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horticultural practice, and preparing lists of fruits and vegetables on the basis of com- 

 parison and trial for the dissemination of reliable information. 



EoYAL Botanic, Regent's Park, July 6. — This was the concluding exhibition 

 of the season, and was of a general kind, the several departments being well filled, and 

 the attendance of visitors large. Among the stove and greenhouse plants, many old 

 acquaintances were visible; Mr. Whitbread, Mr. May, Mr. Peed, and Mr. Rhodes 

 were the principal exhibitors in this section. Among the new plants were the follow- 

 ing : — From Messrs. Veitch: Penstemon JelTreyi (pinkish blue and very pretty), Ptcris 

 argyrsea (the elegant fronds striped with silver) ; from Messrs, Parker and VVilliams : 

 Statice brassicfefolia, a variegated Coltsfoot, and a grey-leaved Centaurca ; from 

 Messrs. E. G. Henderson : Gazania splendens (magnificent silvery foliage and fine 

 orange flowers). Messrs. Paul and Son, of Cheshuut, Messrs. Frazer, Francis, Laue, 

 and Mitchell contributed liberally in cut Roses, all of the good old sorts. Mr. 

 Standish sent blooms of his new Eugene Appert, which is certainly a most valuable 

 addition to the class of continuous bloomers. Pelargoniums were not exhausted, 

 and Messrs. Turner, Winsor, Dobsou, Gaines, and Bragg sent good collections. 

 The best of them, which will evidently stand sunshine well, were Etna, Cynthia, R. 

 Benyon, Prince of Prussia, Monarch, Empress Eugenie, Sir Colin Campbell, Guillaume 

 Severyns, Madame Furlardo, Ariel, Biauca, King of Scarlets, Fairest of the Fair, 

 Marvellous, Flora, Meteoivi, and the Bride. These, one and all, were good. Among 

 Fancies the following were the best : — Bridesmaid, Acme, Mrs. Turner, Columbine, 

 Rosabella, Zoe, delicatum, Cuptivator, Cloth of Silver, Celestial, and Madame Sontag. 

 Mr. Kinghorn sent Christina and Sheen Rival, and Messrs. E. G. Henderson then* 

 new kind called Imperial Crimson Nosegay. Of Carnations, there was a good dis- 

 play, but the Pinks and Pansies were knocked-up by the heat, and it was also late in 

 the season for them. Among the fruit were some fine pot Grapes, Muscats and Black 

 Hamburgs, fi-om Messrs. Standish, Alderson, Ivison, and others, which had been 

 grown and ripened in low pits heated with dung and leaves. 



Stamfohd, July 6. — The horticultural strength of the Midland Counties seems 

 to gather as to a common centre at Stamford, where the glories of past years were 

 again repeated, in new forms, and with many additions of a pleasing char-acter. 

 Messrs. Johnson, Desborough, Michelson, Richardson, Thompson, and Tebbutt were 

 the active spirits who brought the several elements together at the George Close, 

 kindly offered by Mr. "Whineup. There were about a dozen marquees, variously 

 occupied with cottagers' produce, greenhouse and stove plants, roses, cut fiowers, 

 bouquets, and fruits. Among objects of especial interest were Stephanotis tloribunda 

 (admirably flowered), a green rose sent by H. G. Monkton, Esq., Yucca gloriosa (for 

 the culture of which Mr. Tryon has a great fame there), Jardiuets by Mr. Allney 

 and Mr. Laxton, and a model of a cottage with flower-garden, stables, greenhouse, 

 apiary, etc., all complete. Owing to the intense heat of the weather, the receipts 

 were barely suiHcient to leave a mai-gin for an autumn exhibition, so we learn, with 

 regret, from the Lincolnshire Chronicle of the 8th, where an excellent report and full 

 list of prizes appear, 



Wilts Houticultueal Society. — The second or summer exhibition of flowers, 

 fruits, and vegetables, of this society was lield in the large room of the council-chamber, 

 on Thursday, June 30. The show of roses, which was the main attraction, was 

 exceedingly fine, the two collections, exhibited by Mr. Tiley, of Bath, and Mr. John 

 Keynes, of Salisbury, containing all the finest varieties in cultivation, and eliciting 

 universal admiration. In the amateur class the Rev. Canon Fisher stood first ; but 

 Sir Frederick Bathurst's, Rev. W. P. Pigott's, and Rev. F. Lear's were fine. The 

 fruits were excellent, though not in great quantity. The grapes from G. Goffe's, 

 Esq., grown by Mr. Sinclair, were never surpassed. Besides the roses and fruits, etc., 

 there was a very fine show of plants, those from Clarendon proving Mr. Chai'd to be 

 an able cultivator. The judges were Mr. Tiley and W. Pound, Esq. Prizes were 

 awarded to Mr. Barnwell, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. While, Mr. Chard, Mr. Corp, Mr. White, 

 J. E. Nightingale, Esq., W. 11. Maund, Esq., Mr. Tondinson, M. H. Marsh, Esq., M.P., 

 Mr. Randall, C, Byerett, Esq., Mr. Riddle, Rev. W. P. Pigott, Mr. TUey, Bath, and 

 Mr. J. Keynes, 



Bitteene and Westend. — Mr. Hoare spared neither pains nor expense to 

 render his naturally beautiful grounds as attractive as possible. A spacious marquee, 

 the property of the society, was erected ia a lovely spot for the reception of the 



