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to contend with in making arrangements for the place in which to hold 
the show) and, 1 doubt not, that the courteous attention he gave, and 
the endeavours he made to meet the reasonable request of every 
exhibitor, must have ensured him the approbation of all, and to which 
1 am free to state I feel he is justly entitled. Secondly, although the 
lion, secretary did the best he had it in his power to do, yet, 1 must 
say, that a more inconvenient, dirty place for an exhibitor to put up 
his flowers in, than that to which myself and other exhibitors were 
introduced, it would be rare to find; and then, again, the place in 
which the blooms were staged for the inspection of the censors was 
anything but desirable, for we conceive Tulips never tell so well as 
when shown under canvas; but here, exposed to the fierce rays of a 
burning sun, in a place called a pavilion, with a glass roof, without any 
shade, “ the short-lived beauties scorched by the sun’s directer ray,” 
withered, drooped, and died. Thirdly, just one word about the dinner, 
and in this department the efforts of the secretary were completely 
successful. We have attended many gatherings of the Fancy, on 
similar occasions, but amongst the best of all we place the gathering at 
the Royal York Hotel, Sheffield;—in point of numbers it was greater 
than we have hitherto met, and the very excellent dinner, the quality 
of the eatables and drinkables, and the style with which it was served 
up, and the very moderate charge, justify the assertion that it was the 
best affair of the kind we have ever attended. 
But there is one more subject, and, to a Tulip grower, more important 
than even a first-rate dinner, and on that subject permit me to say a word 
or two: I mean the splendid new flowers which were exhibited for the 
first time in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, and which many of the 
growers present had never seen before. I now more especially refer to 
those splendid new varieties Sarah Headley, raised by that veteran and 
successful Tulip grower, R. Headley, Esq., Cambridge; this is a per¬ 
fectly feathered rose, of great substance and purity, and in form first 
class. Adonis is a beautiful byblomen, by the same raiser, pure white 
with almost black marking. Mr. Headley also sent Phoenix, a large, 
showy feathered bizarre, of fine form, and some other fine things. 
Gem of Gems (Willison), exhibited for the first time at Manchester 
last season, was shown, in fine condition, by Mr. Turner, and is, in 
every respect, a charming feathered byblomen. Rosa Bonheur 
(Turner), is another feathered flower of the same class, of considerable 
merit. Louis Philippe (Groom), feathered bizarre, was not, and a 
flower we had not before seen. Victor Emanuel (Hunt), full-sized 
fourth row feathered rose, fine form, perfectly pure, and regularly 
marked ; colour much brighter and more intense than Heroine and 
far better cup. Helen (Hunt), a nice feathered second row byblomen, 
quite pure, constant, and regular in the feathering ; if there be a fault, 
it is a trifle too long in the cup. The finest bloom, perhaps, in the 
exhibition was the well-known George Hayward, feathered bizarre, 
shown by Mr. Betteridge. 
Josh. Hunt. 
[A coloured plate of Sarah Headley will be given in our next Number, 
when a full report will also appear.] 
