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arch, Duke of Cornwall, Black Dwarf, Nestor, Fairy Queen, Hovea Ele- 

 g-ans, and Ackbar. In the corresponding class for Nurserymen, the Silver 

 Gilt was awarded to Mr. Gaines ; the large Silver to Mr. Ambrose, Batter- 

 sea. The collection from the former contained Gaines's Duchess of Lein- 

 ster, a clear, high-colored and desirable flower ; Alba grandiflora, Prince of 

 Wales, Begum, Cecilia, Floridum, Gaines's Trafalgar, Lady Sale, Rising 

 Sun, Indispensable, Amelia, and Rhododendron ; and the latter sent Made- 

 line, Constellation, Witch, Erectum, Duke of Cornwall, Sir W. Scott, 

 Acme, Sunrise, Mogul, Symmetry, Aurora, and Victory Superb. In col- 

 lections of 12 varieties, in 8-inch pots, of superior cultivation, the Gold 

 Banksian was awarded to Mr. Cock, for the following flowers : Diadem, 

 Vesta, Countess Morley, Symmetry, Erectum, Comus, Cora, Pulchellum, 

 Sarah, Hector, Milo, and Emma ; and the Silver Gilt was received by Mr. 

 Staines, for Sylph, Amy Robsart, Lord Ebrington, Aurora, Witch, Queen 

 of the East, Sapphire, Hero, Clio, Andromache, Archbishop of Canter- 

 bury, and Merry Monarch. In the Nurserymen's Class, Mr. Gaines had no 

 competitor ; the Gold Banksian was awarded for the following collection : 

 Spartan, Priory King, Gaines's Duchess of Leinster, Triumphant, Henri- 

 etta, Don Juan, Airiamana, Rising Sun, Hermione, Lady Sale, Ackbar's 

 Star. For pelargoniums in 6 varieties, in 12-inch pots, one collection only 

 was exhibited from Mr. Cock, to which the large Silver Medal was award- 

 ed ; the sorts were ; Cyrus Superb, Nameless, Sarah, Black Dwarf, Red- 

 worth, and Pulchellum. Mr. Gaines exhibited 3 pots of the pretty pelar- 

 goniums, called Queen Victoria ; and a noble specimen of Sylph, from Mr. 

 Beck, of Isle worth, was also shown. Calceolarias, which are calculated 

 to make an effective display , have been but scantily exhibited during the 

 season. At the present exhibition, but one collection was exhibited from 

 the Messrs. Fairbairn ; there was but little variety in the sorts, being all 

 spotted upon yellow grounds : Flash, Prince Alfred, Conductor, Prof. Wil- 

 son, Kinghornii, and Lady Ann Charteris, were the sorts to which the 

 large Silver Medal was awarded. — {Gard. Chron., p. 489 — 492, 1845.) 



Art. II. Domestic Notices. 



Neio Jersey Horticultural Society. — The autumnal exhibition of this So- 

 ciety will be holden at Newark, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 

 Sept. 10th, 11th and 12th, when premiums to the amount of upwards of 

 two hundred dollars will be awarded for the best specimens of flowers, fruits, 

 and vegetables. — Ed. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. — The Seventeenth Annual exhibition 

 of this Society will be holden on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sep- 

 tember 24th, 25th and 26th, in the Philadelphia Museum, corner of 9th 

 and George streets, occupying the two grand saloons of that building, and 



