1877.] 
THE NATIONAL CAENATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION. 209 
Mellor, with Seedling; 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, S. Cooper, Esq., with Ann Lord. 
Heavy Rose —Mr. Joseph Chadwick 1st, with Mrs. Lord; 2nd, Mr. J. Booth, with 
Mrs. Lord; 3rd, R. Gorton, Esq., with Juliana; 4th, Mr. T. Mellor, with Mrs. 
Lord; 5th and 6th, R. Gordon, with Mrs. Lord. Light Rose —1st, Mr. B. Simonito, with 
Teresa; 2nd, Mr. W. Slack, with Mrs. Allcroft; 3rd, Mr. Jon. Booth, with Miss Sewell; 4th, 
Mr, B. Simonite, with Miss Wood; 5th, Mr. Jon. Booth, with Miss Wood ; 6th, Mr. T. Mellor, 
with the same. 
Premier Carnation. —Mr. B. Simonite, with J. D, Hextall, C.B. Premier Picotee. —Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Teresa, Light Rose. 
August 16.—The exhibition on the 16th ult. was held in the large room of 
the Cotton Waste-dealers Exchange, Manchester, and was a marked success, so 
far as a fine display went; but unfortunately the attendance of the general public, 
inaccessible save through a costly and long-continued series of advertisements, 
impossible in this instance, was very meagre. The show was, in the unavoidable 
absence of Mr. Horner, in the charge of Mr. Eichard Gorton, of Eccles, and under 
his guidance resulted in a meeting long to be remembered for its geniality and 
kindliness. Of the flowers produced too high praise in the main could scarcely 
be expressed, most especially was this the case with those from Mr. B. Simonite, 
Mr. Jon. Booth, and Mr. Gorton. In Class A, 12 dissimilar Carnations, Mr. Booth 
missed a point by an injudicious grouping of his flowers—scarlet bizarres and 
scarlet flakes being arranged «n one side, with purple-flakes, rose-flakes, and 
crimson bizarres on the other—and thus fell into the second place. With a 
better arrangement, the stronger colours relieved by those of a softer hue, it 
must have been a dead-heat between him and Mr. Simonite. The Premier 
Carnation, Admiral Curzon, shown by Mr. Gorton, was a good example of the 
richness and varied colouring of this fine old variety, and though one of the 
smallest of Mr. Gorton’s flowers, deservedly occupied its high post. The Picotee 
Mary, shown by Mr. Jon. Booth, to which in Picotees a similar award was made, was' 
everything a light-edged purple could be ; though a flne bloom of Mrs. Douglas, 
Simonite, and another fine bloom of Mary, shown by Mr. Gorton, for some time 
divided attention with the flower Anally selected. Annexed are the awards:— 
Class A. 12 dissimilar Carnations. —1st, Mr. B. Simonite, Rough Bank, SheflSeld, with 
Admiral Curzon; Jas. Douglas; Seedling, C.B., extra, a cross between Warrior and Lord 
IMilton, fairly representing the features of the parents respectively; Sportsman, James 
Taylor; Seedling, R.F., Squire Meynell; J. D. Hextall; Lord Raglan ; F. D. Horner, S.F.; 
Joseph (Simonite), S.B.,a seedling, something between the styles of Curzon and True Briton 
respectively; and James Merryweather, a well-grown and well-arranged stand of finely- 
coloured flowers. 2nd, Mr. Jon. Booth, Failsworth, Manchester, with Admiral Curzon; 
Sportsman ; Lord Raglan ; Mayor of Nottingham ; Seedling, S.F.; Mercury ; John Bayley ; 
Mrs. Hurst, R.F. (much in the way of James Merryweather, but not so fully marked as in 
that variety); Wm. Enfield, C.B., good; Esther, Falconbridge, and Dreadnought. As already 
stated, with a better arrangement, this stand would have been fairly equal to that produced by 
Mr. Simonite. 3rd, Richard Gorton, Esq., Guildabrook, Eccles, with Eccentric Jack, James 
Merryweather, Squire TroAv, Mercury, Annihilator, Fanny, Sportsman, Rifleman, Garibaldi, 
Clipper, Falconbridge, and Curzon. Mr. Gorton had reserved his strength for the Classes C 
and D, 12 Blooms, not less than nine dissimilar, where he ran completely from his competitors, 
but saving one or two specimens introduced of necessity to comply with the conditions of the 
competition, the flowers were bright, beautifully marked, and well grown. 4th, Mr. Thomas 
Mellor, Ashton-under-Lyne. 
Class B. 12 dissimilar Picotees. —1st, Mr. B. Simonito, with Seedling, Medium-Edged 
Purple, fine in form, and extra broad in petal; Mrs. Allcroft, grand; Seedling, Medium 
Purple; ditto, light red; ditto, ditto; Zerlina, fine; Fanny Helen; Seedling, Heavy Scarlet; 
Mary; Teresa; Mrs. Douglas, a lovely light mauve-purple of extra fine quality; and John 
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