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Orange. — Premier Prize — Aurora, Mr. Wade. 2, Seedling, Mr. Adams, 

 2, Aurora, Mr. Walker; 3, Prince of Orange, Mr. Wade; 4, Aurora, Mr. 

 Beardsley; 5, Widnall's Vesta, Mr. Adams; 6, Coccinea Super**, Mr. 

 Beardsley. 



Yellow*. — Premier Prize — Queen of Sheba, Mr. Spencer. 1, King of Yel- 

 lows, Mr. Trueman; 2, Seedling, Mr. Adams; 3, Queen of Yellows, Mr. True- 

 man; 4, Jaun Insurmountable, Mr. Walker; 5, Jason, Mr. Wade; 6, Queen 

 of Yellows, Mr. Beardsley; 7, Ditto, Ditto; 8, Ditto, Mr. Walker. 



Whiles.— Premier Prize— Seaman's Clara, Mr. Adams. 1, Mrs. Wilkinson, 

 Mr. Walker; 2, Ditto, Mr. Walker; 3, Seaman's Clara, Mr. Adams; 4, Ditto, 

 Mr. Trueman; 5, King of Whites, Mr. Trueman; 6, Ditto, Mr. Wade; 7, 

 Harpaliee, Mr. Beardslev; 8. King of Whites, Mr. Beardsley; 9, Ditto, Mr 

 Wade. 



BATTEL AND HASTINGS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The first public show of the above Society, under the patronage of Her 

 Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Her Royal Highness the Princess 

 Victoria, took place at Battel Abbey, on the 26th of June, 1835. The 

 morning being fine, induced many visitants from Hastings and the sur- 

 rounding neighbourhood to attend ; but the afternoon proving wet, much 

 of the anticipated pleasure in the grouuds, &.c. was interrupted, and the 

 company were confined to the show-room — the large eastern one of the 

 Abbey, where it was held by permission of Lady Webster, Vice-Patroness. 

 At the head of this noble room we observed the initials of the Duchess of 

 Kent and the Princess Victoria; on the one side, those of Lady Webster, 

 and on the other those of Lady Montgomery, tastefully displayed in flowers. 

 Great taste was also displayed in the designs, viz. a crown, well executed by 

 Mr. Knight, nurseryman, Battel; a well-contrived fountain, by Mr. Wood, 

 of Woodlands Nursery, Maresfield, which was presented to Lady Webster; 

 a well-formed anchor, by Mrs. Laurence, of Battel ; a handsome butterlly, 

 by Mrs. Luxford, of Higham; a beautiful union-jack flag, by Mrs. Sargent, 

 of Battel, &c. &c, exclusive of many very handsome bouquets. We had to 

 regret the absence of the worthy President, Sir C. M. Lamb, Bait., who was 

 absent on particular business ; but the situation was ably filled by Sir W, 

 Ashburnham, Bart. The judges were, Mr. Rintoul, of Beauport; Mr. Pa- 

 vie, of Fairlight Place; Mr. Buchanan, florist, Hastings; Mr. Wood, of 

 Woodlands Nursery; and Mr. Michell, nurseryman, Maresfield; — by whose 

 judgment prizes were awarded as follow : — 



First Class — viz. Soblcmen's and Gentlemen's Gardeners, Nurserymen, and 



Market Gardeners, 



Best Bouquet. — 1, Mr. Denver, gardener to Lady Webster; 2, Mr. Skin- 

 ner, gardener to W. Watson, Esq. 



Best Design.— 1, Mr. Knight; 2, Mr. Wraight, gardener to T. Pix, Esq. 



Geraniums (12 blooms). — 1, Mary Queen of Scots, Maculatum, King Ha- 

 rold, Drakea, Fosteri, Brightonieusis, Megalauthum, Yeatmianum, New 

 Dnchess of Gloster, Rob Roy, Habranthuin, and Princianum, Mr. Denyer; 

 2, Mr. Wraight. 



Pinhs (12 blooms).— I, Mr. Skinner; 2, Mr. Wraight. 



Rose* (6 blooms).— 1, Rose du Roi, Unique, White Moss, George the 

 Fourth, and two unknown, Mr. Denyer. 



Heaths (6 blooms). — Messrs. Nash and Elphee. 



Heartsease (12 blooms.) — 1, Mr. Skinner; 2, George the Fourth, Ajax, 

 Lady Foley, Queen Adelaide, Denver's Black Prince, Denver's King Harold, 

 Denver's Lafly Montgomery, Denver's Master Guy Webster, Denver's Col. 

 Bruen, and three seedlings, Mr, Denyer. 



