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Mr. Alderman Chaffin very close. What weakened the collection of the 
former was the fact that he had no representative of our three high 
class Grapes—Muscat of Alexandria, B.'ack Hamburgh, and Madres- 
field Court. His two bunches of Duke of Buccleuch were very fine in 
bunch and berry, but yet lacking colour ; his Alicantes were very fine 
in bunch ; his Alnwick Seedling superb. Still, the collection lacked 
high class quality as far as the dessert table is concerned. The best two 
bunches of any black Grape were finely finished Black Hamburgh from 
Mr. McHattie, though small in berry. Mr. F. H. Gossage, Woolton, 
Liverpool, was second with Madresfield Court, and B. IT. C. Nevill, 
Esq., Grantham, third with Alicante. The best two bunches of any 
white Grape were Muscat of Alexandria, finely finished, from Mr. 
Alderman Chaffin, W. B. Davenport, Esq., coming second with the 
same, and Mr. McHattie third. 
Collections of fruit in eight dishes came from four exhibitors. The 
best from Mr. Goodacre, who had fine Muscat of Alexandria and Gros 
Maroc Grapes, Barrington Peaches, Victoria Nectarines, Ischia Figs, 
Powell’s Late Apricot, a good Queen Pine, and Bead’s Scarlet-fleshed 
Melon. Mr. Wallis, gardener to the Bev. W. Sneyd, Keele Hall, Staffs, 
was second with the same varieties of Grapes, very fine Sea Eagle 
Peaches, Pitmaston Orange Nectarines, Moor Park Apricots, Trans¬ 
parent Gage Plums, white Ischia Fig, and Queen Pine. Third, Mr. 
Dawes, gardener to the Hon. Mrs. Meynell-Ingram, Temple Newsam. 
The best dish of eight Peaches was that of Barrington, very fine 
indeed, from Mr. Wallis ; Mr. George Meakin, Stafford, coming second 
with fine Boyal George. The best dish of Nectarines was that from Mr. 
Lambert, gardener to Colonel Wingfield, Shrewsbury ; Mr. Goodacre 
was second with Violette Hative ; and Mr. W. Brocklehurst, Maccles¬ 
field, third with Pineapple. The finest fruit of a Pine was a Queen 
from Colonel Dixon, Astle Park, Chelford ; B. H. C. Nevill, Esq., 
Grantham, with the same; the third prize going to a well coloured 
Charlotte Bothschild from Mr. Dawes. The best flowered scarlet- 
fleshed Melon was Bead’s from Mr. Goodacre; Miss Lord, Ashton-on- 
Mersey, coming second with a scarlet seedling. The best white flesh 
was Hero of Lockinge from Mr. Goodacre; Mr. Hunter, Lambton 
Castle Gardens, coming second with Best of All. Mr. Allan brought 
from Gunton the best dish of Plums, having fine Pond’s Seeding ; Mr. 
Hunter coming second with Magnum Bonum ; and Mr. Wallis third with 
Kirke’s. 
The best three dishes of Pears grown under glass came from Lambton 
Castle, and consisted of very fine Beurre Diel, Pitmaston Duchess, and 
Souvenir de Congres. Second, Mr. Goodacre, with very good Beurr£ 
Superfin, Doyenne du Comice, and Souvenir de Congres. Mr. Samuel 
Barlow, J.P., Stakehill House, Manchester, came third with very finely 
coloured Doyenne Boussoch, unfortunately overripe, very fine Louise 
Bonne of Jersey, and Pitmaston Duchess. The best three varieties 
grown in the open air were Beurrd de i’Assomption, Bon Chretien, and 
Brockworth Park, fine—Mr. B. H. C. Nevill. Mr. Allan was second 
with Marie Louise d’Uccle, Durondeau, and Doyennd Boussoch. Third, 
Mr. Samuel Barlow, with fine Windsor, Pitmaston Duchess, and Beurre 
Diel. 
There were eight collections of twelve dishes of culi iary Apples, 
and Mr. Samuel Barlow was first with some very fine examples grown 
in his garden at Shimala Hir, Llandudno, and only just inferior, if indeed 
that, to the superb collection shown by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. of 
Maidstone at the Crystal Palace the previous week. They consisted of 
Gloria Mundi, very fine indeed ; Frogmore Prolific, Peasgood’s None¬ 
such, very fine ; Cat’s Head, Potts’ Seedling, New Hawthornden, Stir¬ 
ling Castle, Gravenstein, very fine in colour, and of good size ; Golden 
Noble, Cox’s Pomona, Blenheim Orange, and The Queen, very fine. 
Second, Mr. T. W. Baker, Gorddinog, Llanfairfechan, with very fine 
Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Mere de Mbnage, Lord Suffield, Lady Henniker, 
Warner’s King, Grenadier, Blenheim Orange, &c. Mr. C. L. Campbell, 
Boss, with a very good lot indeed, that appeared to deserve the second 
prize, but the Judges no doubt had good reasons for preferring the other 
collection. With eight dishes of dessert Apples Mr. Barlow was again 
first with superior examples of Margil, Washington, Herefordshire 
Beaufin, Worcester Pearmain, Bibston Pippin, very fine ; Fearn’s 
Pippin, very fine ; and Duchess of Oldenburg. Second, Mr. C. L. 
Campbell, with Pineapple Busset ; Worcester Pearmain, very fine ; 
King of Pippins, Cellini, White Transparent, &c. Third, Mr. E. H. C. 
Nevill. Cherries were represented by Morellos. Mr. Goodacre was 
first with very fine fruit indeed. Mr. Lambert took the second prize. 
Collections of vegetables in twelve varieties were a very fine feature. 
Mr. Lambert was first with a remarkably good collection, consisting of 
Autumn Giant Cauliflower, Major Clark’s Celery, Perfection Tomato, 
Ailsa Craig Onion, very perfect Snowball Turnip, Lockie’s Perfection 
Cucumber, Ne Plus Ultra Bunner Bean, &c. Second, Colonel Cornwallis 
West (Mr. P. Euthin), with a very fine lot also. Mr. Jas. Watt, Cheadle, 
was third. The best Tomatoes were all of the Perfection type, large 
and well coloured fruit. Mr. Jas. Mason, Manchester, was first, and 
Mr. J. F. Campbell, Uttoxeter, second. Cucumbers were represented 
by Lockie’s Perfection. Here Mr. J. Mason was again first, and Mr. J. 
Grant Morris, Liverpool, second. 
Cut flowers were represented by Dahlias, Boses, Gladioli, &c. The 
best twenty-four Dahlias came from Mr. W. Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
Mr. Thos. Painter, Stoke-upon-Trent, was second ; and Mr. C. Hockney, 
Stokesley, third. The northern cultivators for exhibition appear to cut 
their flowers too far advanced, and in making the awards the Judges 
have to discriminate not so much as between the best, but the worst. 
Open centres are a common fault, and deficient backs. Mr, Painter 
certainly had the largest and boldest looking flowers, but on close inspec¬ 
tion many of them were found to be defective. 
Collections of hardy cut flowers, unlimited in extent, made a very 
fine display, and Messrs. Ilarkness & Son, nurserymen, Bedale, were 
placed first with a superb collection of fifty-four large bunches, generally 
of fine quality, consisting of Lilium trigynum splendens, very fine 
Tigridia pavonia, conchiflora and alba ; Scabiosa caucasica, brilliantly 
coloured ; Gladiolus in variety, especially Lemoine’s hybrids ; fine 
Phloxes, Iceland Poppies in variety, Tritoma Uvaria, single and double 
Pyrethrums. Second Messrs. Dicksons (Limited), Chester, with a large and 
very interesting collection, comprising various Montbretias, Tritonias, 
Tritomas, Gladioli, Lilies, hybrid Gladioli, Colchicum speciosus, Papaver 
bracteatum, &c. Third Mr. Samuel Barlow, who had several very fine 
and striking varieties of Lemoine’s Gladioli, Carnations and Picotees, 
Asters, Pansies, &c. Collections of cut Boses were a very fine feature 
also, and Messrs. Harkness & Sons were first here also with a superb 
collection for the season of the year, including a box of twenty-four 
blooms of H.P. Mrs. John Laing of great beauty, also fine blooms of The 
Bride, Madame Alphonse Lavallde, Due de Bohan, Dr. Andry, Madame 
Chas. Crapelet, Beauty of Waltham, Countess of Oxford, Star of 
Waltham, Marie Yerdier, Gdndral Jacqueminot, Alfred Colomb, Crown 
Prince, &c. Second Messrs. Dicksons (Limited) with a very good collec¬ 
tion also. The best collection shown by amateurs came from Dr. S. P. 
Budd, Bath, who had very fine blooms of Duchess of Bedford, Jean 
Ducher, Comte de Baimbaud, Madame Cusin (finely coloured),. 
M. P. Wilder, Charles Lefebvre, Fisher Holmes, Madame Lambard, 
Louis Van Houtte, Victor Hugo, Francisca Kruger, Grand Mogul, &c. 
Second Mr. A. Whitton, Bedale. Third Mr. Samuel Barlow. 
The best collection of forty-eight spikes of Gladioli came from Mr. 
Smith, Prestwick, Ayr, which contained some very fine spikes, but none 
named. Mr. S. Barlow was second with a good collection also, but 
unnamed. The best collection of twenty-four spikes was shown by Mr. 
A. Whitton, this included fine examples of Baroness Burdett Coutts, 
Orphir, Ondine, Gigantea, Le Phare, Horace, Grande Bouge, &c. Second 
Mr. S. Barlow. Third Mr. B. G. Burgess, Knutsford. Mr. A. Whitton 
had the best collection of cut blooms in bunches of early flowering 
Chrysanthemums, fine plants growing in the open ; and Mr. Samuel 
Barlow was second. Both staged about fifty bunches, but unnamed, still 
the collections were of a very interesting character. 
Show and Fancy Pansies in twelves came from several growers ; 
a stand of twelve of the former from Mr. Thomas Fitton, Castleton, 
were very correct, and Messrs. Harkness & Son were second ; the latter 
had the best twelve Fancy Pansies, Mr. B. G. Burgess was second. 
Collections of stove and greenhouse cut flowers were a very attractive 
feature. Mr. F. H. Gossage was placed first with a very fine and varied 
collection, including Eucharis amazonica, Miltonia vexillarium. 
Bougainvillea glabra, Anthurium Andreanum, Allamanda grandiflora 
and nobilis, Lapagerias rosea and alba, Vallota purpurea, Lycaste 
cruenta. Second, Mr. Thomas Barnes, Chirk, with a fine lot also, and 
unlike the foregoing, shown in handsome bunches ; it included Alla¬ 
manda nobilis, Hendersoni and grandiflora, Ixora Williamsi, Erica 
Marnockiana, Stephanotis grandiflora, Billbergia rhodocyanea. Dipla- 
denia Brearleyana, &c. Third, Miss Lord, Ashton-on-Mersey. The best 
collection of Orchids came from Mr. P. Blair, gardener to His Grace the 
Duke of Sutherland. Trentham, a very fine lot unnamed, but consisting 
of Cattleyas, Miltonias, Vandas, Odontoglossums, Cypripediums, 
Laclias, Calanthes, Oncidiums, Masdevallias, &c. Second, Mr. Thomas. 
Statter, Stand, Whitefields, Manchester, with an excellent collection of 
similar character. 
Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, had the best two bouquets, Mr. 
P. Blair being second. Messrs. Perkins & Sons also had the best two 
bouquets of Boses. Miss Lord was second. It may be remarked that the 
bouquets became the property of the Council, who sent them to the 
hospitals. The best stand for the dinner table came from Miss Lord. 
Mr. J. Brown of Heaton Mersey was second. 
Among miscellaneous contributions was a large and interesting col¬ 
lection of culinary and dessert Apples from Messrs. Dickson, Brown, and 
Tait, seed merchants of Manchester, which included fine examples of 
Warner’s King, Lord Suffield, Emperor Alexander, extra fine ; Manks 
Codlin, Stirling Castle, Linger, Potts’ Seedling, Lord Grosvenor, Ecklin- 
ville Seedling, Keswick Codlin, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Lord Clyde, 
Dumelow’s Seedling, a pretty soft early Apple named Grand Sultan, 
&c., together with a large collection also of Dahlias, Gladioli, African 
Marigolds, hardy flowers of various kinds, some fine Potatoes, a bloom 
of a finely marked Lilium auratum rubro-vittatum, &c. From Messrs. 
W. G. Caldwell & Son, nurserymen, Knutsford, cut Dahlias of various- 
types. From Mr. John Bobson, nurseryman, Altrincham, several boxes 
of cut blooms of Pompon, single, and Cactus Dahlias. From Messrs. 
Dickson & Bobinson, seedsmen, Manchester, came Gladiolus, Dahlias, 
Boses, Marigolds French and African, hardy cut flowers, Tomatoes, &c. 
From Mr. A. J. Bruce, Sale, came a collection of Palms, Ferns, and 
Zonal Pelargoniums. From Messrs. Clibran & Son, nurserymen, 
Altrincham, a very fine strain of cut blooms of Tuberous-rooted 
Begonias, hardy flowers, and various insecticides. From Mr. B. H. 
Poynter, seedsman, Taunton, spikes of Gladioli. From Messrs. Byder 
and Son, nurserymen, Sale, a large assortment of single, bouquet, and 
decorative Dahlias in bunches, and cut blooms of the beautiful white 
Mignon Aster, awarded a first class certificate of merit for its purity 
and superb finish. 
A first-class commendation was awarded to Mr. T. Statter, Stand 
Hall, Manchester, for a fine bunch each of Muscat of Alexandria and 
