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ON BLOOMING THE CLOTH OF GOLD ROSE. 



for my extensive collection from that locality ; and to the Rev. Gerard 

 Smith, Ashton Hays, Cheshire, for my Cliinese specimen. 



GREAT NORTHERN TULIP SHOW, 



AT THE BELLE VCE GARDENS, NEAR MANCHESTER, 29tH MAT. 



Pans of Six Rectified Tulips. — 1. Royal Sovereign, Captain White, 

 Britannia, Queen Charlotte, Heroine, and Triomphe Royale— Mr. 

 Thomas Houghton, Hempshall, near Nottingham. 2. Cliarles X., 

 Polyphemus, Slaid of Orleans, Princess Royal, Heroine, and Triomplie 

 Royale — Mr. John Gibbons, Chellaston, Derbyshire. To these two 

 pans the silver cups were awarded. 3. Charles X., Baguet, La Bien ainiee, 

 Heroine, and Triomphe Royale — Mr. Godfrey, Chellaston, Derbyshire. 

 4. San Joe, Gibbon's Seedling, Incomparable, Heroine, and Ponceau 

 Brilliant — J. Tliorniley, Esq., Stockport. 5. Charles X., Charbonnier 

 Noir, Baguet, Bienfait, Heroine, and Alexander le Roi — G. W. Hardy, 

 Esq., Warrington. 



Pans of Three Breeders. — 1. Sir Thomas Picton, Lady Stanley, and 

 Violet le Grande — G. W. Hardy, Esq. 2. Catafalque, Lord Derby, 

 and Queen of the North — Mr. Ackerley , Altrincham. 3. Pilot, Orleans, 

 and Lord Derby — Mr. Gibbons, Ciiellaston. 4. Pioneer, Lord Stanley, 

 and Lady Flora Hastings — Mr. Parkinson, Derby. 5. Bizarre (un- 

 known), Byblcemen (unknown), and Amelia — Mr. John Smith, Derby. 



Best Pan of Gibbon's Seedli?igs. — Mr. William Astle, Melbourne. 



Feathered Bizarres. 



1. Charles X. J. Thorniley, Esq. 



2. Catafalque, Mr. Houghton. 



3. Polypliemus, Mr. Marsden. 



4. Emperor Charles, G. W. 



Hardy, Esq. 



5. Grand Duke, Mr. John Smith. 



6. Good Beurs, Mr. James 



Hardman. 



7. Lord Lilford, G. W. Hardy, 



Esq. 



8. Sydney, Mr. Bromilej% 



9. San Joe, G. W. Hardy, Esq. 



10. Mayor of Warrington, G. W. 



Hardy. 



11. Dentonian, Mr. Naylor. 



12. Trafalgar, Mr. Peter Daine. 



Flamed Bizarres. 



1. Polyphemus, G. W. Hardy, 



Esq. 



2. Lord Milton, Rev. S. Cres- 



well. 



3. Charbonnier Noir, Mr. E. 



Dean. 



4. Page's King, Mr. Marsden. 



ON BLOOMING THE CLOTH OF GOLD ROSE. 



BY MR. J. SAUL, DURDHAM DOWN NURSERY, BRISTOL. 



On the introduction of this beautiful rose to this country a few years 

 back, rose fanciers expected to find one of the finest, if not the very 

 finest of yellow roses ; nor have they been disappointed, for when well 

 and finely bloomed it stands unrivalled as a yellow rose, but compara- 

 tively few have succeeded in blooming it well and freely. From what 

 cause is this failure ? I think, if we examine minutely the nature of 



