June  14,  1900. 
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Cultivation.  Tryphena  and  Mrs.  Thurstan  are  gems  in  the  rose  section, 
and  the  bizarres,  which  had  evidently  Paxton  and  Hardy  blood  in  them, 
would  be  of  value.  Beyond  Mr.  Thurstan’s  seedlings  novelties  were 
scarce — in  fact,  the  surprises  of  the  show  were  the  feathered  Magnum 
Bonum,  Vicar  of  Eadford,  and  Talisman,  exhibited  by  Mr.  Needham, 
which  have  not  been  seen  in  such  good  style  for  thirty  years  at  least. 
There  was  an  excellent  competition  between  Messrs.  Needham  and 
Bentley  for  the  cup,  which  was  this  year  given  by  Miss  Willmott,  of 
Great  Warley  ;  but  the  super-excellence  of  the  former’s  feathered 
flowers  decided  the  matter  in  his  favour.  Following  is  a  complete  list 
of  the  awards  made  by  the  judges,  Messrs.  Simonite,  Sheffield ;  Barratt 
and  Housley,  Stockport;  and  Whittaker,  E.oyton. 
Class  1.  Twelve  rectified  Tulips,  two  feathered  and  two  famed  in 
each  class. — First,  Mr.  0.  W.  Needham,  Hale,  Cheshire,  with  Talisman 
and  Chancellor,  flamed ;  Trip  to  Stockport  and  Talisman,  feathered 
roses.  Fifth,  Mr.  John  H.  Wood,  Middleton,  with  Duchess  of  Suther¬ 
land  and  Talisman,  flamed ;  Bessie  and  Violet  Aimable,  feathered 
bybloemens ;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Sulphur,\ flamed ;  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton  and  William  Wilson,  feathered  bizarres;  Aglaia  and  Modesty, 
flamed  ;  Modesty  and  Annie  McGregor,  feathered  roses. 
Class  2.  Six  rectified  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamed  in  each 
class. — First,  Mr.  Needham  with  Talisman,  feathered  and  flamed 
bybloemens  ;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  feathered  and  flamed  bizarres;  Mabel, 
flamed,  and  Heroine,  feathered  roses.  Second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with 
Bessie,  feathered,  and  Josephus,  'flamed  bybloemens ;  Samuel  Barlow, 
feathered  and  flamed  bizarres  ;  Count  de  Vergennes,  feathered,  and  Annie 
McGregor,  flamed  roses.  Third,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Bertha,  feathered, 
and  Talisman,  flamed  bybloemens  ;  Lord  Frederick  Cavendish  and  Sir 
Joseph  Paxton,  flamed  bizarres  ;  Mrs.  Collier,  feathered,  and  Mabel, 
flamed  roses.  Fourth,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Bertha,  feathered  and 
bybloemens ;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Dr.  Hardy,  flamed  ;  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton  and  Magnum  Bonum,  feathered  bizarres;  Mabel  and  Annie 
McGregor,  flamed;  Mrs.  Atkin  and  Vicar  of  Radford,  feathered  roses. 
Second,  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley,  Stakehill,  near  Manchester,  with  Thurstan’s 
213  and  Beauty  of  L'tchurch,  flamed;  Bessie  and  Queen  of  the  May,  | 
feathered  bybloemene ;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Samuel  Barlow,  flamed  ;  \ 
Samuel  Barlow  and  Masterpiece,  feathered  bizarres;  Aglaia  and  Mabel,  | 
flamed;  Modesty  and  Comte  de  Vergennes,  feathered.  Third,  Mr. 
Alfred  Moorhouse,  Wakefield,  with  Talisman  and  Queen  of  the  May, 
flamed;  Tiip  to  Stockport  and  Bertha,  feathered  byl)lcemens ;  Sir 
Joseph  Paxton  and  Samuel  Barlow,  flamed ;  Masterpiece  and  Sir 
Joseph  Paxton,  feathered  bizarres;  Aglaia  and  Annie  McGret?or,  flamed  ; 
Modesty  and  Mrs.,  Lea,  feathered  roses.  Fourth,  Mr.  Wm.  Mellor, 
Wakefield,  with  Adonis  and  Bessie,  flamed  ;  John  Henry  and  Trip  to 
Stockport,  feathered  bybloemens;  Dr.  Hardy  and  Sir  .Joseph  Paxton, 
flamed;  Sulphur  and  Lord  F.  Cavendish,  feathered  bizarres;  Annie  ' 
McGregor  and  Mabel,  flamed  ;  Mabel  and  Sarah  Headly,  feathered 
flamed  bybloemens ;  Masterpiece,  feathered,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton, 
flamed  bizarres  ;  Modesty,  featheied,  and  Annie  McGregor,  flamed 
roses.  Fifth,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Alice  Gray,  feathered,  and  Duchess  of 
Sutherland,  flamed  bjbloemens;  William  Lea,  feathered  and  flamed 
bizarres;  Modesty,  feathered,  and  Aglaia,  flamed  roses. 
Class  3.  Six  rectified  Tulips,  one  of  each  class,  Jor  small  growers  only. 
— Firsr,  Mr.  George  Kyre,  Ripley,  Derby,  with  Adonis,  feathered,  and 
Talisman,  flamed  bybloemens;  Albert,  feathered,  and  Masterpiece, 
flamed  bizarres ;  Modesty,  feathered,  and  Annie  McGregor,  flamed 
roses. 
Class  4.  Three  feathered  Tulips,  one  in  each  class  — First,  Mr. 
Bentley  with  Adonis,  Rifleman,  and  Mrs.  Atkin.  Second,  Mr.  Needham 
with  .Talisman,  William  Annibal,  and  Sarah  Headly.  Third,  Mr. 
Moorhouse  with  Talisman,  R.  Yates,  and  Mrs.  Lea.  Fourth,  Mr.  Mellor 
with  Violet  Aimable,  Lord  F.  Cavendish,  and  Mrs.  Collier.  Fifth, 
Mr.  Eyre  with  Bessie,  Masterpiece,  and  Comte  de  Vergennes.  Sixth 
Mr.  Wood  with  Violet  Aimable,  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  and  Modesty. 
