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"" The X'nilics for Vei;etal>les consist of Einhl Properties. 1. Rarity of sort ; 2. Precocity of 

 season ; 3. Magnificence of size or weight ; 4. Beauty of colour or of blanching ; 5. Perfection of 

 form and excellence of quality; 6. Extent of quantity sent for exhibition ; 7. Ingenuity of cul- 

 ture ; 8, Cheapness of production. 



" Example in tlie Cucumber. 1. Green Turkey ; 2. First week in March ; 3. 18 in. long ; 4. Uni- 

 form green, with fine bloom; 5. Thin, straight, and seedless; (i. A brace; 7. Hot-water pipe. 

 Weeks'* patent, average heat 70^; 8. Usual culture as to soil and frames." 'Norfolk Chronicle.) 



LANCASHIRE. 



Rochdale Floral and TlorlicuUural Society. — July 7. 1830. Prizes were awarded 

 as follows : — 



Plants. Stove: 1. Hed^chium angustifolium, and 2. Hsemanthus multiflbrus, John Entwisle, 

 E^q. ; .S. Thunb^rg/a alita, George Priestley, E.sf). ; 4. Erythrlna Crista galli, John Entwisle, 

 Esq. Hardy Shrubs: 1. Calampclis sckbra, Mr. Henry Slidgley; 2. C^tisus nigricans, Mr. 

 Robert Robertson ; 3. Azilea glatica alba, Mr. James Falkner; 4. K;ilm/a angustifblia rubra, 

 John Entwi.^le, E-q. ; ."5. Potcntilla floribfinda, Mr. John Ecroyd ; 6. /fhrjdodt'ndron hirsutum, 

 Mr. Alexander Fothergill. Green-house: 1. Calceoliiria rug?jsa, Mr. Robert Roljertson ; 2. 

 Seligo spOria, John Entwisle, Esq. ; 3. Ferbfena Melindres, George Priestley, Esq. ; 4. /,;ychni» 

 coronata, Clement Royds, Esq. ; 5. Calceolaria corj'nibu.ia, George Priestley, Esq. Herbaceous : 

 1. />clph;nium grandifl.'irum pR-no <-legans, Mr James Falkner; 2. Camjianula macrintha, Mr. 

 Robert Scholfield : 3. Galarde'a bicolor, Mr. John Bx;royd; 4. Cypriptdium spectabile, Mr. Robert 

 Scholfield ; 5. /.ychnis fulgens, Mr. Henry Midgley; f>. Anembne palm^ita, Mr. Joseph Tate; 7. 

 Pentst^mon digitalis, Mr. John Whitworth ; 8. Pentittmon ovktus, .Mr. Henry Midgley; 9. Gium 

 CGCcineum, Mr. Robert Robertson ; 10. Primula cortusoirffi, Mr. James Falkner. 



Flowers. Pinks. Purple-laced: 1. Suwarrow, Mr. Alexander Fothergill ; 2. Duke of St. Alban'g, 

 Mr. James Falkner ; 3. Claudius, Mr. John Etches ; 4. William the Fourth (seedling), 5. Ten- 

 dresse, e.Eustre, 7. Comet, and 8. Seedling, Mr. James Falkner. — Red-laced : 1. Mars, Jlr. Jaroei; 

 Falkner; 2. Rosea, Mr. Thomas Smith; 3. Humphry Cheetham, Mr. John Etches; 4. Sir 

 Robert Peel, and .'>. Bonny Bes.s, Mr. James Falkner ; 6. Cato, Mr. Jonrjthan Ashworth ; 7. Prin- 

 cess Charlotte, Mr. John Etches; 8. Reine des Ro-es, Mr. James Falkner. — Black and White: 



1. Cicero, Mr. Thomas Smith ; 2. Queen of June, Mr. Jonathan Ashworth ; .3. Moscrop's Atlas, 

 Mr. James Tweedale ; 4. Lord Bagot, Mr. John Etches; .5. Beauty of Flora, 6. Commerce, and 

 7. Eclipse, Mr. James Falkner : 8. Venus, Mr. Edward Ball. — Ranunculuses. Striped : 1. Oressus, 



2. Unknown, 3. Tortilla, 4. Melange des Beautes, nnd .j. (lyillet Parfait, Mr. J. Tate. Yellow- 

 ctlged. Spotted : 1. Orange Braban^on, Mr. J. Cheetham ; 2. Isoilorus, and.S. Sultan d'Or, George 

 Priestley, Esq. ; 4. Julius, Mr. James Falkner ; .5. Mr. James Cheetham. Dark .Self-coloured : 1. 

 Vaxara, Mr. James Cheetham ; 2. Quixote, Mr. James Falkner ; 3. Gunner, George Priestley, 

 Esq. Grey or Purple-edged : 1. Variat, George Priestley, E.sq. ; 2. I.)ukeof Northumberland, Mr. 

 James Falkner ; 3. Nomius, Mr. John Whitworth. White-edged Spotted : 2. Tendre«se, Mr. .Toseph 

 Tate; 3. La Temeraire, George Priestley, Esq.; 5. Benjamin, Mr. James Falkner. Light Self- 

 coloured: 1. De Tronclutin [?], George Priestley, Esq. ; 3. Golconda, Mr. James Cheetham. — 

 Pelargoniums. Grown with Green-house: 1. De Vere, 2. Anne Boleyn, and 3. .Sjjectabile macn- 

 ISltum, G. Priestley, ICsq. ; 4. Lady Essex, and 5. Prin-ce of Orange, John Entwisle, Esq. Grown 

 without Green-lK>use : 1. Daveya«Km, Mr. James Taylor ; 2. Victory, Mr, Henry Midgley ; 3. >Ia- 

 cranthon, and 4. Augustus coccineus, Mr. James Cheetham ; 6. Prince Loojiold, Mr. James 

 Taylor — Roses. Red or Blush : 1. Prince Consignor [?], and 2. Bazaar Uelcchina [?], Mr. James 

 Falkner. Marbled or Striped : 1. Gladiator, Mr. James Falkner ; 2. Vork and Lancaster, Clement 

 Royds, Esq. Dark: 1. Pluto, Clement Royds, Esq. ; 2. Tu-cany, Mr. Robert Robertson. White: 

 L Provence, Mr. Alexander Fothergill Monthly: 1. Lady Ibbetson, Mr. Joseph Tate. 



Fruit. Grapes: 1. Lonibardy, John Entwisle, Esq.; 2. Sweetwater, Joseph Fletcher, Esq.; 



3. Black Hamburgh, Clement Royds, Esq. — Strawberries, Keen's .Seedling : 1. Mr. Robert Robert, 

 son. 



Culinary Vegetables. Peas : 1. Superfine Early, Mr. Joseph Tate; 2. Early Frame, Mr. Joseph 

 Aston. — Cucumbers: 1. Incomparable, Mr. John Ashworth 4. Green Levant, Mr. Robert Ro- 

 bertson. — Potatoes. Kidney: Unwin's Kidney : 1. Mr. Alexander Fothergill ; 2. Mr. Robert 

 Robertson; 3. Mr. Joseph Aston. Round: 1. Golden Dwarf, Mr. John I>;royd; 2. Golden 

 Dwarf, Mr. Robert Robertson ; 3. Fox's Seedling, Mr. John Ecroyd. — Alexander Foikergill, 

 Secretary. 



August 18. 1830. — Prizes were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove or Grcon.hcuse : 1. Cactus speciosa, John Entwisle, Esq. ; 2. Kalosanthcs coe- 

 cfnea, and 3. Erythrlna Cri>ta-galli, Mr. Joseph Sleath ; 4. Calceolaria rugbsa, Mr. James Chee- 

 tham ; 5. Phcen^icoma prolifera, Mr. Jos. Tate; 6. Hed-'chium coronarium, and 7. Crinumjameri. 

 cinum, John Entwisle, Esq. — Hardy : 1. £rlca strict), Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 2. Cistus ladaniferus, Mr. J. 

 Whitworth ; 3. Potent'lla Horibi'inda, 4. Menzifes/a polifblia, Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 5. C5;tisus capitatus, 

 Mr. R. .Scholfield. Herbaceous: 1. Campanula p>Tamidalis alba ; 2. Chel6nc digitalis, Mr. James 

 Hoyle; 3. Seedling /Jelphininm, Mr. James Cheetham ; 4. Gtum coccineum, Mr. R. Robertson; 



5. flEnoth«Jra ser.Uina. Mr. J. Exroyd ; 6. Gentiawa a.sclepii'/rf^a, Mr. George Haworlh ; 7. PhViX 

 tiegans, Mr. J. Tate; 8. /.ilium chalcedonicum, Mr. J. Cheetham. — Pelargoniums. Grown in the 

 Green-house: 1. %'ictory, Jolin Entwisle, Esq ; 2. Tricolor, Mr. J. Tate ; 3 Lancashire Lad, 

 John Entwisle, Esq ; 4. H \mei, Mr. J. Tate. Grown without a Green-house : 1. Macr^nthon 2. .3. 

 Victory, and 4. Spectabile, Mr. H. Midgley; 5. Prince lycopold, Mr. K. Crossley. — Annuals or 

 Biennials: 1. Coreopsis tinct6ria, Mr. E, Brumfitt; 2. Clark/« pulcliella, and 3. Afalope trifida, 

 Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 4. Calceol'iria pinnata, and .v. /bferis umbellata, Mr. R. Robe.-tson. 



Flowers. Carnations: Paul Pr>- (Silver Cup, given by John Wakefield, Esq.; premier , Mis* 

 Jane Clough. Potter's Champion Subscription , Mr. John Whitworth. Scarlet Bizarres: 1. 

 Perfection, Miss Jane Ciough ; 2. Rising Sun, Mr. John Whitworth ; 3. Duke of Richmond, Mr, 

 Nathan Kershaw; 4. Seedling, Mr. Joseph Tate; 5. Mrs. Knyvett, Mr. John Morton; 6. Seed, 

 ling, George Priestley, Esq. ; 7. Fletcher's Lord Nelson, Mr. Alexander Fothergill ; fe. Foxhunter, 

 Mr. C. Lee. Pink Bizarres: 1. Rainbow, J. M. Taylor, Esq.; 2. King Alfred, Mr. C. L-e; 3. 

 Paul Pry, George Priestley, Esq.; 4. Seedling, Mr. E. Hilton; .5. Duke of Kent, Mr. C. I.«e; 



6. Bang Europe, 7. Summit'of Perfection, and 8. Seedling, Mr. James Walni.-ley. Purple Flakes: 

 1. Major Cartwright, Mr. Thomas Smith ; 2. Princess Charlotte, and 3. Seedling, George Priest- 

 ley, Esq. ; 4. Henry Hunt, Mr John Scholes ; 5. Colonel, Mr. John Morton ; 6. John Wright, 

 George Priestley, Esq. ; 7. Bates's Wellington, Mr. Thomas .Smith ; 8. Commander, Mr. John 



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