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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST, 
[ October, 
bridge, p.p.b. ; Admiral Curzon, s.B.; James 
Merryweather, R.F. ; Seedling, s.B.; Seedling, 
s.b. ; John Ball, s.f. ; Master Fred, c.b. ; Seed¬ 
ling, s.f. ; Albion’s Pride, c.b. ; Seedling, s.b. ; E. S. 
Dodwell, c.b. ; and Seedling, s.f. Mr. Hewitt’s 
seedling crimson bizarres Master Fred and E. S. 
Dodwell, are varieties of the highest character, but 
the first bloom having fallen, Mr. Hewitt was re¬ 
duced to the necessity of showing the secondary 
flowers. There can be no doubt, as remarked last 
year, that the exhibitions of the National Carnation 
and Picotee Society, both north and south, are 
bringing a number of new flowers of the highest 
excellence to the front. 2nd, Mr. John Fletcher, 
with Seedling, s.f. ; John Keet, R.F. ; Seedling, p.f. ; 
Rifleman, c.b. ; Unexpected, p.p.b. ; Seedling, s.b. ; 
Seedling, s.f. ; Seedling, r.f. ; Robert Lord, s.b. ; 
Seedling, p.f. ; and Lord Napier, s.b. 
Class E. 6 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. E. 
Schofield, Jnbbergate, Wortley, near Leeds, with 
Mars, s.b. ; James Merryweather, r.f. ; Sportsman, 
s.f. ; Jenny Lind, c.b. ; Admiral Curzon, s.b. ; and 
Jno. Keet, r.f. 2nd, Mr. John Whittaker, Royton, 
Rochdale. 
Single blooms. Scarlet Bizarres : 1st, 3rd, and 
5th, Mr. B. Simonite, with Seedling 209, s.b., 
Admiral Curzon, and Garibaldi; 2nd and 6th, Mr. 
J. Booth, with Admiral Curzon and Mercury; 4th, 
Mr. R. Gorton, with Admiral Curzon. 
Crimson Bizarres: 1st and 5th, Mr. R. Gorton, 
with Black Diamond and Saturn ; 2nd, Mr. J. Booth, 
with Eccentric Jack; 3rd, Mr. G. Rudd, with J. D. 
Hextall ; 4th and 6th, Mr. T. Bower, with Milton. 
Pink and Purple Bizarres : 1st and 6th, Mr. J. 
Booth, with Jas. Taylor; 2nd and 5tli, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Sarah Payne and J. Taylor; 3rd, 
Mr. G. Rudd, with Sarah Payne; 4th, Mr. R. 
Gorton, with Saturn. 
Scarlet Flakes: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, Mr. J. Booth, 
with Sportsman, Annihilator, aud James Cheetham ; 
4th, 5th, and 6th, Mr. B. Simonite, with Frank 
Simonite. 
Rose Flakes: 1st and 2nd, Mr. R. Gorton, with 
Robin Hood and Tim Bobbin; 3rd aud 4th, Mr. T. 
Bower, with John Keet; 5th and 6th, Mr. Booth, 
with James Merryweather and Sibyl. 
Purple Flakes : 1st and 3rd, Mr. G. Geggie, with 
Dr. Foster and Lord Milton; 2nd, Mr. Booth, with 
James Douglas; 4th and 6th, Mr. B. Simonite, with 
J. Douglas and J. P. Sharp ; 5th, Mr. Bower, with 
James Douglas. 
Class G. 12 Selfs or other varieties. —Mr. R. 
Gorton was the only exhibitor, and was awarded the 
first prize. 
Premier Carnation. —Tim Bobbin, r.f., a seedling 
shown by Mr. R. Gorton, of Eccles. 
Picotees. 
Class B. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Mrs. Niven, h.p. ; Mrs. Gorton, l.r. ; 
Fanny Helen, h.ro. ; Mary, l.p. ; Miss Wood, l.r. ; 
Morna, h.r. ; Violet Douglas, l.r. ; J. B. Bryant, 
H.R.; Seedling, h.ro. ; Tinnie, h.p. ; and Seedling, 
H.RO. 2nd, Mr. R. Gorton, with John Smith, h.r. ; 
Mrs. Snmmers, h.p. ; Edith Dombrain, ii.r. ; Zerlina, 
h.p. ; Seedling, l.r.; Ann Lord, l.p.; Mary, l.p. ; 
Miss Horner, h.r. ; Alliance, ii.p. ; Seedling, h.ro. ; 
Fanny Helen, h.ro. ; and Rosy Queen, H.s. 3rd, Mr. 
J. Booth. 4th, Mr. Geo. Rudd. 5tb, Mr. E. Booth. 
6th, Mr. John Beswick. 
Class D. 12 blooms, 9 dissimilar. —1st, Mr. 
Thomas Bower, with Her Majesty, l.p.; Juliana, 
H.s.; Mrs. Dodwell, h.r. ; Edith Dombrain, h.ro. ; 
John Smith, h.r. ; Tinnie, h.p. ; Mrs. Small, 
H.R.; Master Norman, h.r. ; Zerlina, h.p. ; Wm. 
Snmmers, M.R. ; Mary, l.p.; and John Smith, ti.r. 
2nd, Mr. Jno. Fletcher, with Mrs. Dodwell, H.R.; 
Ann Lord, l.p. ; Royal Visit, h.ro. ; Her Majesty, 
L.P.; Mrs. Small, ii.r. ; Seedling, h.p. ; J. B. Bryant, 
h.r. ; Seedling, m.p. ; Edith Dombrain, h.ro. 3rd, 
Mr. W. M. Hewitt, with Muriel, h.p. (the premier 
Picotee of the show, a fine variety of great promise); 
Miss Lee, h.r. ; J. B. Bryant, H.R. ; Mrs. Niven, h.p. ; 
Zerlina, h.p. ; Ann Lord, l.p. ; Mary, l.p. ; Minnie, 
l.p. ; and Master Norman, h.r. 
Class F. 6 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. E. Scho¬ 
field, with Rev. F. D. Horner, l.r. ; Miss Horner, h.r. ; 
Mrs. Bower, l.r. ; Zerlina, h.p. ; Mrs. Nicholls, l.r. ; 
and Lady Holmesdale, M.R. 
Single Blooms. Heavy-edged Red. —1st and 4th, 
Mr. R. Gorton, with John Smith ; 2nd and 
3rd, Mr. Booth, with the same and Brunette; 
5th, Mr. G. Rudd, with Mrs. Dodwell; and 6tli, Mr. 
T. Bower, with J. Smith. Light-edged Red. —1st 
and 6th, Mr. B. Simonite, with Mrs. Gorton and 
Violet Douglas ; 2nd and 3rd, Mr. G. Rudd, with 
Thomas William; 4th, Mr. John Beswick, with 
Violet Douglas; 5th, Mr. W. M. Hewitt, with Mrs. 
Bower. Heavy-edged Purple. —1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 
4th, Mr. B. Simonite, with Mrs. A. Chancellor, Mrs. 
Niven, and Zerlina; 5th, Mr. R. Gorton, with Mrs. 
Summer's; 6th, Mr. G. W. Schofield, with Norfolk 
Beauty. Light-edged Purple. —1st and 6th, Mr. 
Booth, with Ganymede and Mary; 2nd, Mr. G. 
Rudd, with Minnie ; 3rd and 4th, Mr. G. Schofield, 
with Mary; 5tli, Mr. G. Geggie, with the same. 
Heavy-edged Rose or Salmon.— 1st, Mr. G. Geggie, 
with Miss Horner; 2nd, 3rd, and 6th, Mr. G. Rudd, 
and 4th Mr. Booth, with the same variety; 5th, Mr. 
R. Gorton, with Fanny Helen. Light-edged Rose or 
Salmon. —1st, 3rd, and 5th, Mr. G. Geggie, with 
Miss Wood ; 2nd and 4th, Mr. R. Gorton, with Mrs. 
Nichols and a Seedling; 6th, Mr. G. Rudd, with a 
Seedling. 
Premier Picotee. —Muriel, h.p., a seedling shown 
by Mr. W. M. Hewitt, of Chesterfield. 
—M. 
NATIONAL CARNATION AND 
PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
NORTHERN SECTION. 
IE Exhibition of the National Carna¬ 
tion and Picotee Society (Northern 
Section), was an excellent addition to 
and worthy of the lovely objects with- which 
it was associated. The lateness of the date 
had necessarily thrown out the majority of the 
growers around Manchester, but the growers 
from Newcastle and the cultivators from the 
Yorkshire Hills were in capital condition, and 
brought up flowers of great excellence. In the 
principal classes, twelve dissimilar, Mr. E. Lord, 
of Todmorden, who from his backward situation 
can so rarely join his confreres on an average 
day, was in brilliant form, and set a splendid 
lead, which was well followed by Mr. Flower- 
day, of Gateshead ; Mr. Bower, of Bradford, 
doing the same in the class for nine dissimilar; 
he, again, being equally well followed by Mr. 
Eobert Scott, of Newcastle. In the class for 
nine dissimilar Picotees, Mr. Scott took the 
first place, and but for the fact that the 
