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Sept. l^. The vegetables were good, particularly potatoes from the Duke 

 of Buckingham, and broccoli from Mr. Foster. The cut flowers were remarkably 

 handsome : anil a very superior collection of dahlias from Mr. Ingram of 

 Southampton, and Mr. Taylor of Millbrook, were sent, though not for com- 

 petition. The fruits, flowers, and vegetables, were from the gardens of the 

 resident nobility and gentry. Mr. Shenton sent some new plants from the 

 Swan River. Numerous prizes were awarded. (Salisbtt/y Herald, Sept. IG.) 



Andover Carnation Feast. — August. The flowers were numerous and very 

 good ; but ]Mr. Smith of Elmram was the only competitor for the fruits. 



The annual Auricula Sliow was held at the Blue Boar Inn, Winchester, 

 on Thursday last. The flowers exhibited were allowed to be the best ever 

 shown, and reflected great credit on the cultivators. The maiden prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Tibbs, and the seedling to Mr. Sheppard. (Hampshire Inde- 

 pendent, April 29.) 



Winchester Poli/anthus Show — April 29. The first prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Weaver, gardener to the Reverend the Warden of the College. There 

 were two competitors for the maiden prize, Mr. Colson and Mr. A. Forster, 

 both of Winchester ; their pots were nearly matched, but that of Mr. Colson 

 was considered superior. The other pots exhibited were excellent, particularly 

 those shown by Mr. Weaver. {Ibid.) 



Hertfordshire. — Herts Horticultural Society. — April. Among the pines 

 at this exhibition, there was one (to which the first prize was adjudged), which 

 deserved especial notice. It seems to differ from any pine hitherto known or 

 cultivated in this countr}' ; it is of the black kind, and was, we believe, im- 

 ported from the West Indies by Nathaniel Chauncy, Esq. ; the plant is a free, 

 but small grower ; the fruit runs to 5 lbs. weight, is of a handsome globular 

 shape, swelling out well, of light colour externally, with broad, flat, well- 

 developed pips; it is very juicy, of excellent flavour, and is equal, if not supe- 

 rior, to the black Antigua, or the Jamaica pine. Collections of green-house 

 ])lants, and fine specimens of heartseases, were sent by Mr. Francis, and 

 Messrs. Paul, Nurserymen. Among the articles exhibited were a collection 

 of terra cotta flower vases, from the pottery of Sir F. Fovvke, at Lowesby, in 

 Leicestershire, made in a great variety of classical designs, and sold for a trifling 

 price. (The Reformer, May 2. 1837.) 



June 22. Amongst the exhibitions we particularly noticed some fine 

 specimens of Orchidese, from the garden of William Harrison, Esq.; one very 

 fine Amaryllis Johnson/', from the gardens of the Hon. Miss Elphinstone ; 

 the boxes of cut flowers were extremely rich. The Alstroemer/rt Durantr/, from 

 the garden of C. 8. Chauncy, Esq., was well worthy of notice ; Mr. Francis, of 

 Hertford, exhibited a very fine collection of pelargoniums and heartseases ; there 

 was also an excellent collection from Mr. Paul, of Cheshunt. The following 

 prizes were awarded: — Pines, 1., Mr. Davis, gardener to Lady Clark, Oak 

 Hill, Herts ; 2., Mr. James Dawson, gardener to Viscount Melbourne ; 3., 

 Mr. Pratt, gardener to W. Harrison, Esq., Cheshunt. A case of pruning 

 knives, presented by Mr. W. Nunn, was (agreeably to an arrangement made 

 at the last meeting) added to the first i)rize of the day, for the collection of 

 24' miscellaneous plants. This handsome present comprised a set of four 

 knives in a mahogany case, and was handed over to Mr. Williams. (Ibid., 

 June 27.) 



Juli/ 27. The miscellaneous collections were good, particularly that from 

 the conservatory of Mr, Warner of Hoddesdon. Amongst the fruits were 

 two very fine pines, one an Enville from the gardens of Earl Cowper, the 

 other a New Providence from the gardens of Lord Melbourne. We do not 

 remember to have seen a finer show of the old pine and new Elton strawberry ; 

 this latter is well worth the notice of cultivators, it being of a good flavour, 

 large growth, ami succeeds when most other strawberries are over. Mr. 

 Chauncy's collection of roses was very fine, and the cut flowers were as rich 

 as usual. A large collection of fine heartseases, pelargoniums, and some fine 

 specimens of new varieties of fuchsia were exhibited by Mr. Francis, nursery- 



