488 Prov. Hort. Soc. : — • Northiwiberhmd and Durham. 



NoRTHUMBERtAND AND DuRHAM. 



Botanical and Horticultural Societt/ of Durham, Northumberland, and 

 Newcastle upon Tyne. — At a General Meeting of this Society, held at 

 Newcastle, on June 5., the following prizes were awarded : — 



For the best dish of grapes, of sorts named, the gold medal to Mr, Joseph 

 Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Bewicke, Close House. For the best half peck of 

 potatoes, from the open ground, the silver medal to Mr. John Gledston, 

 gardener to \Vm. Qrde, Esq., Nunnykirk. For the best half peck of peas 

 m pod, to Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandoe. 

 For the best bybloemen tulip, named (Incomparable Panach^e), to Mr. Mat- 

 thew Bates, Kenton. For the best rose and white tulip, named (Reine des 

 Roses), to Mr. James Scott, gardener at Sandoe. For the best bizard tulip, 

 named (Surpasse la Cantique), to Mr. Adam Hogg, at Messrs. Falla and 

 Co's, Gateshead. For the best seedling geranium, to Mr. Christopher 

 Robson, gardener at Dr. Headlam's, Jesmond, named (Isabella). For the 

 best three double-scarlet Brompton stocks, to Mr. Harrop, Sunderland. 

 For the best exotic plant in flower (Agapanthus umbellatus), to Mr. Wm. 

 Kelly, gardener to A. Donkin, Esq., Jesmond. For the best bouquet of 

 flowers, to Mr. Adam Hogg, at Messrs. Falla and Co's, Gateshead. An 

 extra-prize, viz. a bronze medal, was awarded by the judges to Mr. James 

 Scott, for a very fine bizard tulip (Mentor). 



The exhibition was one of the finest that has been held by the Society, 

 and attracted a very large concourse of subscribers and their friends, who 

 were evidently highly gratified. 



The Hexham Meeting of the same Society was held on June 9., when the 

 prizes were awarded as follows : — 



For the best dish of grapes, of sorts named, the gold medal to Mr. Wm. 

 Grey, gardener to Thomas James, Esq., Beaufront. For the best half peck 

 of potatoes, from the open ground, the silver medal; and for the best half 

 peck of peas, the silver medal, to Mr. Thomas Watson, gardener at James 

 Kirsopp's, Esq., Spital. For the best bybloemen tulip, named (Monsieur 

 Pitt), to Mr. T. Grey, gardener, Humshaugh. For the best cherry-coloured 

 and white tulip, named (Rose Unique), to Mr. Thomas Cook, gardener to 

 T. W. Beaumont, Esq., Bradley Hall. For the best bizard tulip, named 

 (La Cantique), to Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., 

 Sandoe. For the best seedling geranium, to Mr. Clarke, gardener to Mrs. 

 Bewicke, Close House. For the best three double-scarlet Brompton stocks, 

 and for the best bouquet of flowers, to Mr. James Scott, gardener, Sandoe. 

 For the best exotic plant in flower, J^'chiura fastuosum, to Mr. James 

 Charlton, gardener to Stamp Brooksbank, Esq., Hermitage, near Hexham. 



The Meeting was most respectably and numerously attended ; and the 

 exhibition, which was most beautiful, evidently gave great pleasure to those 

 who honoured it with their presence. {^Newcastle Courant, June 13.) 



At a General Meeting of the above Society, held at Newcastle, on July 5., 

 the following prizes were awarded : — 



For the best-flavoured Pine-apple, the gold medal ; and for the best melon 

 (George the Fourth's Favourite), the gold medal, to Mr. John Gledston, gar- 

 dener to William Orde, Esq., Nunnykirk. Dish of Grapes, the silver medal 

 to Mr. William Lawson, gardener to Matthew Bell, Esq., Woolsington. 

 Dish of Strawberries, Bouquet of Chinese Roses, and Bouquet of Flowers, a 

 silver medal, to Mr. Thomas Cooke, gardener at T. W. Beaumont's, Esq., 

 Bywell Hall. Dish of Cherries, the silver medal to Mr. T. Watson, gardener 

 to James Kirsopp, Esq., Spital, near Hexham. Double Ranunculus, named : 



1. The Mulatto Maid, the silver medal to Mr. Matthew Bates, Kenton ; 



2. Beaute fine, the bronze medal to Mr. Harrop, Sunderland. Twelve double 

 Roses, the silver medal to Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, 

 Esq., Sandoe. Double Pink, named: l. Davcy's Lord Wellington, the 

 silver medal to Mr. John Wilson, Newcastle ; 2. Archduke Charles, the 



