606 Prtyn'ncial Hcn-fi cultural Sodettes : — 



good. At three o'clock, R. Dennison, Esq. of Kilnwick Prionr, addressed the 

 companv, and, after aiumerating the objects of the meeting, &c^ observed in 

 conclusion, that he had bought a new green-house, and thought, to prevent it 

 decavins, he would put it in Kvan's tank ; to obviate danger arising from the 

 corrosive sublimate, he got the boards covered 6 in. with gravel ; the use of 

 the coaiposition was likely, however, to be very detrimenml to plants, for he 

 was onlv just in time to save his heaths and calceolarias from being killed. 

 He met with a person the other day who told him a mode of killing the wire- 

 worm, and they knew what mischief these things did, especially in carnation 

 beds ; thev knew th.it mustard seed sowed in beds would kill them, but this 

 person said that the refuse sold at the mustard miU would effectually do it. 

 He mentioned these things for their information, for he thought a president 

 onsfat to make every thi^ beneficial known to those he addressed (Hu/I Ad- 

 weriiser, June 15.) 



Sept. 5. The assembly-room and marquee were very el^antly decorated 

 with festoons of evergeens and flowers, iScc. At the south end of the room, 

 immediatelv above the principal entrance, was a design in coloured lamps, con- 

 sisting of a crown in the centre, having on either side the initial letters 

 " V. R.," with stars. Over the door conununicating from the marquee to 

 the room, the words " Success to the Society" were very tastefiiUy worked 

 in flowers of different kinds. At the north end of the marquee was dis- 

 plaved alarge star, composed of a variety ot* floral productions. The station 

 asasned to ^he president was surmounted by the royal arms of England, 

 with a crown worked in flowers, consisting of double feathertew, phloxes, 

 tfahfegt, and African marigolds. 



The collection of plants, flowers, fruit, &c-, was considered by competent 

 judges, to be superior to that exhibited at any former show. The dahlias, 

 e^jedallv, were of the most splendid description, and in almost endless va- 

 riety. Out attention was particularly attracted by a very degant design, 

 consisting of a classic temple, composed of evergreens and flowers most 

 tastrfillv arranged, sent by Mr. R. Harrison, gardener to E. H. Reynard, 

 Esq. Tho^ were also exhibited some very fine specimens of stove and 

 green-house plants. Among these were a Loasa lateritia, from the garden 

 of R. Bethell, Esq., M.P. ; Lychnis Bungeana, bearing nearly 100 flowers, 

 afctn from the garden of Mr. Bethell; Pentstemon gentianoidei, from W. 

 Ibrshall, Esq. of South Cave ; Manettia glabra, fi^m the garden of R. F. 

 Shawe, Esq., of Brantinghamthorpe ; and a number of very beautiful ericas, 

 from the same gentleman- Several very handsome verbenas attracted a 

 good deal of attention. A collection of cut flowers, from the Botanic Gar- 

 den at this place, ftirmshed by Mr. Smith, the curator, was greatly admired. 



The following is a list of the various species of dahlias exhibited : — "White, 

 Bride of Abvdos, King of the Whites ; Rose, Widnall"s perfection ; Maroon, 

 Suffolk hero, rival Sussex ; Yellow, Girling's] topaz ; Primrose, Sulphurea 

 degan>, Drav's goldnnden ; Dark Crimson, Springfield rival ; Light Crimson, 

 Marquess of Lothian ; Dark Purple. Xe plus ultra, S. purple perfection ; 

 Light Purple, Sir Henry Fletcher ; Ruby, Girling's ruby : Red, Simmond's 

 alpha, paragon of perfection ; Scarlet, Lord L\Tidhurst ; Orange, Sir Walter 

 Scott ; Salmon, Etonia ; Striped, Lady Dartmouth, giraffe, Hon. Mrs. Harris ; 

 Spotted, Dod's Mary ; Dark Lilac, lilac perfection ; Light Lilac, Widnall's 

 Svlvia, Plaistone rose ; Globes, crimson globe ; Anemone, flowered ; Painted 

 Ladv, WidnaU's comet. The first pan of twelve dahlias consisted of W. }se 

 plus vltra, Suffolk hero, Quibb's purple perfection, W. Duke of Devonshire, 

 W. Ladv Dartmouth, Dod"s Mary, Girling's ruby. Marquess of Lothian, rival 

 Sussex,' W. Rienzi, beauty of Kingscole, and Foster's Eva, The second 

 pan of twelve dahl^ included, W. Ne plus extra, Ansell's unique, Oxoni- 

 ensis. Marquess of Lothian, Suffolk hero, Widnall's perfection. Sir Henry 

 Fletcher, Springfield's rival conqueror of Europe, rival Sussex, and Dod's 

 Mar%-. The thud pan of twelve dahlias consisted of Dod's 31ary, Hon. 

 3fr& Harris, metropolitan perfection. Sir Walter Scott, rival Sussex, Sim- 



