630 Provincial Horticultural Societies .- — Yorkshire. 



The Summer Meeting of the Yorkshire Horticultural Society was held 

 on August 5. For the decorations of the room the Society was greatly 

 indebted to Christopher Rawson, Esq., of Halifax, who sent a variety of 

 rare and beautiful plants, as well as one of the most splendid bouquets we 

 ever witnessed. The Rev. J. A. Rhodes contributed, in pot, a fine pine, 

 the foliage of which was most healthy and luxuriant, and we regret ex- 

 tremely that neither our time nor space will allow us to do justice to the 

 numerous other gentlemen and gardeners who did so much towards the 

 ornamental part of the exhibition, and which could not fail to be highly 

 gratifying to all who witnessed it. A little after two o'clock, the Rev. J. A. 

 Rhodes, of Horsforth Hall, was called to the chair, and awarded the prizes 

 as follows : — 



Plants. Stove: 1. Thomas Appleby; 2. J. Menzies, gardener to Chris- 

 topher Rawson, Esq., Halifax; 3. Thomas Appleby. Green-house: 1.2. 

 and 3. T. Appleby. Hardy : 1. J. Menzies, gardener to C. Rawson, Esq. ; 



2. Thomas Appleby ; 3. and 4. J. Menzies. — Flowers. Carnations. Scar- 

 let Bizards : 1. William Riley, Leeds ; 2. John Gill, Wakefield ; 3. William 

 Woodhead, Halifax. Pink Bizards : 1. William Riley ; 2. William Wood- 

 head; 3. James Spence. Purple Flakes: 1. and 2. Benjamin Ely; 5. 

 James Spence. Scarlet Flakes : 1, John Gill ; 2. Benjamin Ely ; 3. Wil- 

 liam Riley. Pink Flakes: l. J. Spence; 2. J. Gill; 3. J. Spence. Purple 

 Picotees: l, 2. and 3. Benjamin Ely. Scarlet Picotees : l. and 2. Wil- 

 liam Riley ; 3. Benjamin Ely. Seedlings : Scarlet Bizard, William Wood- 

 head. Pink Bizard, J. Spence. Scarlet Flake, William Riley. Scarlet 

 Picotee, William Pi ckersgill. PurplePicotee, William Woodhead. Geor- 

 ginas. Double Dark : 1. H. Baines, York ; 2. William Morris, gardener to 

 Mr. Clarkson, York; 3. John Paget, gardener to F. Payley, Esq. Double 

 Scarlet: l. William Morris ; 2. H. Baines; 3. John Paget. Single Scarlet : 

 I.John Kearsley ; 2. Joshua Marshall. Single Purple, John Kearsley. 

 Hardy Bouquets": 1. J. Menzies; 2. William Clarke. — Fruit. Pine. Best 

 flavoured, Thomas Appleby, gardener to the Rev. J. A. Rhodes ; largest, 

 Thomas Appleby. Grapes. White : 1 . James Brown, gardener to J. Heb- 

 blethwaite, Esq. ; 2. S. Currie, gardener to Joshua Ingham, Esq., of Blake 

 Hall. Black : 1. W. Reynolds, gardener to Edward Armitage, Esq., Farnley 

 Hall ; 2. J, Deuxberry, gardener to Abram Rhodes, Esq. Seedling, T. Ap- 

 pleby. Melons: I.John Southward, gardener to James Armitage, Esq., 

 Cookridge Hall ; 2. James Brown, gardener to John Hebblethwaite, Esq. 

 Apricots, W.Ashton, gardener to B. Gaskell, Esq.,Thornes House. Peaches, 

 Joseph Moore, gardener to T. B. Pease, Esq. Nectarines, Joseph Moore. 

 Plums and Cherries, Wm. Ashton. Apples, eating, Wm. Clarke of Rodney ; 

 baking, the gardener of Wm. Hadfield, Esq., Wakefield. Strawberries, J. 

 Southward. Currants : 1. gardener to Wm. Hadfield, Esq.; 2. J. Mooi'e ; 



3. Mrs. Kennedy, North Hall. Gooseberries: I.William Clarke; 2. Mr. 

 Hicks, Benningbro' ; 3. J. Marshall, of Rothwell Haigh, nurseryman. Sorts, 

 John Kearsley, market-gardener, who exhibited the astonishing number of 

 131. — Culiiiari/ Vegetables. Celery and Turnips, S. Currie. Artichokes, 

 gardener to E. Birchall, Esq. Cucumbers: 1. H. Baines, gardener to 

 Messrs. Backhouse of York; 2. gardener to E. Birchall, Esq. ; 3. Holding, 



gardener to Brown, Esq. of Mirfield. Vegetable Marrow, S. Currie. 



Peas, Wm Appleby. Onions : 1. John Royel, gardener to W. F. Paley; 

 2. and 3. Mr. Thomas Abbot of Knaresbro'. Kidneybeans, Thomas Ap- 

 pleby. Lettuce, J. Deuxberry. Cabbages: l.gardener to Edwin Birchall, 

 Esq.: 2, Wm. Clarke; 3. T.Appleby. 



The Chairman, in distributing the prizes, drew largely upon that fund of 

 humour and knowledge of horticulture, which he is well known to possess ; 

 and addressed the successful competitors, in such a way as was calculated 

 to suppress any improper feelings of triumph, and at the same time, to con- 

 sole those who had experienced a defeat. He was loudly applauded on 



