June  16,  1898. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
507 
ROYAL  NATIONAL  TULIP  SOCIETY. 
IMIDDLETON.1 
The  Northern  Show  of  the  Tulip  Society  was  held'^  ini  the  Free 
Library,  Middleton,  near  Manchester,  on  May  Slst.  The  large  room, 
lent  free  of  charge  by  the  corporation,  was  tastefully  decorated  with 
foliage  plants  and  Orchids,  lent  by  Mr.  Alderman  Halliday  and  Mr. 
J.  W.  Bentley.  The  show  of  Tulips  was  not  up  to  the  standard  of  late 
years.  The  wretched  weather  experienced  in  May  prevented  the  develop¬ 
ment  of  flowers  grown  in  late  situations,  consequently  some  exhibitors 
did  not  turn  up  at  all,  and  others  could  only  show  very  young  flowers, 
which,  as  the  day  was  cold  and  sunless,  refused  to  expand,  and  were 
therefore  relegated  by  the  judges  to  low  positions.  Messrs.  Needham, 
Prescott,  and  Horner,  however,  staged  blooms  which  were  fully  grown 
and  of  excellent  quality,  and  the  first-named  fully  deserved  his  command¬ 
ing  position.  Flamed  flowers  were  especially  well  shown,  especially  that 
fine  bizarre  Samuel  Barlow,  which  triumphed  over  Sir  J.  Paxton,  which 
has  held  undisputed  first  place  for  forty  years.  Aglaia  and  Triomphe 
Royale  were  in  fine  form,  while  Annie  M‘Gregor,  shown  by  Mr.  Prescott, 
was  well  nigh  perfect.  Talisman  and  Chancellor  were  the  best  among 
the  bybloemens,  and  old  Duchess  of  Sutherland  was  in  good  form. 
Feathered  dowers  were  not  good  with  the  exception  of  bizarres.  Trip 
to  Stockport,  which  obtained  premier  honours,  did  not  deserve  its  place, 
the  inner  petals  being  half  as  long  again  as  the  outer  ones.  Breeders, 
with  the  exception  of  Mr.  Horner’s,  were  quite  unworthy  of  a  national 
show,  being  either  weather  marked  or  merely  buds.  There  were  not 
many  novelties  of  note.  Mr.  Needham  showed  a  fine  newly  broken 
feathered  bybloemen,  which  he  calls  “  Mary.”  Mr.  Bentley  had  Charles  H. 
Hopwood,  heavy  scarlet  feather  on  a  fine  yellow  ground,  and  Mr. 
Horner  showed  a  few  of  his  lovely  breeder  seedlings.  When,  however, 
one  considers  the  wretched  spring,  the  worst  Tulip  growers  have 
experienced  for  many  years,  the  wonder  was,  not  that  the  flowers  were 
below  the  average  in  numbers  and  quality,  but  that  so  many  beautiful 
examples  could  be  staged  at  all.  The  Judges  were  Messrs.  Housley 
(Stockport),  J.  Woodhead  (Stalybridge),  and  B.  Simonile  (Sheffield),  and 
following  is  a  complete  list  of  their  awards. 
Eectified  Tulips. 
Class  1 .  Twelve  disnmilar  Tulps,  two  feathered  and  two  flamed  in  each 
class. — First,  Mr.  C.  W.  Needham,  Eoyton,  with  Samuel  Barlow  and  Sir 
Joseph  Paxton,  flamed  bizarres;  Attraction  and  Wm.  Wilson,  feathered 
bizarres ;  Chancellor  and  Talisman,  flamed  byblcemens ;  Elizabeth  Pegg  and 
Trip  to  Stockport,  feathered  bybloemens  ;  Mabel  and  Triomphe  Eoyale,  flamed 
roses  ;  and  Heroine  and  Julia  Parnese,  feathered  roses.  Second,  Mr.  A.  Moor- 
house,  Wakefield,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Dr.  Hardy,  flamed  bizarres; 
Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Wm.  Annibal,  feathered  bizarres;  Talisman  and  Lord 
Denman,  flamed  bybloemens  ;  Trip  to  Stockport  and  Mrs.  Hepworth,  feathered 
bybloemens ;  Mary  Jacksiin  and  Madame  St.  Arnaud,  flamed  roses ;  Modesty 
and  Heroine,  feathered  roses.  Third,  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley,  Middleton,  with  Sir 
Joseph  Paxton  and  Samuel  Barlow,  flamed  bizarres;  Wm.  Wilson  and  Charles 
H.  Hopwood,  feathered  bizarres;  Chancellor  and  Talisman, flamed  bybloemens  ; 
Bessie  and  Guido,  feathered  bybloemens ;  Annie  M’Gregor  and  Mabel,  flamed 
roses;  Alice  and  Mrs.  Atkin,  feathered  roses. 
Class  2.  Six  dissimilar  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamedin  each  class. — 
First,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  flamed;  Attraction,  feathered; 
Talisman,  flamed  ;  Trip  to  Stockport,  feathered;  Mabel,  flamed;  and  Heroine, 
feathered.  Second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Samuel  Barlow,  flamed;  Duke  of 
Devonshire,  feathered;  Chancellor,  flamed  ;  Bessie,  feathered ;  Annie  M'Gregor, 
flamed  ;  and  Mrs.  Atkin,  feathered.  Third,  Mr.  Mellor,  Wakefield,  with  Lord 
Stanley,  flamed  ;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  feathered;  Talisman,  flamed;  Bessie, 
feathered;  Mabel,  flamed;  and  Alice,  feathered.  Fourth,  Mr.  Moorhouse, 
with  Dr.  Hardy,  flamed;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  feathered;  Bessie,  flamed; 
Mrs.  Hepworth,  feathered ;  Mary  Jackson,  flamed;  and  Mrs.  Lea,  feathered. 
Fifth,  Mr.  Dymock,  Stockport,  witfi  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  flamed;  Sulphur, 
feathered;  Lord  Denman,  flamed;  King  of  the  Universe,  feathered ;  Annie 
M'Gregor,  flamed ;  and  Miss  B.  Coutts,  feathered.  Sixth,  Mr.  J.  H.  Wood, 
Middleton,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  feathered  and  flamed  ;  Lord  Denman, 
flamed  ;  Talisman,  feathered  ;  Mabel,  flamed  ;  and  Heroine,  feathered. 
Class  3.  Six  dissimilar  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamed  {for  small 
growers'). — First.  Mr.  W.  Prescott,  Bedford  Leigh,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton, 
flamed  ;  Lord  Lilford,  feathered  ;  Talisman,  flamed ;  E.  Pegg,  feathered ; 
Annie  M'Gregor,  flamed;  and  Lea’s  Seedling,  feathered  (only  one  exhibit). 
Class  4.  Three  Feathered  Tulips,  one  of  each  class. — First,  Mr.  Needham, 
with  Attraction,  E.  Pegg,  and  Julia  Farnese.  Second,  IMr.  Moorhouse,  with 
Field  Marshal,  King  of  the  Universe,  and  Modesty.  Third,  Mr.  Prescott,  with 
Lord  Lilford,  Mrs.  Pickerill,  and  Modesty.  Fourth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Lord 
F.  Cavendish,  Geo.  Hardwick,  and  Lizzie.  Fifth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Albert, 
Trip  to  Stockport,  and  Alice.  Sixth,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  Alice 
Grey,  and  Modesty. 
Class  5.  Three  flamed  Tulips,  one  in  each  class. — First,  Rev.  F.  D.  Horner, 
Burton-in-Lonsdale,  with  Samuel  Barlow,  Talisman,  and  Mabel.  Second,  Mr. 
Prescott,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  Lord  Denman,  and  A.  M'Gregor.  Third,  Mr. 
Needham,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  Talisman,  and  Mabel.  Fourth,  Mr.  Bentley, 
with  Samuel  Barlow,  Chancellor,  and  A.  M'Gregor.  Fifth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with 
Dr.  Hard,\ ,  Talisman,  and  A.  M'Gregor.  Sixth,  Mr.  Dymock,  with  Dr.  Hardy, 
Talisman,  and  Mabel. 
Class  6.  Two  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamed  of  any  class,  maiden 
growers  only. — First,  Mr.  G.  Eyre,  Ripley,  Derby,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and 
Duchess  of  Sutherland.  Second,  Mr.  W.  Mallinson,  Middleton,  with  Mabel 
and  Modesty.  Third,  Mr.  T.  Buckley,  Stalybridge,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton 
and  Modesty. 
Class  7.  Two  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamed  of  any  class. — First 
(Samuel  Barlow  Memorial  Prize),  Mr.  Needham,  with  Samuel  Barlow  and 
Mary.  Second,  Rev.  F.  D.  Horner,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Alcdesty. 
Third,  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Lord  F.  Cavendish.  Fourtli, 
Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Lord  F.  Cavendish,  Fifth,  Mr. 
Wood,  with  Prince  of  Wales  and  Bessie.  Sixth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Samuel 
Barlow  and  William  Annibal. 
Class  8. — Single  Blooms.~ 
Feathered  Bizarres. 
1  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Lord  Lilford 
2  Mr.  Needham,  with  Wm.  Wilson 
3  Mr.  Needham,  with  Attraction 
4  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Lord  Lilford 
5  Mr.  Needham,  with  Luke  Ashmole 
6  Mr.,  Mellor,  with  Lord  F.  Caven- 
.  dish 
7  Mr.  Needham,  with  Richard 
Headly 
8  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sulphur 
9  Mr.  Needham,  with  Rev.  F. 
Symons 
10  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton 
Feathered  Boses. 
1  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Modesty 
2  Mr.  Needham,  with  Comte  de 
Vergennes 
3  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Mrs.  Lea 
4  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Modesty 
5  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Industry 
6  Mr.  Needham,  with  Heroine 
7  Mr.  Needham,  with  Annie 
M'Gregor 
8  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Rosetta 
9  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Julia  Farnese 
10  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Alice 
Flamed  Byhlcemens. 
1  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Adonis 
2  Mr.  Needham,  with  George  Edward 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  King  of  the 
Cniverse 
4  Mr.  Horper,  with  Talisman 
5  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Duchess  of 
Sutherland 
6  Mr.  Mellor,  with  George  Hard¬ 
wick 
7  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Headly’s  Seed¬ 
ling 
8  Mr.  Melloi',  with  Queen  of  the  May 
9  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Friar  Tuck 
10  Mr.  Moorhouse,  wi'h  Bessie 
Feathered  Byhlcemens. 
1  Mr.  Needham,  with  Trip  to  Stock- 
port 
2  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Trip  to 
Stockport 
3  Mr.  Needham,  with  Bessie 
4  Mr.  Needham,  with  Talisman 
5  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Violet  Amiable 
6  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Bertha 
7  Mr.  Needham,  with  Proserpine 
8  Mr.  Needham,  with  Adonis 
9  Mr.  Mellor,  with  John  Henry 
10  Mr.  Dymock,  with  Wm.  Een- 
shaw 
Flamed  Bizarres. 
1  Mr.Needham,  with  Samuel  Barlow 
2  Mr.  Horner,  with  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton 
3  Mr.  Needham,  with  Wm.  Lea 
4  Mr.  Needham,  with  Dr.  Hardy 
5  Mr.  Needham,  with  Orion 
6  Mr.  Needham,  with  Dr.  Hutcheon 
7  Mr.  Needham,  with  Sir  E.  Wood 
8  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sulphur 
9  Mr.  Horner,  with  Storer’s 
Seedling 
10  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Unknown 
Flamed  Roses. 
1  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Annie 
M’Gregor 
2  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Isabella 
3  Mr.  Needham,  with  Aglaia 
4  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Annie  M’Gregor 
5  Mr.  Dymock,  with  Triomphe 
Royale 
6  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Mary  Jack- 
son 
7  Mr.  Needham,  with  Madame  St. 
Arnaud 
8  Mr.  Dymock,  with  Alice 
9  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sarah  Headly 
10  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Bertha 
Class  9.  Best  feathered  Tulip. — Mr.  Needham,  with  Trip  to  Stockport. 
Best  flamed  Tulip. — Rev..F.  D.  Horner,  with  Samuel  Barlow. 
Breedek  Tulips. 
Class  10.  Six  dissimilar  Tulips,  two  of  each  class. — First,  Rev.  F.  D- 
Horner,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  seedling  bizarres  ;  Rosy  Morn,  and  Lady 
Grosvenor,  roses;  Fairy  Ring  and  Titania,  bybloemens.  Second,  Mr.  Needham, 
with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Goldfinder,  bizarres ;  A.  M'Gregor  and  Madame 
St.  Arnaud,  roses  ;  Adonis  and  Glory  of  Stakehill,  bybloemens.  Third,  Mr.  Wood, 
with  Wm.  Wilson  and  Sulphur,  bizarres;  Industry  and  Mabel,  roses;  Martin’s 
1 17  and  Mrs.  Cooper,  bybloemens.  Fourth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sulphur  and 
Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  bizarres;  A.  M'Gregor  and  Rose  Hill,  roses;  Geo. 
Hardwick  and  Adonis,  bybloemens.  Fith,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton  and  Lord  F.  Cavendish,  bizarres  ;  Mrs.  Barlow  and  Mabel,  roses ; 
Bridesmaid  and  Geo.  Hardwick,  bybloemens.  Sixth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with 
Lloyd’s  47  and  Goldfinder,  bizarres;  Mabel  and  Rose  Hill,  roses;  Glory  of 
Stakehill  and  Alice  Grey,  bybloemens. 
Class  11.  Three  Tulips,  one  of  each  class. — First,  Rev.  F.  D.  Horner, 
with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  A.  M'Gregor,  and  Seedling ;  second,  Mr.  Needham, 
with  Lloyd’s  Seedling,  Madame  St.  Arnaud,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton ;  third, 
Mr.  Wood,  with  Wm.  Wilson,  Rose  Hill,  and  Alice  Grey ;  fourth,  Mr.  Moor¬ 
house,  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  Mabel,  and  Geo.  Hardwick;  fifth,  Mr.  Mellor, 
with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  A.  M’Gregor.  and  Talisman;  sixth,  Mr.  Prescott,  with 
Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  Mrs.  Collier,  and  Janette;  seventh,  Mr.  Dymock,  with 
Dr.  Hardy,  Mrs.  Moores,  and  Adonis;  eighth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton,  Mrs.  Barlow,  and  Talisman. 
Class  12.  Single  Blooms. — 
Bizarre  Breeders. 
1  Mr.  Prescott,  with  W.  Wilson 
2  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton 
3  Mr.  Mellor,  with  W.  Wilson 
4  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Goldfinder 
5  Mr.  Wood,  with  Sulphur 
6  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Lord  F.  Cavendish 
7  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Richard  Yates 
8  Mr.  Horner,  with  Seedling 
Bose  Breeders. 
1  Mr.  Prescott,  with  Mrs.  Collier 
2  Mr.  Horner,  with  A.  M'Gregor 
3  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Airs.  Barlow 
4  Mr.  Aloorhouse,  with  Mabel 
5  Mr.  Alellor,  with  Mdm.St.  Arnaud 
6  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Queen  of  England 
7  Mr.  Alellor,  with  Industry 
8  Air.  Bentley,  with  Olivia 
Bybloemen  Breeders. 
1  Air.  Horner,  with  Seedling 
2  Mr.  Horner,  with  Seedling 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Aohmole’s  114 
4  Air.  Mellor,  with  Hepworth’s  Seedling 
5  Air.  Moorhouse,  with  George  Hardwick 
6  Air.  Eyre,  with  Talisman 
7  Air.  ^  oorhouse,  with  Bridesmaid 
8  Mr.  Aloorhouse,  with  Ashmole’s  126 
Class  13.  Best  Breeder  in  the  Show.—Bev.  F.  D.  Horner,  with  Fairy 
Ring. — J.  W.  B. 
