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Miss Steward, with Alma (Lightbody); 2nd, W. 
Brockbank, Esq., with Alexander Meiklejohn (Kay) ; 
3rd, Mr. A. Shaw, with Richard Headly (Light- 
body) and, 4tli, Lancashire Hero (Lancashire) ; 5th, 
Mr. E. Pohlmau, with General Bolivar (Smith) and, 
6th, Beauty (Trail); 7th, Mr. H. Wilson, with George 
Levick (Walker). 
Class H. Specimen White-edged. —Premium, Mr. 
J. Booth, Failsworth, with Acme (Read). 1st, Mr. 
Polilman, with Catherina (Summerscales) and, 2nd, 
with Earl Grosvenor' (Lee) ; 3rd, W. Brockbank, 
Esq., with Acme (Read) ; 4th, Mr. T. Mellor, with 
Richard Headly (Lightbody) ; 5th, with Beauty 
(Trail), and 6th, Smiling Beauty (Heap) ; 7th, W. 
Brockbank, Esq., with Bright Venus (Lee) ; 8th, Mr. 
Pohlman, with John Waterston (Cunningham). 
Class I. Specimen Self. —Premium, Mr. A. Shaw, 
with W. E. Gladstone, a dark maioon seedling, 
effective, and of good quality. 1st, Mr. T. Mellor, 
with a very dark seedling; 2nd, Mr. H. Wilson, with 
Sapphire (Horner), a lovely violet; 3rd, Mr. A. 
Shaw, with Ellen Lancaster (Pohlman) ; 4th, Mr. 
Pohlman, with Blackbird (Spalding) ; 5th, Mr. T. 
Mellor, with a dark maroon seedling; 6th, Mr. 
T. L. Cater, with C. J. Perry (Turner) ; 7th, Mr. 
J. Beswick, with a very dark seedling; 8th, Mr. 
Ben. Simonite, with Mrs. Douglas (Simonite). 
Alpine Auriculas. 
Class E. 4 dissimilar. —1st, Mr. A. Shaw, Bury, 
with Fair Rosamond, Elcho, Diadem, and John Leech.; 
2nd, Mr. John Beswick, with Dolly Varden, James 
Douglas, Diadem, and Goliath ; 3rd, R. Gorton, Esq., 
with Stirling Castle, Marion, Evening Star, George 
Lightbody; 4tb, Miss Steward, with four seed¬ 
lings ; 5th, W. Brockbank, Esq., with John Leech, 
Ovid, Diadem, and Diana. 
Class K. Specimen Yellow-centred. —Premium, 
Mr. A. Shaw, with John Leech (Turner). 1st, Mr. 
Pohlman, with Pioneer (Pohlman), a very distinct 
llower, shaded orange-buff; 2nd, Mr. J. Beswick, 
with Diadem (Gorton), and 3rd, with Queen of 
England; 4th, R. Gorton, Esq., with Queen Victoria ; 
and 5th, with Evening Star. 
Class L. Specimen White-centred. —Premium, 
Miss Steward, with a lilac-mauve shaded seedling. 
1st, Mr. A. Shaw, with Elcho (Turner); 2nd, Mr. 
T. Mellor, with Conspicua; 3rd, Miss Steward, with 
a dark violet-purple shaded seedling; 4th, Mr. J. 
Beswick, with Goliath ; 5th, S. Barlow, Esq., with 
Miss Read. 
Class P. 12 Fancy Auriculas, dissimilar. —1st, S. 
Barlow, Esq.; 2nd, Mr. W. Bolton; 3rd, Mr. Bateman. 
Polyanthuses. 
Class M. 3 dissimilar, black ground. —1st, Mr. 
J. Beswick, with Earl of Lincoln (Hufton), Cheshire 
Favourite (Saunders), and Exile (Crownsliaw) ; 
2nd, William Brockbank, Esq., with Exile, Cheshire 
Favourite, and Beauty of England (Maud) ; 3rd, S. 
Barlow, Esq., with President, Exile, and Cheshire 
Favourite. 
Class N. 3 dissimilar, red ground. —1st, Mr. J. 
Beswick, with President (Hilton), George IV. 
(Buck), and Lancer ; 2nd, W. Brockbank, Esq., 
with George IV., President, and Prince Regent 
(Cox) ; 3rd, S. Barlow, Esq., with Sunrise (Barlow), 
Lancer, and George IV.; 4th, Mr. W. Bolton, with 
three unnamed varieties. 
Class 0. Single Specimen. —Premium, Mr. J. Bes¬ 
wick, with Buck’s George IV. 1st, Mr. J. Beswick, 
with George IV., and 2nd, with Exile ; 3rd, Mr. W. 
Whittaker, Salford, with a black ground seedling. 
4th, Mr. J. Beswick, with Earl of Lincoln ; 5th, Mr. 
T. Mellor, with a red ground seedling; 6th, Mr. J. 
Beswick, with Cheshire Favourite. 
Seedlings —Mr. W. Bolton’s special prize for the 
best red ground seedling was won by Mr. Mellor, 
with a flower of fair quality. That for the best 
black ground was taken by Mr. Whittaker, of Salford, 
with a grand flower of very high quality. 
Class Q. 12 Fancy Polyanthuses, dissimilar .— 
1st, W. Brockbank, Esq. 
Class R. 12 Primroses, dissimilar. —1st, W. 
Brockbank, Esq.; 2nd, S. Barlow, Esq. 
The single specimens were numerous, and 
mostly of high quality. The best Auricula in 
the show was Walker’s John Simonite, a grand 
truss of eight pips, shown by Mr. H. Wilson, of 
Halifax, in his 1st prize group of six. The 
best grey-edged Auricula was Kay’s Alexander 
Meiklejohn, with eight very fine pips, shown by 
Mr. T. Mellor, in his 2nd prize group of six. 
The best green-edged flower, a very neat truss 
of six pips of Lancashire Hero,* was shown by 
Mr. E. Pohlman.—W. 
SUBURBAN GARDENING. 
^UkgUNE.—Though there are clear skies 
jU overhead, and the sun shines gaily and 
warmly, May flowers have an unhappy 
look, for drying east winds abound, and the 
parched earth sadly needs the rain so long 
delayed. 
Kitchen Garden. —There should have been 
little difficulty in keeping the garden clean 
during May. Tliinning-out, hoeing, and hand- 
weeding are all of great importance to growing 
crops. Some more dwarf French Beans should 
be sown for a late crop, but only on early 
ground, and in a favourable position. If the 
dry weather has delayed the planting-out 
of Brussels Sprouts , it should be done 
directly rain comes ; and Broccoli , Savoys , 
and Borecoles should also be planted for 
late crops. Carrots need thinning-out, and as 
far as it can be done the soil should be kept 
loose on the surface. Those wdio have water 
at command should apply it freely to all young 
crops needing it. Cauliflowers should be planted 
out, and an old gardener recommends water¬ 
ing them, as soon as planted, with weak, clarified 
soot-water, to keep off attacks of what is 
known as the white maggot. The trenches for 
Celery should be dug, and some plants put out 
as soon as they are strong enough. If this dry 
weather lasts, plenty of water must be given, 
and occasional doses of weak liquid manure. 
Parsley beds or drills should be thinned-out, 
leaving only the best curled plants ; and if the 
bed be .thinned, some of the best quality of 
plants pulled out should be transplanted 
into good ground. A little Lettuce can still be 
sown for succession, and growing Peas should 
be stuck, and where space allows, a few more 
be sown for succession. Parsnips and Onions 
* This is a grey-edge by class, but sometimes blooming a 
green edge, is of course entitled to show in the class it blooms 
in, the flower being judged by its blooming rather than by 
its catalogue form.—IT. D. H. 
