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Haselgrave, of Wakefield. Mr. James Brown, gardener to John Hebble- 

 thwaite, Esq., was then called, and the Rev. Chairman, after a highly com- 

 plimentary address, presented to him the London Horticultural Society's 

 medal for 1827, he having obtained more prizes than any of his Yorkshire 

 competitors. Thomas Deuxberry, gardener to Henry Preston, Esq., of 

 Moorby, near York, was then called, and informed by the Chairman that 

 the Council having ascertained that the prizes which he had obtained were 

 so decidedly superior in number and quality to those of any other com- 

 petitor, they deemed it their duty to assign to him the next medal of the 

 London Horticultural Society. He also stated that the next to him, in. 

 point of number, was Mr. William Ashton. 



The Chairman, after expressing the obligations of the Society to the 

 gardeners, bade the ladies and gentlemen very heartily farewell. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to the Rev. J. A. Rhodes, for his- 

 able conduct in the chair. 



Judges of Fruit : The Rev. Mr. Morris, of Wakefield ; Mr, James- 

 Jamieson, gardener to Lady Beckett, of Gledhow ; and Mr. George Tyson, 

 gardener to Geo. Banks, Esq., of Leeds. Judges of Auriculas : Mr. Joseph 

 Barstow, Mr. John Leadbeater, and Mr. W. Clark. 



It was announced that the June Meeting will be held in the Music 

 Saloon, Wakefield, on Wednesday, the 3d of June ; the Summer Meeting 

 in the Festival Concert Room, York, on Wednesday, the 1st of July. 

 ( Yorkshire Gazette, May 9.) 



Ancieiit York Florists' Society. — This Society held their annual Show 

 of auriculas, polyanthuses, and hyacinths in Petergate on May 4. The 

 prizes were adjudged as follows : — 



Green Auriculas : 1. Stretch's Alexander, Mr. William Hardman; 2. 

 PoUitt's Highland Boy, Mr. Wilson; 3. Pollitt's Highland Boy, Mr. W. 

 Hardman ; 4. Howard's Nelson, Mr. Wilson ; 5. Wood's Lord Lascelles, 

 Mr. Summer. Grey Auriculas: 1. Grimes's Privateer, and 2. Warris's 

 Union, Mr. Parker ; 3. Kenyon's Ringleader, Mr. W. Hardman ; 4. B. and 

 S.'s Alexander, Mr. Wilson ; .5. Grimes's Privateer, Mr. William Hardman. 

 China Auriculas: 1. Taylor's Glory, Mr. Parker; 2. Popplewell's Con- 

 queror, Mr. Summer; 3. Leigh's Venus, Mr. Parker; 4. Taylor's Glory, 

 and 5. Taylor's Incomparable, Mr. W. Hardman. Self Auriculas : 1. Lis- 

 ter's Seedling, Mr. Summer; 2. Grand Turk, 3. Hey's Apollo, 4. Clark's 

 Seedling, and 5. Clark's Seedling, Mr. Parker. Alpine Auriculas: 1. New 

 Captain Frazer, Mr. Wilson ; 2. Hardman's Seedling, Mr. Hardman ; 3. 

 Alpine King, Mr. Wilson ; 4. Seedling, No. 17., and 5. Seedling, No. 11, 

 Mr. W. Hardman. Polyanthuses: 1. Seedling, Mr. Summer; 2. Tan- 

 tarara, Mr. Parker ; 3. Cox's Regent, Mr. Summer ; 4. and 5. Cox's Regent, 

 Mr. Parker. Hyacinths: 1. Groot Voorst, Mr. Summer; 2. Pasquin, Mr. 

 Parker; 3, Groot Voorst, Mr. Summer; 4. Groot Voorst, Mr. Wilson ; 

 5. Groot Voorst, Mr. Rigg. ( Yorkshire Gazette, May 9.) 



Northumberland and Durham. 



Botanical and Horticultural Society of Durham, Northumberland, and 

 Newcastle upon Tyne. — At a Meeting of this Society, held on the 10th of 

 April, the following prizes were awarded : — For the best dish of dessert 

 apples, of sorts named, the silver medal to Mr. N. Billaw, gardener to the 

 Rev. Joseph Cook, Newton Hall, near Alnwick. For the best dish of 

 baking apples, the silver medal, and for the best six heads of spring broccoli, 

 the bronze medal, to Mr. Thomas Pearson, gardener to Isaac Cookson, 

 jun., Esq., Park House. For the best quart of early potatoes (Egyptian 

 kidneys), the silver medal to Mr. John Gledston, gardener to William Orde, 

 Esq., Nunnikirk. For the best brace of cucumbers, the silver medal to 

 Mr. Hugh Robson, gardener to Charles Bacon, Esq., Styford. For the 

 best six early cabbages, the bronze medal to Mr. William Grey, gardener 



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