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Polyanthuses: 1. Barkas's Bonny Bess, 2. Alice Losh, and 3. Phillinghara's 

 Tantarara, Mr. James Morris ; 4. Gold-edged Beauty, and 5. White-edged 

 Incomparable (seedlings), Mr. William Armstrong. Hyacinths (Double): 



1. Groot Vorst, 2. Pasquin, 3, Labien Amis, 4. Marquis de Vere, and 

 5. Agatha Catharine, Mr. James Morris. Single : 1. Lyra, Mr. William 

 Armstrong ; 2. L'amie de Vere, Mr. James Morris ; 3. Bouquet Parfait, and 

 4. Brutus, Mr. William Armstrong ; 5. Mrs. Hatherick, Mr, Tobias Holt. 

 The hj'acinths were very fine, and gave great pleasure to the numerous 

 visitors who honoured the exhibition with their presence. {Newcastle 

 Chron., May 16.) 



The Morpeth Florist Society held their annual Show of auriculas, poly- 

 anthuses, and hyacinths, on May 7., when the following prizes were 

 awarded: — Auriculas: 1. Salter's Garland, Mr. R. Lewins ; 2. Charlton's 

 Earl Percy, 3. Riding's Junius, Mr. R. Lewins ; 4. ^letcalf's Lancashire 

 Hero, Mr. E. Noble ; 5. Wild's Lord Bridport, Mr. R. Lewins. Polyan- 

 thuses: 1. Barkas's Bonny Lass, Mr. R. Lewins ; 2. Hall's Eliza, and 3. Mit- 

 ford Castle, Mr. Mitchell ; 4. Cox's Prince Regent, Mr. E. Noble ; 5. Pear- 

 son's Alexander, Mr. John Dixon. Hyacinths: 1. Buonaparte, Mr, J. 

 Hindhaugh ; 2. Bouquet Tendre, and 3. Comte de St. Priest, Mr. Kings- 

 ley ; 4. Lord Wellington, Mr. R. Lewins ; 5, Prince of Waterloo, Mr. 

 Kingsley, (Ibid.) 



The Bedlington Florist Society held their first Meeting for the season on 

 May 1 1., when the following prizes were adjudged : — Auinculas: 1. Gor- 

 ton's Champion, Mr. John Graham ; 2. Mallard's Charles Grey, Mr. Robt. 

 Hay ; 3. Schofield's Hebe, Mr. John Johnston ; 4. Hughes' Pillar of Beauty, 

 Mr. John Cotes. Polyanthuses : 1. Lee's Miss Ann, Mr. John Cotes; 



2. Princess Charlotte, Mr. Robert Hoy ; 3. Cotes's Black Prince (seedling), 

 Mr. John Cotes ; 4. The Pitman's Waistcoat, and 5. Hall's Eliza, Mr. Robt. 

 Hoy. (Ibid.) 



The Union Florists of Bishopwearmouth and its Vicinity held their annual 

 Show of auriculas and hyacinths, at Mr. Sutton's, Hendon tavern, on Mon- 

 day last, when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — Auriculas: 1. Grass's 

 Lord Wellington, Mr. Thomas Davison ; 2. Pendleton's Violet, Mr. Har- 

 rop; 3. Clough's Dolittle, Mr. Thomas Davison ; 4. Riding's Violet, and 

 5. Moor's Jubilee, Mr. Harrop. Hyacinths: 1. Groot Voorst Grand Due, 

 Mr. Harrop; 2. Gloria Mundi, Mr. Davison ; 5. Josephine, Mr. Potts; 

 4. Anna Marie Superb, Mr. Harrop ; 5. Le Brilliant tres-grand, Mr. Potts. 

 (Ibid.) 



The Kiiig Street Florist Society held their annual Show of auriculas on 

 May 8., in Newcastle, when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — 1. Wil- 

 son's Duchess of Northumberland, x\Ir. Thomas Pearson ; 2. Wilson's Rule- 

 all, Mr. John Wilson ; 3. Page's Champion, xMr. Thomas Pearson ; 4. War- 

 ris's General Blucher, Mr. Matthew Bates; 5. Gorton's Champion of 

 England, Mr. John Lister. (Ibid.) 



Lancashire. 



Liverpool Floral and Horticidtural Society. — The first Show of flowers, 

 fruits, esculents, and green-house plants for the present year took place 

 on April 30. Notwithstanding the backwardness and severity of the 

 season, the influence of which was manifest in the appearance of many of 

 the flowers and plants, the show was one of considerable excellence. 

 Several of the auriculas were in very fine condition ; a better show of 

 hyacinths has seldom been witnessed; many of the stove and green-house 

 plants, and some of the specimens of heaths, excited general admiration ; 

 finer dishes of sea-kale, celery, and mushrooms are rarely to be met with; 

 and several of the pines were of a high degree of excellence ; one in par- 

 ticular sent by Mr. Pole, of Harding, to which the third prize was awarded, 

 was exceedingly fine, and it was a subject of regret with the Committee 



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