MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 259 



NEWICK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



TJie Newick Horticultural Meeting was held on the 10th of September, 

 at Newick Park, the residence of J. H. Slater, Esq. The day was very 

 unfavourable, and considerable fears were entertained by the supporters of 

 the Society, as to the ultimate success of the meeting ; but, contrary to all 

 expectation, the approaches to the park presented, at an early hour, a busy 

 scene, by the arrival of competitors of all classes, and many from considera- 

 ble distances. The premiums were awarded as follow : — 

 Names of the Dahlias for Sweepstakes. 



Selfs. — First Prize — Metropolitan Perfection, Lilac Perfection, Granta, 

 Glory, Solomon, Bride of Abydos, Springfield Rival, Newick Rival, Beauty 

 of Camberwell, Widnall's Perfection, Bishop of Winchester, and Standard, — 

 Mr. Elphinstoue, Holmbush. Second Prize — Camelliafiora alba, Robert 

 Burns, Solomon, Albert, Battel Rival, Rhadamanthus, Bride, Widnall's 

 Perfection, Apollo, Granta, Springfield Rival, and Othello, — Mr. Mitchell, 

 Tilt Down. Third Prize — Granta, Bride, Countess of Liverpool, Cffisar, 

 Susiana, Springfield Rival, Hector, Auranda, Countess of Sheffield, Selim, 

 Mars, and Carmine, — Mr. Mantel, Newick. Fourth Prize— Fisherton Ri- 

 val, Bride of Abydos, Metropolitan Perfection, Prince of Orange, Granta, 

 Purpurea elegans, Lilac Perfection, Robert Burns, Rival Yellow, Springfield 

 Rival, Widnall's Perfection, and Eminent,— Mr. Stanford, St. Leonard's 

 Lodge. 



Mottled. — First Prize — Desdemona, Lady Fordwich, Lady Rippon, 

 Penelope, Beauty of Cambridge, Hermione, Polyphemus, Duchess of Buc- 

 cleugh, Miss Worlley, Village Maid, Wells's Paragon, and Princess Victoria, 

 — Mr. Mitchell, Pilt Down. Second Prize — Beauty of Cambridge, Hon. 

 Mr. Harris, Mrs. General Grosvenor, Lady Rippon, Desdemona, Hormione, 

 Rainbow, Lady Fordwich, Queen of Dahlias, Wells's Enchantress, Ariel, 

 and Cedo Nulli,— Mr. Stanford, St. Leonard's Lodge. Third Prize— Hon. 

 Mrs. Harris, Wells's Enchantress, Hermione, Lady Fordwich, Lady Las- 

 ( . lbs, Duchess of Buccleugh, Clio, Ariel, Marquis, Queen of Dahlias, Des- 

 demona, and Cedo Nulli, — Mr. Elphinstoue, Holmbush. Fourth Prize — 

 Village Maid, Desdemona, Polyphemus, Wells's Enchantress, Beauty of 

 Cambridge, Criterion, Metropolitan Blush, Medusa, Venus, Cedo Nulli, 

 Duchess of Buccleugh, and Alicia, — Mr. Hudson, Little Horsted. 



Best Seedling Dahlia.— I, Mr. Wilmcr; 2, Mr. Elphinstone. 



The following is the list of prizes, and to whom they were awarded : — 



Noblemen and Gentlemen's Gardeners. — Dahlias (selfs) — Mr. El- 

 phinstono; ditto (mottled) — ditto. Heartsease — Mr. Read, Earl of Aber- 

 gavenny's. French, Marigolds— Mr. Read. China-asters— Mi: G. Bennett. 

 German-asters — Mr. Jubb. Stocks — Mr. Bead. 



Amateur Pbizm.— Dahlias (selfs) — Mr. Durrant; ditto (mottled)— ditto. 

 China-asters— Mr. J. Newman. French Marigolds— Mr. (ramp. African 

 ditto — Mr. Durrant. 



Ni USEBYMBM'S PbiZBS. — Dahlias (sell's and mottled) — Mr. Mitchell. 

 Heaths— My. Cameron. French Marigolds — Mr Pierce. China-asters, Stuck*, 

 Indian Pinks, Phloxes, and a Collection of Annuals— Mr. Mitchell. Best 

 Gn • nhouse Plant— Mr. Cameron. Extra Prize for ditto— Mr. Mitchell. 



LANCASTER FLORAL AND HOR'I K TI.Tl ItA I. SOCIETY. 



(lii Wednesday, Sept l~th, this Society held its last meeting for the season 



iii tin- National School room, ai before. The Dahlia was the flower exbJ 



!. '1 lie following is a list of the prizes : — 



Dark ami Maroon. I, Duke of Tu cany, Mr. Connolly; 2, Turbaj), Mr, 

 BargreaTesj :), Mogul, Mr. Connelly; I, Imperiofo, ditto; 9, Perfkotlon'j 



! Muckrutb ; (•, Nvgremi, Mr. Connelly 



