172 THE FLORIST. 



'■ THE GREAT NORTHERN TULIP-EXHIBITIONS. 



Owing to the extremely unpropitious weather, there were not so 

 many flowers brought into competition as was expected. The first 

 show took ph\ce at the Corn Exchange, Manchester. The flowers, 

 with some few exceptions, were of medium character, and the day 

 being showery, we fear that the speculation will prove a losing 

 one, and instead of the funds being able to assist the charities as 

 contemplated, the Committee will be out of pocket. 



The flowers that call for especial notice were good : Charles X., 

 Polyphemus, and San Joe, in bizarres ; in roses. Heroines and 

 Triomphe royals (flamed), — these were in great profusion. The 

 two best feathered bybloemens in the room were Lancashire Hero 

 and Sable Monarch, — the former, however, rather stained ; in flamed 

 bybloemens, Queen Charlotte, Violet Alexander, Princess Royal, and 

 Violet Wallors were good. In breeders there was considerable ad- 

 vance on those shewn at York last year, the stained cups staged 

 being very few indeed. 



The plants were not numerous, but good ; and the baskets of 

 flowers displayed much taste. 



THE GREAT NORTHERN SHOW, 



HELD AT THE BELLE VUE GARDENS, NEAR MANCHESTER. 



On the 29th the original show was held here by adjournment from 

 York. The weather was beautiful, and the flowers in better con- 

 dition than on the previous day. 



The first cup was gained by Mr. Houghton of Nottingham, with 

 old standard varieties, the only novelty being Britannia, a feathered 

 bybloemen, which was certainly the worst flower in his pan. The 

 second pan contained Maid of Orleans, feathered bybloemen, and 

 Princess Royal, flamed in good style ; whilst the Triomphe Royals 

 in each were very good. 



A few Scotch flowers were exhibited: amongst them Reid's Prince 

 Albert and Mary Lamb ; the former a neat feathered bybloemen of 

 great purity ; the latter a feathered rose, extremely attractive from 

 its brilliancy ; Mary Lamb is hardly perfection, however, wanting a 

 little more embonpoint. There were a greater variety shewn than 

 on the preceding day ; and amongst novelties we may mention the 

 seedling feathered bizarre which took the prize, as the best rectified 

 flower of 1850, — it was the Mayor of Warrington, raised by G. W. 

 Hardy, Esq., and is certainly a flower of great promise, combining 

 form, purity, and brilliancy of colour in a great degree. The mark- 

 ing is a black feather on a yellow ground. The prize stage combined 

 the best of the crack northern sorts, with some few southern ones. 



