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Bristol and Clifton Horticultural Society. — April 17. The show of plants 

 and flowers was very fine, and among the vegetables we noticed a curious 

 specimen of the cockscomb broccoli from Malta, sent by George Sawyer, 

 Esq. Prizes were distributed for hyacinths, polyanthuses, and auriculas; 

 but the sorts are not mentioned. Nurserymen's prizes were classed by 

 themselves ; and we observe that they obtained a number for florist's 

 flowers, pelargoniums. Cape heaths, and American and other hardy shrubs. 

 {Bristol Mirror, April 21.) 



May 24. Numerous prizes were adjudged for every description of gar- 

 den production. The grand stand was exceedingly well filled with 

 choice specimens of plants of all descriptions, particularly some very fine 

 pelargoniums, from Mrs. Hugh Vaughan, Captain Langton, Mr. Norton, 

 John Hurle, Esq., Mrs. Isaac Elton, Mr. Verney, Mr. Broomfield, T. 

 Stock, and T. Daniel, Esqrs. ; a fine plant of Calceolaria integrifolia and 

 Cereus flagelliformis, from C. George, Esq. ; Azalea indica alba, John 

 Hurle, Esq. ; Thunberg/« fragrans, O. Fedden, Esq. ; Amaryllis psittacina 

 reginae, /'xia aulica and maculata, Gladiolus CoIvIUh, Alstr6men'« tricolor, 

 Boron/a serrulata, and Kenned/a coccinea, from H. Nugent, Esq. ; Cereus 

 speciosus, T. Daniel, Esq. ; i/ibiscus Mdnihot, Mrs. March Phillipps ; 

 Lemon, J. Prideaux, Esq.; very fine nectarines, grapes, and mushrooms, 

 W. Gore Langton, Esq. ; figs and grapes, R. Else, Esq. of Bath. The 

 show of vegetables was very fine, particularly the asparagus and broccoli. 

 We were glad to find that the nurserymen profited by the hint given them 

 at the last show, as their stand was filled with choice plants. Mr. Miller, 

 the secretary, also contributed in his usual handsome manner to embellish 

 the stand. Cottagers received prizes for cabbages, potatoes, and nosegays. 

 {Ibid., May 19.) 



June 21. There was a splendid display of ranunculuses, and the fruit 

 and vegetables were extremely fine. Nine prizes were given to cottagers, 

 for cabbages, potatoes, carrots, and nosegays. As usual, some rare and 

 beautiful plants were exhibited by the nurserymen. (Ibid., June 23.) 



Bristol Florists' Society. — April 19. At this Meeting some beautiful 

 flowers were shown; and Mr. Miller and Mr. Maule, both eminent nursery- 

 men, obtained nearly all the prizes. (Ibid., April 21.) We observe, in a 

 subsequent paper, that Cereus grandiflorus was expected to bloom in Mr. 

 Maule's nursery on the night of Monday, June 11., and that the public were 

 invited to look at it. Such exhibitions always do good, by calling forth 

 that latent love of nature which exists in every breast, though, like the 

 buds of a plant, it may long lie in a dormant state, and even perish with- 

 out expanding, unless fostered by favourable circumstances. 



Taunton Horticultural Exhibition. — May 8. The display of flowers was 

 beautiful in the extreme ; they were, for the most pai'l, exotics. There 

 were some splendid specimens of the Cereus speciosus and speciosissimus. 

 The ericas were in extensive variety. The yellow and scarlet sparaxis 

 excited much attention, as did also the Azalea indica alba, from the Rev. 

 E. T. Halliday, which obtained the prize. The Rev. W. P. Thomas sent 

 some magnificent single and double tulips. Mr. J. Young, the active and 

 intelligent secretary to the Society, exhibited a fine specimen of the Andro- 

 meda polifolia, a heath plant from the Turf Moor near Bridgwater, and a 

 large collection of other flowers. There were two specimens of the 

 Veronica repens, a green plant with a low white flower, having the peculiar 

 appearance of being splashed with whitewash. Of fruits there was neces- 

 sarily but a limited supply, and they were all forced. Dr. Metford sent 

 some very fine lemons ; and the early sweetwater grapes, from Lady Hale's, 

 were not without their admirers. Of vegetables there was a most profuse 



