Provincial Horticultural Societies : — Yorkshire. 631 



vacating the chair, when a vote of thanks was proposed bj' the Rev. Samuel 

 Sharp (vicar of Wakefield), and carried by acclamation. 



Judges of Fruits and Vegetables: Mr. Wni. Pontey, Kirkheaton; Mr. 

 Wm. Baines, gardener to F. H. Fawkes, Esq., of Farnley Hall ; Mr. James 

 Jameson, gardener to Lady Beckett of Gledhow ; and Mr. Duncan Mac- 

 donald, gardener to Colonel Tempest of Tong Hall. Carnations and Pico- 

 tees : Mr. John Rhodes ; Mr. Joseph Barstow ; and Mr. Edward Fletcher. 

 Flowers : Mr. Holland of Leeds, and Mr. Baines of York. 



The following is a list of the rare and beautiful plants exhibited by the 

 gardener of Christopher Rawson, Esq., of Halifax : — Pentstemon diffusum 

 (this obtained the first prize for the hardy plants), atropurpureum, and 

 roseum ; Gesnerfa bulbosa (this obtaine^l the second prize for the stove 

 plants); Eccremocarpus scaberj GiUa capitata; Lobelia xenecioides ; Phlox 

 triflora, penduliflora, and corymbosa; and Lilium penduliflorum. {Leeds 

 Intelligencer, Aug. 6.) 



York Florists' Society. — On July 7. the Ancient Society of York Flo- 

 rists held their Annual Show of Pinks and Roses in Petergate. The prizes 

 were adjudged as follows : — 



Pinks. Dark and Purple-laced : 1. Westlake's Hero, and 2. No. 44., Mr. 

 Summer; 3. Hardman's Perfection, Mr. Wilson; 4. Bowes's Claudius, Mr. 

 Summer ; 5. Bovves's Claudius, Mr. W. Hardman. Scarlet and Red-laced : 

 1. Gordon's George the Fourth, Mr. Wilson; 2. Turner's Princess Char- 

 lotte, 3. No. 64., 4. No. 14., and 5. No. 4., Mr. Summer. Plain or unlaced : 



1. Davey's Eclipse, Mr. Wilson ; 2. Williamson's Prince of Wales, Mr. W. 

 Hardman; 3. WilHamson's Prince of Wales, Mr. Wilson; 4. No. 13., and 

 5. No. 43., Mr. W. Hardman. — Double Roses. Coloured : 1. Sultan, and 



2. Rose des Ranoncules, Mr. Parker ; 3. KutusofF, Mr. Wilson. W'hite : 



1. Rose Unique, and 2. No. 53., Mr. W. Hardman; 3. Rose Unique, Mr. 

 Summer. {Yorkshire Gazette, 3\.\\y \\.) 



Hull Floral and Horticultural Societi/. — The Fourth Meeting this season 

 was held on July 7., for the exhibition of Pinks, Roses, Bouquets, and 

 Strawberries. The display of pinks was numerous, and consisted of the 

 choicest kinds, many of v.'hich were of a new variety, and far superior to 

 any ever exhibited by this Society. The roses were less attractive and fine 

 than on former occasions. Several of the strawberries were of an extraor- 

 dinarily large size. The show, upon the whole, was of a more interesting 

 character than any which preceded it. The judges were Messrs. James Carr, 

 Thomas Lambert, and J. R. Lumb. 



Premium. Bowes's Lustre, Mr. Burman. — Pinks. Purple-laced: 1. 

 Bowes's Lustre, Mr. Burman ; 2. Bowes's Cato, Mr. Wharton ; 3. Bowes's 

 Suwarrow, Mr. Burman ; 4. and 5. Bowes's Lustre, Mr. Wharton ; 6. Su- 

 warrow, Mr. Burman. Black and While : 1 . Davey's Eclipse, Mr. Norman ; 



2. Davey's Eclipse, Mr. C. Lambert ; 3. Bray's Incomparable, Mr. Norman ; 



4. Cupid, Mr. Deighton ; 5. V/ellington, Mr. Norman ; 6. Bates's Free- 

 holder, Mr. C. Lambert. Red-laced: 1. Bowes's Cato, Mr. Beecroft ; 2. 

 Brooks's Eclipse, Mr. Smithson; 3. Cowper's Cubit, Mr. Beecroft ; 4. 

 Bates's Favourite, Mr. Allinson , 5. Bowes's Miss Foote, Mr. Burman ; 6. 

 Bowes's Suwarrow, JNIr. Wharton. Semi-double: 1. Bowes's Cato, Mr. 

 Wharton; 2. Lustre, 3. Prince Leopold, and 4. Verona, Mr. Allinson ; 5. 

 Thesedia, and 6. Facista, Mr. Norman. Seedling, Mr. Norman. Roses. 

 Moss : 1. Venus (single), Mr. Wadsworth ; 2. double white, and 3. red, Mr. 

 Robson ; 4. red, Mr. Allinson ; 5. red, Mr, Norman ; 6, red, Mr. Robson. 

 Plain: 1. Duke of York, Mr. Robson; 2. Maiden Blush, Mr. Wadsworth ; 



5. Lady Hill, Mr. Allinson ; 4. Duchess of St. Albans, Mr. Wadsworth ; 5. 

 Grand Duke of Tuscany, Mr. Allinson ; 6. Grand-duchess of Tuscany, Mr. 

 Wadsworth. — Bouquets. 1. Mr. Robert Oglesby ; 2. Mr. Wadsworth ; 3. 

 Mr. G. Wharton ; 4. Mr. Smithson. — Strawberries. 1. Lord Wellington, 

 Mr. Robson ; 2. Wilmot's Superb, Mr. Wadsworth ; 3. and 4. Keen's 



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