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Mignonne, Teton de Venus, Barrington, Late Admirable, Walberton 
Admirable, and Salway; the two latter are the best late Peaches ; and 
among Nectarines the following may be recommended :—Violet Hative, 
Elruge, Downton, Murray, Vermash; and for a yellow flesh variety, 
the Pitmaston Orange. 
THE ROYAL NATIONAL TULIP SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION. 
Sheffield, May 27.—This, the Tenth Annual Exhibition of this 
Society, was held in the Botanic Gardens, under a glass structure, a 
very good place had the weather been dull, but being bright and sunny 
acted most prejudicially on full-grown flowers. There was a large 
number of flowers staged, as will be seen from our report; and had 
there been any taste or judgment in the arrangement, a good display 
might have been made, but nothing of the kind was attempted. The 
flowers, generally, were also very good, and if the arrangements were 
not successful it was not the fault of Mr. Bagshaw, the hon. sec., who 
worked very hard for the comfort and convenience of the exhibitors. 
The following is the award of the Judges—- Messrs. Spencer, of 
Thorlston ; Dobbins, of Leeds ; and Wolf, of London—gentlemen we had 
never heard of before, neither do we think it likely we shall again in a 
similar capacity, as they were anything but successful:—12 varieties. 
First Prize, R. H. Betteridge, Esq., Milton Hill, Abingdon, with 
George Hayward, a noble feathered specimen ; Lady Denman, Triomphe 
Royale, Aglaia, Lord Denman, Willison’s King very fine, Coupe 
d’Hebe, Thalia very good and pure, Pilot, Cerise Blanche, Polyphemus. 
These were well-grown, fine, large flowers, but the marking not well 
carried out. Second, Mr. Thomas Allestree., Draycott, Derby, with 
Aglaia, flamed, ditto feathered, Heroine, Triomphe Royale, Pilot, Vivid, 
Salvator Rosa, Masterpiece, Chellaston Beauty, Sarah Ann, Sovereign, 
Salvator Rosa (Gibbons). These were by no means a good lot. Third, 
Rev. S. Cresswell, Radford Vicarage, Notts, with Polyphemus, Duchess 
of Sutherland, Vicar of Radford, flamed, ditto feathered, Merit, Ulysses, 
Heroine, Triomphe Royale, Sphinx, Lord Denman, Miss Cresswell, and 
Mrs. Cresswell. This collection contained some pretty flowers, par¬ 
ticularly the Vicar of Radford. Fourth, Mr. N. Norman, Woolwich, 
with Arlette, Salvator Rosa, Triomphe Royale, Pilot, Chellaston Beauty, 
Platoff, Euphrates, Camuse de Craix, Rose Surprising, Mr. F. Perkins, 
Vivid, Mrs. Bowler. This was a small indifferent lot of blooms, and 
were wrongly placed. Fifth, Mr. Charles Turner, with Purple Per¬ 
fection, Aglaia, Dr. Horner, delicate feather; Thalia, Heroine, 
Polyphemus, Gem of Gems, very fine feather ; Sarah Headley, a finely 
shaped feathered rose ; Vivid, Rosa Bonheur, feathered, pure, and fine; 
Fanny Ellsler, and Sir J. Paxton. These were large and generally very 
good. There were ten other exhibitors in this class: some of the 
collections contained very superb flowers. 
Six varieties, amateurs. 1st, Mr. I. Lowe, Derby, with Sovereign, 
Heroine, Pilot, Lord Denman, Maid of Orleans, Fanny Cerito; 2nd, 
