630 Provincial Horticultural Societies • — 



Hexham Botanical and Horticultural Society. — Jpril 30. Prizes were awarded 

 to the following competitors : — 



To Mr. Robert Grey, gardener, Humshaugh, for the first Auricula, Metcalfe's Lancashire 

 Hero. To Mr. James Scott, gariienerto Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandoe, for tlie second and third 

 Auriculas, Pendleton's Violet and Parkinson's Sir Solomon; and the second Hyacinth, Lord Wel- 

 lington. To Mr. Robert Charlton, gardener, Wall, for the fourtli and fifth Auriculas, Gorton's 

 Champion of England and Grimes's Privateer; and the first Hyacintli, Groot Vorst. {Netxcastle 

 Courant, May 14.) 



Jtili/ 2. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



To Mr. Robert Grey, gardener, Humshaugh, for the first, third, fourth, and fifth Pinks, 

 Brookes's Eclipse, Sawer's Archduke Charles, Barnard's Bexley Hero, and Lucker's Defiance. 

 To Mr. James Scott, gardciierto Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe, for the second Pink, Barrett's 

 Conqueror. {Nfwcas//e Courant, July 23.) 



Morpeth Florists' Society — May 30. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



Tulips. Rose-coloured : To Mr. M'Lellan, for the first, second, and fourth, Triomphe Royal, 

 Cerise Triomphante, and Rose Cerise. To Mr. Noble, for the third and fifth, Rose Sans Egal, and 

 Count Vergennes. — Bybloemens : To Mr. M'Lellan, for the first, second, fourth, and fifth, Com- 

 tesse de Provence, Triomphe do Lisle, Reine des Tulipes, and Gloria Mundi ; to Mr. Noble, for the 

 third, Bicnfait. Bizarres : To Mr. M'Lellan, for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, Gran- 

 deur du Monde, Goude beurs, Demetrius, Leopoldina, and Bell's King. {Newcastle Courant, 

 June IS.) 



The Friendly Florists of Sunderland and its vicinity held their Annual Show of 

 Tulips, on June 8., when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — 



To Mr. Thomas Davison, for the first and second. Belle Actrice, and Ursinon[?] Minor. To 

 Mr. John Harrop, for the third, Violet Blondeau. To Mr. Thomas Moody, for the fourth. General 

 Loftus. To Mr. William Hind, for the fifth. La Cantique. Mr. Ward exhibited a new kind of 

 Rhubarb, raised from seed by Mr. Robert Holmes, which was excellent. 



The Florists of U'hitehi'J Point and its vicinity held their Annual Show of Pinks 

 on the 9th of July, when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — 



To Mr. Moses Dormand, for the first, Dormand's Supreme. To Mr Peter Gray, for the second 

 and fourth, Bexley's Beauty, and Stephen's Waterloo. To Mr. William Busby, for the third, 

 Windsor's Confident. To Mr. Thomas Johnson, for the fifth, Handy's Miss Goss. 



The Botanical and Horticultural Society of Newcastle. — u4pril 8. Prizes v/ere 

 awarded as under : — 



Silver Medal : For the best Exotic Plant in Flower (CameWia japonica Sansdnqua rbsea), to 

 Mr. James Fenwick, gardener to Matt. Anderson, Esq., Jcsmond. There was a very beautiful 

 show of exotics, among which were particularly noticed the following, in very fine condition, 

 viz. : Cactus johyllanthoides, from Mr. J. Trotter, at D. Cram's, Esq. ; and from Mr. A. Sampson, 

 at William Losh's, Esq., Benton ; Mil,sa coccinea, Agapanthus umbell^tus, and Plumbkgo j-6sea, 

 from the garden of J. G. Clarke, Esq., Fenham ; i?rlca Bonpland«/na, Amaryllis Johnsbni, 

 Corrs^fl! specibsa, and //caciaarmita, from Mr. Falla's, Gateshead. [Newcastle Courant, April 23.) 

 May 6. The following prizes were awarded : — 



For the best variegated Auricula, Metcalf's Lancashire Hero, the silver medal to Mr. Robert 

 Charlton, gardener. Wall. For the best Double Hyacinth, Groot Vorst, for the best Single Hy- 

 acinth, Lord Nelson, silver medals ; and for the best Polyanthus, Pearson's Alexander, the bronze 

 medal to Mr. Adam Hogg, at Messrs. Falla and Co.'s, Gateshead. For the best Pelargonium in 

 flower, regium, or George the Fourth ; and for the best Exotic Plant in flower, Brugmansio 

 suavfeolens, silver medals to Mr. Moderill, gardener to J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant. The 

 following exotics were exhibited : Agapanthus umbellJltus, Erythrina Crista galli, and Cactus 

 phyllantho~ides. 



June 3. Prizes were adjudged as under : — 



Gold Medal. To Mr. Matt. Bates, Kenton, for the best Tulip (Perle blanche).— Silver Medals. 

 To Mr. George Stevenson, Carr's Hill,Jfor the second best Tulip (Rose Triomphe Royal). To Mr. 

 James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe, for the best Rour,,K-t of Double 

 Brompton Stocks. To Mr. Archibald Simpson, gardener to William Losh, Esq., Little Benton, 

 for the best Exotic Plant in flower (Brugmansia suavfeolens). A Bronze Medal to Mr. Cook, Bywcll 

 Hall, for the third best Tulip (Rose Hebe). — The show of tulips was most brilliant; and, in proof 

 of the emulation excited by this Society, there were no less than seventeen competitors for the 

 medals granted for that beautiful flower, the two first prizes for which were awarded to men in 

 very humble situations of life, beating all the flowers exhibited by the best gardeners and florists 

 in the country. The Brugmknsia suaveolens, from Mr. Losh's garden, was above 7 ft. high, and 

 entirely covered with flowers. 



Juli/ 8. The following prize medals were awarded : — 



One gold and tv/o silver medals to Mr. Archibald Simpson, gardener to William Losh, Esq., 

 Little Benton, for fruit [sorts not mentioned], and the best Exotic Plant in flower (Mrium splen- 

 dens). The silver medal to Mr. Joseph Clarke, gardener to Sirs. Bewicke, Close House, for the 

 best dish of Grapes ; and the sum of three guineas to the gardener who could produce the best 

 testimonials of his abilities, and of the greatest length of servitude in one family, has been this 

 year awarded to Mr. Clarke, he having lived as gardener to Mrs. Bewicke for fourteen years. 

 There were two Bouquets of beautiful Georginas from the gardens of Mr. Newton, fruiterer, New- 

 castle, and Armorer Donkin, Esq., in full blow at this early season ; and a fine jilant (Erythrina 

 Crista galli), and soine most elegant water lilies (A'ymphae''a alba), from J. C. Anderson, Esq., of 

 Point Pleasant. Seven Jack Api)les were sent by J. 1^. liidley, Esq., of Arbour House, which 

 were gathered in that garden (lately occupied by George Donald, Esq.) in the autumn of J828, 

 in the most perfect state of preservation. They were stated to have been kept in sand. 



July 12. The Judges awarded the prizes ; but, as the names of the sorts are 

 not given (except the iVtrium splcndens, for which a silver medal was awarded to Mr. J. Charl- 

 ton, gardener to S. Brooks, Esq., Hermitage), they are not here enumerated. 



An extremely fine Seedling Strawberry, and a great bearer, named the Whitfield Seedling, 

 from the garden of William Orde, Esq., M.P., Whitfield, was exhibited by Mr. Grey, and from 

 the fine quality, together with the great quantity of fruit it bears, appears likely to be a valuable 

 addition to the sorts already cultivated in this county. 



