628 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



Etches. Scarlet Flakes : 1. Belmont, Mr. John Etches ; 2. Madame Mara, Mr. C. Lee ; 3. Champiorr, 

 E. Ball, Esq. ; 4. York Superior, Geo. Priestley, Esq. ; 5. Duke of Rutland, Mr. J. Wliitworth ; 



6. Seedling, Mr. J. Walmsley ; 7. unknown, and 8. Seedling, G. Priestley, Esq. Rose Flakes : 

 1. Duchess of Devonshire, Mr. John Taylor ; 2. Sir George Crewe, Mr. John WiM ; 3. Queen 

 Adelaide, Mr. James Walmsley ; 4. Lady Hood, Mr. Jolin Dalton ; 5. Miss Sitwell, Mr. John 

 Whitworth; 6. Eliza, Mr. John Ingle; 7. Smiling Beauty, Mr. John Lucas; 8. Ruler, Mr. C. 

 Lee.— Picotees. Red-striped : 1. Will Stukeley, Mr. A. Fothergill; 2. Jubilee, E. Ball, Esq. ; 3. 

 Incomparable, Mr. J. Whitworth; 4. Seedling, Mr. Thomas Travis; 5. Chilwell Beauty, Mr. J. 

 Whitworth. Purple-striped: 1. Albion, Mr. T.Travis; 2. Lord Nelson, Mr. J. Whitworth ; 3. 

 Royal Purple, Mr. H. Thomas; 4. Mary Anne, Mr.C. Lee; 5. Lancashire Hero, Mr. H. Thomas. 

 Red-feathered : 1. Lady Nelson, Mr. John Wild; 2. Star, and 3.' Ringleader, Mr. T. Travis; 4. 

 Firebrand, and 5. Comet, Mr. H. Thomas. Purple Feathered : 1. Cleopatra, Mr. T. Smith ; 2. 

 Miss Emma, Mr. C. Lee ; 3. Miss Willoughby, Mr. John Whitworth ; 4. Duchess of Rutland, 

 Mr. J. Etches; 5. Duke of Wellington, Mr. C. Lee. — Georginas. Double : 1. Eximium, Mr. John 

 Jones ; 2. PurpClreum splendens, John Entwisle, Esq. ; 3. unknown, 4. Triumphant, and 5. 

 Scarlet Turban, Mr. J. Tate. Single : 1. Seedling, Mr. J. Ashworth ; 2. Prince William, Mr. J. 

 Scholes; 3. Yellow, Mr. J. Jones; 4. and 5. Seedling, Mr. J. Ashworth. 



JFniit. Grapes : 1. Hamburgh, Mr. J. Ashworth ; 2. Tokay, John Entwisle, Esq. 



Culinary Vegetables. Peas : 1. Green Marrows, Mr. R. Robertson ; 2. Woodward's new 

 Dwarf, Mr. J. Haworth. 



A premier prize of two sovereigns, given by John Entwisle, Esq., was awarded to Mr. Samuel 

 Wild, for the best plate of Gooseberries, twenty in number, eighteen ounces. — John Ecroyd. 

 Rochdale, 3d month 12. 1831. 



u4pril 27. 1831. — Prizes were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove or Green-house: 1. Ixbra coccinea, John Entwisle, Esq ; 2. CActus speci&ss, 

 and 3. Azalea indica var. alba, Mr. R. Craig; 4. E'pacris pulchella, Mr. William Jyodge; 5. Ery- 

 thrina Crista galli, J. Entwisle, Esq. ; 8. i/elichr^sum jesammdes, 7. Melaleuca lanceolata, Cieorge 

 Priestley, Esq. ; 8 Petunia nyctaginiflora, Clement Royds, Esq. — Herbaceous : 1. Trillium grandi- 

 flSrum, Mr. H. Midgley ; 2. Trillium eriSctum var., J. Whitworth ; 3. y/nembne <halictroides var. 

 pleno, J. Ecroyd ; 4. Primula cortusoldes, Mr. Joseph Clegg ; 5. iithospt^rmum dauricum, J. 

 Ecroyd ; 6. Ram6ndfl pyrenaica, George Priestley, Esq. ; 7. Uvul^ria grandiflf»ra, Mr. H. Midg- 

 ley; 8. iithoipermum pulchi^Uum, Mr. J. Ecroyd. — Hardy Shrubs ; 1. Andr6raedn ri'gida, Mr. 

 Robert Robertson ; 2. Andr6meda polifblia, Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 3. Menzifesm CEeriilea, Mr. Robert 

 Scholfield ; 4. Andr6med« calyculata, Mr. Robert Robertson. 



Flowers. Auriculas: Premier Prize, Booth's Freedom, Mr. John Etches. Green-edged: 1. 

 Freedom, Mr. Thomas Clegg ; 2. Colonel Taylor, Mr. H. Midglev ; 3. Highland Laddie, Mr. 

 James Cheetham; 4. Ruler, Mr. H. Midgley; 5. Tar, Mr. John Etches; 6. Nelson, Mr. John 

 Taylor ; 7. Do Little, Mr. H. Midgley ; 8. Governor, Mr. H. Thomas. Grey-edged : 1. Ring- 

 leader, Mr. J. Etches ; 2. Newton Hero, and 3. Privateer, Mr. John Taylor ; 4. Waterloo, Mr. C. 

 Lee; 5. Revenge, Mr. John Taylor ; 6. Shepherdess, Mr. E. Hilton; 7. Ploughboy, William 

 Turner, Esq.; 8. Complete, Mr. James Mellor. White-edged: ]. Venus, Mr. J. Taylor; 2. 

 Delight, Mr. H. Midgley ; 3. Incomparable, Mr. J. Taylor ; 4. Regulator, Mr. J. Cheetham ; 5. 

 Favourite, Mr. James Mellor; 6. Regular, Mr. J. Etches; 7. Glory, Mr. C. Lee; 8. Chancellor, 

 Mr. J. Cheetham. Selfs : 1. True Blue, Mr. J. Cheetham ; 2. Metropolitan, Mr. J. Taylor ; 3. 

 Lord Lee, Mr. J. Etches ; 4. Flora's Flag, Mr. C. Lee ; 5. Seedling, Mr. T. Clegg ; 6. Ned Lud, 

 Mr. J. Tweedale; 7. Lord Primate, and 8. Othello, Mr. J. Etches. — Polyanthus: 1. Alexander, 

 Mr. C. Lee ; 2. Bang Europe, and 3. Princess Royal, Mr. J. Cheetham ; 4. Invincible, Mr. H. 

 Thomas ; 5. Cox's Regent, and 6. George the Fourth, Mr. J. Cheetham ; 7. Emperor, Mr. J. 

 Taylor; 8. Yorkshire Regent, Mr. C. Lee. Alpines: 1. King, and 2. Mr. A. Fothergill; 3. 

 Mary Anne, Mr. William Lodge ; 4. Moses, Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 5. Seedling, Mr. William Lodge. 

 Largest Bunches of best Pips : Green-edged, Booth's Freedom, Mr. Thomas Clegg ; Grey- 

 edged, Ringleader, Mr. C. Lee ; White-edged, Venus, Mr. John Taylor ; Self, Metropolitan, 

 Mr. Thomas Clegg ; Alpine, Favourite, Edward Ball, Esq. ; Polyanthus, Alexander, Mr. James 

 Cheetham. — Hyacinths. Double: 2. Don Gratuit, Mr. J. Ecroyd — Pelargoniums: 1. Victory, 

 and 2. Hdmei, John Entwisle, Esq. ; 3. Tricolor, Mr. R. Craig. — Hardy Bulbous-rooted Flowers : 

 I. A'arcissus blcolor, Mr. James Tate ; 2. A'arcissus moschatus, George Priestley, Esq. ; 3. A'arcis- 

 sus odorus, Edward Ball, Esq. ; 4. Fritillkria melfeagris alba, Mr. H. Midgley j 5. FritillSiria lati- 

 folia, Mr. James Tate. 



Culinary Vegetables. Cucumbers : 3. Prize-fighter, Mr. R. Craig. 



Extra-Prizes. £rlca elcgans, George Priestley, Esq. /Jbsa odoratfssima, Clement Royds, Esq. 

 E'pacris grandiflbra, John Entwisle, Esq. Ornithogalum flavissimum. Primula sinensis, Corrae^a 

 specibsa, Mr. James Tate. 



May 25. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove or Green-house : 1. Cactus speciosissima, J. Entwisle, Esq. ; 2. Borbn/ns serru- 

 lata, Mr. J. Ashworth ; 3. Choriz&ma, and 4. Erythrlna Crista galli, J. Entwisle, Esq. ; 5. Pe- 

 ttmia nyctaginiflbra, C. Royds, Esq. ; 6. Hfemanthus multiflbrus, J. Entwisle, Esq. ; 7. Calceo. 

 Ikria rugusa, Rev. W. R. Hay. — Pelargoniums. Grown in aGreen-house: 1. Victory, 2. Hiime?', 



3. Spectabile maculJltum, J. Entwisle, Esq. ; 4. Lord Combermere, J. Starkie, Esq. Grown with- 

 out a Green-house; 2. Incomparable, Mr. J. S. Lancashire; 3. Davey dnum, Mr. R. Crossley; 



4. Latilobum, Mr. H. Midgley. — Herbaceous: 1. ^nembne narcissiflbra, Mr. H. Midgley; 2. 

 iupinus polyphyllus, Mr. J. Standring ; 3, Saponaria ocymiildes, Mr.W. Lodge; 4. Primula nivea, 

 Mr. H. Midgley; 5. /.inum fl^vum, Mr. J. Ecroyd; 6. Dodecathcon Meadta var. alba, Mr. H. 

 Midgley; 7. i'hlox divaricata, Mr. R. Robertson; 8. Saxffraga granulSlta, Mr. A. Fothergill. — 

 Hardy : 1. £).'iphne Cnebrum, Mr. J. Howard ; 2. Cytisus puri>iirea, Mr. R. Robertson ; 3. Coto. 

 neaster microphylla, Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 4. Ledum iuxifblium, C. Royds, Esq. ; 5. Spirse'^a bella, 

 Mr. R. Scholfield; 6. Lfedum latifblium, Mr. R. Robertson; 7. 5pdrtium multiflbrum, J. Starkie, 

 Esq. ; 8. £rlca mediterrknea, Mr. J, Ecroyd. 



Flowers. Tulips (Premier) : Baguet, Mr. John Taylor. Feathered Bizarre : 1. Goud Beurs, 

 Mr. M. Greenlees ; 2. Trafalgar, W. Turner, Esq. ; 3. Leopoldina, Mr. J. Sleath ; 4. Due de 

 Savoie, Mr. J. Stewart; 5. Surpasse-Catafalque, W.Turner, Esq. ; 6. LaCantique, Mr. H. Thomas; 



7. Black Prince, Mr. W. Crompton ; 8. Count, W. Turner, Esq. Flamed Bizarre: 1. Roi des 

 Bizarres, Mr. H. Thomas ; 2. La Cantique, Mr. J. Stewart ; 3. Turner's Bizarres, Mr. W. 

 Crompton ; 4. Lustre de Beaute, Mr. J. Ashworth ; 5. Black Prince Mr. J. Ecroyd ; 6. Phcenix, 

 and 7. Beauts Frappante, Mr. M. Greenlees; 8. Farrand's Liberty, W. Turner, Esq. Fea- 

 thered Bybloemen : 1. Baguet, Mr. J. Etches ; 2. Bienfait, W. Turner, Esq. ; 4. Washing- 

 ton, Mr. J. Stewart ; 5. Cato, Mr. H. Thomas ; 6. Maitre par-tout, Mr. J. Etches ; 7. Laura 



