Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire. 595 



Hamjishire Horticultural Society. — Kov. 14. 1S37. The display of chrysan- 

 themums was unusually splendid. A fine collection of stove and green-house 

 plants, with a great variety of grapes, pears, apples, and other fruits of the 

 season, contributed to the gratification of a numerous and respectable assem- 

 blage of subscribers and admirers of horticulture. Liberal rewards have been 

 given on the present, as well as at former meetings, to industrious cottagers. 

 The show of vegetables was deserving the highest commendation. Nearly all 

 the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were contributors to the exhibition. 

 {Hampshire Advertiser, Nov. 20. 1837.) 



_ Alarch 15. 1838. The show of flowers, fruits, and vegetables was splendid, 

 considering the severe weather we have latel} experienced. The room was 

 crowded with visitors from all parts of the country, and the fineness of the 

 day added much to the hilarity of the scene. {Salisbury Herald, March 1 7. 1838.) 



October 10. The display of both fruits and flowers was exceedingly good, 

 and that of the dahlias was never surpassed at anv of the previous meetings of 

 the Society. {I hid., Oct. 13.) 



Winchester Annual Carnation Shoiv. — Juli/3\. There were five pots of 

 beautiful flowers sent up for competition. The first prize was awarded to Mr. 

 W. T. Foster of ^yinchester. The seedling prize was adjudged to Mr. White. 

 Mr. Foster has this season flowered a number of seedlings, one of which he 

 has named Victoria, which promises to rank as one of the best flowers ever 

 seen. {Salisbury Herald, Aug. 4.) 



Romsey Horticultural Society. — Oct. 11. To increase the attractions of this 

 exhibition, Mr. Page of Southampton sent a great number of rare and beau- 

 tiful plants. Mr. Ingram of the same town, besides 200 blooms of dahlias, 

 exhibited drawings of 3 seedling geraniums, raised in 1838 ; namely, ^Irs. 

 Rous Dottin, Duchess of Sutherland, and Garmevanum. The candidates for 

 the cottagers' prizes were not so numerous as was expected. We are much 

 pleased to conclude our report i)y stating that the funds of the Society are 

 in a most satisfactory condition, so that the committee will be enabled to 

 offer many more prizes another year. {Salisbury Herald, Sept. 15.) 



Herefordshire. — Hereford Society of Horticulture. — July. The speci- 

 mens for competition exceeded those of the corresponding season last year by 

 eighty-four. {Gard. Gaz., Aug. 11.) 



Ross Horticultural Society. — July 4. The exhibition, considering the season, 

 was excellent. 



Hertfordshire. — Hertford Horticultural Society. — Jan. 27. An annual 

 report was read, by which it appeared that nearly 250 prizes, or above 80/. 

 in money, had been given away in prizes during the previous year. {Hertford 

 Reformer, Feb. 3.) 



North Hertfordshire and South Bedfordshire Horticultural Society. — Aug. 2. 

 The exhibitions of fruit, plants, and flowers were very numerous, and excited 

 general approbation. Lord Dacre, president, honoured the meeting with 

 his presence, and expressed himself highly satisfied with the first efforts of this 

 infant Society. A very fair collection of plants and flowers was exhibited from 

 the garden of Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire, by Mr. Ayres, who very 

 liberally declined offering them for competition. The success of this first ex- 

 hibition must be highly gratifying to Mr. Wilshere, with whom, we believe, the 

 Society originated; and to Mr. Lucas of Hitchin, whose exertions have been 

 most assiduous in its support, and who has kindly acted as the honorary se- 

 cretary. Mr. Francis of Hertford (to whose judicious arrangement of the 

 flowers at the exhibition the Society is much indebted ) exhibited a very 

 choice collection of geraniums, heartseases, &c. ; but not for competition. 

 Mr. Paul of Cheshunt also exhibited a fine and extensive collection of roses, 

 for which a prize was adjudged ; but the award was left for the decision of the 

 committee. {Ibid., Aug. 4.) 



Sept, 20. The flower-room was decorated with numerous devices in dahlias; 

 among the most prominent of which, at the head of the room, was the crown, 

 supported by V. R., covering a space of 10 ft. wide. The show of dahlias was 



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