90 Prov. Hort, Soc. — Lancashire ^ Worcestershire. 



numerous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen were present, who were 

 highly gratified ; and this being the last show for the year, we must bear 

 testimony to the very great attention that has been shown by the committee 

 in their judicious arrangements. The list prepared by them for the ensuing 

 year promises to every lover of botany and horticulture a most exquisite 

 treat. There were some new members elected ; and we trust to see their 

 numbers very much increased, as the good that has already been accom- 

 plished by this Society is incalculable, in the spirit of emulation that has 

 been excited among the subscribers. {Xewcastle Courant, Nov. 22.) 



Lancashire. 



Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society. — We regret exceedingly 

 that owing to our absence from London, we could not pay proper attention 

 to a communication forwarded to us by the Honorary Secretary of this 

 Society, nor is there now (Jan. 21.) time to do so before this Magazine 

 goes to press ; but we shall write to the Secretary at our earliest leisure 

 moment. — Cond. 



Floral and Horticultural Society of Manchester. — Sir, It lias often been 

 matter of surprise to me that the transactions of our Floral and Horticul- 

 tural Society here have never been (if I am not mistaken) noticed in your 

 Magazine. We have had five exhibitions during the present year, some of 

 which I should have thought equal to those of neighbouring towns, and 

 equally worthy of mention. I observe that the transactions of the Liver- 

 pool, Rochdale, and Bolton Societies are recorded, and why should not 

 those of Manchester be so too? Yours, — Coronilla. Manchester, No- 

 vember 3. 1828. 



We insert the transactions of all Provincial Societies that are sent to us, 

 either in MS., or, which we prefer, in the local newspaper containing the 

 accounts of such transactions. VYe shall be most happy to insert those 

 referred to, if Coronilla, or any other person, will send them to us, for we 

 cannot spare time to search for them in files of provincial newspapers 

 ourselves. — Cond, 



Worcestershire. 

 Vale of Evesham Horticultural Society. — At a Meeting of the Com- 

 mittee, held on Oct. 10., the London Horticultural Society's medal, pre- 

 sented to this Society, was awarded to Mr. George Fulton, gardener to the 

 Right Hon. Lord Northwick, ofNorthwick Park, for his various exhibitions 

 at tlie several Meetings of this Society during the present year, of fruits, 

 plants, and culinary vegetables, of peculiar excellence and flavour ; as well 

 as for his communications, read to the Societj', on keeping a Fine Bloom on 

 Cucumbers, and on the Culture and Management of the Vine in the 

 Pinery. * The Committee took into consideration the exhibitions and 



* If such papers are not destined for the London Horticultural Society, 

 or for being published in Worcestershire, we should be very happy to 

 receive them. Of this we are quite certain, and a little reflection will bring 

 every intelligent and candid reader to our opinion, that if the papers of all 

 the Gardening Societies in the empire were published and left open to dis- 

 cussion in some such journal as ours, they would more effectuallj' contribute 

 to the advancement of science than they ever can do in separate trans- 

 actions or memoirs. The Societies would also save money by such a prac- 

 tice, which might be applied to the support of their gardens or libraries. 

 But the question is, whether the patriotism of such Societies has yet 

 reached that point which is necessary lor such a state of things, or rather, 

 we should say, the patriotism of their leading members? We recommend 

 the subject to the consideration of the Horticultural Societies which are 

 formed, or which may be formed, in North America. The mass of books 

 and periodicals that are happily accumulating so fast in both worlds on 



