THE FLORIST AND POMOLGGIST. 
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the spring months did much damage to the 
flowers in many instances, the warm weather 
of February and March exciting the bulbs into 
growth, which was afterwards arrested by the 
succeeding cold, which checked the natural 
development of the flowers, and led to crum¬ 
pled petals and imperfect markings, the latter 
being more especially noticeable in the case of 
feathered flowers when the colouring is laid 
on at the edges. Moreover, the Lancashire 
beds had, in many cases, suffered from the 
“ tulip disease ”—an insidious evil, which 
seems to prevent the protrusion of roots from 
the bulbs, while the leaf and stem pushes 
.forth as usual at the first, and then dies away 
long before the flowering period is reached. 
Notwithstanding these drawbacks the show 
was very fairly filled, and had the advantage 
over previous years in one respect, namely, 
that the flowers (except in the pans) were set 
up in dark-coloured bottles, uniform in pat¬ 
tern, having a thin neck to receive the flower 
stalk, and a broad flat base to ensure their 
standing firmly on the tables. 
• The Yorkshire florists, judging by the ap¬ 
pearance of their flowers and by the free and 
healthy growth observed at Wakefield in Mr. 
Gill's bed above referred to, and in that of Mr. 
B. Sharpley, which was equally fine, had not 
suffered materially either from the cold of 
spring or from the disease, and hence the 
exceedingly gay appearance presented by their 
beds and the well-filled tables of the exhibition 
loom. For the same reason, doubtless, the 
Wakefield flowers were of larger size than 
many of those staged at Manchester. 
ROYAL NATIONAL TULIP SOCIETY. 
Rectified Tulips. 
Class I. 12 dissimilar, 2 feathered and 2 flamed 
of each class. —1st, Mr. Samuel Barlow, Stakehill 
House, Castleton, with a stand containing some 
flowers of excellent quality, notwithstanding the 
ungenial spring, including Heroine, feathered rose; 
Adonis, flamed bybloemen ; Sir Joseph Paxton, flamed 
bizarre; David Jackson, feathered bybloemen; Dr. 
Hardy, flamed bizarre ; Annie McGregor, flamed 
rose ; and Talisman, flamed bybloemen—a fine bloom, 
but too densely coloured; the other flowers were 
Garibaldi, Ashmole, Friar Tuck, Mabel, and Modesty. 
2nd, Mr. D. Woolley, Stockport, whose best flowers 
were Madame St. Arnaud, feathered rose, very fine ; 
Mabel, feathered, rose ; Sir J. Paxton, feathered 
bizarre ; Sovereign, feathered bizarre ; and Dr. 
Hardy, flamed bizarre; the others being too small. 
3rd, Mr. H. Travis, Royton. 4th, Mr. R. Sharpley 
Wakefield. 
Class II. 6 dissimilar, 1 feathered and 1 flamed 
of each class. —1st, Mr. John Parkinson, Derby, 
whose best flowers were Sir J. Paxton, feathered 
bizarre, very fine ; Charmer, feathered rose ; Talis¬ 
man, flamed bybloemen ; Dr. Hardy, flamed bizarre. 
2nd, Mr. Samuel Barlow, who had a magnificent 
Talisman, flamed byblcemen; Storer’s No.4, feathered 
bizarre; Mrs. JacksoD, feathered bybloemen, with a 
very rich black feathering on a pure white ground. 
3rd, Mr. II. Travis, who had good blooms of Master¬ 
piece, feathered bizarre; add Mabel, flamed rose. 
4th, Mr. R. Sharpley. 5th, Mr. J. Thurstan, Wol¬ 
verhampton. 6th, Mr. D. Woolley. 7th, Mr. J. 
Wood, Royton. 
Class III. 6 dissimilar, 1 feathered and 1 flamed 
of each class (for 10s. (id. subs. only).—1st, Mr. H. 
Housley, Stockport, with Royal Sovereign, feathered 
bizarre ; Madame St. Arnaud, flamed rose ; Heroine, 
feathered rose ; Sir J. Paxton, flamed bizarre; 
Duchess of Sutherland, flamed bybloemen ; and 
Yiolet Aimable, feathered bybloemen. 2nd, Mr. E. 
H. Schofield, who staged a very fine Masterpiece, 
feathered bizarre. 
Class IV. 3 feathered, 1 of each class. —1st, Mr. 
H. Housley, who staged Royal Sovereign, bizarre ; 
Mabel, rose ; and Mrs. Pickerell, bybloemen. 2nd, 
Mr. Thomas Parkinson, with Adonis, bybloemen ; 
Heroine, rose; and Royal Sovereign, bizarre. 3rd, 
Mr. E. II. Schofield. 4th, Mr. H. Travis. 5th, Mr. 
D. Woolley. 6th, Mr. S. Barlow. 
Class V. 3 flamed , 1 of each class. —1st, Mr. D. 
Woolley, who showed Triomphe Royale, rose; Sir 
J. Paxton, bizarre; and Princess Royal, bybloemen. 
2nd, Mr. J. Thurstan, with a very fine Sir J. Paxton, 
bizarre ; Lady Constance Gordon, rose ; and Duchess 
of Sutherland, bybloemen. 3rd, Mr. H. Housley. 
4th, Mr. J. Martlew. 5th, Mr. S. Barlow. 6th, 
Mr. E. II. Schofield. 
Class VI. 2, \ feathered and 1 flamed of any class 
(for maiden growers only). No competition. 
Class VII. 2,1 feathered and\ flamed of any class. 
—1st, Mr. II. Housley. 2nd, Mr. T. Parkinson. 3rd, 
Mr. J. Martlew. 4th, Mr. H. Travis. 5th, Mr. T. 
Baker Leigh. 6th, Mr. E. H. Schofield. 
Class VIII. Single Blooms: Feathered Bizarres .— 
1st, Mr. T. Parkinson, with an unknown variety. 2nd 
and 9th, Mr. T. Parkinson. 3rd, Mr. R. Sharpley. 
4th, Mr. T. Anson. 5th, 7th, 8th, and 13th, Mr. J. 
Morris, Bedford Leigh. 6th, Mr. B. Simonite, 
Sheffield. Feathered Boses. —1st, Mr. T. Parkinson, 
with Charmer. 2nd, Mr. B. Simonite. 3rd, Mr. H. 
Travis. 4th, Mr. D. Woolley. 5th, Mr. E. H. 
Schofield. 6th, Mr. II. Housley. 7th, Mr. E. 
Woolley. 8th, Mr. J. Morris. 9th, Mr. J. 
Martlew. Feathered Byhlcemens. — 1st, Mr. T. 
Parkinson, with Mrs. Pickerell. 2nd, 4th, and 6th, 
Mr. H. Housley. 3rd, Mr. J. Morris. 5th, Mr. T. 
Barker. 7th, Mr. T. Parkinson. 8th, Mr. H. 
Travis. 9th, Mr. E. H. Schofield. Flamed Bizarres — 
1st, Mr. H. Housley, with Sir Joseph Paxton. 2nd, 
Mr. T. Parkinson. 3rd, Mr. J. Martlew. 4th, Mr. 
S. Barlow. 5th, Mr. E. II. Schofield. 6th, Mr. D. 
Woolley. 7th, Mr. E. II. Schofield. 8th, Mr. S. 
Barlow. 9th, Mr. H. Travis. 10th, Mr. S. Barlow. 
Flamed Boses. —1st, Mr. J. Thurstan, with Mabel. 
2nd, Mr. S. Barlow. 3rd and 4th, Mr. D. Woolley. 
5th, Mr. H. Travis. 6th and 7th, Mr. S. Barlow. 
8th, M. T. Anson. 9th and 10th, Mr. J. II. Wood. 
Flamed Byhlcemens. —1st, Mr. D. Woolley, with Lord 
Denman. 2nd, Mr. D. Woolley. 3rd, 4tli, 5th, 6th, 
7th, and 8th, Mr. S. Barlow. 9th, Mr. D. Woolley. 
10th, Mr. J. Hague, Stockport. 
Class IX. Best Feathered in the shore .—Mr. H. 
Housley, with Royal Sovereign; it was, however, 
run hard by Mr. R. Sharpley’s Lord Lilford. Best 
Flamed. —Mr. T. Parkinson, with Sir Joseph Paxton. 
Breeder Tulips. 
Class X. 6 dissimilar , 2 of each class. —These 
always form an attractive class, on account of their 
rich self colours. 1st, Mr. S. Barlow, with excellent 
flowers of Excelsior and Sir J. Paxton, bizarres; 
Martin’s 117 and Seedling, byblcemens; Lucretia and 
Lady Grosvenor, roses. 2nd, Mr. J. H. Wood, with 
Sulphur and Sir J. Paxton, bizarres; Industry and 
Mabel, roses; Alice Gray and Surpass le Grand, 
byblcemens. 3rd, Mr. B. Simonite, with five good 
Seedlings, and Mrs. Barlow, rose. 4th, Mr. R. 
