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Hereford Horticultural Societi/. -^The Fourth Show of this Society, for 

 the present year, took place on July 27., and although the late ungenial wea- 

 ther gave little promise of the usual excellence displayed at this exhibition, 

 we were agreeably surprised by a rich assemblage of choice varieties of stove 

 andgreen-house plants (many of them from the gardens of Sir J. G. Cotterell, 

 Bart. M. P. and C. G. Cooke, Esq.), georginas, picotees, carnations, balsams, 

 &c. &c. The grand stand was richly decorated with choice plants, and the 

 small one in the centre of the room presented a beautiful variety of Flora's 

 choicest favourites ; most of the georginas were remarkable for luxuriance 

 of growth and richness of colour, and, with the picotees, were deservedly 

 admired. The stage for fruits and vegetables was crowded with the finest 

 melons, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, grapes, apples, cherries, goose- 

 berries in great variety and of extraordinary size, raspberries, and currants, 

 and remarkably large carrots, turnips, cauliflowers, and onions, and afforded 

 additional proof that the horticultural productions of this county are not 

 inferior to those of any other part of the kingdom. A lemon tree on the 

 grand stand contained fruit by far the largest we have ever seen growing in 

 this country; and amongst the vegetables there was a new esculent im- 

 ported from Hungary, and called kohl rabi. The introduction of new va- 

 rieties of vegetables forms one of the advantages of these societies, and it 

 would be well to encourage them by a specific reward. The following was 

 the award of prizes : — 



Plants. Stove or Green-house : 1. Pancratium mexicanum, C.G.Cooke, 

 Esq. ; 2. Hoya carnosa, Sir J. G. Cotterell ; 5. iS'olanum melongena, C. G. 

 Cooke, Esq Hardy : 1 . Potentilla formosa, Mr. Godsall ; 2. Chelone barbata, 

 Mrs. Canon Morgan. — Floivers. Carnations. Scarlet Bizards : 1. Yeoman- 

 son's Triumphant, Col. Money; 2. Hale's Defiance, and 3., Mrs.W.Pateshall. 

 Scarlet Flakes: 1. Strohg's Sir S. Romilly, Mrs, W. Pateshall ; 2. Hayley's 

 Marquess Cornwallis, Col. Money ; 3. Walker's Ruby, Mr. Godsall. Rose 

 Flakes : 1. Fletcher's Duchess of Devonshire, Mr. Godsall ; 2. Davey's Lady 

 Shannon, R.J. Powell, Esq.; 5. Col. Money. Crimson Bizards : 1. Wild's 

 Standard of Perfection, Mrs W. Pateshall ; 2. and 3. Mr. Cranston. Purple 

 Flake : 1. Strong's Emperor, and 2. Smith's Fair Ellen, Mrs. W. Pateshall. 

 Picotees. Purple: 1. Mr. Cary Cocks ; 2. and 3. Mr. Godsall. Red: l. 

 Mrs. Gordon ; 2. Salamander, Mrs. W. Pateshall ; 3. Weldon's Litchfield 

 Hero, W. H. Bellamy, Esq. Yellow: l. Prince Maximilian, Mr. Godsall, 

 Georginas. Dark: 1. Coronation, Mrs. Gordon; 2. SirJ.G. Cotterell; 3. Cran- 

 ston's SeedHng, Mr. Cranston ; 4. Young's Triumphant, R. J. Powell, Esq. 

 Light: l.Ne plus ultra, Mr. Cranston; 2. Grisette, Mr. Godsall; 5. Lady 

 Hardinge, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Red : l . Festina, Mr. Cranston ; 2. Morn- 

 ing Star, Mr. Nott. Balsams: 1. Mr. Lee; 2. C. G. Cooke, Esq. Cocks- 

 combs : 1. and 2. C. G. Cooke, Esq. — Fruit. Gooseberries. Red: 1. 

 Bang-up, Mr. Spencer; 2. Red Walnut, Mr. Godsall; 5. Ironmonger, Sir 

 J. G. Cotterell. Green: l. Green Ocean, and 2. Sirrell's Green, Mr. 

 Spencer; 3. Wilmot's Early, Mr. Godsall. Yellow: 1. Mr. Godsall; 2. 

 T . C. Bridges, Esq. ; 3. Mr. Godsall. Grapes : 1 . and 2. Sir J. G. Cotterell. 

 Melons : 1. Green-fleshed, R.J. Powell, Esq. ; 2. Sir J. G. Cotterell. Plums, 

 Mrs. Gordon. Raspberries, R. J. Powell, Esq. Currants : 1 . T. C. Bridges, 

 Esq.; 2. R. J. Powell, Esq. Peaches, Royal George, Sir J. G. Cotterell. 

 Nectarines, Elruge, C. G. Cooke, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. Carrots, 

 R. J. Powell, Esq. New esculent vegetable (kohl rabi), J. S. L. Pateshall, 

 Esq. {Hereford Journal^ July 29.) 



Ross Horticultural Society. — The Twenty-fourth Public Exhibition of this 

 long established Society took place on the 22d of July, and notwithstand- 

 ing the wet and chilly weather of the previous month, the grand stand sup- 

 ported a rich and harmonious display of the house and hardy July families, 

 much heightened by the tasteful arrangement of the prize fruits at its base 



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