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bone; Lee's perpetual fig, Mr. Smith, Fullwood ; coffee tree, Mr. Powell ; 

 hazel nuts. Mr. Whalley. 



The Summer Show of Fruits, Flowers, &c., was held by the above 

 Society, on July 31. On the opening of the doors at two o'clock, the 

 room was almost immediately filled with the concourse of spectators of 

 each sex and every age ; and one uninterrupted stream of company arriving, 

 promenading, and retiring, continued to occupy it until six o'clock, the hour 

 of closing. The advantages of the present arrangement, over that of for- 

 mer exhibitions, were apparent on first entering the room. The stands, 

 used by the merchants on the corn-market days, for displaying their samples, 

 served admirably for the purpose of supporting the specimens of fruits, 

 flowers, plants, &c., sent in for show : the side rows being appropriated to 

 the hot-house plants, &c. ; and those of the centre avenue, on the right, to 

 the fruits and esculents, and, on the left, to the prize flowers, carnations, 

 and dahlias ; and a more beautiful or pleasing display of the kind cannot 

 well be imagined. The pines, grapes, gooseberries of various kinds, and 

 currants, black, white, and red, were as fine as we remember to have ever 

 seen. The cherries and other fruits were also exceedingly good in appear- 

 ance, though inferior to those before mentioned. The cucumbers, celery, 

 and cabbages were uncommonly fine. The exotics, and stove and green- 

 house plants, also excited universal admiration by their number and variety, 

 no less than by the beauty of the specimens. But by far the most interest- 

 ing part of the spectacle, was the uncommonly numerous assemblage of 

 beautiful and elegantly dressed females, whose countenances, lighted up 

 Vi^ith smiles and good humour, eloquently proclaimed the delight and satis- 

 faction which they derived from the scene ; and, arguing from what we there 

 observed, and from the audible expressions of admiration which burst from 

 the lips of many a delighted fair one, together with the influence of such 

 persuaders over their friends and relatives of the other sex, we look for a 

 considerable accession to the number of subscribers as the result of this day's 

 display. The prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Carnations. For the best pan, a silver cup, value 5l., to Mr. Leighton, 

 of Preston ; for the second best, a silver cup, value 2/. 2s., to Mr. R. F. 

 Buckley, of Chester ; for the third best, to Mr. John Appleton, of Whis- 

 ton. Scarlet Bizards : 1. Perfection, Mr. Potter; 2. Sovereign, and 3. Ba- 

 gott, Mr. Bruce; 4. Seedling, Mr. Buckley; 5. Plumer's Fox, Mr. Leigh- 

 ton ; 6. Seedling, Mr. Large ; 7. Rising Sun, and 8. Seedling, Mr. Potter. 

 Pink Bizards: 1. SeedHng, Mr. Wakefield ; 2. Rainbow, Mr. Griffiths; 



3. Alfred, and 4. Kent, Mr. Leighton ; 5. Unknown, Mr. Gandy ; 6. Denb}', 

 Mr, Appleton; 7. Venus, Mr. Leighton; 8. Sir William, Mr. Buckley. 

 Scarlet Flakes : 1. Atlas, Mr. Leighton ; 2. Comet, Mr. Large ; 5. Mary, and 



4. Belmont, Mr. Potter ; 5. Superior, Mr. Faulkner; 6. Champion, Mr. 

 Buckley; 7. Salamander, and 8. George the Fourth, Mr. Leighton. Rose 

 Flakes : 1 . Smiling Beauty, 2. Eliza, and 3. Miss Foote, Mr. Leighton ; 



4. Devonshire, Mr. Buckley ; 5. Supreme, and 6. Vesta, Mr. Leighton ; 



7. Lady Hood, Mr. Griffiths ; 8. Miss Hughes, Mr. Leighton. Purple 

 Flakes: 1. Charlotte, Mr. Leighton; 2. Wellington, Mr. Appleton ; 3. Ex- 

 cellent, Mr. Potter ; 4. Commander, Mr. Leighton ; 5. Bellerophon, Mr. 

 Leighton; 6. Seedling, Mr. Buckley; 7. La Belle Alliance, Mr. Leighton; 



8. Mary Aime, Mr. Faulkner. 



Picotees. Red: 1. Stukely, Mr. Carter; 2. Seedling, and 3. Little John, 

 Mr. Faulkner ; 4. Seedling, Mr. Large ; 5. Chilwell, and 6. Kenny's, Mr. 

 Whalley. Purple-feathered: 1. Cleopatra, Mr. Potter ; 2. Emma, Mr. 

 Leighton ; 3 and 4. Seedlings, Mr. Faulkner ; 5. Wellington, Mr. Bruce ; 

 6. Seedling, Mr. Pulford. Red-striped : 1. Seedling, and 2. Bright Star, 

 Mr. Potter ; 5. Lady Broughton, Mr. Griffiths ; 4. First rate, 5. Seedling, 

 and 6. Angler, Mr. Faulkner. Purple-striped : 1. Lady Bagott, and 2 and 



5. Seedlings, Mr. Potter; 4, 5, and 6. Seedlings, Mr, Faulkner. 



