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exhibition of the riches of Flora. At the top of the room, where the plat- 

 form for the council was placed, there were three most beautiful bouquets 

 of a large size ; and over the president's chair was an arch, entirely com- 

 posed of flowers of the most brilliant hues. The tables were covered with 

 a profusion of hardy and exotic plants in full beauty, with pines, grapes, 

 nectarines, peaches, and early and choice culinary vegetables, in great 

 quantities, several of the latter being new sorts, the cultivation and intro- 

 duction of which may be attributed to this Society, and afford a satisfactory 

 proof of its utiHty. The company was numerous, and consisted of most of 

 the families of the town and vicinity, with others from a distance. Prizes 

 were awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Rarest Exotic, Thunb^rgfa alata, Mr. Menzies, gardener to 

 C. Rawson, Esq., Halifax. Exotic Bouquet, Mr. Appleby. Hardy Bou- 

 quet : 1. Mr. Menzies; 2. Mr. Senior, gardener to F. Maude, Esq., Hatfield 

 Hall. Best Collection of Green-house Plants, Mr. Senior. Best Green- 

 house Plant. Calceolaria purpurea : 1. Mr. Menzies; 2. Mr. Senior. Ge- 

 raniums: 1. and 2. Mr. Marshall. The finest plant of this species, in the 

 room, was one belonging to Mr. Ashton. This had been misplaced till after 

 the judges had decided ; but when it was brought forward, the council ad- 

 judged an extra-prize to Mr. Ashton for it. Seedling, Pelargonium Raw- 

 sonidimm, Mr. Menzies. Heath, Mr. Senior. Best collection of Heaths, 

 Mr. Senior. Hardy Plant: 1, and 2. iWimulus ?«uscoides, Mr. Senior. 

 Geum coccineum, Mr. Senior. A beautiful specimen of Phlox canadensis 

 was exhibited by Mr. Menzies, but only two prizes could be given in this 

 class. Balsam, Mr. Ashton, — Flowers. Tulips. Feathered Bizards : Land 

 2. Mr. James Drakes ; 3. B.Eli. Feathered Bybloemens : 1. Mr. Drake ; 



2. Jonathan Jackson ; 3. William Clarke. Flamed Bybloemens : 1. Jona- 

 than Jackson ; 2. Mr. Drake; S.W.Clarke. Flamed Bizards : ], 2, and 



3. Wm. Clarke. Feathered Roses : 1. Wm.Woodhead; 2. Jon. Jackson ; 

 3. Joseph Marshall. Flamed Roses : 1. and 2. Jonathan Jackson ; 3. Mr. 

 Drake. Selfs: 1. Wm. Clarke; 2. and 3. Mr. Drake. Breeders: 1, 2, and 

 3. Benjamin Eli. — Fruit. Pine: 1. Mr. Ashton, gardener to B. Gaskell, 

 Esq., of Thornes House ; 2. Mr. Boothroyd, gardener to R. K. Dawson, 

 Esq., Frickley Hall. Grapes. White: 1. Mr. Plant, gardener to J. Hardy, 

 Esq., Heath ; 2. Mr. Appleby, gardener to the Rev. J. A. Rhodes. Black : 

 1. Mr. Moore, gardener to T.B. Pease, Esq.; 2. Mr. Ashton. Cherries, 

 Peaches, and Nectarines, Mr. Ashton. Strawberries, Mr. Appleby. Ap- 

 ples, Mr. Padget, gardener to W. F. Paylej", Esq., Squire Pastures.— 

 Culinary Vegetables. Rhubarb, Mr. Hinshey, Henshall, near Snaith. This 

 was a new kind, and of large size. Asparagus, Mr. Campbell, gardener to 

 H. Teale, Esq., Stourton Lodge. Mushrooms, Mr. Ashton. Cabbages, 

 Mr. Campbell. Broccoli : White, Mr. John Marshall, Bell Hill ; Purple, 

 Mr. Palfreyman, Potter Newton. Cabbage Kale, Mr. Palfreyman, Potter 

 Newton. This was a very fine specimen of a new vegetable, which pro- 

 mises to be a valuable addition to our cvdinary plants. Lettuce, Mr. 

 Smith, gardener to A. Peterson, Esq., Wakefield. This prize was much 

 admired. Potatoes, Mr. Boothroyd. Cucumbers, Mr. Marshall. 



Judges for Fruit and Vegetables, Thomas White, Esq., Mr. Charles 

 Carver, and Mr. John Crament; for Flowers, Mr. Stead, Mr. Jamieson, and 

 Mr. Wm. Barratt ; for Tulips, Mr. William Riley, Mr. John Calton, and Mr. 

 Richard Marshall. 



Several ladies and gentlemen contributed to the decoration of the room, 

 which was beautifully arranged under the direction of Mr. Wm. Barratt. 

 Amongst the plants we noticed a superb yl^runi nigrum, from the garden of 

 A. Peterson, Esq. ; a Pxonia Moi'dnn, from that of F. Maude, Esq. ; and a 

 Cactus Gpeciosissima, from that of C. Rawson, Esq. {^Yorkshire Gazette, 

 June 6.) 



