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We feel much pleasure iu noticing tlie great improvement that has 

 taken place in the ditlerent articles exhibited by the cottagers. On the 

 present occasion we have no hesitation in saying that the vegetables 

 exhibited by this class of competitors far surpassed any thing of the 

 kind produced by them on former occasions ; and the liberal rewards 

 held out by this Society we trust will be the means of increasing the 

 number of competitors amongst this useful branch of the community. 



The band of the Royal Glamorgan Militia, of which the noble patron 

 is Colonel, attended at the Hall, and contributed highly to the gratifi- 

 cation of the company assembled, by performing some excellently se- 

 lected music. 



GUERNSEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



We feel much pleasure in bringing under the notice of our readers 

 the Society designated at the head of this article. It is not long since 

 it was formed, nor have the members given it all that publicity which 

 was calculated to make it generally known in that island ; but on 

 Thursday, July 2oth, at the Assembly Rooms, there was a public exhi- 

 bition of a rich and splendid collection of Carnations, &c., that have 

 been reared under the management of some of the scientific gentlemen 

 belonging to the island ; and that exhibition will doubtless contribute 

 to raise the Society from its comparative obscurity, and bring it under 

 the immediate cognisance and patronage of many natives, and strangers 

 residing there. We are led to this conclusion from the number of 

 visitors of the first respectability, who honoured the exhibition with 

 their presence, and whose flattering testimonials of approbation were 

 highly gratifying to the gentlemen under whose auspices the Society 

 has been raised. Considering that it was the first attempt of the kind, 

 the show was most excellent and extensive, the Carnations filling a 

 stage of four shelves, each forty-two feet long. 



Hie Carnations consisted principally of yellow picotees, with a few 

 flakes and bizaires. A large rose-leaved dark slate colour attracted 

 much attention ; also two Guernsey seedlings raised last year — the 

 Royal Sarnia by Charlrs de Jersey, and Dr. Brock's Seedling. 

 There were also three collections of cut flowers (yellow picotees), one 

 contiiining 80 specimens of seedlings, from Dr. Brock, raised this year, 

 containing many of great beauty, and a specimen from Charles he 

 Jersey, Esq., of seedlings raised this year, which attracted universal 

 admiration ; as did also that great favorite, William the Fourth. The 

 zeal and well-merited surcess of the two gentlemen above named, are 

 worthy of being iinilaled. 



