Pr-oviimal Horticultural Societies: — Cambridgeshire. 475 



Six, in pots, Tlierese, Belle Comtesse, Aimable Princesse, Julien, L'Epis- 

 copal, L'Empereur de Russe, Mr. Searle. Best, Deesse Flore, Mr. Seai'le. 

 Heart's-ease. Six, in pots. Large Purple, Bright Yellow, Tricolor, Purple 

 and Yellow tipped, Purple and Yellow Spotted, Dark Puce, Mr. Searle. Best, 

 in pot. Dark Puce, Mr. Denson. — Fruit. Strawberries, best fifty, Rose- 

 berry, &c.. Rev. G. Jenyns. — Culinary/ Vegetables. Coss Lettuce, two 

 weightiest heads, 5 lbs., Mr. Magee. Lettuces, two best in quality, Mr. 

 Palmer. Asparagus, fifty heads, Mr. Palmer. Cabbage, heaviest, Mr. 

 Widnall. Cauliflowers, two. Colonel Pemberton. 



Treasurers Prize. Bouquet, Mr. Gimson. 



Cottagers' Prizes. Double Stock, grown in a pot, Mary Tuck of Hars- 

 ton. Lettuce, Baron Moore of Grantchester. Cabbage, William Perry of 

 Hildersham. 



Extra-Prizes. Cottager's Stock, John French, Cherryhinton. Cot- 

 tager's Tulips, William Perry, Hildersham. Erica mii-abilis, Mr. Biggs. 

 Heart's-ease, Mr. Dobson. Peaches, Mr. Palmer. Kitchen Apples, Mr. 

 Brown, Fordham. {Cambridge Chron., May 29.) 



The Cambridge June Show took place on the 1 9th, when the display was 

 very splendid and well arranged, and the company were highly gratified. 

 The Rev. G. A. Browne was called to the chair, and announced the follow- 

 ing adjudication of prizes : — 



Floiuers. Ranunculuses. Six, one of a sort: 1. (Prize Medal) Cedo 

 Nulli, Charlotte, Lucrece, La Fran9aise, Louisette, Theodat, Mr. Searle ; 

 2. Thompson's Queen, Charbonnier, La Favorite, Chasselas, Naxara,Jaune 

 en Pomponne, Mr. Twitchett. Four, one of a sort. La Singulaire, 

 Princess of Wales, Jupiter, Passe Niobe, Mr. Twitchett. Best, Daphne, 

 Mr. Searle. Pinks. Six, one of a sort: the first prize would have been 

 given to Mr. John Sharpe (being No. 63.), but there were two flowers of a 

 sort. Four, one of a sort : no first prize : 2. Mr. John Sharpe, Professor 

 Turton's gardener. Best, Harefield Beauty, Mr. Haylock. Seedling, Mr. 

 Sharpe. Roses. Six : no first prize ; 2. Tarquin, Prince William, Early 

 Blush, Rouge Agathe, Rouge Carmine, Violette et Rouge, Mr. Catling. 

 Three, Mr. Dobson. Best, Princess Victoria, Mr. Gimson. Sweetwil- 

 liaras, four trusses of different shades, Mr. Charles Newby. — Fruit. 

 Strawberries, best pound for flavour : 1. Keen's Seedling, Colonel Pember- 

 ton ; 2. Keen's Seedling, Mr. Lestourgeon. Best pound containing fewest, 

 30 in number. Keen's Seedling, Mr. Dobson. Cherries. Best plate : no 

 first prize ; 2. May Duke, Mr. Searle. Melon, not less than two pounds : 

 1. Netted Cantaloupe, Mr. Searle; 2. Early Cantaloupe, Mr. Wilson, Lord 

 De La Warr's gardener. Grapes, White Muscat, Mr. Dall. 



Treasurer'' s Bouquet. Mr. Gimson. 



Cottagers' Prizes. Pink, Edward Dowse, Ickleton. Rose, Widow 

 Pryor, Duxford. Geranium, James Becket, Ickleton. Potatoes, James 

 Tuck, Windmill Cottage, Harston. Peas, Henry Hunt, Duxford. 



Extra-Prizes. Cottager's Geranium, Jos. Beales, Clierryhinton. Nee-. 

 tarines, Mr. Palmer, Ely. Stock, Mr. Patrick Beales. Cucumbers, Mr. 

 Dall 



The next Show was fixed for Friday the 24th of July, and the Commit- 

 tee propose to give cottagers' prizes for the best pound of gooseberries, 

 best pound of currants, best cucumber, best carnation, picotee, or pink, 

 best balsam, and the best hollyhock. {Cambridge Chron., June 26.) 



Cambridge Florists' Society. — The Show of Tulips, Anemones, and 

 Stocks was held at the Town Hall on May 25., when 347 blooms of tulips 

 were sent in to compete for the prizes, from which 36 were selected by the 

 judges, and placed on the grand stand at the upper end of the tables, where 

 they presented a very beautiful appearance ; they were backed by the finest 

 stocks, scarlet, purple, and white ; and from them extended a column of 

 superb geraniums, orange-trees with fruit on them, and beautiful exotics, in 



