1879 . ] 
THE NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY-NORTHERN SECTION. 
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only in the middle of September that Ben. 
Simonite’s bloom was in the splendour of its 
strength. I am indebted for the following re¬ 
port to the kind assistance of my florist friends 
Mr. Simonite and Mr. William Bolton, botli of 
whom have often rendered me very grateful 
and ready help when, as secretary and single- 
handed, I have found the work at the shows 
more than could be got through well alone. 
Obliged to leave at midday, I had no season 
of calm retirement for a particular Icok at the 
flowers. I saw by the unfilled classes that the 
show was short in quantity, and that the bloom 
was young, by the form and brilliancy of many 
flowers, and the presence of early varieties in 
their leading blooms. 
Carnations. 
Class A. 12 blooms, clissimilar.—1st, Mr. Ben¬ 
jamin Simonite, Rough Bank, Sheffield, with Seed¬ 
ling, R.F., fine smooth petal, jmre white ; Seedling; 
Dr. Foster, p.f., very fine; James Taylor, p.p.b., 
fine ; Mayor of Nottingham, p.f., very fine; Seed¬ 
ling, very fine; Seedling, s.b., extra fine, will pro¬ 
bably make a grand sort; Squire Jleynell, p.f. ; 
J. D. Hextall, c.b., fine; Sportsman, s.F. ; Seed¬ 
ling, S.B., finely marked and very pure white ; Dan 
Godfrey, s.r. The flowers were young and bright. 
2nd, Mr. Jonathan Booth, Failsworth, Manchester, 
with Lord Napier, s.b. ; Squire Meynell, p.f. ; Seed¬ 
ling ; Clipper, s.F.; Seedling; Tru(* Briton, s.b. ; 
Seedling; Admiral Cnrzon, s.b. ; Fanny, p.p.b. ; 
Mayor of Nottingham, p.f. ; Captain Stott, c.b. ; John 
Keet, R.F. A very oven lot of flowers, bright and 
w'ell arranged. 3rd, Mi-. George Rudd, Bradford, 
with Mercury, S.B., a fine bloom ; Sibyl, e.f. ; Sarah 
Payne, p.p.b. ; Seedling ; Dr. Foster, p.f. ; Marshal 
Ney, C.B., tine for the soi-t; Clipper, s.F. ; Lord Wilton, 
P.F. ; Admiral Curzon, s.b., extra fine bloom ; John 
Keet, R.F. ; James Taylor, P.P.B.; Mr. Battersby, .s.F., 
fine for the sort. 4th, Mr. Thomas Mellor, Ashton- 
under-Lyne, with Juno, p.f. ; James Merryvveather, 
R.F. ; Dr. Foster, p.f.; Sibyl, R.F.; John Keet, 
R.F. ; James Taylor, p.p.b. ; Dan Godfrey, s.F. ; 
Admiral Curzon, s.b. ; Earl Stamford, p.f. ; Sports¬ 
man, s.F. ; Squire Trow, p.f. ; Clipper, s.F. Tliere 
were no competitors for the 5th and 6th prizes. 
Class C. 12 blooms, 9 dissimilar.—1st, Mr. 
Richard Gorton, Eccles, with John Keet, R.F., extra 
fine; James Douglas, p.f. ; Mars, s.b. ; Sibyl, r.f. ; 
Mars, S.B. ; James Taylor, p.p.b.; John Keet, r.f.; 
Dr. Foster, p.f. ; J. D. Ile.xtall, c.b., very fine; 
Admiral Curzon, S.B., very rich ; Sarah Payne, p.p.b., 
superb; and Garibaldi, s.b. A very bright pan, with 
plenty of life. 2nd, Mr. John Fletcher, North 
Bierley, Bradford, with an excellent stand, particu¬ 
larly rich in bizarres, consisting of Seedling ; Sibyl, 
R.F. ; Sarah Payne, p.p.b. ; Seedling; Admiral Cur¬ 
zon, S.B. ; Dr. Foster, p.f.; Mars, s.b. ; Sportsman, 
B.F. ; J. D. Hextall, C.B. ; Lord Raglan, C.B. ; Clipper, 
s.F. ; Sibyl, R.F. 3rd, Mr. W. Slack, Chesterfield, 
w-ho had Sarah Payne, p.p.b., extra fine, and a w-ell 
marked bloom of Mars, s.b. 4th, Mr. Joseph Chad¬ 
wick, Duckinfield, whose blooms were rather small, 
but very neat. 5th, Mr. James Sharp, Birmingham. 
6th, Mr. C. Auckland, Chesterfield. 
In the Class for Selfs, 12 blooms, Mr. R. Gorton 
was the only exhibitor, and gained the first prize. 
There were no exhibitors in the Class for 6 
Parnation blooms. 
Single Blooms, in classes.— Scarlet Bizarres : 1st, 
Mr. G. Rudd, with Admiral Curzon, grand. 2nd 
and 5th, Mr. J. Fletcher, with Admiral Cm-zon. 3rd, 
Mr. B. Simonite, with Mercury ; 4th, with Admiral 
Curzon ; 6th, with Dreadnought.— Crimson Bizarres : 
1st, Mr. R. Gorton, w-ith J. D. Hextall, very fine. 2nd 
and 4th, Mr. B. Simonite, with J. D. Hextall. 3rd, 
Mr. G. Rudd, with Captain Stott. 5th, Mr. J. 
Fletcher, with J. D. He.xtall. 6th, Mr. J. Booth, with 
an unnamed variety.— Bink and Purple Bizarres : 1st 
and 2nd, Mr. B. Simonite, with James Tajdor. 3rd 
and 5th, Mr. W. Slack, with Sarah Payne. 4th and 
6th, Mr. R. Gorton, with James Taylor.— Purple 
Flakes ; 1st, Mr. B. Simonite, with Dr. Foster. 
2nd, Mr. R. Gorton, with Dr. Foster. 3rd, Mr. 
G. Rudd, with a Seedling. 4th, Mr. B. Simon¬ 
ite, with Squire Meynell. 5th, Mr. J. Booth, 
with Dr. Foster. 6th, Mr. R. Gorton, with 
Squire Meynell. — Scarlet Flakes ; 1st, Mr. J. 
Fletcher, with a Seedling. 2nd and 4 th, Mr. J. 
Booth, w’ith Sportsman. 3rd, Mr. G. Rudd, with 
James Cheetham. 5th, Mr. J. Booth, with Pilot. 
6th, Mr. R. Gorton, with Clipper.—Ro.se Flakes ; 
1st and 2nd, Mr. B. Simonite with Seedlings, 
fine chaste flowers, good. 3rd, Mr. R. Gor¬ 
ton, with James Merryweather. 4th, Mr. T. 
Mellor, with James Merryweather. 5th, Mr. J. 
Chadwick, with John Keet. 6th, Mr. G. Rudd, with 
Maid of Athens. Some of the flowers, observes a 
contemporary, were much over-dressed, especially 
the younger ones; old flowers are improved by 
legitimate dressing, but those not fully developed 
are far better left alone. 
The Premier Carnation selected from the whole 
of the flow-ers shown was an extra fine bloom of 
John Keet R.F., exhibited by Mr. R. Gorton, Eccles, 
in Class C. 
PlCOTEES. 
Class B. 12 blooms, dissimilar.—1st Mr. J. Booth, 
with, considering the season, an exti-a fine pan, and 
very neat; it contained Miss Wood, light rose- 
edged, very fine; W. Summers, medium red-edged, 
fine; Countessof Errol,light rose-edged; Mrs.Keynes, 
light red-edged; Picco, heavy purple-edgcd ; Clara, 
light red edged, extra good petal; Medina, heavy 
purple-edged ; Miss Sewell, light rose-edged; iliss 
Horner, heavy rose-edged, extra fine, a superb bloom ; 
Alice, medium purple-edged; Mrs. Lord, heavy rose- 
edged; Lord Valentia, heavy red-edged. 2ud, Mr. 
B. Simonite, with Miss Wood, light rose edged; 
Ann Lord, light purple-edged, the best light shown; 
Seedling; Mrs. May,heavypurple-edged; Picco,heavy 
purple-edged ; Violet Douglas, light red-edged, very 
fine; Fanny, medium jiurple-edged ; Teresa, light 
rose-edged, very fine bloom, pure ; Juliana, heavy 
scarlet-edged; Mrs. Allcroft, light rose-edged; 
Mary, light purple-edged; Seedling. 3rd, Mr. 
G. Rudd, with J. B. Bryant, heavy red-edged ; 
Obadiah, heavy scarlet-edged ; Rev. F. D. Horner, 
light red-edged; Miss Wood, light rose-edged ; Jessie, 
medium purple-edged ; Master Norman, heavy 
red-edged; Zerlina, heavy purple-edged; Seed¬ 
ling : Norfolk Beauty, heavy purple-edged, very fine, 
for the sort ; Thomas William, light red-edged; 
Mrs. Fuller, heavy red-edged, a very nice sort; 
Isabella, heavy purple-edged, a nice flower. There 
was no further competition. 
Class D. 12 blooms, 9 dissimilar.—1st, Mr. R. 
Gorton, who had Miss Horner, heavy rose-edged, 
extra fine; Mary, light purple-edged ; Miss Wood, 
light rose-edged ; Rosy Queen, heavy rose-edged; 
Her Majesty, light purple-edged ; Purity, light rose- 
edged ; Emily, medium red-edged ; Mrs. Lord, heavy 
rose-edged, e.xtra fine grown bloom ; Rev. J. B. M. 
Camm, heavy purple-edged ; Miss Wood, light rose- 
edged ; Juliana, heavy scarlet-edged; Princess of 
