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revoluta, and Chinese Orange Plant, Jos. Ridgway, Esq. ; Double White 

 and Seedling Camellias, Roger Holland, Esq. ; Wilton Rose, Edward Sil- 

 vester, Esq. {Bolton Chron., May 2. 1829.) 



Devonshire. 



Devonport Horticultural Society. — The Annual Show of Auriculas and 

 Polyanthuses took place on April 25., when prizes were adjudged to Messrs. 

 Barret, Quicke, Harris, Colley, JefFery, and Bennet. Some of the auriculas 

 and polyanthuses attracted particular attention for their splendour and 

 beauty. Among the exotics which were exhibited, we noticed a fine speci- 

 men of the flower of the Solandra grandiflora, and of the i/ibiscus ;-6sa 

 sinensis var. simplex, from the valuable collection of E. Churchill, Esq. of 

 the Royal Marines ; some fine plants from the green-house of Charles Horn, 

 Esq. of Stoke; and no less, than fifty from the collection of our friend Mr. 

 Pontey, whose zeal for the improvement of horticulture we have so fre- 

 quently had occasion to notice; among these we remarked a singularly fine 

 plant of the Azalea indica var. alba, with one of the Evica. aristata major. 

 {Plym. Jour. April 50. 1829.) 



South Wales. 



Glamorganshire, Monmouthshire, and South Wales Horticultural Society. 

 — The General Meeting and first public Show of this Society, which took 

 place at Cardiff on April 1., proved highly creditable to the institution, 

 and interesting both to the members and the public, who were admitted 

 by a special vote, gratis, to this first combined eifort of the infant Society. 

 Upwards of 500 grafts of different sorts of new and most superior fruits, most 

 liberally granted for the benefit of the Society and the public by the Horti- 

 cultural Society of London, on the personal application of Mr. Moggridge, 

 were distributed. Premiums were awarded as follows : — 



Fruit. Baking Apples, Sir C. Morgan, Bart. — Flowers. Polyanthus 

 (extra-prize), and Double Wallflower, R. Hill, Esq. [Double Primroses, 

 E. P. Richards, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. Rhubarb, the Rev. J. M. Tre- 

 harne. Cucumbers : 1. Hon. W. B. Grey ; 2. R. F. Jenner, Esq. White 

 Broccoli, R. Hill, Esq. Asparagus, J. M. Richards, Esq. Early Potatoes, 

 and Radishes, R. Hill, Esq. Kidneybeans (extra-prize), and Sea-kale, Sir 

 C. Morgan, Bart. Rhubarb, grown on the hills, Mr. Perkins, jun. — 

 Plants. Best and most curious, J. Moggridge, Esq. ; best and most beautiful, 

 R. Reece, Esq. {The Cambrian, April 4.) 



Art. X. Domestic Economy. 



Apples preserved till late in the Year. — Sir, From the difficulty of pre- 

 serving apples till late in the year, I was induced to try two methods 

 recommended in Practical Economy : both promise to answer so well, and 

 are so simple, that I reconmiend them to those of your readers who have 

 not proper fruit-rooms. From our apples having been frosted, the jars 

 were opened sooner than I intended ; but from the sound state they are in, 

 I have no doubt they would have kept till June. I regret 1 have not a spe- 

 cimen of those preserved in sand to send ; but I forward some of those 

 kept in a vacuum for your inspection. 



Directions. After the apples have been kept for a week, and the super- 

 abundant moisture cleared away, wipe them with a dry cloth, and pack 

 them into glazed jars in layers of sand dried in an oven. Fit a piece of 

 wood into the mouth of the jar, and tie a bladder over it. Let the jars 

 stand on a shelf in a room not subject to much change of atmosphere. 



