352 Prov. Hort. Soc. — Gloucestershire, Wojxester shire. 



Best forced Potatoes : 1. Early Frame, Mr. Lines, Livermere; 2. Early 

 Cockney, Mr. Nunn, Hardwicke. Broccoli, Mr, W. Barrett, Bury. Rhu- 

 barb Rev. B. T. Norgate, Ashfield. Coss Lettuces, Mr. Camps, Boxted. 

 Cottager's Vegetable (Red American Ranger Potato), Taylor. — Bees. 

 Gates, Ingham, and Dyson, Dalham, having each eight stocks kept through 

 the winter, Is. each. 



The show was excellent for this early period of the year. The prize 

 camellia was a beautifol specimen, and among the other exotics were the 

 Azalea indica, t/^rtica reticulata, Ardlsia crenulata (with its flowers and 

 fruit), and a lovely wreath of the Wistaria Consequawa, a beautiful climber 

 of the papilionaceous tribe, which is now found to be a perfectly hardy 

 plant. Besides the prize, there were beautiful hardy bouquets from the 

 botanic garden and elsewhere. Some fine Roseberry strawberries were 

 shown by Mr. Taylor, of this town ; Queen Charlotte pears, in perfect 

 preservation ; the Normanton Wonder, a sauce apple, truly a wonder, by 

 the Rev. B. Norgate ; and some extraordinary fine early Cockney potatoes, 

 the "rowth of last year, by Mr. Samuel Middleditch, which were not 

 exhibited for prizes. The Cottagers' prizes gave particular satisfaction. 

 {Bury Post, April 22.) 



Gloucesteushire. 



Gloucester Horticultural Society. — At the first Show of this Society, 

 which took place on May 1., the display of the varieties of auricula was 

 extensive and highly pleasing. The stand of polyanthuses and hyacinths 

 was also exceedingly well furnished, and eminently splendid, both for ela- 

 borateness of blossom and richness and diversity of tint. A great variety 

 of other choice productions of Flora graced the room and gratified the 

 eye ; and Pomona likewise opened her ample stores, and made offerings of 

 fruit as fresh and temping as when first picked. Nor were the more useful 

 denizens of the hotbed and kitchen-garden wanting on this occasion, many 

 different edibles of great forwardness and singular merit being contributed. 

 {Hereford Journal, May 6. 1829.) 



WoRCESTERSHIEE. 



Worcestershire Horticultural Society. — The first Meeting of this Society 

 for the present year was held May 1., and was attended by a numerous 

 and highly respectable assemblage of subscribers and their friends. The 

 exhibition gave universal satisfaction, far exceeding the expectation of the 

 most sanguine, considering the cold and ungenial state of the weather for 

 some time previous. The number of specimens ticketed and entered in 

 the Society's books amounted to upwards of 400. A beautiful dish of 

 lemons attracted universal admiration. The prizes were awarded as 

 under : — 



Flowers. Green-edged Auriculas: 1. Bearlis's Superb, Mr. Holmes; 



2. Cockup's Eclipse, and 3. Duchess of Oldenburgh, J. Skey, Esq. Grey- 

 edged Auriculas : 1. Ringleader, and 2, Ashworth's Rule-All, Mr. Holmes ; 



3. Hay's Lovely Ann, Davis, Esq., Pershore. White-edged Auriculas : 



1. Taylor's Glory, Mr. Hodges; 2. Popplewell's Conqueror, Mr. Harrison; 



3. Dyson's Queen, Mr. Miller. Self Auriculas : 1. Metropolitan, 



Davis, Esq. ; 2. Grand Turk, and 3. Flora's Flap, Mr. Harrison. Alpine 

 Auriculas : 1. George the Fourth, Mr. Holmes; 2. Seedling, Mr. Hodges; 



5. Unknown, Davis, Esq. Polyanthuses: 1. Pearson's Alexander, 



Davis, Esq. ; 2. Turner's Regent, Mr. Bradley. Double Red Hy^ 



acinths: 1. L'Honneur d' Amsterdam, Mr. Smith ; 2. Groot Vorst, 



Racster, Esq. Double Blue Hyacinths: 1. Duke of Wellington, and 2. 



Directeur van Flora, Racster, Esq. Double Yellow Hyacinths: 



1 . Due de Berri, and 2. Ophir, Racster, Esq. Single Red Hyacinths : 



Princess Elizabeth, Racster, Esq. Single White Hyacinths : Grand 



