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Rochdale Floricultcral and Hortici'ltcral Society. — This Society 

 (established in the year 1826) held its first exhibition for the season, on 

 Tuesday, April 28th, when the following prizes were awarded : — 



Amateur Premium Prize — Best Auricula, to Mr. John Etches, for Booth's 

 Freedom. 



Green-edged Auriculas. — 1. Freedom, Mr. John Etches; 2. Col. Taylor, 

 Ditto; 3. Highland Laddie, Mr. James Cheetham; 4. Lord Nelson, Ditto ; 

 .">. Jolly Tar, Mr. John Etches; (>. Ruler, Mr. Cheetham ; 7. Alexander, Mr. 

 J. Whitehead. 



Grey-edged. — 1. Privateer, Mr. John Etches; 2. Ringleader, Mr. J. 

 Mellor; 3. Waterloo, Mr. James Cheetham; 4. Complete, Mr. John Etches; 

 !>. Hero of the Nile, Ditto; 6. Revenge, Ditto; 7. Plough-boy, Ditto. 



While-edged. — 1. Bright Venus, Mr. E.Elliott; 2. Favourite, Mr. John 

 Etches; 3. Seedling, Mr. Jame3 Cheetham ; 4. Delight, Mr. J. Whitehead ; 

 5. Regular, Mr. John Etches ; 6. Regulator, Mr. J. Ingle; 7. Chancellor, 

 Ditto. 



Self coloured.— I. Ned Lad, Mr. J. Whitehead; 2. Lord Primate, Mr. 

 John Ecroyd; 3. Cottager, (Seedling) Ditto; 4. Othello, Mr. J. Whitehead; 

 .}. True Blue, Mr. John Etches; G. Oddie's Rest, Mr. J. Whitehead; 7. 

 Lord Lee, Mr. E. Elliott. 



Alpines. — 1. F'avourite, Mr. E. Ball; 2. Rising Sun, Mr. John Etches; 



3. King, Mr. James Cheetham; 4. Queen, Mr. E. Ball; 5. Unknown, Mr. 

 John Etches; 6. Seedling, Mr. E. Ball. 



Polyanthus. — 1. Alexander, Mr. C. Lee; 2. George IV., Mr. A. Fothergill; 

 3. Princess Royal, Ditto; 4. Prince Regent, Mr. C. Lee; 5. Golden Hero, 

 Mr. E. Ball; 6. Bang Europe, Mr. T. Lord; 7. Seedling, Mr. J. Cheetham. 



Double Hyacinth— \., 2., 3., 4., 5., Mr. John Whitehead. 



Single Hyacinth.— }. Mr. R. Sellers; 2., 3., 4., 5., Mr. John Whitworth. 



Stove or Green house Plants. — 1. Ccreus speciosissimus, John Entwisle, 

 Esq., M.P., F.H.S. ; 2. Cactus Speciosus, Clement Royds, Esq.; 3. Amaryllis 

 \i*.tata, John Entwisle, Esq.; 4. Azalea Youngii, Ditto; 5. Acacia armata, 

 Mr. J. Sleath; 6. Epaeris grandirlora, John Entwisle, Esq.; 7. Tbunbergia 

 alata, Ditto; 8. Cineraria rubra, Rev. W. R. Hay. 



Ericas. — 1. Fastigiata, Mr. J. S. Lancashire; 2. Pomona flora, Ditto; 3. 

 Hvbrida, John Entwisle, Esq.; 4. Persoluta, Ditto. 



Pelargoniums. — 1. Lord Yarborough, John Entwisle, Esq.; 2. Man of 

 Ross, Ditto; 3. Incomparable, Rev. W. R. Hay; 4. Mary Queen of Scots, 

 John Entwisle, Esq. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants. — 1. Trillium grandiflorum, Mr. R. Robertson ; 

 2. Ranunculus amplexicaulis, Mr. James Brierley ; 3. Orobus vernus, Ditto; 



4. Phlox verna, Rev. W. R. Hay ; 5. Velvet Primrose, Mr. R. Schofield ; 6. 

 Frittilaria imperialis, Mr. J. Sleath; 7. Anemone HaUerii, Mr. T. Mellor; 8. 

 I'vularia grandirlora, Mr. John Ecroyd. 



Hardy Shrubs. — 1. Rhodora canadensis, Mr. R. Robertson; 2. Rhododen- 

 dron cham;ecistus, Ditto; 3. Kalmia glauca, Mr. J. Whitworth ; 4. Menziesia 

 co;rulier, Mr. R. Robertson; 5. Daphne eneorum, Rev. W. R. Hay. 



Tunjiridge Wells Horticiltlral Show. — The second spring show of 

 this prosperous and interesting Society took place at the Upper Assembly 

 Rooms, on Friday, June 19th, and in every department and in all its ar- 

 rangements, was universally allowed to outdo all its predecessors. At no 

 former show do we ever remember to have witnessed so great a pressure of 

 I'sshionablc company. The show of plants was not less conspicuous and 



1 1 iking than that of the company, but we regret that we have only room to 

 notice u I, ..„■ of the must prominent objects. The Geraniums were uncom- 

 monly fine and well grown. There were also some beautiful Salpiglossis, a 

 line plant of I. ilium tongUblium, some handsome seedling and other Gladio- 

 luses, u line specimen of Cypripedium grandiflorum, several pots of timt 



beautiful new plant Rhodaiilln: Mangl&si, and many other choice plants from 



the gardens of W. Weils, Esq,, Rcdleaf. The Heaths were also very fine, 

 particularly those exhibited by Joseph Delves, Esq.; there were also sonir 

 rerj good ones by Mr. Hollamby, nurseryman; some irery beautiful plants 

 were shown by Mr. Cripps, and Mr. Cameron, of Uckfield. Mr. Bennett 



