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have blamed where we thought blame was due, and approved in like man- 

 ner. The offensive passage itself will be found to be of this description ; 

 and we shall take care that nothing in the jjresent article may be construed 

 by the Council in such a way as to tend to the expulsion of the Conductor, 

 in addition to the ejection of his Magazine, by submitting it to a legal 

 adviser, along with a copy of the laws and by-laws of the Society. — Cond. 



Art. V. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 

 Northumberland and Durham. 



A General Meeting of the Botanical and Horticidlural Society of Duv' 

 ham, Koi-thumbcrland, and Newcastlc-xtpon-Ttjne was heltl in Newcastle on 

 Novembei" 14., when the following prizes were awarded: — The Society'3 

 silver medals, for the best dish of dessert ap|)les, to Mr. John Moderill, 

 gardener to Mr. Anderson, Point Pleasant ; for the best dish of grapes, to 

 Mr. Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Bewicke, of Close House ; for the best dish 

 of dessert pears, to Mr. Cook, gardener at Bradley Hall ; for the best bou- 

 quet of flowers, to Mr. Scott, gardener to E Iward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe ; 

 and for the best twelve Chrysanthemum indicum flowers, to Mr. Lawson, 

 gardener to Matthew Bell, Esq. M.P., Woolsington. The Society's bronze 

 medals, fur the best six roots of salsify, and six roots of scorzonera, to 

 Mr. Chris. Robson, gardener to Dr. Headlam ; for the best six roots of 

 rampions, also for the twelve largest onions, and also for the best four 

 heads of Firussel sprouts, to Mr. Kobeit Turnbull, gardener to the Rev. 

 Mr. Ogle, Kirkley ; and for the best six roots of li'amburgh parsley, to 

 Mr. Scott, of Sandhoe. A specimen of hemp, grown in the prison yard at 

 Durham, and some rope manufactured therefrom by the prisoners, were 

 exhibited by Mr. Frushard, the governor, and the hemp was considered to 

 be of verv fine quality. A beautiful plant of the Cactus truncata, in full 

 flower, from the garden of J. G. Clarke, Esq., was universally admired; and 

 the different bouquets of flowers, particularly the prize one, were most 

 elegant, and in great splendour, notwithstanding the late severe weather. 

 There was a dish of full-grown peas, from the garden of iMr. Joshua Wat- 

 son, of Bensham, which were raised from seed that had been produced and 

 sown again this year ; and, as a proof of the mildness of the autumn, 

 there were some blossoms and fruit (the second croj)) of Jargonelle pears, 

 from the garden of A. J. Cressv.ell Baker, Esq. ; and a second crop of 

 apples, of a good size, from the garden of Mr. Joseph Grey, at Bensham. 

 Mr. Anderson, of Point Pleasant, sent twelve of the largest Portugal onions 

 we have ever seen, which weighed 16 lb. A dish of seedling apples, raised 

 by Mr. Boiston, of Heworth, and called the Hevvorth Pippin, were also 

 very fine ; and, indeed, upon the whole, we have seldom been so much 

 pleased as we were with this exhibition ; the number, variety, and excellent 

 preservation of the apples and pears being really extraordinarj'. A very 



the meetings, and the garden, since commencing the Gardener's Magazine, 

 and to prove them by written documents ; and were it not for occasioning 

 unpleasant feelings to agentleman in Paris, we could refer to one whose name 

 is in the list of Council just given (p. 88.), who, besides generally prejudicing 

 our character and that of the Magazine, prevented us from receivmg the 

 plan and description of one of the first garclens in Paris, alter they had been 

 prepared for us by the proprietor. We coultl add a word, too, as to Munich ; 

 but one word in that case would be too much. A liberal public body, having 

 the same object in view as ourselves, would have acted towards us in a very 

 different manner, even if we had not deserved it. — Cond. 



