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Royal Society of Horticulture and Agriculture. — This flourishing 

 Society lately held a grand exhibition and fete atCremorne House, un- 

 equalled before for the quantity and quality of the plants, frnits and 

 flowers displayed, in the United kingdom. Since its establishment it 

 has held nine monthly shows, and distributed nearly one thousand pounds 

 in prizes. Professor Johnson has also given a course of lectures on 

 agriculture and gardening, the admittance to which was o\^e\\ free to all 

 practical gardeners. Notwithstanding the London Horticultural Soci- 

 ety has endeavored to defeat its objects, and prevent its shows from be- 

 ing popular, by holding their exhibitions on the same days as those set 

 by the Royal Society, they have been well sustained, and attended by 

 very numerous assemblages of persons, including a great number of the 

 nobility. The doings of the Horticultural Society in this instance will 

 recoil upon itself, while the Royal Society will be benefitted by all such 

 dishonorable and unwarranted opposition. 



The fete was held for the benefit of the British Orphan Asylum. The 

 pavilion erected for the plants was one hundred and thirty-three yards 

 long, with a dome centre, and would accommodate six thousand persons 

 in the event of wet weather. The beautiful mansion of Cremorne 

 House was also thrown open, which would hold one thousand persons. 

 In the afternoon a splendid balloon ascent took place from the grounds. 

 The number of prizes awarded was as follows: — Three gold medals, 

 valued at fifteen guineas each. Three gold medals, valued at ten guineas 

 each. Twelve gold medals, valued at £7 17s. &d. each; one of them was 

 for twelve coxcombs, and one for twelve hydrangeas. Twentj^-three 

 silver medals, valued at two guineas each. Twenty silver medals, valu- 

 ed at one guinea each. And thirty other silver medals, valued at ten and 

 twelve shillings each. Every exhibitor on this occasion, whether suc- 

 cessful or not, received a i)roof im])ression of the coronation portrait of 

 the Queen, which is published at two guineas. Every thing was pre- 

 pared on the most liberal scale, and one of the greatest displays ever 

 made, was the result. (Hort. Jour.) 



London Horticultural Society. — A special meeting was held on 

 June 19th, for the election of a President and member of the Coun- 

 cil, in the place of the late T. A. Knight, Esq. The chairman, Mr. Dy- 

 er, opened the business of the meeting, by alluding to the rare combina- 

 tion of talent possessed by the late President. Notwithstanding their 

 misfortune in losing one so eminent, they had not to look round for a 

 successor in vain. He therefore proposed the Duke of Devonshire. 

 Though not so prominent in literature as his eminent predecessor, he 

 was greatly attached to the sciences connected with horticulture, and was 

 one of the most liberal patrons of the arts. The meeting then voted u 

 resolution, deploring the loss to the Society of the late President. 



After the secretaries were appointed, the meeting ])roceeded to the elec- 

 tion, and the Duke of Devonshire was chosen President. (Horl. Jour.) 

 Yerbena Jlrankna and V. Qhamctdri folia major were both exhibited at 

 the above meeting. These are the two kinds we have noticed as rais- 

 ed by Mr. Hogg. It seems that Mr. Tvveedie sent part of the seeds to 

 London. That which Mr. Hogg calls the new scarlet, is the chama;- 

 drifolia major; it is just like the parent, except in the size of the clusters 

 and the individual flowers, which arc considerably larger. — Ed. 



Prize Geraniums. — The Cambridge Floral Society held its Show of 

 tulips and geraniums on Wednesday, June 30th, and numerous prizes 

 were awarded. The following are the names of the geraniums which 

 gained the prizes: — 



Six Geraniums — first prize, Mr. Widnall's, viz. Alicea,Amabile, Splen- 

 dens. Perfection, Miller's Splendissima, Queen Bess, and Hector. 

 Second prize, Mr.Hudson, viz. Marniion, Perfection, Duchess of Glou- 

 cester. JVIemnon, and Pulcherrima. 



