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THE FLORIST AND FOMOLOCHST. 
[ September, 
inferior the same year in the South, and vice 
versa. This is one of the difficulties of growing 
these flowers in the perfection in which they 
are required for exhibition purposes; and as 
the nature of the seasons cannot be forecast 
with any degree of certainty, it is necessary for 
those who desire to stand well on the prize 
lists to grow a considerable number of sorts be¬ 
yond what are actually required, in order that 
they may not be placed at a disadvantage by 
reason of the varying idiosyncratic temperament 
of the several varieties. The following are 
notes of the awards :— 
12 Carnations, dissimilar.—1st, Mr. G. Rudd, 
Undercliffe, Bradford, with Mercury, s.b. ; Sibyl, 
r. p. ; J. D. Hextall, C.B.; Juno, p.f.; Sportsman, 
s. p.; James Douglas, p.f. ; Clipper, s.f. ; Mars, s.b. ; 
Sarah Payne, p.p.b. ; Garibaldi, s.b. ; John Keet, 
r.p. ; John Harland, c.b. —a fine stand, the flowers 
being even in size and very fresh. 2nd, Mr. Jona¬ 
than Booth, Pole Lane, Failsworth, Manchester, 
who had, amongst others, good blooms of James 
Cheetham, s.f. ; Earl of Wilton, p.f. ; William Har¬ 
land, s.f. ; Lord Napier, s.b. ; Mrs. Hurst, R.F., and 
Splendour, s.f. —a very good stand. 3rd, Mr. Ben 
Simonite, Rough Bank, Sheffield, with a stand, con¬ 
sisting mostly of his own seedlings. 4th, Mr. R. 
Lord, Hole Bottom, Todmorden. 5th. Mr. John 
Beswick, Middleton, Manchester. 
12 Carnations, 9 dissimilar.—1st, Richard Gorton, 
Esq., Eccles, near Manchester, with Mercury, c.b. ; 
Rose of Stapleford, r.f. ; Mr. Battersby, s.f. ; 
Albion’s Pride, C.B. ; Fanny Gardiner, s.b. ; Rifleman, 
c.b. ; Clipper, s.f. ; Graceless Tom, c.b. ; Juno, p.f. ; 
and Sir Joseph Paxton, s.b. —a very fine stand, 
Rifleman and Graceless Tom being superb. 2nd, 
Mr. John Fletcher, North Brierly, Bradford, who 
had good blooms of Admiral Curzon, s.b. ; Sports¬ 
man, S.F., and Mars, s.b. 3rd, Mr. T. Mellor, 
Ashton-under-Lyne. 4th, Mr. Joseph Chadwick, 
Dukinfield. 
6 Carnations, dissimilar.—1st, Mr. W. Taylor, 
Middleton, Manchester, with Sportsman, s.f. ; 
Lovely Ann, r.f.; Admiral Curzon, s.b.; Mr. 
Battersby, s.f. ; Earl of Wilton, p.f. ; and Lord 
Napier, s.b. —a very fine stand. 2nd, Mr. E. Pohl- 
man, Halifax. 3rd, Mr. F. Bateman, Low Moor, 
Chesterfield. 4th, Mr. W. Slack, Queen Street, 
Chesterfield. 5th, Mr. John Whittaker Royton, 
Rochdale. 
Carnations, single blooms.— Scarlet Bizarres : 
1st, Mr. J. Booth, with Admiral Curzon; 2nd, Mr. 
R. Lord, with the same ; 3rd, Mr. Booth, with Lord 
Napier; and 4th, with Admiral Curzon; 5th, Mr. 
Ben Simonite, with a seedling; 6th, Mr. G. Rudd, 
with Sir J. Paxton.— Crimson Bizarres : 1st, Mr. G. 
Rudd, with Lord Milton; 2nd, Mr. B. Simonite, 
with a seedling; 3rd, Mr. J. Booth, with Captain 
Stott, and 4th, with Lord Goderich; 5th, Mr. G. 
Rudd, with Captain Stott; 6th, Mr. J. Booth, with 
Eccentric Jack.— Pink and purple Bizarres: 1st, 
2nd, 3rd, Mr. J. Booth, with Eccentric Jack and 
James Taylor; 4th, Mr. G. Rudd, with Wm. Murray; 
5th and 6th, R. Gorton, Esq., with Sarah Payne. 
— Scarlet Flakes : 1st, Mr. R. Lord, with Clipper; 
2nd, Mr. G. Rudd, with Sportsman; 3rd, Mr. R. 
Lord, with Annihilator; 4th, Mr. J. Booth, witli a 
seedling; 5th, Mr. W. Taylor, with Annihilator; 6th, 
Mr. J. Beswick, with James Cheetham.— Purple 
Flakes; 1st and 2nd, Mr. R, Lord, with Dr, Foster 
and Squire Meynell; 3rd, Mr. G. Rudd, with Squire 
Meynell; 4th, Mr. R. Lord, with Juno; 5th and 
6th, Mr. Ben Simonite, with seedlings.— Bose Flakes : 
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Mr. G. Rudd, with James Merry- 
weather and Lovely Ann; 4th, Mr. W. Taylor, with 
Apollo; 5th, with Lovely Ann; 6th, Mr. R. Lord, 
with John Keet. 
The Premier Carnation was Mercury, s.b., shown 
by Mr. G. Rudd, of Bradford, and staged as cut from 
the plant. 
12 Picotees, dissimilar.—1st, Mr. J. Booth, with 
J. B. Bryant, h.R; Beauty of Plumstead, l.s.; Ada 
Mary, L.R.; Zerlina, h.p. ; Ethel, L.RO.; Mrs. Sum¬ 
mers, l.r. ; Miss Horner, h.ro. ; Brunette, h.r. ; 
Alliance, h.p. ; Mary, l.p. ; Medina, ii.p. ; and Edith 
Dombrain, i-i.ro. ; a fine stand of medium-sized 
flowers. 2nd, Mr. R. Lord, who had of sorts not in¬ 
cluded in the former stand, John Smith, h.r. ; Mrs. 
Allcroft, l.ro., a superb bloom ; Rev. F. D. Horner, 
l.r. ; Ann Lord, l.p. ; William Summers, h.r. ; Mrs. 
Niven, h.p. ; Mrs. Lord, h.ro. ; Alice, l.p. ; and Miss 
Small; a very excellent lot of blooms. 3rd, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with very fine seedlings, especially a light 
red, after the style of Mary. 4th, Mr. J. Beswick. 
5th, Mr. G. Rudd. 
12 Picotees, 9 dissimilar.—1st, R. Gorton, Esq., 
with Edith Dombrain, h.ro. ; Mrs. Fuller, h.r. ; 
Purity, h.ro. ; Norfolk Beauty, h.p.; Wm. Summers, 
l.r. ; Mary, l.p.; Fanny Helen, h.ro.; Zerlina, 
H.p. ; and J. B. Bryant, h.r. —a stand of fine, bright 
flowers. 2nd, Mr. Mellor. 3rd, Mr. Fletcher. 4th, 
Mr. Chadwick. 
6 Picotees, dissimilar—1st, Mr. E. Pohlman, 
who had in good condition, Flower of the Day, H.s.; 
and Minnie, l.p. 2nd, Mr. W. Taylor, who had a 
fine Brunette, H.R., which has bloomed well this 
year; and Mrs. Lord, a fine h.ro. 3rd, F. Batemau, 
Esq. 4th, Mr. W. Slack. 5th, Mr. W. Whittaker. 
Picotees, single blooms.— Red, heavy-edged : 1st, 
2nd, 3rd, and 4th, Mr. R. Lord, with John Smith ; 
5th, Mr. B. Simonite, with Princess of Wales; 6th, 
R. Gorton, Esq., with Mrs. Fuller.— Red, light-edged : 
1st, Mr. R. Lord, with Rev. F. D. Horner; 2nd, 3rd, 
4th, 5th, and 6th, Mr. J. Booth, with Wm. Summers, 
Mrs. Bowers, and Ada Mary.— Purple, heavy-edged : 
1st and 6th, Mr. J. Booth, with Alliance; 2nd, Mr. 
J. Beswick, with Mrs. Summers; 3rd, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Mrs. Niven; 4tli, Mr. R. Lord, 
with Zerlina; 5th, Mr. J. Booth, with Fanny.— 
Purple, light-edged: 1st, Mr. B. Simonite, with 
Mary; 2nd, Mr. J. Booth, with Mary; 3rd, Mr. 
Mellor, with Mary; 4th, Mr. J. Beswick, with Ann 
Lord ; 5th, with Mary ; and 6th, with Ann Lord.— 
Rose, heavy-edged : 1st, Mr. B. Simonite, with Lady 
Louisa; 2nd, Mr. J. Beswick, with Bonny Jane; 
3rd, Mr. R. Lord, with Miss Horner; 4th and 6th, 
Mr. J. Booth, with Fanny Helen; 5th, Mr. Lord, 
with Mrs. Lord.— Rose, light-edged: 1st, Mr. R. 
Lord, with Mrs. Allcroft; 2nd, Mr. Mellor, with 
Miss Wood; 3rd, Mr. B. Simonite, with Miss Wood ; 
4th, R. Gorton, Esq., with Empress Eugenie; 5th, 
Mr. J. Beswick, with Mrs. Allcroft; 6th, Mr. J. 
Booth, with Miss Wood. 
The Premier Picotee was Mrs. Allcroft, l.ro. 
shown by Mr. R. Lord. 
ADIANTUM TETRAPHYLLUM 
GRACILE. 
UR gardens liave long possessed the 
A diantum tetraphyllum , a fern of tropical 
America, better known, perhaps, under 
the name of A. prionophyllum. Several forms 
of Maidenhair-fern, more or less yaried, have 
