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EXHIBITION OF THE HEREFORDSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 September 4Th, 1855. 



Two Herbaria were sent in to compete for the Woolhope Club's prizes, the 

 competition for which was this year thrown open to the whole county. The 

 coUection which bore the motto " Feci quod potui " was almost whoUy composed 

 of plants gathered in the immediate neighbourhood of Hereford ; while the other 

 Herbarium in like manner iUustrated the botany of eastern Herefordshire. 

 The commonest plants had been to a great extent omitted, but each collection 

 contained some rare plants, although neither was so extensive as we have seen 

 in former competitions for the Woolhope Club's prize. The Hereford Herbarium, 

 which contained 376 specimens, and obtained the first prize (an elegant gold 

 pencil-case) proved to be the compUation of Mr. FlaveU Edmunds, of this City. 

 The second prire (also a handsome gold pencil-case) was awarded to the Herbarium 

 bearing the motto " Coetera desunt," containing 361 plants, sent by Miss Piper, 

 of Blackway, Canon Froome. It was curious that the mottoes chosen should not 

 only be both in the same language (Latin), but should make together a complete 

 and appropriate sentence if taken in the order in which they were ranked by the 

 Judges. Thus : " Feci quod potui ; coetera desunt"— I have done what I could ; 

 the rest are wanting." The coUections were prepared with much care, and 

 were generally very correctly named. The second coUection included a tastefully 

 arranged bouquet of wild flowers, and several Uchens and mosses. The numbers 

 were reduced by disqualilication of particular plants to those stated iu the prize- 

 lists. The plants in the second coUection were put out on sheets of paper of too 

 small a size to show property the characteristics of the plants ; but they never- 

 theless evmced so much care in their preparation, that the judges recommended 

 a gold pencil-case to be awarded to this coUection also, which was done. 



