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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Nov. 25. — J. J. Blandy, Esq., in the chair. The exhibition at Regent- 

 street on this occasion was a most interesting one, not only on account 

 of the excellence and variety of the productions brought ibrward, but 

 as showing a revival of the Society in its best form — that of teaching 

 practical horticulture through the medium of exhibitions, which we 

 have all along maintained is one great means of testing the merits of 

 cultivation and of cultivators. Nor was the competition conhned entirely 

 to the productions of British gardeners, foreign fruit being admitted to 

 competition. Of the various subjects produced, we may notice the 

 Muscat and Hamburgh Grapes of Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyde, 

 Esq., Keele Hall, Staffordshire, beyond which cultivation could not be 

 carried much further. The Hamburgh and Muscat and Cannon Hall 

 Grapes of Mr. Jones Nash, of Bishop's Stortford, which considering the 

 immense crops his Vines carry, were also admirable productions, 'i here 

 was also a splendid smooth Cayenne Pine from Mr. Thomas Frost, of 

 Preston Hall, and three finely swelled Jamaica Pines, from Dowlais ; there 

 were likewise other fine specimens of good Pine growing in the rooms. 

 Of the exhibition of hardy fruit, there was a splendid collection of Pears 

 from Mr. Snow, of Wrest Park, consisting of Ne Plus Meuris, Beurre 

 Ranee, Passe Colmar, Vicar of Winkfield, Old Colmar, Beurre Diel, 

 large and fine ; Marie Louise, Chaumontel, Glou Morceau, Winter 

 Nelis, Easter Beurre, and the Forelle or Trout Pear. These were 

 awarded a first prize. Mr. Ingram also had very good fruit. Next 

 came collections from Mr. Tillyard, gardener to the Right Honourable 

 the Speaker, and others. Of Apples, Mr. Snow had the best grown 

 specimens we have seen this season ; they were large, handsome, and 

 evenly matched, and were universally admired. In Mr. Ingram's 

 collection we noticed a rather new variety, Cox's Seedling, very hand- 

 some, and apparently a good keeper. Of collections of fruit by far the 

 best came from i\Ir. Tillyard, who furnished four very nice Pine-apples, 

 American Cranberries, Black and Dutch Hamburgh Grapes, Red 

 Currants, Oranges, Rivers's Donble-bearing Raspberry, Winter Nelis, 

 and various other Pears. Mr. Ingram also sent a collection in which 

 there was a handsome Cayenne Pine-apple. Mr. Robinson, gardener 

 to Lord Boston, sent some nicely fruited Otaheite Oranges in pots. 



Of plants, though not specially invited, there were some interesting 

 exhibitions, especially of Chrysanthemums. Mr. Glendinning also had 

 a very pretty hardy Tussilago with large deep green leaves, prettily 

 covered with yellow and cream-coloured spots; forrockwork and places 

 of that kind this new Japan plant will be a real acquisition. A shoot 

 loaded with flowers of that most lovely of all greenhouse climbers, the 

 Lapageria rosea, was shown by Mr. Veitch. This was stated to require 

 a well drained loose porous soil and plenty of water wliile growing, and 

 to keep well in rooms in a cut state. Messrs. E. G. Henderson had 

 some handsome hybrid Bouvardias and other plants, among which was 

 the graceful Liparis longipes. Calanthe vestita was shown fine by ]\Ir. 

 Woolly. Messrs. Maule, of Bristol, sent a magnificent cut brandi 

 loaded with flowers, of the blue Vanda, than which nothing at this 



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