GiO Provincial Horticultural Societies : — Ireland. 



drum cocliltatiim, and Ixorw coccfnca. Green-house plants, by the same : 

 Dryandfrt Ibrniosa, Liparia villosa, G'nfdia denudata, Illiciiini tioridanum, 

 Lachcnalw tricolor (a new variety), and Jcacia verticillata. Mr. Mackay 

 also sent the followinij plants to ornament the stage, but not for competi- 

 tion : — Bourbon palm {Lnlania borbonica), papynis of the Nile (faijy- 

 rus antiquurum) with stems 10 ft. hiuh, CamelhV/ Sasuiiqua rosea, together 

 with a number of fine specimens of African heaths, amongst which was a 

 splendid s[)ecimen of /?rica aristata var. major. The following, from Mr. 

 Keef, nurseryman, Longlane, obtained the second prize : — Camell/a 

 japonica var. floritla, Rosa mundi, Gray's Invincible, antl Carnation Warra- 

 tah. These beautiful specimens are now, for the first time, exhibited in 

 flower in this coimtry. Cornc^« speciosa, Indigofera australis, Pxonia 

 Moutau, Cereus speciosus, and Pomaderris elliptica, fine and well-grown 

 specimens ; as were also the heaths and pelargoniums, for which premiums 

 were awarded to the same person. The following beautiful plants, sent in 

 by Mr. Grant, gardener to George Putland, Esq., Bray Head, obtained the 

 first prize for " exotics from private gardens :" — Hove« Cels/, Eutaxia 

 pungens, Azalea indica var. purpurea and alba, Dryandrw formosa, Indigo- 

 fera australis, and Grevillea Bauer/. The following, sent in by Mr. Nevin, 

 gardener to the chief secretary, obtained the second prize in the above 

 class: — Hovefl Cels/, Boron//? pinnata, B'oronwz serruhita, Brachysema 

 latifolium, Platylobium triangulare, and Chorozema Henchmann//. 



Two splendid camellias (atrorubens and Sasanqiia), a citron, a pome- 

 granate, and some fine hybrid amaryllises, from seed saved in the country, 

 were also well deserving of notice ; and the w hole indicated, we are happy 

 to learn, rapid im|)rovement in the horticulture of the vicinity of Dublin. 

 (^Dublin Evening Post, April 30.) 



Belfast Horlicitltural Sucieti/. — April 16. Among the prizes the follow- 

 ing are the only ones that have the varieties named : — Auricula, Green- 

 edged, Stretch's Emperor Alexander, Mr. George M'Cullogh. Camellias, 

 Myrtle-leaved, Mr, M'Cullogh. Purple Noisette Rose, Mr. John Scott. 

 yJcdcia verticillata, Mr. Samuel Milliken, gardener to Sir R. Bateson. 

 White Camellia, Mr. G. M'Cullogh. Pine (Enville Queen), Mr. Lewis, 

 gardener to Colonel Forde. Illiciuni floridanum and A'alvia cardinsilis, 

 John Stott, Esq. (Mr. H. Glen, gardener). The markeii im[irovement 

 observable between this show and the spring show for 1831, must 

 give great satisfaction to the friends of the Society. (Xorllierii ii'liig, 

 April 19.) 



Mat/ 21. At this show there appe.ircd such a manifest and decided 

 improvement over former years, as clearly to evince that the Belfast Horti- 

 cultural Society may now vie with any other in the United Kingdom, and 

 has been productive of nuich benefit to the country. The geraniums were 

 extremely beautiful. There was also a very fine selection of anemones, 

 tulips, and other green-house |)!ants and exotics, and a great variety of 

 vegetables, melons, strawberries, &c. A great number of rare plants and 

 fine vegetables were on the table ; among them we noticed the Thomasw 

 5olanacea, from John Stott, Escj. ; ilouble-Howering tea plant, anil a num- 

 ber of others, Mr. E. Lindsay ; a number of fine ranunculuses and fine 

 early lettuce, from R. Moore, Es<]. ; Azalea coccinea, from Mr. G. 

 M'Cullogh ; six varieties of calceolaria, from Mr. Scott, Ormeau ; the 

 creeping cereus, G. Andrews, Esq.; Agapanthus umbellatus, and Cereus 

 speciosus, Sir R. Bateson, Bart. ; and, though last, not least in merit, a 

 fine specimen of wheat, grown by A. J. Macrory, Esq. Duncairn. {Bel- 

 fast Commercial Chronicle, May 23., and Bcljhsl Guardi/in, May 29.) 



