362 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — Lancashire. 



backwardness of the season, the exhibition of auriculas, polyanthuses, stove, 

 green-house, and herbaceous plants, fruits, &c., was far superior to that of 

 any former year, but more especially in green-house plants. The flowers 

 and plants were arranged with great taste, and a Chinese orange-tree, 

 bearing fruit, and a Cycas revoluta, furnished by Joseph Ridgway, Esq., of 

 Ridgmont, were much admired. Prizes were awarded as follows : — 



A silver cup, value 2/. 2s., the gift of Mr. James Mosley, for the best pan 

 of four Auriculas (as in each class), was shown for by subscribers residing 

 within five miles of Bolton, and awarded to William Hulton, Esq., of 

 Hulton. A silver cup, value 2/., the gift of the Society, for the best pan 

 of four Auriculas (as in each class), was shown for by the whole of the 

 subscribers, and awarded to John Morris, Esq., of Manchester. — Flowers. 

 The best Auricula (Premier Prize), Do little, William Eckersley. Green- 

 edged Auriculas: 1. Booth's Freedom, 2. Highland Lad,"and 5. Barlow's 

 King, Samuel Ogden; 4. Colonel Taylor, Roger Holland, Esq. ; 5. Howard's 

 Nelson, Matthew Gaskell ; 6. Jolly Tar, and 7. Alexander, William Lomas. 

 White-edged Auriculas : 1. Venus, John Morris, Esq. ; 2. Taylor's Glor)', 

 William Lomas; 5. Seedling, William Hulton, Esq.; 4. Lord Chancellor, 

 5. Seedling, and 6. Rule-all, Samuel Ogden ; 7. Favourite, John Morris, 

 Esq. Grey-edged Auriculas : 1. Ringleader, William Hulton, Esq.; 2. Pri- 

 vateer, Henry Glover ; 5. Waterloo, Samuel Ogden ; 4. Bang-up, and 

 5. Revenge, John Morris, Esq. ; 6. Seedling, William Crompton ; 7. Un- 

 known, Peter Morris. Self Auriculas ; 1. True Blue, William Eckersley; 



2. Othello, John Morris, Esq.; .5. Metropolitan, William Lomas; 4. Pri- 

 mate, Samuel Ogden ; 5. Ned Lud, William Hulton, Esq. ; 6. Lord Leigh, 

 William Lomas ; 7. Stadtholder, Roger Holland, Esq. Dark Polyanthuses : 

 1. Bang Europe, 2. Princess Royal, and 5. Prince Regent, William Hulton, 

 Esq. ; 4. Alexander, Richard Greenhalgh ; 5. Defiance, Edward Ashworth, 

 Esq. ; 6. Queen Anne, and 7. George the Fourth, William Hulton, Esq. 

 Red Polyanthuses : 1. Prince Regent, Edward Ashworth, Esq. ; 2. Princess, 

 and 3. Gold Lace, William Eckersley; 4. Heir at Law, and 5. Buonaparte, 

 William Hulton, Esq.; 6. Talavera, William Lomas; 7. Seedling, William 

 Hulton, Esq. — Plants. Stove: 1. A]pini« nutans, 2. Amaryllis Johnson?, 

 and 3. Xylophylla falcata, Edward Silvester, Esq. ; 4. Cymbidium aloi'fo- 

 lium, Jos. Ridgway, Esq. ; 5. Ardisia crenulata, Ed. Silvester, Esq. ; 6. 

 Thunbergia alata, Roger Holland, Esq. Green-house: 1. Camelh'a fim- 

 briata, Roger Holland, Esq. ; 2. .Acacia verticilliita, and 5. Jijrtus tomen- 

 tosa, Ed. Silvester, Esq. ; 4. Pultenae'« stricta, Roger Holland, Esq. ; 5. Epa- 

 cris grandiflora, Ed. Silvester, Esq. ; 6. Corrae^a speciosa, Roger Holland, 

 Esq. Herbaceous: 1, O'robus vernus, Roger Holland, Esq. ; 2. Jnemone 

 coronaria, Ed. Ashworth, Esq. ; 5. Linaria alpina, and 4. Fiola grandiflora 

 alba, Roger Holland, Esq.; 5. Primula decora, Michael Potts. Hardy 

 Shrubs : 1. PaeonzVz arborea, Jos. Ridgway, Esq.; 2. Ki\mia glaiica, and 3. 

 iJhodora canadensis, Ed. Ashworth, Esq. ; 4. Andromeda speciosa, William 

 Hulton, Esq. ; 5. Azalea pontica, Ed. Ashworth, Esq. Geraniums: 1. Ma- 

 cranthum, Robert Barlow, Esq.; 2. Lady Neive, Richard Greenhalgh; 



3. Scarlet, William Crompton, Esq. ; 4. Moore's Victory, Roger Holland, 

 Esq. ; 5. Pavonianum, Robert Barlow, Esq. EricEe : 1. Vernix, 2. Walkerii, 

 3. Cerinthdides, 4. Blandfordia, and 5. Propendens, Roger Holland, Esq. — 

 Best basket of Flowers, Jos. Ridgway, Esq. — Fruit. Pine : 1. and 2. Jos. 

 Ridgway, Esq. — Ciiluiaiy Vegetables. Cucumbers (best brace) : 1 . Ed. 

 Ashworth, Esq. ; 2. William Hulton, Esq. Asparagus, Jos. Ridgwaj', Esq. 

 French Beans, New Potatoes, and Rhubarb, William Hulton, Esq. — Extra.^ 

 Prizes. Pyrus japonicus, Roger Holland, Esq. ; Evica herbacea, William 

 Hulton, Esq.; Northern Green Apples, Edward Silvester, Esq.; Strawber- 

 ries, Edmund Ashworth, Esq. ; New Scarlet Geranium, B. Rawson, jun., 

 Esq. ; Sea-kale, Early Cabbage, and Celery, William Hulton, Esq.; Floren- 

 tine Tulip, Brace of Hyacinths, and Narcissus, Charles Cragie ; Cycas 



