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won by R. Barton, Esq. ; the second by Mr. John Hulme. Best double : 1. 

 Mr. Thomas Marten ; '2. R. Potter, Esq. Best sreen-house plant (Citrus 

 wjyrtifolia), R. Barton, Esq. ; best stove plant (Portlandia grandiflora), R. 

 Potter, Esq. ; best two geraniums, W. Garnett, Esq. ; best herbaceous plant 

 {Tagltes lucida), R. Barton, Esq. {Manchester Herald, Sept. 18.) 



Leicestekshire, 

 A Tulip Meeting was held at Leicester, on May 19. 1828, when the fol- 

 lowing were exhibited : — Bizards. Feathered : 1. Trafalgar, Mr. Warner j 

 2. Unknown, and 5. Gold Beurres, Messrs. Marris and Collison ; 4. Arabella, 

 Mr. Thornicroft ; 5. Gouvernante, Mr. Warner ; 6. Surpasse Perfecta, Mr. 

 Thornicroft ; 7. Unknown, Messrs. Marris and Collison ; 8. Unknown, Mr. 

 Warner. Flamed : 1. Surpasse laCuntique, and 2. Sir Sydney Smith, Mr. 

 Warner ; 3. Arrande, Messrs. Marris and Collison ; 4. Surpasse Catafalque, 

 5. Potter's Albion, and 6. Grand Cairo, Mr. Thornicroft ; 7. Bell's King, 

 and 8. Unknown, Mr. Warner. — Byhloemens. Feathered: 1. Bates' Ba- 

 gnet, Mr. Warner ; 2. Abdalonymus, and 3. Dark Bouquet, Mr. Thornicroft; 



4. Fleur des Baguets, and 5. Prince de Tulipes, Mr. Warner ; 6. Francis 

 the First, Mr. Bradley ; 7. Gay Stella, Mr. Thornicroft ; 8. Rodney, Messrs. 

 Marris and Collison. Flamed: 1. Prince of Wirtemberg, Mr.Bradley; 

 2. Bienfait Incomparable, 5. Gadsby's Magnificent, and 4. Cordon Bleu, 

 Messrs. Marris and Collison j 5. Galilean Noir, Mr.Bradley; 6. Prince 

 Meuritz, and 7. Hildred's Supreme, Mr. Warner; 8. Bienfait, Messrs. Mar- 

 ris and Collison. — Roses. Feathered : 1. Cerise Quarto, 2. Due de Bronte, 



5. Veronica, and 4. Iphigenia, Mr. Thornicroft ; 5. Rose Incomparable, Mr. 

 Warner ; 6. Rosalind, and 7. Pearson's Fair Helena, Messrs. Marris and 

 Collison ; 3. Michael de Lisle, Mr. Thornicroft. Flamed : 1 . Ponceau, Mr. 

 Warner ; 2. Tombeau de la Duchesse, 5. Vesta, 4. Unique, and 5. Cerise 

 Fond d'Argent, Mr. Thornicroft ; 6. Roi des Cerises, Mr. Warner ; 7. Tri- 

 omphe Royal, Mr. Thornicroft ; 8. Turner's Rose Ruby, Mr. Bradley. 



A Carnation M^^ing was held at Leicester, on July 21. 1828, when the 

 following were exhibited: — Bizards. Scarlet: 1. Wild's Surpasse Per- 

 fection, Mr. Mitchell; 2, Yeomanson's Metropolitan, Mr. Parker; 3. Seed- 

 ling, Ml*. Warner; 4. Sraalley's Foxhunter, Mr. Rawson; 5. Seedling, and 



6. Cartwright's British Hero, Mr. Yeomanson ; 7. Seedling, Mr. Rawson ; 

 8. Seedling, Mr. Yeomanson. Crimson : 1 . Cartwright's Rainbow, Mr. 

 Wolfe; 2. Seedling, Mr. Mitchell; 3. Plummer's Lord Denbigh, Mr. Yeo- 

 manson; 4. *Turner's Duke of Devonshire, and 5. Seedling, Mr. Parker; 



6. Gregory's King Alfred, Mr. Thornicroft ; 7. Seedling, Mr. Harley ; 8. La- 

 cey's Wellesley, Mr. Rawson. Scarlet : 1. Seedling, Mr. Rawson ; 2. Thorni- 

 croft's Rubens, Mr. Mitchell; 3. Pearson's Madame Mara, and 4, Plummer's 

 Waterloo, Mr. Wolfe; 5. Smalley's Seedling, Mr. Parker; 6. Seedling, Mr. 

 Harley; 7. Seedling, Mr. Warner; 8. Seedling, Mr. Rawson. — Flakes. Purple: 

 1. *Turner's Princess Charlotte, Mr. Parker; 2* Wood's Commander, Mr. 

 Yeomanson ; 5, Kenney's Excellent, Mr. Mitchell ; 4. -)- Seedling, Mr, Har- 

 ley ; 5. Hadwen's Princess Royal, Mr. Rawson ; 6. Seedling, Mr. Parker ; 



7. Hufton's Miss Sitwell, Mr. Warner ; 8. Seedling, Mr. Rawson. Rose : 

 1. Fletcher's Duchess of Devonshire, and 2. Lacey's Princess, Mr. Yeo- 

 manson ; 3. Seedling, Mr. Warner ; 4. Rosamond, Mr. Mitchell ; B. Rivers* 

 Incomparable, Mr. Warner ; 6. Seedling, Mr. Harley ; 7. Percy's Fame, and 



8. Seedling, Mr. Thornicroft. — Picotees: 1. Mayor of Northampton, Mr. 

 Mitchell ; 2. Hufton's Will Stukely, Mr. Wolfe ; 3. Lee's Cleopatra, Mr. 

 Yeomanson ; 4. Hufton's Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Warner ; 5. Pearson's 

 Chilwell Beauty, Mr. Rawson ; 6. Mason's Lord Exmouth, Mr. Parker ; 

 7. Kenney's Flora, Mr. Wolfe ; 8. Seedling, Mr. Parker, 



Those marked *, were afterwards discovered not to have beeti the growth 

 of the person who exhibited them ; and that marked f, was also identified 

 as Turner's Princess Charlotte. 



