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August 5, 1893. 
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FLORICULTURE. 
National Carnation and Picotee Society 
(Northern Section). 
The annual exhibition of the above society was held 
at the Botanical Gardens, Manchester, on July 29th, 
and, considering the earliness of the season, was a 
very good one. The main features of the exhibition 
were Mr. Lord's first prize stands of Carnations and 
Picotees, and Mr. A. R. Brown’s first prize stand of 
yellow grounds, which were greatly admired. Turn¬ 
ing to varieties, George S B. was grand, the blooms 
exhibited by Mr. T Lord probably being the finest 
of that variety ever shown. In Picotees, Mr. Lord's 
Thos. William was very fine, but a new variety, 
Mrs. Openshaw (Geggie), was also exhibited in grand 
form, and seems likely, when it gets into general 
cultivation, to take the lead in the class. 1 he 
following were the awards :— 
Twelve Carnations, all dissimilar. —First, 
Mr. T. Lord, Holebottom, Todmorden, with Duke 
of York, Arline (fine), Oscar Wilfred, George (very 
fine), Thalia, Master Fred (very rich in colour), Dan 
Godfrey, seedling No. 12, Bruce Findlay (fine), Ad¬ 
miral Curzon, Thaddeus, and Biddy Malone; 
second, Mr. J. Whitham, Hebden Bridge, with 
Robt. Lord, Oscar Wilfred, Fanny Hudson, Master 
Stanley, Thalia, Joseph Lakin, Wm. Dean (very fine), 
Master Fred, Wm. Skirving, Lily Canned, Edward 
Rowan, and Admiral Curzon ; third, Mr. H. Geggie, 
Bury ; fourth, Mr. E. Shaw, Moston, Manchester ; 
fifth, Mr. J. Chadwick, Dukinfield. 
Twelve Picotees, all dissimilar. —First, Mr. 
T. Lord, with Norman Carr, Thos. Widiam (grand), 
Little Phil, Morna (very fine). Zerlina (fine), Mrs. 
Payne, Mrs. Gorton, Mrs. Sharp, Mary D. Anstiss, 
(superb), Favourite, Campanini, and Alliance; 
second, Mr. E. Shaw, with Little Phil, Nellie (very 
fine), Mrs. Openshaw (exquisite), John Smith (fine), 
Thos. William, Morna, Clara Penson, Favourite, 
Muriel (fine), Daisy, Mrs. Summers,and Campanini; 
third, Mr. J. Whitham ; fourth, Mr. A. R. Brown, 
Handsworth, Birmingham ; fifth, Mr. H. Geggie; 
sixth, Mr. H. Pomroy, Stakehill, Manchester. 
Six Carnations.— First, Mr. Crossley Head, 
Hebden Bridge, with Master Fred (fine), George, 
Gordon Lewis (fine), Fanny Hudson, Joe Edwards, 
and Richard Bealey; second, Mr. G. Thornley, 
Middleton, with C. H. Herbert, Joe Edwards, Master 
Fred, Young Meynell, Ivanhoe, and Thalia; third, 
Mr. G. Maddocks, Wakefield; fourth, Mr. W. 
Kenyon, Bury; fifth, Mr. Squire Greenwood, 
Hebden Bridge ; sixth, Mr. Joe Edwards ; Blackley ; 
seventh, Mr. H. Pomroy; eight, Mr. C. F.-Thurstan, 
Wolverhampton. 
Six Picotees. — First, Mr. Crossley Head, with 
Morna (fine), Little Phil, Miss Wood, Thos. William, 
Lady Louisa (grand), and Zerlina; second, Mr. 
C. F. Thurstan, with Dr. Epps (fine), Zerlina, Mary, 
Thos. William (very fine), Campanini, and Mrs. 
Sharp; third, Mr. J. Edwards; fourth, Mr. W. 
Kenyon ; fifth, Mr. B. Simonite ; sixth, Mr. G. 
Thornley ; seventh, Mr. S. Greenwood ; eighth, 
Mr. T. Maddock. 
Twelve Selfs. —First, Mr. E. Shaw, with 
Germania (2), Reuben Butler (2), Mrs. Muir, Lillie 
Shaw, Mrs. Fred, Mrs. Lee, and four seedlings ; 
second, Mr. A. R. Brown, with Ruby, Mrs. F'red, 
Attraction, Germania (2), Wreland (2), Thoerner, 
Patience, Aurora, Hebe, and Berenger ; third, Mr. 
J. Edwards; fourth, Mr. T. Lord. Six Selfs. — 
First, Mr. W. Thenyon ; second, Mr. H. Pomroy ; 
third, Mr. C. F. Thurstan. 
Twelve Fancy Carnations or Picotees.— 
First, Mr. A. R. Brown, with Alice Brooks (fine), 
Janira, Eclipse, Dodwell’s Seedling 166, Richard 
Tryan, Romulus, Schlieben (2), Agnes Chambers, 
Lilian (grand), Stadtrath Bail, and Terra Cotta; 
second, Mr. B. Simonite with Romulus and eleven 
seedlings ; third, Mr. H. Pomroy. Six Fancies. — 
First, Mr. J. Edwards with Harlequin, Jessica, Mrs. 
R. Sydenham, A. W. Jones, Dodwell’s Seedling 580, 
and a seedling. 
Single Blooms : Carnations ; scarlet bizarres. — 
First and fifth, Mr. T. Lord with George, and third 
with Duke of York; second, Mr. E. Shaw with 
George; and fourth, Mr. G. Thornley with C. H. 
Herbert. Crimson bizarres : First and second, Mr. 
T. Lord with Master Fred ; third and fourth, Mr. T. 
Maddock with Edward Schofield ; and fifth, Mr. C. 
F. Thurstan with Master Fred. Pink and purple 
GARDENING WOR 
bizarres : First and second Mr. T. Lord with 
Seedling No. 4, and third and fifth with Arline ;~ 
fourth, Mr. Maddock with Sarah Payne. Scarlet 
flakes : First, second, and fifth, Mr. G. Thornley 
with Joe Ed wards ; third, Mr. Geggie; and fourth, 
Mr. Simonite with Wm. Dean. Rose flakes: First 
and fifth, Mr. T. Lord with Thalia; second, Mr. 
Maddock with a seedling; third, Mr. J. Edwards 
with Teddy, and fourth with Mrs. Gunn. Purple 
flakes : First, Mr. Lord with Gordon Lewis, third 
with Mayor of Nottingham, fourth with Jas. 
Douglas ; second, Mr. B. Simonite ; and fifth, Mr. 
J. Whitham with Jas. Douglas. 
Picotees, heavy red-edged.—First, Mr. Lord, with 
Mary D. Anstiss (very fine), fourth with the same 
variety, and second with Morna ; third, Mr. Shaw, 
with Morna; and fifth, Mr. Thurstan, with Dr. 
Epps. Light red-edged: First, second, and fifth, 
Mr. Lord; third, Mr. Thurstan ; and fourth, Mr. 
Shaw, all with Thos. William. Heavy purple-edged : 
First, Mr. Geggie; second, Mr. Thornley; and 
fourth, Mr. Shaw, with Mrs. Openshaw ; third, Mr. 
Lord; and fifth, Mr. Brown, with Muriel. Light 
purple-edged : First, third, and fourth, Mr. Thurstan ; 
second, Mr. Brown ; and fifth, Mr. Chadwick, all 
with Mary. Heavy rose-edged : First, Mr. Brown ; 
and second, Mr. Thornley, with Mrs. Payne ; third 
and fifth, Mr. Lord, with Mrs. Sharp ; and fourth, 
Mr. Kenyon, with Little Phil. Light rose-edged; 
First, Mr. Thornley; second, Mr. Kenyon; and 
fourth, Mr. Brown, with Nellie; third and fifth, Mr. 
Shaw, with Favourite. 
The premier Carnation was a grand bloom of 
George, exhibited by Mr T. Lord, and the premier 
Picotee was an equally fine bloom of Thos. William, 
from the same exhibitor. 
A First-class Certificate was given to Mr. T. 
Maddock for Edward Schofield, a fine high-coloured 
C.B. in the style of Joseph Lakin ; and a similar 
award was granted to Mr. J. Edwards’ for Mancunian, 
a dark maroon self of fine form, petal, and substance. 
Glasgow and West of Scotland Society’s 
Show. 
The first annual competition of the Glasgow and 
West of Scotland Society was held in the Trades 
Hall, Glasgow, on the 26th ult. There was a 
very large attendance of gardeners and others inter¬ 
ested in horticulture and floriculture, and the 
exhibition was pronounced on all hands as a great 
success. There were no less than 455 entries, and 
these included some really splendid specimens of 
Pansies, Violas, &c. The judging commenced at 
an early hour, the gentlemen who carried out this 
work being Messrs. Geo. Goodall, Edinburgh; J. 
Smellie, Busby ; R. Stewart, Lenzie ; J. Sutherland, 
Lenzie; A. S. Glass,Dalmellington.andJ.W. Maxwell, 
Rutherglen. The principal exhibitors were Messrs. 
Dobbie & Co., Rothesay; Andrew Frater, Linlithgow; 
Halley Bros., Perth; D. Montgomery, Mount 
Vernon ; and W. George, Drymen. 
Prize List. 
Confined to Nurserymen. —Twenty-four blooms 
show Pansies, distinct : First, a Silver Medal, 
Andrew Irvine, Tighnabruiach; second, John Smellie, 
Busby ; third, A. Lister, Rothesay. Twenty-four 
blooms fancy Pansies, distinct : First, Silver Medal, 
Andrew Irvine ; second, J. Smellie; third, A. Lister. 
Twenty-four bunches Violas, six blooms in each, 
distinct varieties: First, Silver Medal, Wm. Paul & 
Co., Bridge-of-Weir ; second, J. Smellie; third, A. 
Lister. 
Confined to Gardeners. —Twelve blooms, show 
Pansies, distinct: First, G. Stewart, Rothesay, 
second, John Harper, Dumfries. 
Confined to Amateurs. —Twelve blooms, show 
Pansies, distinct varieties: First, Andrew Foster, 
Linlithgow; second, A. Brown, Lenzie; third, 
Arthur Warnock, Carmannock Six blooms, show 
Pansies, distinct varieties : First, Walter Buchanan, 
Torrance of Campsie; second, A. Frater; third, 
Jas. Maxwell, Newton. Twelve blooms, fancy 
Pansies: First, A. Watson ; second, Alexander 
Bruce, Lenzie ; third, John McKenzie, Carmannock. 
Open to Gardeners and Amateurs Only.—- 
Fancy Pansies, first, A. Frater. Blooms show 
Pansies, first, Walter Buchanan. Eighteen blooms 
fancy Pansies, first, A. Frater. Blooms show Pansies, 
first, J. Stewart. Blooms seedling Pansies, first, W. 
Buchanan. 
Open to All. — Blooms fancy Pansies, first, John 
Smellie. Show Pansies, first, J Smellie. Blooms new 
Pansies, first, A Irvine. Seedling fancy Pansies, 
D. 
first, Chas. Kay. Blooms of any one variety of 
fancy Pansy, first, J. Smellie. Fancy Pansies raised 
by competitor, first, J. Smellie. Six blooms fancy 
Pansy, first, J. Smellie. Show seedlings, first,' J. 
Smellie. Best blooms show Pansy, first, W. Glass. 
Best bloom fancy Pansy, Chas. Kay. Best bloom 
dark self show seedling Pansy, first, J. Smellie. 
Best bloom white self show seedling Pansy, first, J. 
Smellie. Best bloom primrose self show seedling 
Pansy, first, Wm. Maxwell. Best bloom white 
ground show seedling Pansy, first, W. Buchanan 
Best bloom yellow ground show seedling Pansy, 
first, J. Smellie. Best bloom show seedling Pansy, 
first, W. Buchanan. Best bloom white fancy seed¬ 
ling Pansy in hall, first, J. Smellie. Best bloom 
white-laced fancy seedling Pansy, first, J. Smellie. 
Best bloom yellow-laced fancy seedling Pansy, first, 
J. Smellie. Best bloom fancy seedling Pansy, first, 
J. Smellie. Bunches of Violas, first, A. Gilchrist. 
Best sprays Violas, first, J. Stewart. Best seedling 
Violas, first, Captain James King. Ladies’ sprays 
Violas, first, A. Hay. Best sprays of blooms of a 
seedling Viola, first, A. Hay. 
Confined to Amateurs. —Best bloom show 
Pansies, first, Wm. Maxwell. Best fancy Pansies, 
first, John Coutts. Best bunches Violas, first, Wm. 
Maxwell. Best Pinks, first, Jas. Robertson. 
Pinks.—Open to all. —Best blooms Pinks, first, 
Mr. Campbell. Confined to gardeners and amateurs— 
Best twelve blooms Pinks, first, A. Gilchrist. Best 
six blooms Pinks, first, A. Gilchrist. 
Herbaceous.—-Open. —Best bunches hardy herba¬ 
ceous border flowers, first, J. Stewart. Confined to 
amateurs.—Bunches hardy herbaceous border 
flowers, first, J. Stewart. Special prize for best 
twelve bunches of Violas (offered by Dobbie & Co., 
Rothesay), A. Gilchrist.— W. M. 
THE TIMPERLEY 
ORCHIDS. 
On Tuesday evening of last week a party of Man¬ 
chester Field Naturalists, with the kind approval of 
Mr. George Hardy, Pickering Lodge, Timperley, 
inspected his fine collection of Orchids, one of the 
most valuable in that part of England. To see them 
in the fulness of pride‘the visit should be paid not 
later than Whitsuntide. Many of the cultivated 
species go to rest by midsummer, but examples of 
the loveliest and quaintest are never wanting, what¬ 
ever the season, at all events in so grand a collection 
as the Timperley one. Mr. Hardy himself being 
absent from home, the gardener, Mr. Holmes, 
showed the way round, pointing out the gems and 
rarities, though too modest to invite attention to the 
splendid condition of the plants, which are every one 
models of good management and resulting good 
health. 
The most conspicuous, perhaps, says a corres¬ 
pondent of the Manchester City Neivs, were the 
Cattleyas, so celebrated for the lustre and the 
imposing dimensions of the flowers, the colours of 
which are mostly white and purple. They are 
indigenous to Brazil and Central America. The 
generic name commemorates Mr. William Cattley, 
of Barnet, Hertfordshire, one of the pioneers of 
Orchid culture, say sixty to seventy years ago, thus 
very shortly before the local beginning was made at 
Broughton Hall, by the celebrated Rev. John 
Clowes, whose name is also found in the catalogues 
of the plants they loved so well. Next in attractive¬ 
ness were two or three of the magnificent genus 
Sobralia, natives like the Cattleyas, of tropical or 
sub-tropical America. These grow in the earth, not 
as Epiphytes, upon the boughs of trees. The stems 
are slim and seedy, usually branchless, and thickly 
clothed with foliage, so that in the woods of Brazil, 
Peru, and Mexico, especially where hot with sun¬ 
shine, they form dense thickets, the large, Lily-like 
flowers coming out near the summits. 
The charming little Oncidium flexuosum, a throng 
of golden butterflies, from Brazil as far back as 1S18, 
a kind of "herald voice” of what was to come, 
vindicated its good character of being like human 
kindheartedness, never without a flower from January 
to December, and then begins again. Many grotesque 
Cypripedes were in bloom also ; with Prasdevallias, 
in which the brilliant audacity of the Orchideous 
race seems to attain its maximum ; and here and 
there an Odontoglot. That deservedly favourite one 
in particular, the Phalamopsis, white and rose colour 
brought some thirty years since from the forests of 
Ecuador. Nothing, after all, perhaps, longer 
