6'26 Proxiiuial Horliailtural Societies : — 



a more distressing season for the growers, than any they have felt among 

 the several preceding, and these have been far from favourable. — G. C. 

 Covctit Garden, Sfj)lc?nber 17. 1832. 



Art. VII. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



Press of matter has obliged us to abridge the accounts sent us to an 

 extreme degree, and to omit nearly all the names of the competitors at 

 the different shows, and of the florists' flowers. With regard to the latter, 

 however, we may just observe, that, of the auriculas, (irimes's Privateer 

 seems to have made the most successful cruise, and to have taken most 

 prizes. Cottagers' prizes have been given every where, and we may men- 

 tion the practice lately ado|)ted in Norfolk, of giving silver spoons, &c., 

 instead of medals, as one which appears to us wortliv of imitation. — 

 J. W. L.for Cond. 



ENGLAND. 



Cambridgeshire. 



Tlie Cambridgeshire IFortictiUitral Society, — ^Ini/ 16. A number of 

 prizes were distributed ; but the onl}' exotic plant exhibited, the name of 

 which is mentioned, was Z^odecatheon Mead/« var. gigantea. Cottagers' 

 prizes were given for heartsease, stocks, and lettuces. {Cambridge C/iron., 

 May 18.) 



Cumberland. 



Carti-ste Floral ami Ilorlicultural Societi/. — Mai/ 31. Mr. Rothwcll of 

 Mains exiiibited a very fine collection of plants, 6cc. ; amongst wiiich were 

 tiie Agapanthus umbellatus in full flower, the Ccreus y^hyllanthoides, the 

 Maurandyrt semperflorens, and the Maurandyrt Barclay«7/r/ ; several s|)eci- 

 mens of native water plants, two of which were nuuh admired, the 

 JS'ympha;^! dlba and the i\7i|)har lutea ; he had also a small orange tree 

 bearing fruit. Mr. Rothwell had two heads of Danish broccoli, of great 

 size; one of them weighing 12| lb., and the other 8,V lb. The richest col- 

 lection was [)robably from Crofton Hall; but as the gardener, Mr. Pape, 

 was a|)pointed one of the judges, he did not contend for any of the prizes. 

 In this collection we observed a most beautiful specimen of the Passiflora 

 alata, an Azalea indica alba, a very fine capsicuu), a /'Inca rosea, a Spigclirt 

 marilandica, &c. ; besides a very fine pine-apple (the only one shown), for 

 which the conunittee awarded a prize of 1/.; and some of the largest rhu- 

 barb we ever saw. Mr. Slater of tliis city had .some beautiful specimens 

 of plants, &c., wliicli were nnich admired ; amongst these were the Circus 

 specios'ssinia, the 7'.'rica ventricosa sujierba, besides a great variety of gera- 

 niums. Mr. ]{. Ferguson of Harker Lodge had a fine specimen of the 

 Musrt coccinea, the (iloxhiw caulcscens, anil also produced the best grapes. 

 There was a large collection of tulips ; the best from Mr. Hodgson of 

 llouirhton House, wiio had also the best bou(|uct of flowers. Mr. R. 

 Monnsey had a very beautiful /'olygala o|)p()sitil"olia ; and al.so obtained 

 prizes for the best dish of ap|)les, the best rhubarb, the best asparagus, and 

 the best .salad. Mr. W. (iraham of this city had a good show of plants, 

 amongst which were the l-l'pacris grandiflora, a species of Aphelexis, 

 and tlie Calceolaria riigosa ; besides several beautifid geraniums. Messrs. 

 Hutton of this city had some fine .'specimens of the /I'hodoilendron |)6n- 

 ticum in flower, the i'olygala op|)ositifolia, and the A'juga alpina (a rare 

 native plant) ; besides several others of nuich beauty. It is im|)ossiblc to 

 enumerate all that were deserving of notice. Besitles what we have 

 named, tluTe were numerous elegant l)ou(|ucts of flowers, and various 

 plants, from the gardens of the Misses Losh of Woodside, Mr. P. Dixon 

 of Warwick, Mr. J. Dixon of Knells, Ca;)tain Halton, Mr. .Slater, &c. &c. 



