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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[July, 
Sir J. Paxton, flamed; and a seedling with a clear 
golden ground and dark feather, said to have broken 
from what the Lancashire fanciers term a dirty 
bizarre breeder; Mabel, flamed, and Heroine, 
feathered roses; Chancellor, flamed, and King of the 
Universe, feathered bybloemens. 2nd, S. Barlow, 
Esq., with Sir J. Paxton, flamed, and George Hay¬ 
ward, feathered bizarres; Annie McGregor, flamed, 
and Modesty, feathered roses; Talisman,flamed, and 
Bessie, feathered bybloemens. 3rd, Mr. W. Kitchen, 
with Prince of Wales, flamed, and Masterpiece, 
feathered bizarres; Triomphe Royale, flamed, and 
Mabel, feathered roses; Duchess of Sutherland, 
flamed, and John Hart, feathered bybloemen. 4th, 
Rev. E. D. Horner; 5th, Mr. J. Wood; 6th, Mr. R. 
J. Sharpley, Wakefield; 7th, Mr. Geo. Gill, Wake¬ 
field ; 8th, Mr. H. Travis, Royton. Thirteen stands 
were put up, and the competition was very keen. 
Class III. 6 dissimilar, as above (for 10s. 6d. 
subscribers only). —1st, Mr. E. H. Schofield, with 
Sir J. Paxton, flamed, and Charles X., feathered 
bizarres; Aglaia, flamed, and Heroine, feathered 
bizarres; William Dobbins, flamed, and Bessie, 
feathered bybloemens. 2nd, Mr. Hugh Housley, 
Stockport, with Sir J. Paxton, flamed, and Royal 
Sovereign, feathered bizarres; Lady Catherine 
Gordon, flamed, and Mabel, feathered roses ; Talis¬ 
man, flamed, and Mrs. Pickerell, feathered bybloemens. 
3rd, Mr. Tlios. Baker; 4th, Mr. R. Wolfenden. 
Class IV. 3 feathered , 1 of each class. —1st, S. 
Barlow, E*q., with perfect blooms of General Grant, 
bizarre; Modesty, rose ; and Mr. Jackson, bybloemen. 
2cd, Mr. W. Kitchen, with Royal Sovereign, bizarre; 
Mabel, rose; and Violette Aimable, bybloemen. 
3rd, Mr. E. IT. Schofield, with Duke of Devonshire, 
bizarre; Modesty, rose; and Vicar of Radford, 
bybloemen. 4th, Mr. H. Housley; 5th, Mr. J. 
Morris; 6th, Mr. H. Travis. In this class there 
were sixteen stands, and some superb blooms were 
set up. 
Class J . 3 flamed , 1 of each class .— 1st, Mr. D. 
Woolley, with Sir J. Paxton, bizarre; Triomphe 
Royale, rose ; and Chancellor, bybloemen. 2nd, the 
Rev. P. D. Horner, with William Lea, bizarre; 
Aglaia, rose ; and Duchess of Sutherland, bybloemen. 
3rd, Mr. R. J. Sharpley, with Donizetti, bizarre; 
Aglaia, rose; and Lord Denman, bybloemen. 4th, 
Mr. J. Thurston. 5th, S. Barlow, Esq. 6th, Mr. 
H. Housley. There was a keen competition in this 
class, sixteen stands being exhibited. 
Class VI. 2 blooms, 1 feathered and 1 flamed, of 
any class.— 1st, Mr. H. Housley, with Sir J. Paxton, 
flamed bizarre ; and Royal Sovereign, feathered 
bizarre. 2nd, Mr. R. J. sharpley, with Napoleon, 
feathered bizarre ; and Lord Denman, flamed bybloe- 
men. 3rd, S. Barlow, E>q., with Sir J. Paxton 
flamed bizarre ; and William Lea, feathered bizarre’ 
4th, Mr. D. Woolley. 5th, Mr. J. Morris. 6th' 
Mr. R. Wolfenden. Seventeen competitors. 
Class VII. 2 blooms, as above, for maiden growers 
only. 1st, Mr. R. M olfenden, the only exhibitor 
with Dr. Hardy, flamed bizarre ; and Surpasse Cata¬ 
falque, feathered bizarre. A maiden grower is de¬ 
fined as one who has never won the amount of his 
subscription at any one show. 
Class T III. Single Blooms. —In this section of the 
show there was a very large number of flowers staged 
and the work of the judges was exceedingly tedious 
and difficult. Feathered Bizarres. —1st ‘Mr W 
Whittaker, with John Radcliffe. 2nd, Mr’ Knowles' 
Ashton, with Sir J. Paxton. 3rd, Mr. Morris with 
Suipbur. 4th, Mr. Woolley, with Sulphur.’ 5th 
Mr. Gill, with Criterion. Then followed in order of 
merit, an unnamed flower, Lord Lllford, Captain 
Ruddock, I leld Marshal, and Sir Sidney Smith 
Feathered Roses.— 1st, Mr. Travis, with Heroine' 
2nd, Mr. Morris, with Industry. 3rd, Mr. Knowles 
with Heroine. 4th, Mr. Morris, with Aglaia. 5th, 
S. Barlow, Esq., with Annie McGregor. Mrs. Lea, 
Mrs. Bright, Mrs. Hindley, Charmer, and Rachel 
followed in the order of their names. Feathered 
Bybloemens. —1st, Mr. D. Woolley, with King of the 
Universe. 2nd, Mr. Kitchen, with Adonis. 3rd, 
Mr. Whittaker, with Mrs. Pickerell. 4th, Mr. 
Morris, with Mrs. Hepworth. 5th, Mr. Knowles, 
with Violette Aimable. An unnamed flower, Ma¬ 
jestic, Eriar Tuck, Seedling, and Beauty of Home 
followed in order. Flamed Bizarres. —1st, Rev. F. 
D. Horner, with Sir J. Paxton. 2nd, Mr. Whittaker, 
with the same; 3rd, with Dr. Hardy. 4th, Mr. D. 
‘Woolley, with Pilot. 5th, Mr. Wolfenden, with 
Masterpiece. Then followed, in the order of merit, 
Cyril, Merit, Storer’s No. 4, Excelsior, and Napoleon. 
Flamed Roses. —1st, S. Barlow, Esq., with Aglaia. 
2nd, Mr. R. J. Sharpley, with the same. 3rd, Mr. 
D. Woolley, with Mabel. 4th, Mr. Wood, with 
Lady C. Grosveuor. 5th, Mr. Travis, with Annie 
McGregor. Madame St. Amand, Flora Macdonald. 
Mrs. Lomax, Pretty Jane, and Triomphe Royale 
followed. Flamed Bybloemens .— 1st, Mr. H. Housley, 
with Lord Denman. 2nd, Mr. R. J. Sharpley, with 
the same. 3td, Mr. Housley, with Chancellor. 4th, 
Mr. Woolley, with Chancellor. 5th, Mr. Morris, 
with Adonis. Then followed Bacchus, Nimbus, 
Talisman, King of the Universe, and George Edward. 
Class IX. Best feathered in the show. —1st, Rev. 
E. D. Horner, with Heroine, as shown in his winning 
twelve. Best flamed in the show. — 1st, Rev. E. D. 
Horner, with Sir J. Paxton. 
Breeder Tulips. 
The breeder forms of the Tulips—those 
from which the rectified flowers are obtained, 
usually form an interesting feature of the show, 
and they did so on this occasion, being not 
only numerous, but of high quality. 
Class X. 6 dissimilar, 2 of each. —1st. Rev. E. 
D. Horner, with Sir J. Paxton and William Lea, 
bizarres; Lady Burdett Coutts, and Parker’s Seed¬ 
ling, very fine, roses ; Talisman and Alice Gray, by¬ 
bloemens ; 2nd, S. Barlow, Esq., with Sir J. Paxton 
and Horatio—a very striking rich scarlet, but one 
that breaks badly—bizarres; No. 28, ’62, and Lady 
Burdett Coutts, roses; Adonis and Eliza Gill, 
bybloemens. 3rd, Mr. W. Kitchen, with Sir J. 
Paxton and William Lea, bizarres; Mabel and 
Industry, roses ; Alice Gray and Surpasse le Grand, 
bybloemens. There were eight collections staged and 
six prizes awarded. 
Class XI. 3 dissimilar, 1 of each class. —1st, Mr. 
W. Kitchen, with Sir J. Paxton, biz.; Mabel, rose ; 
and Adonis, byb. 2nd, Rev. E. D. Horner, with 
Sir J. Paxton, biz.; Lady Grosvenor, rose, and Talis¬ 
man, byb. 3rd, Mr. J. Wood, with Sir J. Paxton, 
biz.; Mabel, rose ; and Snrpas-e le Grand, byb. 4th, 
S. Barloiv, Esq., with Hep worth’s 27 a, very rich in 
colour, biz.; Annie McGregor, rose; and Talisman, 
byb. There were thirteen stands shown in this class. 
Class XII. Single blooms: Bizarres. —1st, S. 
Barlow, Esq , with Excelsior. 2nd, Mr. Matthew, 
with Sir J. Paxton. 3rd, Rev. E. D. Horner, with 
a Seedling. Then followed Excelsior, Richard 
Yates, Wakefield Seedling, Charlie Flutter, and 
Willison’s King. Roses. —1st, S. Barlow, Esq., with 
Mrs. Barlow, and 2nd with Annie McGregor. 3rd, 
Rev. E. D. Horner, with Lady C. Grosvenor; fol¬ 
lowed by Juliet, Mabel, Industry, and Lord Derby. 
Bybloemens. —1st. S. Barlow, Esq., with Glory of 
Stakehill, remarkably fine. 2nd, Rev. E. D. Horner, 
with Ashmole’s 112. 3rd, S. Barlow, Esq., with 
William Parkinson. Then followed Alice Gray, 
Beauty of Litchurch, Adonis, and Talisman. 
