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Bizarres— Garibaldi and Royal Sovereign, feathered ; Sir J. Paxton and Poly- 

 phemus, flamed : Bybloemens— Martin's 101 and Talisman, feathered ; Duchess 

 of Sutherland and Bacchus, flamed, the last a superb flower. Roses — Mrs Lea 

 and Charmer, feathered; Aglaia and Rose Celestial, flamed. 2. Mr Richaid 

 Headly, Stapleford, with Bizarres— Demosthenes and Richard Headley, feathered ; 

 Prince of Wales and Dr Hardy, flamed : Bybloemens— Mrs Pickerell and W. E. 

 Gladstone, feathered ; John Kemble and John Thorniley, flamed. Roses— Sarah 

 Headly and Queen of Beauty, feathered ; Semiramis and Circe, flamed. 3. Mr 

 D. Barber, Derby, with Bizarres— Sir Charles Napier and Jacomb's Perfection, 

 feathered ; Sir J. Paxton and Dr Hardy, flamed : Bybloemens— Exile and Mrs 

 Pickerell, feathered; Constancy and Duchess of Sutherland, flamed. Roses- 

 Heroine and Mr Lomax, feathered ; Mary Barber and Triomphe Royale, flamed. 

 4. Mr W. Lea, Leigh, with Bizarres— Lord Byron and Sir J. Paxton, feathered ; 

 Everard and Dr Hardy, flamed. Bybloemens— Queens of the North and Adonis, 

 feathered ; Talisman and Adonis, flamed. Roses— Aglaia and Sarah Headly, 

 flamed ; Industry and Heroine, feathered. The remaining exhibitor was Mr John 

 Serjeant, Haslingfield. 



The next class, for twelve Tulips, consisting of four blooms each of the three 

 classes, brought seven competitors, one or two of whom were disqualified from hav- 

 ing too many blooms of one class. Here the Rev. S. Cresswell, of Nottingham, was 

 placed first, with Bizarres— George Hay ward and Storer's Seedling, feathered; Sir 

 J. Paxton and Dr Hardy, flamed. Bybloemens — Nepaulese Prince, and Lord 

 Denman, feathered; Duchess of Sutherland and Adela, flamed. Roses— Vicar of 

 Radford and Heroine, feathered ; Aglaia and Heroine, flamed. 2. Mr William 

 Willison, Whitby, with Bizarres — John Sanderson and Royal Sovereign, feathered ; 

 Seedling 1283 and Sir J. Paxton, flamed. Bybloemens— Sarah (Leach) and Mrs 

 Sharp, feathered; Eliza (Willison) and Nepaulese Prince, flamed. Roses— Queen 

 and Juliet, feathered ; Seedling 380 and Juliet flamed. 3. Mr Thomas Haynes, 

 Derby, having of Bizarres — Sir J. Paxton and Orion, feathered ; and Lord Palmer- 

 ston and Sir J. Paxton, flamed. Bybloemens — Beatrice and Van Amburgh, 

 feathered; Mrs Cobden and Sarah Ann, flamed. Roses — Heroine and Orion, 

 feathered ; Rose Celestial and Lady C. Gordon, flamed. 4. Mr G. Pickerell, 

 Nottingham. It may be stated that exhibitors contending for the cup could not 

 appear also in this class. 



The next class was for six dissimilar Tulips, one feathered and one flamed of 

 each class. 1. Mr D. Barber, Derby, with Bizarres — Royal Sovereign, feathered, 

 and General Lee, flamed. Bybloemens — Mrs Pickerell, feathered, and First-Rate, 

 flamed. Roses — Heroine, feathered, and Rose Celestial, flamed. 2. Mr G. 

 Pickerell, Nottingham, with Bizarres — Storey's Model, feathered, and Sir J. Pax- 

 ton, flamed. Bybloemens — Mrs Pickerell, feathered, and Duchess of Sutherland, 

 flamed. Roses — Heroine, feathered, and Aglaia, flamed. 3. Mr William Willi- 

 son, Whitby, with Bizarres — Henry Steward, feathered, and Sir J. Paxton, flamed. 

 Bybloemens — Leach's Sarah, feathered, and Queen, flamed. Roses — Inimitable, 

 feathered, and Captivation, flamed. 4. Mr J. P. Sharp, Birmingham. 5. Mr R. 

 Headly, Stapleford. 6. Mr T. Haynes, Derby. Nine collections competed 

 here. 



Class 4 was for three feathered Tulips, one of each class ; and here twelve com- 

 petitors tried their strength. Mr Lea, of Leigh, was first, with Bizarre — Sir J. 

 Paxton : Bybloemen — Adonis : Rose — Heroine. 2. Mr J. P. Sharp, Birmingham, 

 with Bizarre — Sir J. Paxton : Bybloemen — Adonis : Rose — Industry. 3. Mr T. 

 Haynes, Derby, with Bizarre — Masterpiece : Bybloemen — Mr Pickerell : Rose — 

 Heroine. 4. Mr S. Barlow, Manchester, with Bizarre — Seedling : Bybloemen — 



