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THE NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
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Sarah Payne p.p.b., were full of quality, and being 
set up with the fine eye for effect for which Mr. 
Gorton is distinguished, they looked better than 
most of the other stands, some of which contained 
variously-sized flowers. 
Class F. 6 blooms , dissimilar. —1st, Mr. W. 
Blackley, Whitefield, near Manchester. 2nd, Mr. 
Thos. Maddock, Wakefield. 3rd, Mr. Wm. Whittam, 
Hebden Bridge. 4th, Mr. Josh. Kitching, Saltaire. 
5th, Mr. George Gill, Wakefield. In the 1st prize 
stand Master Pred c.B. was well shown, very rich in 
colour and marking. In the 2nd stand a remarkably 
fine specimen of J. D. Hextall c.B. was noticeable, 
so good indeed that some opinions inclined to ascribe 
to it the premiership of the show. 
Class O. Single blooms.—Scarlet Bizarres : 1st, 
Mr. Joseph Blackley, and 3rd with Admiral Curzon; 
2nd, Mr. B. Simonite, with Robert Lord, good, 4th 
with Josh. Crossland, and Gtli with Edward Adams ; 
5th, Mr. E. Shaw, with Admiral Curzon. About 40 
blooms were shown, all of fair quality, but nothing 
startling.— Crimson Bizarres: 1st, Mr. W. Taylor, 
with Master Ered, extra fine; 2nd, Mr. J. Whittam, 
with Master Ered; 3rd and 5th, Mr. B. Simonite, 
with J. 1). Hextall; 4th, Mr. R. Gorton, with 
William Skirving; 6tli, Mr. G. Geggie, with J. D. 
Hextall. About 30 blooms were exhibited, of very 
fair quality throughout.— Pink and Purple Bizarres: 
1st, Mr. T. Maddock, with Sarah Payne; 2nd and 
4th, Mr. F. Law, with James Taylor; 3rd, Mr. J. 
Blackley, 5th Mr. E. Shaw, and 6th Mr. J. Whittam, 
all with James Taylor.— Scarlet Flakes : 1st, Mr. J. 
Blackley, with Clipper, very good; 2nd, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Sportsman, 6th with Seedling; 3rd, 
Mr. G. Geggie, with Ivanhoe; 4th and 5th, Mr. R. 
Gorton, with John Ball.— Rose Flakes : 1st, Mr. G. 
Geggie, with Mrs. Dodwell, fine; 2nd, Mr. R. 
Gorton, with Rob Roy; 3rd, Mr. W. Slack,Chester¬ 
field, with Sybil; 4th, Mr. 13. Simonite, with James 
Merry weather; 5tli, Mr. Thomas Maddock, with 
James Merryweather, and 6th with George Henry. 
About 50 blooms were shown.— Purple Flakes: 1st, 
Mr. R. Lord, with Dr. Foster, fine, 4th with James 
Douglas, and 5th with Dr. Foster; 2ud Mr. J. 
Whittam, and 3rd Mr. B. Simonite, with James 
Douglas; 6th, Mr. T. Maddock, with Mayor of 
Nottingham. About 50 blooms exhibited. 
The Premier Carnation was Hewitt’s Master Fred 
C.B., a grand bloom shown by Mr. Slack. 
Picotee s. 
Class B. 12 blooms , dissimilar. —1st, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Mrs. Niven h.p., Seedling l.r., fine, 
Zerlina h.p., Mrs. Gorton l.r. ; Seedling m.ro., very 
fine broad petal, bright and clean; j. B. Bryant 
H.R., Thomas William l.r.; Seedling, scarlet edge, 
very fine, Clara Penson l.p., Lady Holmsdale H.RO. 
Seedling L.P., fine, Muriel h.p., fine. 2nd, Mr. 
Jonathan Booth, with Zerlina h.p., Her Majesty 
L.P., William Summers, Brunette H.R., Miss Woo'd 
L.RO., Mrs. Lord h.ro., Mrs. Allcroft L.RO., Minnie 
l.p., Miss Horner l.eo., Mary l.p., Nymph l.p., 
Picco l.p. 3rd, Mr. G. Geggie. 4th, Mr. J. 
Kitching. We have rarely, if ever, seen better 
quality and finer flowers than Mr. B. Simonite had 
in his stand; they were remarkably good, notably 
the Seedlings, two of which were medium, or rather 
light rose edges, and were splendid specimens, so 
much so indeed we thought one of them ought to 
have been the Premier Picotee. He a'so had Mrs. 
Gorton, Clara Penson, and Thomas William, very 
fine, though all were high class, and he won in a 
canter , notwithstanding the other exhibits, notably 
the second prize lot, comprised some very choice 
blooms. 
Class F. 12 blooms , 9 dissimilar. —1st, Mr. R. 
Gorton, with Thomas William l.r,, Mrs. Allcroft 
L.RO., Zerlina H.P., Clara Penson L.P., Zerlina H.P., 
Fanny Helen h.ro., Clara Penson L.P., Lady Louisa 
H.RO., Ethel l.ro., Rev. F. D. Horner l.r.. Alliance 
H.p,, Ann Lord l.p. 2nd, Mr. F. Law. 3rd, Mr. 
E. Shaw. 4th, Mr. W. Slack. 5th, Mr. W. Taylor. 
There were three other exhibitors. The best flowers 
in the first stand were Thomas William, Ann Lord, 
Clara Penson, and Mrs. Allcroft. The flowers of the 
other exhibits lacked uniformity, although in single 
instances, with intervals, some fine specimens were 
shown. 
Class F. 6 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. Whitham, 
with Zerlina h.p., John Smith H.R., Ann Lord l.p.. 
Miss Horner l.ro., Alliance h.p., Thomas William 
l.r. 2nd, Mr. Thos. Maddock. 3rd, Mr. Jos. Black¬ 
ley. 4th, Mr. H. Gill, Wakefield. 5th, Mr. Josh. 
Kitching. 6th, Mr. R. Lord, Todmorden. The 
w inning stand contained six remarkably fine flowers 
of good size and quality—John Smith n.R., and Miss 
Horner l.ro., being exceptionally noticeable. 
Class G. Single blooms. — Heavy Reds : 1st, Mr. J. 
Whitham, with John Smith ; 2nd, Mr. T. Maddock, 
with Mrs. Small, very fine medium edge, 3rd, with 
J. B. Bryant, 4-th, with Brunette. About 20 flowers 
were shown.— Light Reds: 1st and 2nd, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Mrs. Gorton, fine; 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 
Mr. R. Gorton, with Thomas William.— Heavy 
Purples: 1st and 3rd, Mr. J. Whitham, with 
Zerlina; 2nd, 4th, and 6tli, Mr. B. Simonite, with 
Mrs. Niven ; 5th, Mr. F. Law with Zerlina. A very 
fair lot of blooms.— Light Purples: 1st and 6th, 
Mr. J. Whitham, with Nymph, 5th with Ann Lord; 
2nd, Mr. Lord, with Clara Penson; 3rd, Mr. T. 
Maddock, with Ann Lord; 4th, Mr. E. Shaw, 
with Her Majesty. There were about 40 exhibits 
including some good flowers.— Heavy Roses: 
1st, Mr. J. Whitham, with Lady Holmesdale, very 
fine, 2nd, with Miss Horner, also fine; 3rd, Mr. J. 
Blackley, with Miss Horner, very fine; 4th, 
Mr. T. Maddock, with Mrs. Rudd; 5th, Mr. 
R. Lord, with Mrs. Lord ; 6th, Mr. Wm. Slack, 
with Seedling. 50 blooms exhibited. Miss Horner 
was well shown.— Light Roses : 1st, Mr. J. Whitham, 
with Mrs. Allcroft; 2nd and 6th, Mr. F. Law, with 
Mrs. Allcroft; 3rd, Mr. B. Simonite with Seedling, 
4th with Miss Wood; 5th, Mr. Gorton, with Mrs. 
Allcroft. 
The Premier Picotee was Lord’s Zerlina H.P., 
shown by Mr. Whitham. 
Seles and Fancies. 
Fxtra Class. 12 blooms, self colours only. —1st, 
Mr. B. Simonite; 2nd, Mr. R. Lord. Two very 
showy collections, containing some richly-coloured 
flowers. Mr. R. Gorton also competed. 
Fxtra Class. 12 blooms, fancies — run bizarres or 
any other combination, excluding seifs. —1st, Mr. 
George Geggie ; 2nd, Mr. R. Gorton. There was 
one other exhibit; some fairish flowers were shown, 
but nothing very good. 
Of all the flowers exhibited at Manchester 
Hewitt’s Master Fred attracted the most 
attention and was most talked about, the 
growers present being unanimous in the 
opinion that the variety had never been pre¬ 
viously seen to such advantage. Mr. Slack’s 
premier flower was a wonder, and the variety 
was well shown by several other exhibitors. 
Mr. B. Simonite’s 12 Picotees, also, were far 
above an average lot; they were A 1 in every 
particular, a fine evenly balanced lot of very 
high-class flowers of which he might well be 
proud. 
There were more exhibitors and conse- 
