360 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — Lancashire. 



that it should have been precluded from the first prize by the rules, not 

 being furnished b}' an annual subscriber. Prizes were awarded as fol- 

 lows : — 



First Premier Prize: Freedom Ringleader, S. Ogden, Manchester. 

 Second Premier Prize : Privateer Ringleader, R. F. Buckley, Esq. — 

 Floivers. Green-edged Auriculas : 1. Stretch's King, Samuel Ogden; 2. 

 Freedom, Mr. Faulkner; 5. Waterloo, Samuel Ogden ; 4. Colonel Taylor, 

 Mr. Morris ; 5. Blucher, Mrs. Rathbone ; 6. Smith's Alexander, and 7. Pol- 

 let's Ruler, B. Bruce. White-edged Auriculas : l. Venus, Mr. Morris ; 2. 

 Pillar, Mr. Horsfall ; 5. Glory, Mr. Gandy ; 4. Favourite, and 5. Wood's 

 Delight, Mr. Morris ; 6. Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Rathbone ; 7. Maid of the Mill, 

 B. Bruce. Grey-edged Auriculas: 1. King Lear, and 2. Privateer, Samuel 

 Ogden ; 3. Davis, Prince of Wales, Mr. John Leigh ; 4. Bang-up, 5. Re- 

 venge, 6. Seedling, and 7. Rule-all, Mr. Morris. Self-coloured Auriculas: 

 1. Apollo, Samuel Ogden; 2. Flora's Flag, Richard Newsham, Wigan ; 5. 

 True Blue, R. F. Buckley, Esq.; 4. Stadtholder, R. Newsham; 5. Lord 

 Lee, R. F. Buckley ; 6. Othello, Mr. Morris; 7. Goldfinch, Mrs. Rathbone. 

 Shaded Self Auriculas : 1 . Unknown, Mr. Powell ; 2. Unknown, W. Smith, 

 Esq., Fulwood; 3. Queen of May, Mr. Gandy; 4. Polycarp, Mr. Faulkner; 

 5. Primula, Mr. John Astley ; 6. Unknown, Mr. Powell ; 7. Seedling, W. 

 Smith, Esq., Fulwood. Polyanthuses : 1. Emperor, Mrs. Cropper ; 2. Cox's 

 Regent, John Leigh ; 3. Stranger, Mr. Boardnian ; 4. Countess of Derby, 

 William Large ; 5. Defiance, Mr. Boardman ; 6. Green Lass, B. Bruce ; 7. 

 Emperor, Mr. Faulkner; 8. Sir George Monkton, B. Bruce. Baskets of 

 Cut Flowers : l. Mr. Whalley ; 2. T. F. Dyson, Esq. Baskets of Flowers : 



1. W. Earle, Esq.; 2. Mr. W. Whalley; 3. T. F. Dyson, Esq. Maiden 

 Showers: Seedling Auricula, Samuel Ogden; Green-edged Aiu'icula, 

 Waterloo, Mr. Horsfall ; White-edged Auricula, Admiral, Mr. John Leigh ; 

 Grey-edged Auricula, Venus, Mr. Horsfall ; Self-coloured Auricula, Ned 

 Ludd, Mr. John Leigh. Double Red Hyacinths : 1. Mr. Whalley ; 2. Mr. 

 Skirving; 5. W. Earle, Esq.. Double Blue Hyacinths : 1. Mrs. Rathbone; 



2. Mr. Christopherson ; 3. Mr. Whalley. Double Yellow Hyacinths: 1. 

 W. Earle, Esq. ; 2. Mr. Whalley ; 3. Mr. Faulkner. Double White Hya- 

 cinths : I. W. Earle, Esq.; 2. Mr. Whalley ; 3. Mr. Powell. Single Red 

 Hyacinths: l.and2. Mr. Faulkner; 3. Mr. Tayleure. Single Blue Hya- 

 cinths : 1 . Mr. Tayleure ; 2. Mr. Christopherson ; 3. Mr. Faulkner. Single 

 Blue Hyacinths : 1. Mr. Whalley; 2. Mr. Faulkner ; 3. Mr. Whalley. — 

 Plants. Stove: 1. Cyrtopodium Andersonii, and 2. ^rdssica maculata, 

 Richard Harrison ; 3. Cactus speciosissima, Mrs. Colquitt ; 4. Cactus spe- 

 ciosa, Mr. Smith, Knowsley ; 5. Ixora coccinea, Mr. Davis ; 6. Cattleya 

 ForbesftF, Arnold Harrison; 7. Erythrjna crista galli, Mr. Davis; 8. Crinum 

 giganteum, Mr. Horsfall. Green-house: 1. Azalea indica alba, Mr. Davis; 

 2. Acacia armata, Samuel Woodhouse; 3. Calceolaria corymbosa, Arnold 

 Harrison ; 4. Corrse'a speciosa, Mrs. Rathbone ; 5. J'rbutus canariensis, 

 Samuel Woodhouse ; 6. Epacris grandiflora, T. F. Dyson, Esq. ; 7. Metro- 

 sideros lanceolata, Mr. Dobson ; 8. Grevillea ?osmarinif61ia, Mr. Davis. 

 Ericas : 1. HartnelH, Mr. Whalley; 2. Odorata, IL Wilson, Esq.; 3. Pro- 

 pendens, 4. Eximia, 5. i'chiiflora siiperba, and 6. Primuloides, Mr. Whalley; 

 7. Vestita Rbiza, W. Earle, Esq. ; 8. Nigrita, Mr. Whalley. Herbaceous : 

 1. iithosp^rmum pulchrum, Mr Skirving; 2. ^'rum iJracunculus, Thomas 

 Case, Esq.; 3. .4'rabis hesperidifolia, W. Smith, Esq.; Z/ithosp^rmum dau- 

 ricum, Mr. Skirving; 5. Prinuila covtumides, Mr. Powell ; 6. Double White 

 Primrose, Mr. Davis. — Culinary Vegetables. Cucumbers: 1. Mr, Smith, 

 Knowsley ; 2. Mr. William Barton ; 5. Mr. Smith ; 4. Mr. Roskell. Aspa- 

 ragus: 1. W. Smith, Esq., Fulwood; 2. Mr. Whalley ; 3. Mrs. Rathbone ; 

 4. Mr. Roskell. Lettuce: 1. Ashton Yates, Esq. ; 2. and 3. Mr. Davis. 

 Rhubarb : l. Mr. Horsfall ; 2. W. Earle, Esq. ; 3. x\lr. Horslall ; 4. O. Hey- 

 worth, Esq. Kidneybeans: 1. T. F. Dyson, Esq. ; 2. and 3. Mr. Smith, 



