The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-31 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1852.

HORTICULTURE.

EASTHAM FLOWER SHOW.

The 1. v.irs of flowers and beautiful scenery hailed with
delight the revival of the meetings of the Eastham Hor-
ticultural Society, which, after an interval of four years,
were again commenced on Thursday last. Fortunately
the day was fine, and nothing could exceed the pictu-
resque beauty of the highly-kept gi'ounds of the hotel,
which were tastefully adorned with elegant vases, tazzas,
wire and rustic work from Messrs. C. D. Young and
Co., of Derby-place, Liverpool,
who also spread a
number of their Australian emigrants' tents, which bads
singular and interesting effect. Great numbers of visitors
came by the boats from Liverpool, but much disappoint-
ment was occasioned by the absence of an extra boat
which had been engaged for the occasion. The flower
show was held in the large rustic pavilion, which was
originally erected for this society, at two o'clock, when
the attendance was most fashionable ; the exquisite beauty
of the gardens ; the luxuriant woods, just acquiring the
first tinge of Autumn ; the glorious expanse of the noble
Mersey, together with the excellent music, happy faces,
beautiful flowers, and melting fruits, formed a splendid
Berne. The prizes were as follows : R. Naylor, Esq
(Mr. Bellis, gardener)

„ first prizes for greenhouse plant,
lumen elegans, collection of cut roses, hardy shrub (in
pot), fuchsia riccartoni.—Fruits : Melon, culinary apples,
culinary pears, damsons, magnum bonum plums, white
and red currants, plums, gooseberries.— Vegetables :
Cauliflowers, chilies, French beans. peas, turnips, red
and white cabbage, curled parsley, and for a collection of

six kinds of vegetables. Second prize, for miscellaneous
collection of stove and greenhouse plants.
R. Rankin, Esq. (Mr. 011erhead, gardener), first prizes
for miscellaneous collection of stove and greenhouse
plants, for specimen stove plant, fuchsias, petunias, black
grapes, table apples, cherries, parsnips and scarlet run-
ners. Second prizes for specimen stove plant, six dahlias,
white grapes, culinary apples, peaches, and vegetable
marrow.

Harold Littledale, Esq. (Mr. Taylor, gardener), first
prizes for hollyhocks, white grapes, peaches, nectarines,
pine apple, carrots and onions. Second prizes for melon
and table pears. The peaches, nectarines, and especially
the grapes, shown by Mr. Littledale, were the admiration
of all present, and certainly were the finest ever ex-
hibited in this part of the country.
Messrs. Henderson and Brown, of the Oxton Nursery,
exhibited a large and choice collection of stove and green-
house plants, collections of verbenas, German stocks,
China asters, dahlias, gladioluses, and a very unique one
of exotic ferns. These were all shown, " not for com-
petition," but from a kind feeling on the part of this firm
to assist the society. Mr. Kellock, of the Dale Nursery,
Rock Ferry, took the first prize for a fine collection of
hollyhocks; also, prizes for dahlias, roses, and bullock-
turnips._

Mr. Charles Rylance, of Lydiate Nursery, near Orms-
kirk, showed superb collections of dahlias, which elicited
great admiration. He took first prizes for 24, 12, and 6
blooms, and for 6 fancies. Second prizes for 12 and 6
blooms.

- Harnden, Esq. (Mr. Redfern, gardener), second
priv3 for fuschias.

P. Higgins, Esq., of Thornton, first prizes for cow
cabbage, and kohl-rabi.

R. Rankin, Esq. (Mr. Bruce, farmer), first prizes for
red and yellow mangold, Swede turnips, and cattle
potatoes.
Very beautiful collections of wax flowers were shown
by Mrs. Green, of Myrtle-street, Liverpool, and by Miss
Roberts, of Holt-hill, Cheshire. A magnificent model of
the Victoria regia, the production of Madam Peachy,
London, was exhibited by Mr. T. C. Archer.

LIVERPOOL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
—The last exhibition fcr the season will take place at the
Botanic-gardens on Thursday next.
THE Oausictux FLOWER SHOW was held in the Town-
hail, Ormskirk, on Tuesday, under distinguished patro-
nage. The principal exhibitors were Lord Skelmersdale,
Sir Thomas Hesketh, Mr. Weld Blundell, Mr. Thomas
Pilkington, &c. Amongst the devices was a throne formed
entirely of flowers.