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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOG-IST. 
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was superior to that of the Southern show held 
the week previous; and though the display 
was less extensive, owing to the absence of 
the larger classes of twelves and fifties which 
were invited in the South, and which at the 
least excited increased interest in the exhibition 
in the eyes of the public, by serving to make a 
more comprehensive display, the show may be 
fairly considered as a satisfactory one. Thus 
the season of 1880 has not witnessed any falling 
back in the spread of Auricula culture. Some 
differences of taste between North and South 
are, no doubt, entertained, but they are not 
of a nature to check the confluence of the 
currents of popular favour which have lately 
been setting in towards these flowers, or to 
raise difficulties between the growers, North 
and South, the friendly communion of whom 
at these floral gatherings is amongst the most 
gratifying of the results already realised. As 
an instance of these differences, it may be men¬ 
tioned that in the North the Alpine Auriculas 
are divided into two classes according as the 
colour of the centre is white or yellow, and 
shaded flowers only are admitted. The display 
in this section was thus not so effective as in the 
South, the rule which excludes other than shaded 
flowers keeping away the brilliant Selfs that 
here are so much admired; but at Northern 
shows of course northern rules prevail, and the 
results, if different, are practically unimportant. 
Polyanthuses were vastly superior at the North¬ 
ern show, and formed a distinct and attractive 
feature, as was indeed to be expected, since not 
only the growers but the flowers had till quite 
recently all but died out in the South. 
The following report records the results of 
the exhibition, which we are glad to hear was 
well attended by the residents in Manchester, 
and proved a source of much interest to those 
who honoured the show with a visit, a result 
which must have been highly gratifying to the 
assiduous and energetic Honorary Secretary, the 
Rev. F. D. Horner, and to the members of the 
committee:— 
Auriculas. 
Class A. 6 dissimilar (Alpines excluded).—1st, 
Mr. H. Wilson, Halifax, with Colonel Taylor (Leigh), 
Geo. Lightbody (ITeadly), John Siinonite (Walker), 
one of the finest of the white-edged class, a splendid 
truss of eight pips, Alexander Meildejohn (Kay), 
C. J. Perry (Turner), and Prince of Greens (Trail) 
—a superb lot, bold without coarseness, the pips per¬ 
fect in liui.sh ; 2nd, Mr. T. Mellor, Ashton-under- 
Lyne, with Alexander Meiklcjohn (Kay), an excep¬ 
tionally fine truss of eight pips, Lovely Ann 
(Oliver), and four seedlings, a green-edge, grey-edge, 
white-edge, and a maroon self, the latter a promis¬ 
ing flower; 3rd, Mr. E. Pohlman, Halifax, with 
Earl Grosvenor (Lee), Acme (Read), Colonel Taylor 
(Leigh), Geoi’ge Lightbody (Headly), Mazzini (Pohl¬ 
man), and New Green (Headly)—a highly finished 
collection; 4th, Mr. W. F. Bateman, Low Moor, 
Bradford, withA'onfidence (Campbell), Lord Palmer¬ 
ston (Campbell), Lovely Ann (Oliver), Catherina, 
(Summerscales), Conqueror of Eui’ope (Waterhouse), 
Onwards (Campbell), a lovely violet self in the way 
of C. J. Perry, but a few shades lighter; 5th, W. 
Brockbank, Esq., Didsbury, with Ellen Lancaster 
(Pohlman), Maggie Lauder (Lowe), Lancashire Hero 
(Lancashire), Alexander Meiklejohn (Kay), Metro- 
politan (Spalding), and Richard Headly (Lightbody); 
6th, Miss Steward, York, with Alderman Wisbey 
(Headly), Meteor Flag (Lightbody), Beauty (Trail), 
George Lightbody (Headly), Colonel Champneys 
(Turner), and a -white-edged seedling; 7tli, Mr. J. 
Goodier, Stakehill, with Lancashire Hero (Lanca¬ 
shire), Pizarro (Campbell), George Lightbody 
(Headly), Privateer (Grimes), C. J. Perry (Turner), 
and Catherina (Summerscales). 
Class B. 4 dissimilar (Alpines excluded).—1st, 
Mr. E. Pohlman, with Confidence (Campbell), 
Mazzini (Pohlman), Earl Grosvenor (Lee), and 
Imperator (Litton) ; 2nd, Mr. Wilson, Halifax, with 
Acme (Read), Lancashire Hero (Lancashire), Gari¬ 
baldi (Pohlman), and Prince of Greens (Trail); 3rd, 
Mr. T. Mellor, with Lovely Ann (Oliver), Lancashire 
Hero, Metropolitan (Spalding), and a white-edged 
seedling; 4th, Mr. W. F. Bateman, with Prince of 
Wales (Ashworth), Confidence (Campbell), Con¬ 
queror of Europe (Waterhouse), and Lord of Lome 
(Campbell) ; 5th, Mr. James Bentley, Stakehill, 
with Lancashire Hero, Ne Plus Ultra (Smith), 
Pizarro (Campbell), and Lovely Ann (Oliver); 6th, 
Miss Steward, with Ne Plus Ultra (Smith), Lord 
Clyde (Campbell), Lovely Ann (Oliver), and a 
white-edged seedling; 7th, R. Gorton, Esq., Eccles, 
with Lancashire Hero, Glory (Taylor), Lovely Ann 
(Oliver), and C. J. Perry (Turner). 
Class C. 2 dissimilar in variety and class. —1st, 
Mr. A. Shaw, Bury, Lancashire, with Alexander 
Meiklejohn (Kay) and Lovely Ann (Oliver) ; 2nd, 
Mr. W. Beswick, Middleton, with Lovely Ann 
(Oliver) and a dark seedling self in the way of 
Vulcan (Sims) ; 3rd, Mr. H. Wilson, with George 
Lightbody (Headly) and Prince of Greens (Trail) ; 
4th, Mr. J. Goodier, with George Lightbody (Headly) 
and Blackbird (Spalding) ; 5th, Mr. T. Mellor,-with 
Lovely Ann (Oliver) and a grey-edged seedling; 
6th, Mr. Ben. Simonite, with George Lightbody 
(Headly) and Mrs. Douglas (Simonite) ; 7th, Mr. 
James Bentley, with George Lightbody and Leigh’s 
Colonel Taylor. 
Class D. 2 dissimilar in variety and class (open 
only to maiden growers).—1st, Mr. A. Shaw, Bury, 
with C. J. Perry (Turner) and Alderman C. E. Brown 
(Headly) ; 2nd, Mr. J. Goodier, with George Light¬ 
body aud Blackbird; 3rd, Mr. William Bolton, War¬ 
rington, with Beauty (Trail) and Lovely Ann 
(Oliver); 4th, Mr. James Bentley, with George 
Lightbody and Colonel Taylor (Leigh). 
Class F. Specimen Green-edged,. —Premium, Mr. 
E. Pohlman, with Lancashire Hero, a very neat truss 
of six pips. 1st, Mr. H. Wilson, with Colonel Taylor 
(Leigh); 2nd, Mr. Ben. Simonite, with a seedling, a 
good bright green ; 3rd, Miss Steward, with Lovely 
Ann (Oliver) ; 4th, Mr. E. Pohlman, with Imperator 
(Litton) and, 5th, New Green (Headly); 6th, Mr. 
Ben. Simonite, with Talisman (Simonite); and 7th, 
Mr. T. Mellor, with Lord Palmerston (Campbell). 
Class G. Specimen Grey-edged. — Premium, Mr. 
T. Mellor, with Richard Headly (Lightbody). 1st, 
