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excited great interest, the unanimous opinion of competent judges being 
that for large establishments it cannot fail to prove of the greatest 
benefit. The show keeps open until the 6th of June. 
The gardens indoors and out are in splendid condition, a real treat to 
all who toil in the busy city. It is earnestly to be hoped that Mr. 
Findlay and his able assistant, Mr. Paul, will meet with the success they 
80 well deserve in catering so handsomely for the public. There is at 
the present time a grand specimen* Medinilla magnifica, carrying 
267 spikes, acknowledged by all who have seen it to be the greatest floral 
feature of the century. Messrs. Ker & Sons of Aigburth added greatly 
to the show by the splendid Palms which they exhibited.—R. P. R. 
SOUTHAMPTON.— JtJKE 3rd. 
Much the best exhibition yet held was that on the date named by 
the Royal Southampton Horticultural Society in their grounds in 
Westwood Park. 
Groups arranged for effect were the principal feature. In the 
largest class so close was the competition that equal first prizes were 
awarded to Mr. E. Wills, florist, Shirley, Southampton, and Mr. Peel, 
gardener to Miss Todd, Sidford Lodge, Shirley. The former had 
splendidly grown Palms raised on mounds, interspersed with Orchids, 
Gloxinias, and Crotons, the whole lightly arranged. Mr. Peel had well- 
grown plants of Odontoglossum sphacelatum, Palms, and Ferns neatly 
arranged. 
In the smaller groups Mr. T. Hall, gardener to Sir S. Montague, 
South Stoneham, was an easy first with an arrangement that in every 
way did him credit. Mr. Kingsbury, Bevois Valley Nursery, was 
second with a creditable arrangement. 
Mr. Carr, gardener to W. A. Gillett, Esq., Fair Oak Lodge, Bishop- 
stoke, won premier honours with six Gloxinias, staging splendid plants. 
Mr. Hall was second. Mr. Carr won also with Caladiums and Begonias. 
Herbaceous flowers were grandly represented in the class for twelve 
varieties, Mr. Ladham’s winning easily, staging Heuchera sanguinea, 
Dictamnus Fraxinella, Pyrethrums Sherlock and Mont Blanc, 
Hemerocalis Middendorfi, Iris Madame Chereau, and Erigeron auranti- 
acum. Mr. West was a good second. 
Roses were well represented. Dr. Seaton, Rutland Lodge, Bitterne, 
was the first prizewinner with a stand of even blooms. Mr. West second. 
Miss Kate Golding, Winchester Road, Portswood, secured the first position 
for the best dressed epergne, Miss Wills, Shirley, being second. 
Vegetables were well staged by Mr. T. Hall in the class for six 
varieties. Early Milan Turnips, Duke of York Tomato, Webber’s White 
Beauty Potato, and good Asparagus. 
Non-competitive exhibits were numerous and good. Foremost was 
Mr. W. H. Rogers, Red Lodge Nursery, Southampton, with a magnificent 
bank of Rhododendrons and shrubs in pots. Mr. Wills staged a collec¬ 
tion of nursery-grown plants. Mr. Ladhams a well stocked rockery, as 
well] as a grand collection of cut blooms of hardy plants. From the 
Belmont Nursery, St. Denys, came a group of Coleus, Lilium Harrisi, 
and Tuberoses. Mr. Carr staged plants of Odontoglossum vexillarium. 
To Mr. Fuidge and his assistant, Mr.iDallison, a word of praise is due for 
the admirable arrangement. 
NORTHERN TULIP SOCIETIES’ SHOWS. 
BUTLEY.— May 31st. 
The seventieth annual exhibition of this Society was held at the 
“ Orange Tree Inn,” Butley, near Macclesfield, on Friday last. Consider¬ 
ing the tropical nature of the weather for the last ten days there was a 
very good exhibition, and there is no doubt that had ordinary weather 
prevailed for a fortnight before the show it would have been the best 
ever held in the old-world hamlet of Butley. Tulips, however, do not 
like a temperature of 82° in the shade, and have been roasted wholesale, 
and died in their youth. The principal prize at Butley is a silver cup 
for six rectified Tulips, one of each class. 
The cup was given this year by the President of the Society, Mr. 
James W. Bentley of Stakehill. There was a good competition for it, 
and the Judges, Messrs. Woodhead (Staleybridge), Housley, and Booth 
(Stockport), awarded it to Mr. W. Kitchen of Marple, who staged Sir 
Joseph Paxton, flamed bizarre ; Sulphur, feathered bizarre ; Prince of 
Morocco, flamed byblcemen ; Violet Aimable, feathered bybloemen ; 
Annie McGregor, flamed rose ; and Alice, feathered rose. The bloom of 
Sulphur was perhaps the finest example of that variety ever seen, and 
Prince of Morocco was superb. 
A great many fine flowers were staged in the classes, and the usual 
standard varieties were well to the fore. Amongst the novelties that 
were good were Mrs. Collier, feathered rose ; George Edward, feathered 
bybloemen: Elizabeth Pegg, breeder and feathered, and some bizarre 
seedlings of the late Mr. Lloyd. Following is a list of the awards:— 
Silver cup for the best six rectified Tulips, Mr. W. Kitchen. 
Feathered Bizarres. 
1 Mr. Bentley, with Sir Joseph 
Paxton 
2 Mr. Jones, with Sir Joseph Paxton 
3 Mr. Bentley, with Masterpiece 
4 Mr. Bentley, with John Mills 
5 Mr. Bentley, with Magnum Bonum 
6 Mr. Kitchen, with Lord Lilford 
7 Mr. Jones, with Charles X. 
8 Mr. Bentley, with Garibaldi 
9 Mr. Dymock, with Typo 
Flamed Bizarres. 
■ 1 Mr. Jones, with Sir Joseph Paxton 
2 Mr. Bentley, with Sir Joseph 
Paxton 
3 Mr. Bentley, with Dr. Hardy 
4 Mr. Dymock, with Wtn. Lea 
5 Mr. Kitchen, with San Josh 
6 Mr. Needham, with John Mills 
7 Mr. Bentley, with Masterpiece 
8 Mr. Bentley, with Wm. Wilson 
9 Mr. Dymock, with Duke of Devon¬ 
shire 
Feathered Byblmmens. 
1 Mr. Bentley, with George Edward 
2 Mr. Jones, with Adonis 
3 Mr. Bentley, with Universe 
4 Mr. Bentley, with Friar Tuck 
5 Mr. Bentley, with Lilas Grand Vasa 
6 Mr. Needham, with May Queen 
7 Mr. Needham, with Elizabeth Pegg 
8 Mr. Kitchen, with Violet Lillard 
9 Mr. Dymock, with Seedling 
Feathered Boses. 
1 Mr. Kitchen, with Julia Farnese 
2 Mr. Dymock, with Seedling 
3 Mr. Prescott, with Mrs. Collier 
4 Mr. Bentley, with Alice 
5 Mr. Kitchen, with Modesty 
6 Mr. Dymock, with Lizzie 
7 Mr. Bentley, with Comte de 
Vergennes 
8 Mr. Needham, with Mabel 
9 Mr. Needham, with Dr. Vernon 
Flamed Byblmmens. 
1 Mr. Kitchen, with Chancellor 
2 Mr. Bentley, with Chancellor 
3 Mr. Dymock, with Seedling 
4 Mr. Kitchen, with Adonis 
5 Mr. Jon: s, with Lord Denman 
6 Mr. Dymock, with John Hart 
7 Mr. Needham, with Talisman 
8 Mr. Bentley, with Friar Tuck 
9 Mr. Dymock, with Seedling 
Flamed Boses. 
1 Mr. Dymock, with Madame St. 
Arnaud 
2 Mr. Kitchen, with Queen Anne 
3 Mr. Kitchen, with Madame St. 
Arnaud 
4 Mr. Kitchen, with Aglaia 
5 Mr. Kitchen, with Mabel 
6 Mr. Bentley, with Annie McGregor 
7 Mr. Bentley, with Sarah Headley 
8 Mr. Jones, with Andromeda 
9 Mr. Dymock, with Alice 
The beat feathered Tulip in the show was Mr. Kitchen’s Sulphur, 
and Mr. Jones had the best flamed Tulip, Sir Joseph Paxton. 
Breeder Tulips. 
Three breeders, one of each class.—1, Mr, Bentley, with Sir Joseph 
Paxton, Mrs. Barlow, and Elizabeth Pegg. 2, Mr. Kitchen, with Sir 
Joseph Paxton, Rose Hill, and Ashmole’s 114. 3, Mr. Needham, with 
Criterion, Mabel, and Martin’s 117. 
Bizarre Breeders. 
1 Mr. Bentley, with Sir Joseph 
Paxton 
2 Mr. Bentley, with Lloyd’s 27a 
3 Mr. Bentley, with Lloyd's 47 
! 4 Mr. Bentley, with Storer’s 106 
5 Mr. Bentley, with Goldfinder. 
Bose Breeders. 
: 1 Mr. Bentley, with Rose Hill 
2 Mr. Bentley, with Queen of Eng- 
I land 
1 3 Mr. Jones, with Martin’s 2 
! 4 Mr. Bentley, with Mabel 
I 5 Mr. Bentley, with Annie McGregor 
WAKEFIELD,— June 3rd. 
At no time in the history of this old-established Society has the in¬ 
fluence of the weather had such a disastrous effect on the quality and 
; numbers of the exhibits as on the present occasion. The beds, which 
twelve days ago were in their full glory, entirely collapsed during the 
I tropical spell of last week, all the classes showing, with few exceptions 
in individual blooms, scalded petals, the bizarre class coming on to the 
exhibition table in the best condition. 
Six Rectified Blooms. —First, Mr. E. Lister with Sir J. Paxton, 
feathered. Sir J. Paxton, flamed, Seedling, Geo. Hardwick, Industry, 
and Mrs. Lee. Second, Mr. Mellor with Dr. Hardy, Masterpiece, 
Bessie, G. Hardwick, Annie Maegregor, and Mrs. Lee. Third, Mr. Alf. 
Moorhouse ; fourth, Mr. J. Hardwick ; fifth, Mr, W. Calvert; sixth, 
Mr. G. Gill ; seventh, Mr. Thos. Maddock ; eighth, Mr. H. Brown. 
Six Breeders. —First prize, Mr. Alf. Moorhouse with Sir J. Paxton, 
G. Hardwick, Rose Hill, Hep worth, and Talisman. Seeond, Mr. E. 
Lister with Sir J. Paxton, Dr. Dalton, and others. Third, Mr. G. Gill ; 
fourth, Mr. W. Mellor ; fifth, Mr. W. Calvert; sixth, Mr. Thos. Maddock ; 
seventh, Mr. J. Hardwick. 
Three Breeders. —First, Mr. Wm. Mellor, with Sir J. Paxton, Beauty 
of Highchurch, and Isabel; second prize, Mr. E. Lester, with J. Bright 
and two seedlings ; third, Mr. J. Hardwick ; fourth, Mr. Geo. Gill; fifth, 
Mr. Alf. Moorhouse; sixth, Mr. W, Calvert; seventh, Mr. H. Brown ; 
eighth, Mr. Thos. Maddock. 
For Feathered Bizarres. —Mr. W. Calvert was first and second ; 
Mr. Alf. Moorhouse, third and fourth; Mr. Thos. Maddock, fifth ; Mr. 
Ed. Lester, sixth and seventh ; and Mr. Wm. Mellor, eighth. 
Feathered Byhloemens. —Mr. Geo. Gill, first and sixth ; Mr. Alf. 
Moorhouse, second and seventh; Mr. Wm. Mellor, third; Mr. Wm. 
Calvert, fourth and fifth ; and Mr. Freeman, eighth. 
Teathered Roses. —Mr. E. Lister, first and sixth ; Mr. Alf. Moorhouse, 
second and third ; Mr. Geo. Gill, fourth; Mr. Wm. Mellor, fifth ; Mr. 
Wm. Calvert, seventh ; and Mr. Freeman, eighth. 
Flamed Bizarres. —Mr. E. Lister, first and second; Mr. Thos. 
Maddock, third and seventh ; Mr. Wm. Calvert, fourth and sixth ; Mr. 
Alf. Moorhouse, fifth ; and Mr. Wm. Mellor, eighth. 
Flamed Byblmmens. —Mr. Alf. Moorhouse, first ; Mr. E. Lister, 
second and sixth ; Mr. Wm. Mellor, tnird and fourth; Mr. Freeman, 
fifth and eighth ; and Mr. H. Brown, seventh. 
Flamed Roses. —Mr. G. Gill, first; Mr. Alf. Moorhouse, second and 
fourth; Mr. Freeman, third; Mr. H. Brown, fifth and eighth ; Mr. 
Ed. Lister, sixth ; and Mr. Wm. Calvert, seventh. 
Bizarre Breeders —Mr. Ed. Lister, first and third ; Mr. Alf. Moor¬ 
house, second ; Mr. Wm. Calvert, fourth and fifth ; Mr. Geo. Gill, sixth ; 
Mr. Jesse Hardwick, seventh; and Mr. Thos. Maddock, eighth. 
Byblmmen breeders. —Mr. Geo. Gill, first and second ; Mr. Wm. 
Mellor, third and fifth ; Mr. Thos. Maddock, fourth; Mr. J. Hardwick, 
' sixth and seventh ; and Mr. Ed. Lister, eighth. 
Bybloemen Breeders. 
1 Mr. Bentley, with Martin’s 117 
2 Mr. Bentley, with Wm. Parkinson 
3 Mr. Bentley, with Martin’s 117 
4 Mr. Bentley, with Glory of Stake- 
hill 
5 Mr. Bentley, with Leech’s Seedling 
Selfs. 
1 Mr. Bentley, with Cygnet 
2 Mr. Needham, with Citronella 
