Poor 

 Tom, Mr. John Keynes ; 4th, Flora's Garland, ditto ; 5th, ditto, ditto. 

 Picotees. — Heavy Red-edged : — 1st, ]\[rs. Norman, Mr. J. Keynes ; 

 2nd, Dr. Pittman, Mr. C. Turner ; 3rd, Sultana, ditto ; 4th, Mrs. 

 Norman, Mr. J. Keynes ; 5th, ]\Irs, Hoyle, Mr. C. Turner. Light 

 Red-edged :— 1st, Mary, Mr. R. R Oswald ; 2nd, Barzille, Mr. C. 

 Turner ; 3rd, Eugenie, ditto ; 4th, ditto, ditto ; 5th, Duchess of Bedford, 

 W. Colcutt. Heavy Purple-edged : — 1st, Countess, H. Steward, Esq. ; 

 2nd, ditto, Mr. Charles Turner ; 3rd, ditto, ditto ; 4th, Lord Nelson, 

 Mr. Samuel Eyre ; 5th, ditto, ditto. Light Purple-edged : — 1st, Finis, 

 Mr. Charles Turner ; 2nd, Lineker's Seedling, ]\Ir. S. Eyre ; 3rd, 

 Finis, ]\Ir. Charles Turner ; 4th, Mrs. Keynes, Mr. J. Keynes ; 5th, 

 ditto, ditto. Heavy Rose-edged : — 1st, Alice, Mr. Charles Turner ; 

 2nd, Mrs. Drake, ditto ; 3rd, ditto, ditto ; 4th, Alice, ditto ; 5th, ditto, 

 ditto. Light Rose-edged : — 1st, Ariel, Mr. Charles Turner ; 2nd, 

 Mrs. Barnard, ditto ; 3rd, Mrs. Barnard, Mr. J. Keynes ; 4th, Miss 

 Sainsbury, ditto ; 5th, Mrs. Barnard, ditto. Yellow Picotees: — 1st, 

 Conrad, Mr. Charles Turner ; 2nd, Gipsy Queen, ditto ; 3rd, Aurora, 

 ditto ; 4th, Malvolio, ditto ; 5th, Euphemia, ditto. Premier Carnation, 

 selected from the whole exhibition, — Defiance, exhibited by Mr. Charles 

 Turner. Premier Picotee, — Finis, exhibited by Mr. R. R. Oswald. 



GOOSEBERRIES AND CURRANTS. 



Tbese are fruits that every cottager might grow well without much 

 trouble, their cultivation being very simple and easily understood ; yet 

 how seldom do we find plantations of them well managed. The Goose- 

 berry is propagated by cuttings, which strike root freely, the young wood 

 of the previous year's growth answering best for the purpose. Slip off 

 the young shoots, and carefully pick out, with a sharp knife, all the 

 eyes or buds at the base or under part, so as to get a clean stem, leaving 

 only three or four at the top. They should then be placed in a little 

 nursery, where they should remain until they become well rooted, which 

 will be the case after the first year. By this method of treatment the 



