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niums : 1. Defiance, and 2. Dene's Rival, Mr. Thomas Walker ; 3. Apollo, Mr. H. Wilson ; 4. 

 Victory, Mr. Thomas Davis ; 5. Triumph, Mr. Isaac Hadwen ; 6. Ann Biden, Mrs. T. D. Dyson. 

 Ericas : 1. Ventricbsa, Mr. G. Cunningham ; 2. AitornVmcr, and 3. \xhyana, Mr. T. Davis ; 4. Am. 

 pullacea minor, Messrs. Whalley ; S./Thunbergia, Mrs. Cropper; 6. Bqwieana, Mr. T. Davis. Her- 

 baceous : 1. V erbena Melindres, F. and J. Dickson ; 2. Campanula pyramidalis, and 3. Ferraris 

 tigrina, Mr. Dobson ; 4. Gladiolus cardinalis, and 5. Phlox pendulina, F. and J. Dickson ; 6. Ma- 

 tricaria grandifibra, Mrs. Cropper. — Flowers. Scarlet Bizard : 1. Kising Sun, Mr. Potter; 2. 

 Seedling, Mr. Roby ; 3. Passe-Perfection, and 4. Superior, Mr. Wakefield ; 5. Perfection, Mr. 

 James Griffiths ; 6. Foxhunter, W. Leighton, Esq. ; 7. Lord Milton, Mr. Bruce ; H. King Solo- 

 mon, Mr. Dearden. Pink Bizard : 1. Alfred, Mr. Large ; 2. Paul Pry, Mr. Buckley ; 3. Seedling, 

 Mr. Dearden; 4. Kent, Mr. Potter; 5. Rainbow, Mr. Buckley; 6. Durham, Mr. Griffiths; 7. 

 Jolly Tar, Mr. Bucklev ; 8. Seedling, Mr. Pyke. Scarlet Flake : 1. Mount Etna, Mr. Potter; 2. 

 Champion, Mr. Wakefield ; 3. Seedling, Mr. Potter; 4. Mara, Mr. Pyke; 5. Seedling, No. 17., 

 Mr. Large; 6. Miss Taylor, Mr. Wakefield ; 7. Seedling, No. 2, Mr. Large; 8. Seedling, Mr. 

 Bruce. Kose Flake : 1. Incomparable, Mr. Roby ; 2. Lady Stanley, Mr. Griffiths ; 3. Seedling, 

 Mr. Turner ; 4. Lady Hood, Mr. Dearden ; 5. Smiling Beauty, Mr. John Appleton ; 6. George 

 Crewe, Mr. Pyke ; 7. Miss Foote, W. Leighton, Esq. ; 8. Devonshire, Mr. Roby. Purple F'lake : 

 1. Charlotte, W. Leighton, Esq. ; 2. Seedling No. 3., Mr. I arge ; 3. Royal George, Mr. Buckley; 



4. Wellington, Mr. Wakefield; 5. Bellerophon, Mr. Griffiths; 6. Seedling, Mr. Pyke ; 7. Com- 

 mander, and 8. Cartwright, Mr. Buckley. Red Picotee: 1. Chilwell Beauty, Mr. Pyke; 2. Seed- 

 ling No. 32., Mr. Wakefield ; 3. Pyke's Defiance (owner not known) ; 4. Seedling, Mr. Potter ; 5. 

 Lady Broughton, Mr. Griffiths ; 6. Unknown, Mr. Harrison. Purple Picotee : 1. Cleopatra, Mr. 

 Buckley ; 2. Hector, W. Leighton, Esq. ; 3. Seedling Voltaire, Mr. Dearden ; 4. Seedling, Mr. Pyke ; 



5. Mason's Wellington, Mr. Roby ; 6. Seedling, Mr. Faulkner. Red-striped Picotee : 1. Sir R. 

 Peel, Mr. Faulkner ; 2. Eclipse, Mr. Wakefield; 3. Stukely, W. Leighton, Esq.; 4. Kenny's, and 

 5. Seedling, Mr. Pyke ; 6. Magnificent, W. Leighton, Esq. Purple-striped Picotee: 1. Taylor's 

 Nelson, and 2. Artaxerxes, Mr. Koby ; 3. Fair Ellen, Mr. Wakefield ; 4. Seedling, and 5. William 

 the Fourth, Mr. Potter; 6. Mumford's Nelson, Mr. Bruce. Maiden Growers : Scarlet Bizard, 

 Surpasse, John Dowson ; Pink Bizard, Kent, Mr. J. H. Westland; Scarlet Flake, Mara, Mr. 

 Turner ; Rose Flake, Seedling, Mr. Dearden ; Purple Flake, Commander, Mr. Horsfall, junior ; 

 Red Picotee, Stukely, Mr. Holme ; Purple Picotee, Cleopatra, Mr. Horsfall, jun. ; Red. striped 

 Picotee, Lady Broughton, Mr. Porter ; Purple-striped Picotee, Seedling, Mr. Whittingham. Geor- 

 ginas, Pan, Mr. G. Cunningham. Georginas, Double. Dark Purple : 1. Mr. Smith ; 2. Mr. Skir- 

 ving; 3. Mr. Downie; 4. Mr. Skirving ; 5. Mr. Thomas Harrison. Purple: 1. Mr. Smith, Ful- 

 wood ; 2. Mr. Thomas Davis ; 3. Mr. Skirving ; 4. Mr. F. Davies ; 5. Mr. Skirving. Scarlet : 1. 

 BIr. Powell ; 2. Mr. Thomas Roby ; 3. Mr. H. Riding ; 4. and 5. Mr. G. Cunningham. Mixtures : 

 1. F. and J. Dickson ; 2. Mrs. Cropper ; 3. Mr. G. Cunningham ; 4. Mr. Potter ; 5. Mr. Whitting- 

 ham. Single: 1. Mr. Thomas Davis ; 2. Mr. G. Cunningham; 3. Mr. Skirving: 4. Mr. Holgate; 

 5, Mr. Potter. Flowers, Cut : 1. and 2. Messrs. Whalley ; 3. Rev. R. Gwilliam. Baskets :, 1. 

 Mr. Thomas Davis ; 2. Mr. Skirving ; 3. Mr. H. Wilson ; 4. W. Earle, Esq. — Fruit. Oranges : 

 1. H. B. Hollinshead, Esq.; 2. Mr. W. Preston. Lemons: 1. Mr. Preston; 2. Mr. Powell. 

 Pines : 1. John Gladstone, Esq. ; 2. and 3. W. Earle, Esq. ; 4. Mr. Horsfall. Melons : 1. 

 Mr. Tayleure ; 2. and 3. Mr. Hill ; 4. Mr. H. Wilson. Peaches (grown in peach-houses) : 



1. Mr. C. Duff; 2. and 3. Mrs. Rathbone. Grown in the open air: Land 2. Mrs. Rathbone ; 

 3. Mr. John Roberts. Nectarines. Grown in peach-houses : 1. Mr. John Roberts ; 2. and 



3. Mr. Duff! Grown in the open air: 1, 2, and 3. Mrs. Rathbone. Apricots: 1, 2, and 3. 

 H. B. Hollinshead, Esq. Figs : I. Mr. C. Duff; 2. Rev. R. Gwilliam; 3. W. Earle, Esq. Grapes. 

 Black : 1. Mr. R. Preston ; 2. Mr. Smith, Fulwood ; 3. W. Earle, Esq. White : 1. Mr. T. Davis ; 



2. Mr. Cropper : 3. Mr. T. Davis. Currants : Black, Mrs. Cropper; White and Red, Mr. T.Walker. 

 Plums : 1. Mr. T. Davis ; 2. Mrs. Rathbone ; 3. Mr. Smith. Cherries : 1. Mr. T. Walker ; 2. Mr. 

 J. Roberts. Apples : 1. Mr. Davis ; 2. W. Leighton, Esq.; 3. Mr. H. Wilson. Pears : .1. H. 

 B. Hollinshead, Esq. ; 2, Mr. T. Walker ; 3. Mr. Manifold. Gooseberries. Premier Prizes : Red, 

 2fidwts. lOgrs., John Copack; Yellow, 23dwts. 3grs., Mr.Skirving; Green, 16dwts, 19 grs., Messrs. 

 Whalley; White, 23 dwts. 16 grs., Mr. Copack. Red :"1. Mr. John Copack; 2. Mr. Thomas Har- 

 rison ; 3. Mr. Robert Wood. Yellow : 1. Mr. Copack ; 2. Thomas Harrison ; 3. Messrs. Whalley. 

 Green: 1. Messrs. Whalley ; 2. Mr.Skirving; 3. Mr. W. H. Riding. White: 1. Mr. Copack; 

 2. Mr. Kay ; 3. Mr. Harrison.— Culinary Vegetables. Celery : 1. Mr. H. Wilson ; 2. and 3. Mr. 

 T. Walker. Onions : 1, 2, and 3. Mr. Dutton. Spring-sown : 1. Mr. Tayleur , 2. Mr. Smith ; 3. 

 Mr. Tayleur. Lettuce : 1. H. B. Hollinshead, Esq. ; 2. Mrs. Rathbone. Cucumbers : 1. Mr. Tho- 

 mas Walker ; 2. Mr. H. Wilson. Cabbage, Mr. Thomas Orritt. " Carrots, Mr. Horsfall. 



Extra-Prizes. Apples (1829), H. B. Hollinshead, Esq. Lemons, Rev. R. Gwilliam. Parsley, 

 Messrs. Whalley, Cabbage, Mr. Whittingham. Cucumbers, Mr. Gandy. {Liverpool Chronicle, 

 Aug. 7.) 



Rochdale Floral and Horticultural Society. — May 26. The prizes were 

 awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Stove : 1. Erythrina Crista galli, Mr. James Hoyle ; 2. Cactus specibsa, Mr. Robert 

 Robertson; 3. Thunbergia alata, Mr. Henry Midgley; 4. Renealmia nutans, and 5. Cri- 

 num australe, John Entwisle, Esq. Green-house : 1. Calceolaria corymbbsa, Mr. Joseph 

 Tate; 2. Pimelea rosea, John Entwisle, Esq. ; 3. Calceolaria angustifblia, Mr. Joseph Tate; 4. 

 Verbena pulcheRa, George Priestley, Esq. ; 5. Pimelea ftnifblia, Mr. Joseph Tate. Extra : 1. 

 .Rosa odoratissima, Clement Royds, Esq. ; 2. Petunia nyctaginiflbra, Mr. Robert Robertson ; 3. 

 Amaryllis vittata, Mr. Joseph Aston ; 4. Agapanthus umbellatus, and 5. jElichr^sum sesa- 

 moldes, John Entwisle, Esq. Herbaceous : 1. Luplnus polyphyllus, 2. Ranunculus parnassifblius, 

 and 3. Kerbascum Mycbnz, Mr. Joseph Tate ; 4. Cypripedium Calceolus, Mr. George Haworth ; 5. 

 Geum coccineum, Mr. Robert Robertson ; 6. Onosma taurica, Mr. Joseph Tate ; 7. Dodecatheon 

 Meadia alba, Mr. Henry Midgley ; 8. O'rchis spectabilis, Mr. John Ecroyd. Extra : 1. Anemone 

 ihalictroldes var. pleno, Mr. John Ecroyd ; 2. _4nchusa yiolacea , and 3. Primula farinbsa var. alba, 

 Mr. Henry Midgley ; 4. Pxbnia mSscula, William Mann, Esq. ; 5. Phl6x amoe'na, Mr. Joseph Tate. 

 Pelargoniums. Grown in green-house : 1. Maculatum, Geo. Priestley, Esq. ; 2. Defiance, Mr. Jas. 

 Hoyle ; 3. Victory, Mr. Joseph Tate ; 4. Tricolor, Mr. James Hoyle ; 5. Pannifblium, Mr. Joseph 

 Tate. Grown out of green-house : 1. Augusta coccinea, Mr. James Cheetham ; 2. Ign^scens major, 

 and 3. Latilbbium, Mr. Henry Midgley ; 4. — -, Mr. D. Clarkson ; 5. Commander, Mr. John 

 Standring. Ericas : 1. Quadriflbra, and 2. Vestlta sup£rba, Mr. Joseph Tate ; 3. Odbra rosea, and 



4. Ventricbsa carnea, George Priestley, Esq. Hardy Shrubs (not forced) : 1. Rhododendron 

 catawbiense, Mr. Robert Schofield ; 2. Cotoneaster microphyRa, Mr. John Ecroyd ; 3. Menziesic 



