June  13  1901. 
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Class  2  :  Six  dissimilar  Tulips,  one  feathered,  one  flamed  in  each  class. 
— First,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  flamed  ;  Lord  Lilford,  feathered 
hizarres ;  TalismaD,  flamed ;  Nellie  Hughes,  feathered  bybs. ;  A. 
H‘Gregor,  flamed ;  Sarah  Ann,  feathered  roses.  Second,  Mr.  Wood, 
with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  flamed  and  feathered  bizarres ;  Chancellor,  flamed  ; 
,  Violet  Amiable,  feathered  bybs.  ;  A.  M'Gregor,  flamed ;  Heroine, 
feathered  roses.  Third,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  flamed ; 
Typo,  feathered  bizarres ;  Talisman,  flamed  and  feathered  bybs. ; 
A.  M'Gregor,  flamed  and  feathered  roses.  Fourth,  Mr.  W.  Mellor, 
Wakefield,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  flamed  and  feathered  bizarres  ;  Talisman, 
flamed  ;  Queen  of  the  May,  feathered  bybs  ;  A.  M'Gregor,  flamed ;  Rose 
Hill,  feathered  roses. 
Class  3  :  Six  dissimilar  Tulips,  two  of  each  class  ( small  growers  only). 
— First,  Mr.  Eyre,  with  Ajax,  flamed ;  Lord  Lilford,  feathered  bizarres  ; 
TalismaD,  flamed  ;  Beauty  of  Litchurch,  feathered  bybs. ;  Mabel,  flamed  ; 
A.  M'Gregor,  feathered  roses.  Second,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton, 
flamed;  John  Ratcliffe,  feathered  bizarres;  Princess  Royal,  flamed; 
May  Queen,  feathered  bybs. ;  Rose  Hill,  flamed ;  Industry,  feathered 
roses. 
Claes  4 :  Three  feathered  Tulips. — First,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Duke  of 
Devonshire,  Alice  Gray,  Jane.  Second,  Mr.  Eyre,  with  Lord  Lilford, 
May  Queen,  A.  M'Gregor.  Third,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Lord  Lilford, 
Coningsby,  Andromeda.  Fourth,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Typo,  Mrs. 
Sharp,  Mrs.  Atkin.  Fifth,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  W.  Bentley, 
Industry. 
Class  5  :  Three  flamed  Tulips. — First,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Dr.  Hardy, 
Talisman,  Mabel.  Second,  Mr.  Eyre,  with  Dr.  Hardy,  Talisman, 
T.  Royale.  Third,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Chancellor,  T.  Royale. 
Fourth,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  May  Queen,  Mrs.  Bright. 
Fifth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Talisman,  A.  M'Gregor.  Sixth, 
Mr.  Buckley,  not  named. 
Class  6  :  Pairs  of  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamed  ( maiden 
growers  only). —  First,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Dr.  Hardy  and  May  Queen. 
Class  7  :  Pairs  of  Tulips,  one  feathered  and  one  flamed. — First,  Mr. 
Eyre,  with  Sir  S.  Romilly  and  Sir  J.  Paxton.  Second,  Mr.  Bentley, 
with  Dr.  Hardy  and  Bertha.  Third,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Dr.  Hardy  and 
May  Queen.  Fourth,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  feathered  and 
flamed.  Fifth,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  feathered  and  flamed. 
Sixth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton  and  Talisman. 
Class  8  :  Single  blooms,  feathered  bizarres. — First,  second,  and  fourth 
to  tenth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lord  F.  Cavendish,  J.  M'Intosb,  Albert,  Sir 
J.  Paxton,  C.  H.  Hopwood,  W.  Wilson,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Seedling, 
Lord  F.  Cavendish.  Third,  Mr.  Eyre,  with  Lord  Lilford.  Feathered 
roses. — First  to  tenth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sarah  Ann,  Sarah  Ann,  Mrs. 
Thurstan,  S.  Headley,  Modesty,  Mrs.  Collier,  Collier’s  Seedling,  and 
Alice.  Feathered  bybs. — First  to  fourth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lord 
Melbourne,  Gentle  Jackie  (seedling),  Mrs.  Jackson,  Bertha.  Fifth  and 
tenth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  May  Queen.  Sixth,  seventh,  and  ninth,  Mr. 
Bentley,  with  Guido,  King  of  the  Universe,  W.  Parkinson.  Eighth,  Mr. 
Eyre,  with  Adonis.  Flamed  bizarres. — First  to  tenth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with 
Sir  J.  Paxton,  Sir  S.  Romilly,  Dr.  Hardy,  Lord  Stanley,  Prince  of  Wales, 
W.  Wilson,  S.  Barlow,  Cyril,  Sulphur.  Flamed  roses. — First  to  ninth, 
Mr.  Bentley,  with  A.  M'Gregor,  Madame  St.  Arnaud,  Hepworth’s  23/61, 
Tryphena,  Lloyd’s  19,  A.  M'Gregor,  Mrs.  Wooller,  Hepworth’s  9/64, 
Mary  Jackson.  Tenth,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Aglaia.  Flamed  bybs. — First 
to  fifth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Talisman,  Camp’s  Seedling,  Martin’s  117, 
Lord  Denman,  Adonis.  Sixth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  May  Queen.  Seventh, 
eighth,  tenth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Prince  Arthur,  Prince  of  Morocco, 
Duchess  of  Sutherland.  Ninth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Talisman. 
Class  9  :  Best  feathered  Tulip. — Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton. 
Best  flamed  Tulip. — Mr.  Eyre,  with  Dr.  Hardy. 
Breeder  Tulips. 
Class  10  :  Six  dissimilar ,  two  in  each  class. — First,  Mr.  Bentley, 
with  Goldfinder,  Alfred  Lloyd,  bizarres;  Mrs.  Barlow,  A.  M'Gregor, 
roses  ;  Wm.  Parkinson,  Beauty  of  Litchurch,  bybs.  Second,  Mr. 
Wood,  with  Sulphur,  Wm.  Lea,  bizarres;  Mabel,  Rose  Hill,  roses; 
Leech’s  Seedling,  Surpass  le  Grand,  bybs.  Third,  Mr.  Moorhouse, 
with  King  and  Lea’s  1,  bizarres;  A.  M'Gregor,  Mabel,  roses;  Janette 
and  Martin’s  117,  bybs.  Fourth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton, 
Sulphur,  bizarres;  A.  M'Gregor,  Mrs.  Barlow,  roses;  Mrs.  Gill  and 
May  Queen,  bybs. 
Class  11 :  Three  breeders,  one  in  each  class. — First,  Mr.  Bentley, 
with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Mrs.  Barlow,  Beauty  of  Litchurch.  Second,  Mr. 
Eyre,  with  Goldfinder,  Madame  St.  Arnand,  Elizabeth  Pegg.  Third, 
Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Field  Marshal,  A.  M'Gregor,  May  Queen.  Fourth, 
Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  A.  M'Gregor,  Talisman.  Fifth,  Mr. 
Wood,  with  Sulphur,  A.  M'Gregor,  Boardman’s  1. 
Class  12 :  Single  blooms,  bizarre  breeders. — First  to  sixth,  Mr. 
Bentley,  with  Dr.  Hardy,  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Goldfinder,  Alfred  Lloyd, 
Storer’s  Seedling,  Thurstan’s  121.  Seventh,  Mr.  Eyre,  with  Lea’s  1. 
Eighth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Richard  Yates.  Rose  breeders. — First  to  sixth, 
Mr.  Bentley,  with  Madame  St.  Arnaud,  A.  M'Gregor,  Queen  of  England, 
Mabel,  Olivia,  Hepworth’s  9/64.  Seventh,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Mrs. 
Barlow.  Eighth,  Mr.  Bentley  with  Rose  Hill.  Byb.  breeders. — First, 
second,  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Alice  Grey, 
Seedling,  Leech’s  Seedling,  Martin’s  117,  Thurs  an’s  151.  Third,  fourth 
and  fifth,  Mr.  Eyre,  with  Janette  and  Dreadnought. 
Class  13  ;  Best  breeder  Tulip. — Mr.  Bentley,  with  Dr.  Hardy. 
Butley  Tulip  Sljow,  lay  31st. 
The  seventy-sixth  annual  exhibition  was  held  at  the  Orange  Tree 
Inn,  Butley,  near  Macclesfield,  on  Friday,  May  31st.  From,  various- 
causes  very  few  growers  put  in  an  appearance.  The  quality  of  the 
flowers  shown  was,  however,  excellent  in  all  the  classes.  There  were 
splendid  examples  of  feathered  Harry  Lowe,  Lord  F.  Cavendish,  Geo. 
Hayward,  King  of  the  Universe,  Bessie,  and  Industry;  while  among 
flamed  flowers  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Dr.  Hardy,  Talisman,  Adonis,  Mabel,  and 
Madame  St.  Arnaud  were  extra  good.  Breeders  were  also  well  shown, 
Alfred  Lloyd,  Goldfinder,  Mrs.  Barlow,  Rose  Hill,  A.  M'Gregor,  and 
Alice  Grey  being  the  best.  The  silver  cup  for  the  best  six  rectified 
flowers,  one  of  each  class,  was  won  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley  with  Harry 
Lowe,  feathered;  Sir  J.  Paxton,  flamed  bizarres  ;  King  of  the  Universe, 
feathered  ;  Talisman,  flamed  byblcemens  ;  Mrs.  Atkin,  feathered  ;  Mabel, 
flamed  roses.  The  premier  feathered  flower  was  King  of  the  Universe, 
shown  by  Mr.  Bentley,  who  also  got  the  award  for  the  premier  breeder, 
Mrs.  Barlow.  Mr.  Needham  had  the  premier  flamed  flower  with  Sir  J. 
Paxton.  Mr.  Bentley  was  first  with  three  breeders  with  Alfred  Lloyd, 
Rose  Hill,  and  Alice  Grey;  Mr.  Needham  second  with  Dr.  Hardy, 
Mabel,  and  Bridesmaid ;  Mr.  T.  Buckley,  Stalybridge,  third  with 
Sulphur,  Amy,  and  Agnes.  The  class  awards  were  as  follows  : — 
Feathered  bizarres. — First  and  second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lord  F. 
Cavendish  and  George  Hayward.  Third  and  fourth,  Mr.  Needham,  with 
Lord  Lilford  and  George  Scholes.  Fifth  and  sixth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with 
W.  Wilson  and  Sir  J.  Paxton.  Feathered  bybs. — First  and  second,  Mr 
Bentley,  with  Bessie.  Third  and  fourth,  Mr.  Needham,  with  E.  Pegg  and 
Talisman.  Fifth  and  sixth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Bessie  and  Coningsby. 
Feathered  roses. — First  and  second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Industry  and  Mrs. 
Atkin.  Third  and  fourth,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Mrs.  Atkin  and  Jane. 
Fifth  and  sixth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Modesty.  Flamed  bizarres. — First, 
Mr.  Needham,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton.  Second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Dr. 
Hardy.  Third,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Dr.  Hardy.  Fourth,  Mr.  Bentley, 
with  Sam.  Barlow.  Fifth  and  sixth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton 
and  Dr.  Hardy.  Flamed  bybs. — First,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Talisman. 
Second  and  third,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Duchess  of  Sutherland  and  Adonis. 
Fourth,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Adonis.  Fifth  and  sixth,  Mr.  Buckley, 
with  Talisman  and  Trip  to  Stockport.  Flamed  roses. — First  and  second, . 
Mr.  Bentley,  with  Mabel  and  Madame  St.  Arnaud.  Third  and  fourth, 
Mr.  Needham,  with  Mabel  ‘and  A.  M'Gregor.  Fifth  and  sixth,  Mr 
Buckley,  with  Mabel  and  Lord  Hill. 
In-breeders :  Bizarres. — First  and  second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Alfred 
Lloyd  and  Goldfinder.  Third  and  fourth,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Dr. 
Hardy.  Fifth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Goldfinder.  Bybs. — First  and  second, 
Mr.  Bentley,  with  Alice  Grey  and  Leach’s  Seedling.  Third  and  fourth, 
Mr.  Needham,  with  Bridesmaid  and  Beauty  of  Litchurch.  Fifth,  Mr. 
Buckley,  with  Adonis.  Roses. — First  and  second,  Mr.  Bentley,  with 
Mrs.  Barlow  and  A.  M'Gregor.  Third  and  fourth,  Mr.  Needham,  with 
Hepworth’s  9/64  and  A.  M'Gregor.  Fifth,  Mr.  Buckley,  with  Madame 
St.  Arnaud. 
Evesham,  Jape  lltlt,  12t.li,  apd  13tli. 
Twenty-eight  years  have  elapsed  since  the  last  agricultural  exhibition 
was  held  at  this  historic  old  town  by  the  Worcestershire  Agricultural 
Society  (since  amalgamated  with  the  Herefordshire  Society),  and  it  was 
resolved  to  connect,  on  the  present  occasion,  a  horticultural  show.  The 
old  horticultural  society  of  Evesham  fell  into  desuetude  some  four  or 
five  years  ago,  excepting  the  annual  Chrysanthemum  Show.  The 
picturesque  old  town  on  Tuesday  last  presented  a  charming  appearance 
with  a  profusion  of  flags  and  banners  bedecking  its  main  streets,  and  an 
additional  effect  was  created  by  the  procession  of  the  Mayor  and 
Corporation  in  oivio  accoutrements  marohing  from  the  Town  Hall  to 
the  show  ground  alongside  the  beautiful  river  Avon.  The  flower  show 
was  held  in  the  beautiful  public  garden  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
river,  to  whioh  visitors  were  conducted  across  by  means  of  a  large 
ferry  boat  from  the  show  yard. 
The  horticultural  show  was  a  comparatively  small  one,  as  the 
exhibits  were  contained  in  one  large  marquee.  There  was  no 
competition  in  the  open  class  for  a  group  of  miscellaneous  plants 
arranged  to  produce  the  best  effect,  as  Messrs.  Heath  &  Sons  of 
Cheltenham  were  the  oniy  exhibitors  for  the  first  prize  (£10)  with 
an  effective,  though  somewhat  formal,  arrangement,  and  in  whioh 
cork-bark  foundations  were  too  much  in  evidence  to  allow  of  what 
otherwise  might  have  presented,  by  the  wealth  of  beautiful  Orchids, 
Palms,  and  other  accompaniments,  a  splendid  effect.  For  six  stove 
and  greenhouse  Ferns,  distinct,  Mr.  W.  Martin,  gardener  to  Miss  C. 
Burlingham,  Landsdown,  Evesham,  was  placed  first  with  very  good 
specimens,  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Humphrey,  gardener  to  Alfred  Espley,  Esq., 
St.  Acogwins,  Evesham,  was  awarded  the  second  prize  with  creditable 
plants.  Begonias  were  extremely  well  shown,  especially  by  Mr.  Fred 
Davis,  Woolashill,  Pershore,  his  six  plants  of  double  flowered 
tuberous  section  being  well  grown  and  furnished  with  very  fine  blooms. 
The  second  prize  was  awarded  to  Messrs.  Heath  &  Sons  for  a  single 
flowered  lot. 
Cut  flowers  were  the  chief  feature  in  the  show,  and  prominent  in 
this  were  the  collections  of  hardy  herbaceous  flowers.  In  the  class 
for  twenty-four  Roses  there  was  but  one  exhibit,  and  considering  the 
