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Newcastle, shrubs and flowers; Mr. H. Y. Machin, Gateford Hill, his 
collection including plants of a very interesting nature ; Messrs. Fisher, 
Sons <5c Sibray, plants and Roses, the former being banked in a capital 
manner at one end of the tent—a collection of stove and greenhouse 
plants ; T. Marris, Worksop—a fine lot of tuberous Begonias, at one end 
of the staging ; Bruce Greaves—Pansies and Ferns in particular ; 
Elston & Son—a show of Gaillardias ; Brown, Dixon, & Tait, Man¬ 
chester—a stand of plants and some fine trays of Roses; and Messrs. 
Cant of Colchester, whose display of Roses was very fine indeed. Messrs. 
Pearson k Sons of the Chilwell Nurseries, Nottingham, sent for exhibi¬ 
tion a most magnificent cross, which was composed of white Lilies and 
Ferns set on a ground of black velvet. This was one of the best things 
in the florists’ art, and attracted all who entered the Exhibition. 
A special feature of the Exhibition was a fine display of garden 
Roses from the garden of Mrs. Mellish, Hodsock. These attracted 
particular attention, and were a good addition to the attractions of the 
whole. There was shown by Mr. Mallinder of Hodsock a new bloom 
not yet in commerce in England, known as Duarte Olleive, which was 
shown for the first time at Chester a few days before, where it attracted 
considerable attention. Mr. Machin of Gateford Hill must be mentioned 
particularly as a competing and non-competing exhibitor, and the 
numerous specimens sent by him from his gardens at Gateford were of 
the greatest merit considering the sort of weather, which has made it 
next to impossible to bring Roses to exhibition this year in a perfect 
condition .—(Retford Times.') 
NATIONAL PINK SOCIETY. —Northern Section. 
The Northern Show of the above Society was held in the Botanical 
Gardens, Manchester, on Friday, July 22nd, in connection with the 
Rose Show. There was about the same number of exhibitors as last 
year, but with the exception of Mr. Campbell’s blooms the flowers 
generally showed the effects of the gale on the Tuesday before the Show, 
there being a palpable lack of quality in most of the stands. 
In the class for twelve blooms, six at least dissimilar, first Mr. Camp¬ 
bell, florist, Blantyre, N.B., with two blooms of Boiard, both very fine ; 
Fellowes’s Pandora, a fine back-row flower ; Minerva, Leah, Mr. Camp¬ 
bell, a fine flower; Mr. James Minty, a promising flower ; Godfrey, 
Emmeline, with very fine broad petal; Grace Simon, very rich in colour 
but the petal is faulty ; Device (Maclean’s), a wonderfully fine bloom of 
this old variety, and Bertha, fine. Second, Mr. A. Brown, Handsworth, 
with Bessie, Amy, Minerva, a very fine bloom, which was also the 
premier red laced ; Emerald, Modesty, fine ; Empress of India, fine ; 
Bertha, Zoe, Godfrey, very fine; and Harry Hooper. Third, Mr. S. 
Barlow. Fourth, Mr. C. F. Thurstans. 
For six blooms, dissimilar, first, Mr. Campbell, with Boiard, 
Minerva, John Drake, very bright ; Princess of Wales, Emmeline and 
Modesty, both fine. Second, Mr. C. F. Thurstan, with Duke of York, 
Boiard, Modesty, Ada Louisa, and seedling marked which seems to 
be even finer than Duke of York. Third, Mr. J. Edwards, Blackley. 
Fourth, Mr. Barlow. Fifth, Mr. Beswick, Middleton. 
For six blooms, three dissimilar, first, Mr. A. R. Brown, with 
Emerald, Bertram, and two each of Amy and Bertha. Second, Mr. 
Barlow, with Mrs. Dark (2), Boiard, Harry Hooper, Brown’s Clipper, 
and James Thurstan. Third, Mr. Edwards. Fourth, Mr. Thurstan. 
Fifth, Mr. Taylor, Middleton. 
For three blooms, one purple laced, one red laced, and one black- 
and-white, first, Mr. Taylor, with Miss Pomeroy, Alderman Thorpe, and 
■a seedling. Second, Mr. Edwards. Third, Mr. Thurstan. Fourth, Mr. 
Bentley. Fifth, Mr. Barlow. Single bloom, purple laced, first Mr. 
Campbell, with a splendid bloom of Boiard ; second, the same, with 
Emmeline. Third, Mr. Cliff, Leeds, with Boiard. Fourth, Mr. Brown, 
with Bertha. Fifth, Mr. Taylor, with a seedling. Sixth, Mr. Barlow, with 
James Thurstan. Red laced, first, Mr. Campbell, with Maclean’s Clara, 
an old variety. Second, Mr. Brown, with a small bloom of Amy. Third, 
Mr. Campbell, with Godfrey. Fourth, Mr. Browa, with Modesty. Fifth, 
Mr. Thurstan, with Empress of India. Sixth, Mr. Barlow, with Mrs. Dark. 
Collection of Pinks in bunches, first, Mr. T. Walkden, Moorside 
Nursery, Sale, with a fine collection of border varieties. 
The premier purple laced was Boiard, exhibited by Mr. Campbell in 
the single bloom class. The premier red was Minerva in Mr. Brown’s 
.stand of twelve. 
LIN ARIA PELORIA. 
At the Drill Hall on July 14th, the Floral Committee of the Royal 
Horticultural awarded Mr. W. Marshall a first-class certificate for a 
specimen of this plant, of which a flowering spray is represented in 
fig. 13, is an example of a peculiar phenomenon that is occasionally 
observed in flowers, and is termed Peloria. This consists in the trans¬ 
formation, or, according to some botanists, the reversion, of what are 
usually irregular corollas to a regular form. For example, in the 
Linarias and Antirrhinums the corollas have commonly a two-lipped 
form, to which the term “personate” is applied, the chief difference 
between the two being that the corollas of the Linarias are furnished 
with a spur at the base, and those of the Antirrhinum are without 
this appendage. In the case of the variety Peloria, however, this 
two-lipped form quite disappears, the upper part assuming a conical 
shape with the extremity five-cleft and sharply revolute, the base being 
furnished with five spreading spurs, giving the flowers a totally different 
appearance. 
The species itself is an attractive plant, but this variety is superior 
to it, as the flowers are produced so abundantly that they form a dense 
spike 6 to 9 inches or more in length, and of an extremely pleasing 
yellow colour. As a garden plant it is much appreciated both on 
account of its peculiarity and its beauty, and as it is readily increased 
by its roots a stock can soon be obtained. Occasionally fine specimens 
may be seen at exhibitions where classes are provided for hardy plants, 
and they form some of the most effective for such collections. 
Though not very common, this Linaria has been long known both 
to cultivators and botanists. Plants of the variety Peloria have been 
found wild in several parts of Great Britain, but it is rare. 
NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
SOUTHERN SECTION.— July 2Gth. 
The annual Exhibition of the Southern Section of the National 
Carnation and Picotee Society was held in the Drill Hall, Westminster, 
on the above date. It was the opinion of a well-known expert that the 
Society has never had a finer Exhibition, the blooms staged being numerous 
and of a first-rate quality. In some classes they were beyond the usual 
standard, whilst in others the various exhibitors fully maintained their 
reputation as florists. The names of the principal prizewinners are 
embodied in the following notes. 
