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Gird, Duke of Leeds; scarlet flake, 1st, W. Thornton, Potter's Belmont; 

 rose flake, 1st, H. Gird, Gird's Captain Heatly. Seedlings: best scarlet 

 bizarre, W. Gird ; best purple ditto, W. Gird ; best purple flake, A. Spittall ; 

 best rose ditto, W. Gird. Picotees : purple, 1st, H. Gird, Harley's seed- 

 ling; red, 1st, H. Gird, Pufton's Will Stukeley. Seedlings: best purple, no 

 competitors ; red, W. Gird. Dahlias: dark maroon and puce, 1st, J. Gaits- 

 kell, Lady Harcourt ; crimson and ruby, 1st, W.Thornton, Keswick, Spring- 

 field rival; purple, 1st, J. Clark, Lord Derby; rose, 1st, W. Thornton, Sir 

 Henry Fletcher; orange and buff", 1st, W. Thornton, Maid of Judah ; lilac, 

 1st, W. (jird, Widnall's Paris; white, 1st, J. Clark, Mrs. Wilkinson ; yellow, 

 1st, J. Clark, Mr. Cobbett ; variegated, 1st, W. Thornton, Dod's Maryj 

 globe, 1st, R. Elliott, crimson globe. The model of a moss house, exhibited 

 by Mr. Elliott, was a beautiful piece of workmanship, and displayed much skill 

 and ingenuity. (^Cumberland Pacquet, Sept. 25.) 



Derbyshire. — Derby and Derbyshire FloricuUiiral Society. — The first 

 meeting of this Society took place on the 1st of May, and, although there 

 were not a great many flowers, the species were splendid. (Gard. Gaz,, 

 May. 19.) 



Devonshire. — Devon and Exeter Botanical and Horticultural Society. — 

 June 8. This, as regards flowers, was considered one of the finest exhibi- 

 tions witnessed for several years. From the nature of the season, no one 

 will be surprised to hear that it fell off" in fruits. There were, however, some 

 good grapes, and a dish of three fine citrons. Among the flowers were three 

 baskets resplendent with roses, being of the choicest kinds, and of various 

 hues, red, pink, white, purple, and yellow. These were from the garden of 

 Mr. L. Ponsford ; and the first prize for this class was awarded them. There 

 was also a tray containing six anemones, from the garden of Mr. J. Clark, 

 that were nuich admired, and obtained the first prize of this class of flowers. 

 A collection of pansies, likewise, and of ranunculuses, attracted great notice. 

 Of pelargoniums, the display was of a very superior description ; not a few of 

 which were sent by the Rev. J. Gilbert of Bodmin, for the first time entering 

 the lists among us for the premiums given by this Society. From the con- 

 servatory of this gentleman, twenty varieties of this plant were contributed. 

 All these were of the most splendid kind, and two of them spoken of as unri- 

 valled for beauty : these were named Gain's king and Lownde's perfection ; 

 the latter of which was said to be worth five guineas, and the former exceed- 

 ing that in value. Among the contributors, also, were Lord RoUe, Mr. Buller, 

 Mr. Arundell, Mr. Granger, Mr. Sanders, &c. &c. 



Messrs. Veitch, C. Sclater, and Hewett, nurserymen, likewise largely con- 

 tributed ; indeed, so liberal were the contributions of Mr. Veitch, that they 

 occupied one side of the spacious room ; and among these were. Clematis 

 Sieboldt/, Fuchs;'« fulgens, 50 choice ericas, a pitcher plant, several very 

 choice specimens of Orchidaceae, about 100 sorts of pelargoniums, among 

 which those called Climax, Fosteri rosea, Alici« splendidissima, deserve par- 

 ticular notice ; also, some fine calceolarias, an Azsilea indica variegata, a 

 Stapel/« grandiflora, three beautiful specimens of Cactus senilis ; a superior 

 collection of stove and green-house plants, of ranunculuses, anemones, pansies, 

 &c. Mr. Veitch's collection was much and justly admired. Mr. Sclater, who 

 occupied a large port'on of the left side of the room, exhibited. some of the 

 finest pansies, in 200 varieties (among which were some brilliant seedlings), 

 ever seen in this county; also, amongst others, a Cypripedium spectabile; 

 calceolarias; Nap^)leon, a very splendid and beautiful flower; a Ceropegia 

 elegans, Terhena leucantha ; also, a collection of Gladioli; of the cactus 

 tribe, a fine Russelirt /uncea. Of the pelargoniums, two very fine were called 

 the Conqueror of Europe and Victoria Regina. There were, also, a variety 

 of tender annuals, cockscombs, and balsams, double anemones, ranunculuses, 

 and roses, and some fine ei'icas; among which were, J^rica silvestris, ventricosa 

 carnea, ventricosa superba, coccinea, Bowie«H«, &c. We also observed 



