1878.] 
NORTHERN SHOW OF THE NATIONAL AURICULA SOCIETY. 
93 
Duke of Argyll, a ricli gold-tubed crimson self, 
of an unprolific nature, was shown, but here 
rather dull. It is valuable because of bloom¬ 
ing late, and so waiting to accompany the late- 
blooming edges, from which many of the earlier 
seifs almost run away. John Waterston was 
shown very large, and flat, and fine; and 
Alex. Meiklejohn was very good on several 
plants, having plenty of bold, rich body to 
balance the always broad, grey edge. 
There were no fine Colonel Taylors, and 
for Page’s Champion it was almost too late. 
Trail’s Anna has. like many other good flowers, 
not been correct this year, but it managed 
to head the single greens. It has been much 
“ out ” with Mr. Simonite and myself, and about 
the rate of a bad Lady Wilbraham. 
The seifs were led by Ellen Lancaster, a 
flower of great substance and power of ground- 
colour, with a finely rounded petal, but sadly 
deficient in sharpness, brilliancy, and breadth 
of paste. Pizarro has played sad pranks this 
year, coming with shaded edge and cracks and 
spots in the paste. But he is not given to such 
bad ways to the extent to which he has indulged 
in them this year, and I still think that Pizarro 
when right is our best self in circulation. Charles 
Perry was shown unusually large and stiff, and 
looked very fine. Blackbird was good too. 
Polyanthuses were fair, but not in such force 
and beauty as at the Crystal Palace, where it 
was a memorable joy to see them in a style of 
growth and bloom that proves that vigour and 
effectiveness belong not exclusively to coarse 
things that go by the name “ laced Polyanthus,” 
properly belonging to the true old florist flower. 
But the date was getting late for the Polyan¬ 
thus, and many of the best Northern plants had 
been up to the Palace. 
The following is the Manchester Prize List, 
the judges being Mr. James Douglas, Loxford; 
Mr. John Douglas, York; J. Hepworth, 
Huddersfield; Mr. R. Lord, Todmorden ; Mr. 
Thomas Lancashire, Middleton ; Mr. R. 
Southern, Bolton ; and Mr. J. Cockroft, Oven- 
den, Halifax :— 
6 Auriculas, one of each class.—1st, Mr. Ben 
Simonite, Rough Bank, Sheffield, with a seedling, 
Mrs. Douglas, violet self, George Lightbody, Talis¬ 
man, Lady Ann, and Alexander Meiklejohn, with 
a broad white edge. 2nd, Mr. H. Wilson, with a 
fine Alexander Meiklejohn with fine pips, Prince of 
Greens, Smiling Beauty, Garibaldi (Pohlman), a 
very nice dark self ; Colonel Taylor and Countess 
of Wilton. 3rd, Miss Steward, Bishopsthorpe, 
York, with George Lightbody (Headly), Lancashire 
Hero (Lancashire), a flower of very large size, and 
rather coarse; Lord Clyde (Lightbody), Ann Smith 
(Smith), Lovely Ann (Oliver), and Alderman Wis- 
bey (Headly). 4th, Mr. E. Pohhnan (Halifax). 
5th, Clement Royds, Esq. 
4 Auriculas. —1st, Mr. Simonite, with Duke of 
Argyll, Talisman, Prank Simonite, and George 
Lightbody (Headly). 2nd, Mr. Wilson, Halifax, 
with Champion (Page), George Lightbody, very 
bright; Smiling Beauty (Heap), very good; and 
Meteor Flag. 3rd, Mr. T. Woodhead, Shilden Head 
Brewery, Halifax. 4th, C. Royds, Esq. 5th, Mr. 
E. Pohlman. 
Auriculas, pair.—1st, Richard Gorton, Esq., 
Gildabrook, Eccles, with Blackbird (Spalding) and 
John Waterston (Cunningham). 2nd, Miss Steward. 
3rd, Mr. Simonite. 4th, Mr. Woodhead. 5th, Mr. 
T. Mollor, Asliton-under-Lyne. 
Green-edged. —Mr. H. Wilson won premium 
with Traill’s Anna; 1st, with Prince of Greens; 
3rd, with Colonel Taylor; 4th and 8th, with Page’s 
Champion. Mr. W. Taylor, Middleton, 2nd, with 
Lancashire Hero. Mr. Ben Simonite, 5th, with a 
seedling, and 6th with Talisman. C. Royds, Esq., 
7th, with seedling. 
Grey-edged.— Mr. Woodhead won premium 
with Alexander Meiklejohn; 2nd, with John Water¬ 
ston. Mr. J. Booth was 1st, with Richard Headly; 
3rd, George Lightbody ; 7th, Queen Victoria. Mr. 
W. Taylor, 4th, Lancasliire Hero. Mr. H. Wilson, 
5th, with George Levick. Mr. B. Simonite, 6th, with 
Samuel Barlow; and 8th, with Conqueror of 
Europe. 
White-edged. —Mr. W. Taylor won premium with 
Smiling Beauty. Mr. H. Wilson 1st, with Ashworth’s 
Regular; Mr. M. Partington, Middleton, 2nd, with 
Ringleader; Mr. B. Simonite 3rd, with Trail’s 
Beauty; 4th, with Prank Simonite; Mr. J. Booth 6th, 
with White Rival; Miss Steward 6th, with Ann 
Smith; 8th, with Richard Headly; Mr. T. Mollor 
7th, with Maggie Lauder. 
Selfs. —C. Royds, Esq., won premium with Ellen 
Lancaster; 1st, with the same variety; 6th, with 
Mrs. Sturrock; Mr. W. F. Bateman, Low Moor, 
Bradford, 2nd, with Blackbird; Mr. H. Wilson 3rd, 
with C. J. Perry; 4th, with Garibaldi; 5th, with 
Othello; 8tli, with Meteor Flag; Mr. Pohlman 7tli, 
with Lord of Lome. 
4 Alpine Auriculas. —1st, Mr. Booth, with Queen 
Victoria, John Leech, Diadem, and Mercury. 2nd, 
Miss Steward. 3rd, R. Gorton, Esq. 4th, Samuel 
Barlow, Esq., Stakehill, Chadderton. In singles, Mr. 
Booth won premium with Diadem; 1st, with Diadem ; 
2nd, with Spangle ; 3rd, with Minnie; 4th, with 
Etna. 5th, S. Barlow, Esq., with Ovid. These were 
yellow-centred flowers. In the class with white 
centres Mr. T. Mollor won premium with Conspicua. 
1st, Mr. J. Booth, with Electro; 3rd, with Tenniel. 
2nd, Miss Steward, the same exhibitor being placed 
4th with a seedling. R. Gorton, Esq., 6th, with 
George Lightbody. 
Samuel Barlow, Esq., gained a 1st prize for a 
very fine basket of twelve fancy Polyanthus; the 
same exhibitor showed a basket of fancy Auriculas, 
comprising yellow self and yellow-edged flowers; 
the 1st prize was again awarded. In the class for 
twelve double and single Primroses, W. Brockbank, 
Esq., Didsbury, Manchester, was 1st, with a nice 
group; S. Barlow, 2nd. Polyanthus of the laced 
section were exhibited in pairs and singles. Mr. J. 
Beswick, Middleton, was 1st, with Exile and Lancer; 
and Mr. R. Dyson, Chadderton, 2nd, with Lord 
Lincoln and Exile. Mr. Beswick won premium 
with Exile, 1st with Exile, 2nd with Lord Lincoln, 
3rd with Cheshire Favourite; 4th, Mr. R. Dyson, 
with George IV.; the same exhibitors gaining the 
other prizes, except the eighth, which was President, 
from Mr. Partington. 
— F. D. Horner, Kirkhj-Malzearcl , Ripon. 
