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Sam. Mendal, Esq. of Manchester, ofifers a prize of £20 for ten Cape Heaths in 

 flower ; the Society, £10 as a second. 



William Cunlifife Brooks, Esq., ofifers £20 for twelve Eoses in bloom ; the Society, 

 £10. 



C. F. Beyer, Esq., offers £10 for eight Cycads ; the Society, £5. 



Five other gentlemen oflfer special prizes of a handsome description for bedding 

 and hardy plants, four bunches of Grapes, the best six Apples, twelve hardy 

 Shrubs, and for Cucumbers. 



Then follows a long list of prizes by the Society for every conceivable descrip- 

 tion of plants. 



Verily, the horticultural spirit of Manchester is at the boiling-point, and long 

 may it continue so ; and, like the Gulf-stream, may it flow north, and warm the 

 waters as it progresses. 



From what we have seen of Mr Finlay's previous management of these great 

 shows, we predict that this will be one of the most magnificent of the season, for 

 he and his council have secured the confidence of exhibitors in ail parts of the 

 country. 



ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Schedule of Prizes for the Great International Fruit and Flower Show of 

 this Society, to be held in Edinburgh on the 8th and 9th of September of this 

 year, is now before us. The leading prizes are £10, £7, £5, and £3, for the best 

 collection of eight sorts of Grapes. Half these sums for four sorts. For twenty 

 sorts of fruit, £15, £10, £7, and £5. For sixteen sorts, £10, £7, £3, and £1, 10s. 

 Besides these, prizes are ofifered for nearly all other sorts of fruit, including Grapes 

 of all descriptions. 



For eight stove and greenhouse plants, 10, 7, and 5 guineas are offered. For 

 the three finest Orchids in bloom, £5, £3, and £1. Prizes of a similar character 

 are ofifered for all the usual autumn flowers, whether these be cut spikes or pot 

 plants. 



Judging from the display produced by a similar schedule in 1865, we expect this 

 to be the finest display of fruit ever brought together in one place. The sum 

 total of the prizes offered is but little short of £500, more than half of which is 

 offered for fruit. We are very pleased to learn that many of the great English 

 fruit-growers mean to compete on the occasion. 



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REVIEW. 



The Garden Oracle, and Horticultural Year-Book for 1869. Edited by 

 Shirley Hibberd, F.R.H.S. Groombridge & Sons, Paternoster Row, 

 London. 



Is replete with well-assorted information, bearing on a great variety of horticul- 

 tural and floricultural subjects ; in addition to which it contains an almanac 

 and lists of all the new plants of the year. It is useful alike to the amateur and 

 gardener. 



