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mediate vicinity of Wakefield. At half-past two, the doors were thrown 

 open, and the room in a few moments presented a crowded exhibition of 

 rank, beauty, and fashion, well worthy of the laudable occasion that caused 

 such an assemblage. The Rev. Samuel Sharp, the A'icar, presided, and 

 expressed his regret that their Noble President (Lord Wharncliffe) had been, 

 through unavoidable circumstances, prevented from presiding at this meet- 

 ing of an institution in the prosperity of which the Noble Lord felt and 

 expressed a warm and increasing interest. In the floral department of the 

 exhibition, many splendid specimens of exotics and natives in that beautiful 

 and difficult part of horticultural science aud skill, and studious and delicate 

 care, called forth the applause and admiration of the meeting, and bore 

 away the justly awarded prizes. Messrs. Barratt and Wice exhibited col- 

 lections of greenhouse plants of various rare and beautiful kinds. The 

 Rev. Chairman, in giving prizes to Mr. Barratt, pronounced a high eulogiuni 

 on the great exertions Mr. B. had for a series of years made to extend and 

 improve the culture of plants aud flowers, as well as ali other products of 

 the garden, in which he had expended considerable sums of money. Sub- 

 joined is a list of the prizes, togother with the names of the successful can- 

 didates : — 



Best Collection of Heaths. — 1, Mr. G. Braide; 2, Mr. W. Barratt. 

 Rarest Stove Exotic in Flower. — Mr. G. Yanwith. 

 Exotic Bouquet. — 1, .Mr. YV*. Ashton ; 2, Mr. W. Partridge. 

 Hardy Bouquet. — Mr. Barratt. 



Design of Flowers. — 1, Mr. Barratt ; 2, Mr. Yanwith. 

 Best Collection of Greenhouse Plants (not less than 6 pots). — Mr. M. Wice. 

 Ditto (not less than 4 pots). — Mr. Barratt. 

 Finest Collection of Greenhouse Plants. — Mr. Barratt. 

 Best Collection of Hardy Plants ( t pots). — Mr. Wice. 

 Geraniums (in pots). — Clouded, Mr. Wice; White Ground and Rose ditto, 

 Mr. R. Anderson ; Red aud Purple ditto, Mr. Wice. 

 Ditto (in cuttings). — Mr. Wice and Mr. T. Parkins. 

 Collection of Pansies. — 1, Mr. Barratt ; 2, ditto. 

 Seedling ditto. — ], Mr. iiarratt; 2, ditto. 



Calceolarias (in puis). — Mr. Wice. Ditto (in cuttings).— 1, 2, Mr. Barratt. 

 Best Collection of Roses, named. — Mr. Barratt. 



Bouquet of Annuals. — Mr. Barratt. Ditto Holyoaks — Mr. J. Kcarsley. 

 Madia eleaans. — Mr. Partridge, Passifiora elegans. — Ditto. 

 Tropaolum elegans [a new variety). — Air. Barratt. 

 Tusconia pendiculala. — Mr. Anderson. 

 Collection of Fuchsias. — Mr. Banal t. 



Pinks. — Purple Lace — 1, 2, 3, I, 5, (i, Mr. K. Fletcher. Red Lace — 1, Mr. 

 W.Clark; 2,8, Mr. .Mark Blackburn; I, Mr. Kiev; 6, 6, Mr. Kearsley. 

 Plain— I, Mr. Kearsley; 2, .Mr. Fletcher; 3,4, Mr. Keursley ; 5, Mr. Fletcher ; 

 (i, Mr. C. Dews. 



Carnations. — Scarlet Bizarre! — I, 2, :i, Mr. Blackburn; 1, 5, Mr. Eley; 

 8, Mr. Blackburn. Pink Buarres — I, Mr. Eley; 2, Mr. Fletcher; 3, Mr. 

 Dews; 4,5,6, Mr. Kiev. 8carlet Flakes— \, 2. :;, I. Mr. Eley; •'), 0, Mr. 

 EG arsley. Purple Flakes— I, 2, 8, I. ■'>. <i, Mr. Eley. Purple Picotees—l, 2, 

 Mr. Eley; '■>, Mr. Fletcher; I, Mi. Kearslej ; 5, Mr. Blackburn ; 6, Mr. Eley. 

 8carlet Picotees—\, 2, Mr. Blackburn; :s, 4, ■'>, *>, .Mr. Eley. 



Amongst the plants exhibited by Mr. W. Barratt, vers tin' following; — 



Tropsolum elegant, Fuchsia grandi flora, P. Thompsonia, P. mutabills, F. 



globosa rosea, P. refl . i . mulllflora, I', long! flora, r. Robertsii, P, precox; 



r. Etusselliana, P. grandiflora coccinea, F. Savillii, P. [rbyanos, &o. fco, 



The following dowers and plants were exhibited by Mr. Wice, Sllooata i — 



. Collection oj ■ Plants, — Alstnmneria aui • >, \. aorauUa, 



Ipomea.' ubra ca rules, Nierembi rgia i id ,nl u.i, Soli] > hi teropbyllum, Dia- 



iiiiylluuj gracilis, Oxylohium oordufolium, Static! siauata, 



