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Knowsley; 4. T. Case, Esq. Potatoes: 1. Mrs. Earle, Spekeland; 2. Mr. 

 Skirving; 3. and 4. Mr. W. Barton, Sea-kale : 1. W. Smith, Esq., Ful- 

 woodj 2. T. Case, Esq.; 5. Ashton Yates, Esq. ; 4. Mr, Logan. Mush- 

 rooms: 1. Mr. W.Barton; 2. W. Earle, Esq. Broccoli: 1. Mrs. Cropper : 

 2. Ashton Yates, Esq. ; 3. Mr. Manifold; 4. Mr. Whalley, Cabbage : l. 

 Mrs. Rathbone ; 2. Mr. Whalley; 3. Mrs. Rathbone ; 4. W. Smith, Esq., 

 Fulwood. — Fruit. Apples : 1 . Jubilee, Mrs. Earle, Spekeland ; 2. Holland 

 Pippin, Mr, Dobson ; 3. Unknown, Mr. Irlara ; 4. Warham Russet, Mr. 

 Roskell. Pears : Spring Beure, Mr. Manifold. Black Grapes : l. Ham- 

 burgh, Mr. Johnston : 2. Mr. Roskell ; 3. Mr. Johnston, Prescott. Pines : 

 l.Enville, Mr. Smith, Knowsley ; 2. Unknown, Mr. Powell; 3. Jamaica, 

 Mr. Pole, Harding. Strawberries : 1. W. Smith, Esq., Fulwood; 2, Mr. 

 Davis. Nuts: Mr. Whalley. — Extra-Prizes. Musa coccinea, Mr. Powell ; 

 Solandrff grandiflora, C. Lawrence, Esq. ; Thunb^rgia alata, Mr. Skirving ; 

 Pancratium calathinum, Richard Harrison ; £rica arborea. Miss Water- 

 house; Damsons, growth of 1827, Mrs. Grandy; Lemons, Robert Sher- 

 bourne, Esq. ; Tantarara, Mr. Manifold ; Pelargoniums, Thomas Walker ; 

 Kklmia latifolia, i^hododendron ferrugineum, Kklmia glauca, and Azalea 

 copper-coloured, Mr. Skirving ; Baskets of Plants, Mr. Powell, O. Hey- 

 worlh, Esq., W. Earle, Esq., and Mr. Skirving ; Cineraria cruenta, Mrs. 

 Rathbone. {Liverpool Chron., May 2. 1829.) 



Floral and Horticultural Society of Manchester. — The first spring Show 

 of this Society was held April 24. The display was more extensive and 

 more excellent than any former first show. Prizes were awarded as fol- 

 lows ; — 



Flowers. A premier prize of silver plate, value 5l. 5s., for the best pan 

 of four Auriculas, Highland Laddy, Ringleader, Hey's Apollo, and Bright 

 Venus, was awarded to Mr. Colonel Lee, a countryman from near Roch- 

 dale. Self-coloured Auriculas : l. Metropolitan, T. H. Hadfield, Esq.; 2. 

 Lord Lee, James Parry. White-edged Auriculas : 1. Chancellor, Mr. 

 Colonel Lee ; 2. Wood's Delight, Thomas Clegg. Grey-edged Auriculas : 

 1 . Ringleader, James Parry ; 2. Privateer, Mr. Colonel Lee. Green-edged 

 Auriculas: 1. Booth's Freedom, Richard Potter, Esq.; 2. Colonel Taylor, 

 William Bow, Esq. Dark-ground Polyanthuses : 1 . Lord Crewe, and 2. 

 Bang Europe, Harry Thomas. Red Polyanthuses : 1 . New York, and 2. 

 Turner's Princess, Harry Thomas. Double White Hyacinths : Unknown, 

 Chris. Todd, Esq. Double Pink Hyacinth, and Double Blue Hyacinth, 

 Mr. James Falkner. Double Red Hyacinth, Mr. J. Whitworth. Basket 

 of Flowers : 1. and 2. R. Potter. — Plants. Two best Stove Plants : Pre- 

 mier Prize of a piece of plate, value 5l. 5s. (Musa coccinea and Pavetta 

 indica), Richard Potter, Esq. Stove: 1. Amaryllis Johnsoni, Mrs. Hob- 

 son ; 2. Cactus speciosissima, J. Gibson. An extra-premium was given for 

 a coffee plant, sent by William Garnet, Esq., of Lark Hill. Green-house : 

 1 . Chorizema Henchmannii, and 2. Boronia serrulata, Mrs. Hobson. Encse : 



1. Cristata Major, and 2. jBchiifldra, N. Philhps, Esq. Geranium, Victory, 

 R. Potter, Esq. Herbaceous: 1. Trillium grandiflorum, E. Leeds, Esq. ; 



2. W. Garnet, Esq. Hardy Shrubs: 1. Pseonia arborea, Rev. J. Clowes; 

 2. Magnolia conspicua, W. Garnett, Esq. — Fruit. Pine: 1. and 2. R. 

 Potter, Esq. Grapes (best bunch), Peter Marsland, Esq. — Culinary Vege- 

 tables. Asparagus: 1. T. J. TrafFord, Esq; 2. Charles Wood, Esq. Cucum- 

 ber, C. W'alker, Esq. Sea-kale, W. Garnett, Esq. Mushrooms, Earl of 

 Wilton. New Potatoes, T. Marsland, Esq. French Beans, James Brier- 

 ley, Esq. Rhubarb, William Thompson, Esq. Cabbage, F. Bailey, Esq. — 

 Extra-premiums were given for strawberries to George Scholes, and for 

 apples to Sam. Lees and James Falkner, Esqs. {Manchester Gazette, 

 April 25. 1829.) 



Bolton Floral and Horticultural Society. — The first Meeting for the 

 season of this Society took place on April 29, Notwithstanding the 



