4-78 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — Gloucestershire. 



The Tliird Public Show for the season, of this very gratifjnng Institution, 

 took place on June 26. The competition amongst the exhibitors of pinks 

 was very strong ; and it was almost astonishing to see the perfection to which 

 that once simple flower has been raised by careful cultivation. Of ranun- 

 culuses the show was very limited, the extreme dryness of the season having 

 caused an almost total failure in that department of the florists' occupation. 

 The prize roses were splendid, and well deserved the distinction awarded 

 them. There was a delightful assemblage of the £'rica tribe, and other 

 choice ornaments of the green-house, were in great abundance. A pro- 

 fusion of fruits, calculated to please both the eye and the palate, graced the 

 room; some of the strawberries were really superb. In addition to those 

 fruits which appear in the prize-list below, great praise was due to some 

 remarkably fine grapes exhibited by Mr. Jessop of Cheltenham, some melons 

 shown by J. H. Byles, Esq., and some nectarines sent by J. C. Straford, Esq 

 The number of specimens entered in the Society's books amounted to 

 nearly 1,200. Prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Stove or Green-house: 1. H6y« carnosa, and 2. Polygala lati- 

 folia, Mr. J. C. Wheeler ; 3. Crassula versicolor, Mr. J. D. Wheeler ; 4. Me- 

 serabryanthemum purpureum, Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 5. Gnaphalium fulgidum. 

 Miss Walters. Heaths: 1. Ventricosa superba, and 2. Depr^ssa, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler ; .5. Ventricosa incarnata, Mr. J. D. Wheeler ; 4. Coventryana, 

 Mr. J. C. Wheeler ; 5. Vestita coccinea, Mr. J, D. Wheeler. Hardy : 

 1. Kalmia latifolia, and 2. Andromeda pulveriilenta, Mr. J. D. Wheeler; 

 5. Campanula persicifolia, R. Canning, Esq. ; 4. Hydrangea hort^nsis, Mr. 

 J.D.Wheeler; 5. Mule's Pink, Miss Walters. — Floivers. Ranunculuses. 

 Dark: 1. Capel, Mr. Crump; 2. Naxara, Mrs. Matthews; 5. Mr. Crump ; 

 4. Zebra, and 5. Mr. Crump. Light : 1. Eliza, 2. Druit's Yellow, o. Teme- 

 raire, and 4. Thompson's Kitty, Mr. Crump ; 5. Lovely Ann, Mrs. Matthews. 

 Pinks. Black and White : 1 . and 2. MV. George Bubb ; 5. Mr. Elton ; 

 4. Mr, Grafton ; 5. Mr. George Bubb. Red Laced : l. Mr. Crump ; 2. Mr. 

 Hitch; 3. Mr. Pullen ; 4. Mr. Elton; 5. Mr. J. D. Wheeler. Purple 

 Laced: 1. Mr. Pullen; 2. Mr. Crump; 5. Mr. J. D. Wheeler; 4. Mr. 

 Earl ; 5. Mr. Crump. Selfs and Fancies : 1. and 2. Mrs. Matthews ; 5. and 

 4. Mr, George Bubb ; 5. A. Maitland, Esq. Roses. Dark: 1, Tuscany, 

 Mr, T.Ryder; 2. Grand Sultan, Mr. Jessop; 3. Imperial, Mr. Elton; 

 4, Carmine, Mr. T. Ryder ; 5. Royal Purple, Mr. Jessop. Light : 1. Watts's 

 Seedling, and 2, Rose Unique, Mr. J. D. Wheeler ; .5. Celestial, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler ; 4. Rosa, odorata, Mr. Jessop ; 5. Hjbrida de Bengal, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler. — Fruit. Cherries: 1. May Duke, R. S. Davies.Esq. ; S.Early 

 May, Mr. Hitch; 3. Black Heart, R. Canning, Esq.; 4. Elton, and 5. Ro- 

 nald's Black Circassian, C, O, Cambridge, Esq. Strawberries : 1, Wilmot's 

 Superb, Mr, Elton ; 2, Keen's Seedling, Miss Button; 3, Waterloo, Mr,C. 

 Bonner; 4, Caroline, Rev. Mr. Jones ; 5. Knight's Downton, Mr. Hitch. 

 — Culinary Vegetables. Cauliflowers: 1, 2, and 3. Mr, Hulbert; 4. Mr. 

 Hitch ; 5. Mr. Hulbert. 



Bristol Horticultural Society, — The First public Exhibition of this newly- 

 formed Society took place on June 23. It was most numerously and 

 fashionably attended, and could not fail of affording a high treat to the 

 lovers of horticulture. 



On entering the show-room, the eye was struck with the rich variety of 

 objects which presented themselves to view. In the centre of the platform, 

 and proudly overtopping the rest, was a magnificent specimen of the Pan- 

 £?anM5 odoratlssiraus, supported by a splendid plant of the Cactus speciosfs- 

 sima in full flower; the Citrus sinensis, or myrtle-leaved orange, loaded 

 with fruit; the Calceolaria integrifolia, covered with yellow blossoms; and 

 the endless variety of the Pelargonium tribe. The fine specimens of double 

 balaams, Rusuian stocks,and other tender annuals, attracted universal notice ; 



