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Original Horticultural Society. — The thirty-second Anniversan^ of this 

 Society was held at Northampton on the 29th of July, when the following 

 flowers and fruit were shown for prizes : — Flowers. Carnations : Scarlet 

 Bizards: l. Commander in Chief, Mr. Messenger ; 2. Messenger's Colonel 

 Maberly, Mr. Joseph Allen ; 5. Mr. Perkins ; 4. Martin's Glory, Mr. Mar- 

 tin ; 5. John Bull, Mr. Holliday ; 6. Thompson's Esq. Cartwright, S. 



Allen; Seedling (Duke of Grafton), Mr. Messenger. Crimson Bizards: 

 1. Davey's Rainbow, Mr. Holliday; 2. Mr. Perkins; 3. Gregory's Alfred, 

 Mr. S.Allen; 4. Sun, Mr, Simons; 5. Mr. J. Allen; 6. Van Tromp, Mr. 

 Messenger. Scarlet Flakes : 1. Mr. Perkins ; 2. Thornicroft's Blucher, Mr. 

 S. Allen ; 3. Madame Mara, Mr. Martin ; 4. Star, Mr. Holliday ; 5. Madame 

 Mara, Mr. Simons; a. Madame Mara, Mr Carter. Purple Flakes : 1. Mr. 

 Perkins; 2, Hall's Major Cartwright, Mr. S. Allen; 3. Bile's Lord Ash- 

 brook, Mr. Messenger ; 4. Bile's Lord Ashbrook, Mr. Martin ; 5. Earl 

 Spencer, Mr. J. Allen ; 6. Bile's Ashbrook, Mr. Simons; Seedling (Lady 

 Wake), Mr. Martin. Rose Flakes: 1. Strong's Princess Augusta, Mr. 

 Cornfield; 2, Duchess of Bedford, Mr. Messenger; 3. Fletcher's Duchess 

 of Devon, Mr. J. Allen; 4. Fletcher's Duchess of Devon, Mr. Martin; 5. 

 Fletcher's Duchess of Devon, Mr. /S. Allen; 6. Fletcher's Duchess of 

 Devon, Mr. Simons ; Seedling (Lady Spencer), Mr. Messenger. Picotees : 

 Red: l.Spratt's Earl of Effingham, Mr. Cornfield ; 2. Spratt's Earl of 

 Effingham, Mr. Messenger; 3. Lord Althorp, Mr. Simons; 4, Spratt's Ef- 

 fingham, Mr. J. Allen ; Seedling (Lord Althorp), Mr. Simons. Purple: 1. 

 Mayor of Northampton, Mr. Cornfield ; 2. Bailey's Beauty, Mr. Messen- 

 ger; 3. Duchess of Bedford, Mr. Martin; 4. Cleopatra, Mr. S. Allen j 

 Seedling (Alderman Brov>rn), Mr. Martin. — Fruit. Gooseberries : Red : 



1. Roaring Lion, isdwts. 16grs., Mr. H. Law ; 2. Crown Bob, 17dwts. 

 14grs., Mr. J. Perkins ; 3. Crown Bob, 16dwts. 7^ grs., Mr. Simons; 4. 

 1 6 dwts. 7 grs., Mr. S. Allen ; 5. 1 6 dwts. 4 grs., Mr, Messenger ; 6. 1 5 dwts. 

 21 grs., Mr. Carter. Yellow : 1.15 dwts. 5 grs., Mr. J, Perkins ; 2. 14 dwts. 

 15grs., Mr. Carter; 3. 15 dwts. 22grs., Mr. S. Simons; 4. 13 dwts. 16 grs., 

 Mr. S. Allen; 5. 15 dwts. 6 grs., Mr. H. Law; 6, 13 dwts. 4 grs., Mr, Mes- 

 senger, Green: 1.16 dwts. 5 grs,, Mr. H. Law; 2, 13 dwts. 9 grs., Mr. 

 J.Perkins; 3. 12 dwts. Hi grs., Mr. Simons; 4. 12 dwts. 11 grs., Mr. Mes- 

 senger; 5. 11 dwts. 19 grs.^ Mr, S. Allen, White : 1. 13 dwts. 17 grs., Mr. 

 Simons; 2, 13 dwts. 12 grs., Mr. J.Perkins; 3. 13 dwts. 6 grs., Mr. Mes- 

 senger; 4. 12 dwts. 8 grs., Mr. H. Law; 5. 12 dwts, 2 grs., Mr. S. Allen. 

 Plates of Gooseberries : 1 . 1 7 Berries, l lb. oz, 11 dwts., Mr. J, Perkins ; 



2. 17 Berries, 1 lb. Ooz. 10 dwts., Mr. S. Simons. Grapes (best Bunch): 

 1. White Hamburgh, 3 lb. 9 oz. 10 dwts., and 2. Black Spanish, Mr. 

 Wood. Green Flesh Melon: 1. 3 lb. 10 oz. lodwts,, Mr. Bailey, of De- 

 lapre; 2. Mr. Wood, of Cottesbrook. Currants (best pound): 1. xMr. 

 Carter ; 2. Mr. Law. 



Northampton Royal Horticultural Society. — The eighth Anniversary of 

 this Society was held at Northampton, on the 25th of July, when the 

 following flowers and fruit were shown for prizes : — Floivers. Bizards : 



1. Commander in Chief, Mr. Messenger ; 2. Martin's Glory, Mr. Martin ; 



3. Harley's Waterloo, Mr. Auld ; Seedling (Mr. T. Howes), Mr. Martin. 

 Crimson : 1. Cartwright's Rainbow, Mr. Martin ; 2. Cartwright's Rainbow, 

 Mr. Messenger; 3. Cartwright's Rainbow, Mr. Cornfield; Seedling (Mr. 

 Fascutt), Mr. Messenger. Scarlet Flakes : 1. Madame Mara, Mr. Martin; 



2. Plummer's Waterloo, Mr. Cornfield ; 3. Blucher, Mr. Auld ; Seedling 

 (the High Sheriff), Mr. Martin. Purple Flakes: 1. Turner's Princess 

 Charlotte, Mr. Martin ; 2. Turner's Princess Charlotte, Mr Auld ; 3. Tur- 

 ner's Princess Charlotte, Mr. Cornfield ; Seedling (Martin's Princess Char- 

 lotte), Mr. Martin. Rose Flakes : 1. Duchess of Devonshire, Mr. Martin ;, 

 2. Duchess of Devonshire, Mr. Cornfield; 3. Duchess of Bedford, Mr. Mes- 



