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Mr. W. Grayson's Mrs. Wilkinson ; 12th class, Rosy-edged, 1. and 3. Mr. W. 

 Grayson's Duchess of Buccleuch ; 13th class. Orange striped, 1. Mr. W. 

 Grayson's seedling; 14th class, Reds, Land 2. Mr. W. Grayson's Cassini ; 

 15th class, Crimson edged, 1. and 2. Mr. Binn's gem ; 16th class, Rosy, 1. 

 Mr. W. Hebden's ruby; 17th class, BufF edged, 1. Mr. Binn's Sir Robert 

 Peel ; 18th class. Purple, 1. and 2. Mr. W. Grayson's purple perfection ; 19th 

 class. Orange, Mr. W. Grayson's Aurora; 20th class. Purple striped, 1. and 

 2. Mr. W. Grayson's Frederica ; 21st class, 1. Mr. Gregg's water witch; 

 22d class, Purple shaded, 1. Mr. T. Harrison's FalstafT; 23d class. Lilac, 1. 

 and 2. Mr. W. Grayson's rosy lilac; 24th class, Salmon, 1. and 2. Mr. T. 

 Harrison's Anna Maria; 25th class. Crimson edged, 1. and 2. Mr. T. Har- 

 rison's unknown ; 26th class. Tipped, 1. Mrs. Williamson ; 27th class, 

 Orange globe, 1. Mr. T. Harrison; ^Hth class. Red globe, 1. and 2. Mr. P. 

 Gregg; 29th class, Crimson globe. Land 2. Mr. Binns ; 30th class. Scarlet 

 anemones, 1. and 2. Mr. T. Harrison; 31st class, Painted lady, 1, 2, and 3. 

 Mr, W. Grayson. The premier prize for the best dahlia of any class was 

 awarded to Mr. Binns, for the Sulphurea elegans. China asters : 1. and 2. 

 Mr. W. Grayson. (^Yorkshireman, Sept. 29.) 



WALES. 



Denbighshire. — Wrexham Horticultural Society. — Sept. 25. Principally 

 for dahlias. 



Glamorganshire. — Swansea and Neath Horticultural Society. — Dec. 1837. 

 The funds of theSociety are improving ; but we are sorry to learn there are still 

 several defaulters. The challenge snuffbox was gained by Mr. Vivian ; two of 

 the fancy prizes by Mr. D. Llewelyn, the other by Mr. Vivian. The pruning 

 knives were awarded to Mr. Llewelyn's gardener, for the best baskets of 

 vegetables. The honorary secretary has informed us that it is the inten- 

 tion of the president not to com|)ete for prizes, but to send his plants, as 

 usual, for exhibition ; the etfect of this will be, that possessors of smaller 

 collections of plants will be enabled to compete with each other with more 

 certainty of success. Mr. Llewelyn has also handsomely expressed his de- 

 sire to do every thing he can to forward the Society ; and, having been one 

 of the most successful competitors, he has intimated to the secretary that 

 he will act in accordance with Mr. Vivian, and send his plants, as before, 

 for exhibition, but not as a competitor. The show was principally for chry- 

 santhemums ; but there were, also, the following stove and green-house plants, 

 which gained prizes : — Poinsetti'a pulcherrima, Stenorhjnchus speciosus, 

 Go6dyer« discolor, Epidendron cochleatum, Cypripcdium insignis, and My- 

 anthus barbatus, Mr. D. Llewelyn ; Azalea indica alba, and phoenicea SmithzV, 

 Mr. Vivian ; Ceropegia elegans, Mr. Dillwyn ; set of green-house plants, Cor- 

 rseV/ pulchella, C. speciosa, £"pacris impressa, and Crdwe« maligna, Mr. Vivian, 

 {Cambrian, Jan. 20., 1838.) 



CHANNEL ISLANDS. 



Guernsey Horticultural Society. — July 26. The prominent feature of this 

 exhibition was the carnation, and for this lovely flower Mr. W. Mellish ob- 

 tained the principal prizes. The green-house plants of Mr. P. B.Dobree; the 

 varieties of amaranthus and German stocks exhibited by Capt. Appleton ; the 

 splendid geraniums of Mr. Harry Dobree ; and the dahhas and vegetables of 

 Mr. Harris, Royal Yacht Club Hotel, were very fine. The great object of 

 this institution was to encourage the country people to improve the culture of 

 fruits and vegetables ; and the last exhibition proved that, within the short 

 space of four years, a considerable amelioration has taken place. We were 

 sorry, however, that the prizes awarded to the cottagers were doled out with 

 such a niggardly hand, for we conceive that all the money received for ad- 

 mission should be expended in premiums for this class of competitors. It 

 has been stated to us, that one man exhibited three cabbages, each weighing 



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