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The vegetables were highly creditable to the cottagers, who have wonderfully 

 improved in the practice of horticulture since the establishment of this very 

 useful societv- The following choice plants from Mi*. Veitch's nursery re- 

 ceived the particular approval of the judges: — Terbena Tweedic/^rt, Clianthus 

 puniceus, C'lcmatis aziireus grandiflorus, and Oncidium bifolium ; and, from 

 Mr. Hewitt's gardens, Brugmansi« sanguinca, a seedling heartsease, a superb 

 /^hodotlendron caucasicum, and a collection of ericas and cactuses. (77/e 

 Wcslcrn Lumiiian/, May 15. 1837.) 



Sept. 14-. The show of fruit, plants, and vegetables was very fine. At two 

 o'clock N. Down, Esq., took the chair; and in the course of his address ob- 

 served, that " the amelioration of the condition of the humble cottager has been 

 considered by the committee a subject of so much importance, that a consider- 

 able shaVe of their time and attention has been devoted to this interesting 

 branch of our exhibitions ; and we have reason to believe that many persons of 

 this class have been reclaimed from habits of profligacy and intemperance, by 

 the various rewards and encouragements which have been offereil by us for 

 the promotion of industry, and by the useful and practical treatises on garden- 

 ing which we have dispersed among them." In accordance with this feeling, 

 arnong the prizes, were the following awarded to cottagers for personal merit : 

 — To the cottager or labourer with small weekly wages, who has reared the 

 largest family in habits of industry, without parochial assistance : 1/. 10,v. to 

 David Pain, of 8a!tash, 76 years of age, reared ten children. To the cottager 

 or labourer with small weekly wages, who cultivates his garden in a superior 

 manner, the interior of whose cottage displays the greatest neatness and 

 economy, and whose children are educated in habits of industry and sobriety : 

 10.S-. to John Davis, Elbarton. To the servant in the rural districts who has 

 remained the largest number of years in the service of the same master or 

 mistress, and whose conduct has been exemplary : 1/. to Robert Pawley, of 

 St. Stephens by Saltash, 4-0 years' service. (P/j/moiil/i Herald, Sept. 16. 1837.) 



Devonshire Floral Society. — Alai/ 4. Among the contributors, Mrs. Wells, 

 of Cowley House, sent some magnificent specimens, of which were the Tro- 

 pae^olum "tricolorum, Clianthus coccineus, and Kennedys coccinea : also a very 

 line collection of roses. J. B. Sanders, Esq., exhibited a splendid specimen of 

 ylcacia armata and a fine collection of green-house plants. Luke Ponsford, 

 Esq., a magnificent collection of auriculas. S. T. Kekewich, Esq., a splendid 

 seedling cactus, a collection of pansies, and a fine seedling mimulus. J. J. 

 Tanner, Esq., a most beautiful collection of single anemones. R. Walker, 

 Esq., a rich self-coloured auricula, and a very singular white polyanthus. 

 Some fine specimens of pelargoniums were exhibited by Messrs. Meggs, Rowe, 

 and Newbury. Mr. R. Webber, seedling polyanthus of great beauty. Mr. 

 Veitch, of the Killerton and INIount Radford nurseries, had a most splendid 

 collection of plants, amongst which were a very beautiful new (.'hinese azalea, 

 with variegated flowers of the purest white and pink ; this plant has never 

 before bloomed in this county, and v/as quite a centre of attraction. In the 

 same collection we noticed some superb ericas, and some very fine auricu- 

 las, and a white Tropae'olum tricolorum, with from 500 to GOO flowers, wliich 

 had the first and second prizes awarded them. 



In Mr. C. Sclater's choice collection we observed Camell V/ japonica var. 

 eximia, a fine red and very large and double seedling amaijUis, beautifully 

 striped and veined with rich dark crimson. Mr. Charles Hewett exhibited a 

 highly creditable collection of Cape ericas. (Freeman's Excler Flying Post, 

 May "11.) 



Sept. 21. The sliow of plants and flowers were not on so large a scale as 

 on former occasions ; but the dahlias, the principal object of attraction, were of 

 a very superior description. Among the prizes was one for an ornamental 

 ilesig'n, a pheasant made of flowers, to Mr. Webber. (Ibid., Sept. 28.) _ 



Taunton and West Somerset Horticultural Society. — May 19. This was 

 the fi''«t meeting of this society. The company was respectable, but not 

 numerous. There was a very fine show of plants. Amongst the gentlemen's 



