670 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. (N°: 41. 
exhibition “of ‘this “Society took p! on Wednesd y last in the | ni Mr. ap th fgg ag faléata), Mrs. 
Corn Exchange, Penzance, eet ee frait, mercury &e., = , the Bons . C. Oxenden, 
said to be greatly wane to any _ have ever before been 
hibited in that town.— West Briton 
Moss, 
house- 
emer 
q. Do. Stove-plab 
son, Esq. Do. Green. 
“Moss, Esq. 
plant, 1 and 2, do. . Do. ined of é porn Bony distinct 
varieties, 1, A. Lace, Esq. 3 Mr. J.T. Lamb. Do. et of 
Fruits, 
6 kin ade R. Alison, Esq. Do. do. of Cut-flowers, do. Do. 
Argo, Beauty of Hi rt vale, Lady Mid- 
—_— "| ine, sie Sire ee Maid tee Pickwick, Phenome- | do. of Plants, do.—Fruits. Best Pine, R. Alison, Esq. Do. Black 
Whitehaven Dahlia Show.—On Sept. 23d one of the most splen- | non, Andrew Hofer, Countess Pembroke, Ex Lady Mill; a sin ge ms Do. White do., T. W. Rathbone, Esq. 
did collections of Dahlias ever seen in this part of the country was | 3d, (President of the West, Lg ae ~~ = ifth, Con- | Do _ Pe _R. Preston, Esq. Do. Apricots, G. Yates, Esq. 
shown in the large apartment of the Savings Bank, which exci- | queror, Fair Maid of Clifton, R ival 5 nique, Regina, pi ectarin axa seer Esq. Do. Pears (Jargonels), T. Raw. 
ted the pate admiration of Lage agra a amateur and the pub- | Countess of Pembroke, Argo, Contender.) a copieta Swann; 4th | § D. dis’ Apples, J. Longford. Do. Figs, T. w, 
lic at large show-roo ented and | best do. (Cox’s Defiance, Conservative, President of the West, iathbone, Esq. Do. Melon, Mrs. Foster.—VEcgTAsiEs. Best 
handsomely fitted up; and the cope rd ~~ ully arranged, | Maid of Bath, Rouge et Noir, Beauty of the Plain, Phenomenon, | brace of Cucumbers, Mr. T. Wainwright. Do. do. of Cabbages, 
which commanded the admiration of the numerons competitors, | Pickwick, Hope, Metella, Grace Darling, Glory of Plymouth), Mr. R. Ali-on, Esq. Di ts, W. J. Gandy, Esq. Do. Celery 
subseri , and friends. he flowers, which were | Jullion ; best six ditto(Grace Darling, beauty of the Plain, Queen, (red), 1, C. S. Parker, ; 2, J. Sheppard, Esq.; 3, Mr. J. T, 
brought from a considerable distance, were of the most splendid | Roug: et Noir whecter’ 's Maria, Pamplin’s Bloomsbury), the mb. Do.do. (white), 1 and 2, T. Rawson, Esq.; 3, C. S. Parker, 
colours : and their varied excellence clearly shows the great im- | Rev.J.G-. Hodgson ; 2d and 3d best do., Conservative, Pamplin’s | Esq. Do. Mushrooms, P. Ellames, Esq. A donation rd lt. for 
provement which has been made in the cultivation of this daz- | Bloomsbury, beauty of the Plain, ‘Andrew Hofer, Lady Middle, Datitias, rem by Mr. Douking, was awarded as —e $:—Best 
zling and jower. The stages were well stocked | ton, Cox’s Defiance, Grace Darling, a Rival, Metella, | stand o' sang lia blo = 1, T. Rawson, Esq.; 2, Mrs. Rigby; 
with decoration plants as we have seen there and could have de- | Laiy Middleton, the Rev. C. Oxenden; 4th best do. (Lewisham Esq. ides ‘the above, 3 prizes ‘went ‘awarded 
red to have witnessed again on t . "The Dablias, | Rival, Hope, Suffork Hero, " Springfiel ival, Miss John. | to a Cottager “for Vegetablen, ise assortment of Cut-flowers, and 
ver, never equalled in , either egards | stone), Mr. G. Denne; best seedling Dahlia, ditto ; best sixlemon- | for a window Plant (Rosa odorata). 
splendour or beauty, whilst the number could not, we think, fall | coloured African Marigolds, Mr. Sankey ; best six orange dit == 
short of fully 500. The following is a list uf the aw ae stoners best = a arora Pigg es G. cerita ae 12 eer 
LIAS. eon: 1,R.Smith, Suffolk H do.; 3,T. Davidson, | double Aste r. 3 2, + G. 3 
FS) eld Rival; 4, T Pan inieing pres Rival ; 5, 1. Fisher, | Mr. J. Sladden; 2ddo., the Rev. J. G. 3; best 12 Annu! Mr. Schombu rok. —We have letters from this enterpris- 
gt. to J. Hartley, Exq., Suffolk Hero; 6, J. White, Sus (Schizauthus retusus, Is6toma axillaris, Calliopsis Drum dii, | ing traveller,’ dated deorgttve, J July Bist. _ He had jus just 
Purple: 1, J. White, Marquis of Lothian; 2, H. Frears, praben Didi: a leus, ncaa seeding se staminen, 
* i i Smi t! 5, | num ox Drummondii, Bartoni a, Salpiglossis in Soun 
# Crome a <7 om = “" ed * oe th, b 5 sae cris, Miiigepiile “sisdaenis), . 3 ary line between British Guiana and Brazil, after an ab- 
= hite, Bishop of Winchester; 2, J. Steel, to W. Peile, | (Godetia vinosa, Lupinus Cruikshankii, Tropzeo! sence of three months and a half, during which time his 
Esq., Springfield Rival; 3, R. Smith, Marquis of Lothian; 4. J. | Malope i Madia elegans, Globe Amaranthus, Coreopsis mission had been perfectly successful. He had had tor- 
and J. Gaitskell, Bishop of Winchester; 5, S id, gr. to the | tinctoria, Phlox Drummondii, Salpiglossis picta, Re a copped rents of rain to conte nd with, as w well a matte othes 
Earl of Lonsdale, Rienzi; 6,J-. and J Gaitskell, Pickwick. Scar- | Clary, Linaria speciosa, Clarkia pulcheila), Mr. Sankey; ars rs in o 
let: 1, nd J. Gaitskell, Lee’s Bl ; 2, J. White, | best twelve hardy Perennials (Pentstemon roseum, -s 4 so that his ow 
do. ; 3, J. and J. Gaitskell, Scarlet Perfection ; = S. Dodd, me 3 Pree nothe gre — Sree ree ‘ pied w ith the Natural Histo ory of ee yerrant Site had found 
t verpool ; I her, Scarlet Perfection ; . ents on um, ox pyramidalis » Antirrhi- 
coe Lyndhurst,. Rose: 1, J. White, Wheeler's num grandifiorum, Chelone obliqua, L a dalmatica, Pent- the tak of peng ig Ae acigan A i Never less, 
Maria; 2, Mrs. Roper, Miss Scroop; 3, A. C. Gibson, Marquis of | stemon gentianoides, Phlox pyramidalis purpurea, Lobelia car- succeeded in getting together about 200 species of 
Lothian; 4, T. Beil, Marquisof Lothian ; 5, R. Smith, Miss Sci 1); | dinalis), Mr. Sankey; 2, (Pentstemon gentianoides, coccineum, plants, and upward: u ‘ds, besides other 
6, T. Bell, Mi aby: 1, J.Steel, Ruby; 2, A.C. Gibson, | Lobelia splendens, Aconitum sinense, Phiox omniffora, Dracoce- | obje cts of Nata ral History. Very few new Orchid 
do.; 3, J. White, Girling’s Ruby; 4, 'T. David: do. ; 5, T. Bell, | phalum ndifiorum, Phlox speciosa, Pentstemon coccineum, | had € +1 j rey 
do. ; 6, and J. Gaitskell, Wheeler’s Maria. nk: 1,J, White, ia bicolor, C2nothera speciosa, Antirrhinum caryop 
R ; 2, J. and J. Gaitskell, a; 3, A. Gibson, Miss | loides, Stachys speciosa,) Mrs. Papillon; best six Stocks, do.; 2, ilaria cristata, and another a species of Sobralia. A large 
Scroop ; 4, R. Smith, Bree’s Rosa ; 5, J. and J. Gaitskell, Rhoda ; | Mr. Jullion ; best s ses (2 gloire des Rosamenes, Eliza Sau- = on nid that had been entrusted to the Captain of a 
6, RB. Smith, Hope. ae 1, R. ae Lady Middleton; 2, 5 ta, A fleur de Nerium, Abricot, Madame Despre: r had perished, atnong which was a splendid Cary 
vi 
J. Godfrey, Esq. nome aaa device ae Lady Bridges ; 
‘star,) Mr. Sanke Bouquet of forced flowers, Lady 
anes, 
“with a flower ant ga of six inches i in diameter. 
3 5 Fis 
fection : ok R. Smith, Bree’s Rosa. Bronz :1,J. White, eee 9 
bee 
; 2, J. and J. Gaitskell, Nicholas Nickle 3, BR. RuIT: Best Melon (Fletcher’s. Green Flesh), Lady Montresor; 
Smith, Duchess of Richmond; 4,1. Fisher, Duchess of mond; | 2, (Gr Flesh.) Mr. Stubberfield ; best bunch of p' ie Grapes 
5, J. White, Ni wn in the open air (black cluster), Mr. € r; best bunch 
Smith, Mi white ditto (Muscadine), Mr. G. mne; be: ch purple 
Wells’ Grapes forced with fire (Frontignan), D. ae Esq. ; best bu: 
akin, station foe fine rgd me journey ag 
pevkebty pease wae maathe. 
aoe 
T 
ihe vital economy of 
N i db tiful, and the 
4, H. Prears, Shak: frey, Esq.; bebe b White ae tp q Price, Esq. ; 
Shakspeare. best ket o Pema: ot » D. Pris e, 
Argo; 3, Ranh, Cox’s Duicsnte | 4, Mrs. Esq. ; best per thiee (Black Ischia), R. Brooke, E mee best six 
Peaches (Noblesse), D. Denne, Esq.; 2, (Galand,) La ady M ‘ontre- 
sor; best six Nectarines paras ee - ror Esq. ; 2, (El- 
sign is so re le, as to merit a detailed de- 
eviden 
pa Ae ‘of it ts peculiar structure. The lowest portion of 
the stem is excessively swollen into a cormus or solid 
bulb which lies deeply buried in the earth, invested by the 
eaves and spath T 
Unique ; 2, R.Smith, do. ; dried 
Fisher, do. ; 6,8. Dodd, do. White: | J. ruge,) do.; best 12 Plams, wei (White kanperg, fee Jeayes anid spathen of Preceding yess. Tbe enve- 
2, J. and J. s H Bvears, pea Roa De te, ks best gee po ‘oe paar Beg loping leaves are so ly agglutinated as to be only dis- 
; Frears, iamond), G. C. Oxenden, Esq. 5 mgage), Mrs. ‘ 4 A 
: Leesan pore tP0 a of Cheerien (lowell), D. Denes Roy. Best wees in a thickened scale or protrusion. Tn 
do. ; 3,5. and J. Gaitskel, Phidiuys 4, H. Gira, Picta formosis. | eight Pears, grown against a wall (Jargonelle), 8. M. Hilton, axil of this scale, in a groove on one side of the bulb, at a 
sima; 5, J. Steel, Beanty of Esq.; 2, (argonelle,) M ‘cooper; best eight Pears, not gro ony a. ety as life-knot, or So ty m . 
a ri 5 | Spainet 0: awaill or. Lucrative) Mr. J. Elgar ; 2, (Williams’ B Bon e roots connected w 
ea en ee ee “ i iu p~ tat Begs 2 8 t eight Dessert Gor a MSs 9 horizontal fibres, a - attache ta smaller ei mic auring 
Dodd's Hallett; best six kitch pples (Queen); ir. Hi m; 2, on chief nourishmen' 
s e — ) Mr. ser ring nee ‘—- ae the parent bulb pee Me gid and enlarging; and so 
riad. \. ephera’s ; 
of the Pisin, % Smith, Phenom ite, Glory © Ring Apple, Glory of the West, Cet’s-hend, Ost Btrig, | 000 88 the hilly winds of autumn bh med 
Plymouth ; 5, J. and J. Gaitskell, ; Scarlet Ad e, » Pippin, Kentish Fill-basket, Dutch | Over » el ing its summit 
Sheffield Deatiey age arta White; 2 2, R. Elllot; 3, J. Steel; | Codlin, Bowl Apple), Mr. T. Sutton; best pound of Filberts, D. | through the soil a long tubular spathe or sheath, whi 
4, J. and J. Gaitskell. : 1,8. Dodd, tan rah Mary; 2, do., mne, Esq.; ditto Cobnuts, Mr. J. Elgar ; best.25 Walnuts, Mr. | envelops the e bulb, st d “In this sheath 
Geote of Sarum ; 3, J. whe ‘e, Duchess of Kent; 4, do., Charles | H. Moon; best haif-pound White Currants, G. C. Oxenden, Esq. Pi cme i gusta gigs Mba asa bs 
; 5, J. Steel, Unknown ; 6, I. Fisher, Duchess ot Keut. Best best ge ge Red ditto, D nne, Esq.; best basket of Fraits, lie two or more pene Hone. ae each agra 
Sonion not classed > 1, J. White, Metella. Ca : Bes ‘ GETABLES :—Best Peas ( t’s Mar- ms rs + <awee: tube crowned w a purple limb of six 
Scarlet Bizarre, W. Gird, Smalley’s King. w,) Mr. G. Denne; 2, Cieeetion Marrow), Mr. Sankey ; best six ne two other blos- 
Gird, 8 g. Scarlet Flake, W. Gird, Wigg’s. Earl ot Leicester. Onions (white Portugal, S. M. Hilton, Esq.; best six roots of son o° heaths, w T- 
arple Flake, ditto, Gird’s Mary Gird. Rose Flake, do., | Celery (Solid Red), Mr. D. iievescas j ditto Carrots (Altringham), | ¢2; s. seals, 39 Fe 
Gird’s Countess of Lonsdale. . Picotees, Purple, W. Gird, Lord | Mr. Sankey; best Cauliflower, J. Godfrey, Esq. head of | ceive at the ba mecol ‘the ‘floral a imme mediately eros the 
Jobn Ru: = Red ditto, W. bey a ag os No. 2 ou Broccoli (White Cape), sg we Deveson; best Cab dame t3 Welling- | young roots, ry leaves c i 
4 . , | ton), ditto; best Lettuce (Paris Cos}, Mr. T. Gibbs; bes i - 2 i 
; 2% R. Eliot, aaa: \F}-anabiy roteines cambalaceshice Kidmepy, the Bev 3. Sayers [eer ee a thes a 
White, Gladiolus hybridus; 4, do., do. floribandus ; 5, J-and J. | second best ditto), Mr. J. ; best 12 round rosea. a smaller germ, destined to become the bulb of a 
Gaitskell, Lilium superbum ; 6, do., Praxrs, | not named, the Rev. J. M. Sayer; second best ditto (Cockney), | Succeeding years appears attached t o tha t side of the 
sredng, 8. ~~ “ ion ; sion” “Greentowe. 2 - 3, Lady Montresor; best brace of Cueumbers (Manchester Prize. ung bulb which is farth eee of the 
2 3} 5. 4 tweb 
Pint, neither son 7. ey age ern best basket vse tte Vegetables, ean! year. Oia tirely removing the lea’ d_ open- 
Exrra Prizes: Mr. F, ao ween get for Seedling 
Pronsbenacn r. E. Tucker, for quilled. orange-coloured Afri- 
can Marigolds: J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M. P.. for . quilied ann, 
ng the elongated tube of the flower, we dausethe that to 
hree inner divisions of its perianth are attached'six 
i ithe t 
sis; 5, Shona, cam tauricum. Skid Phante nos Soveed. ared prizes oe 
1, R. Elliot, V: ira 2, do-, Sapon: : a officinalis. Bow. eee Aig oon ee Were awarded to | samenis, surrounding three linear stigmas, = 
pAemacinar ag wo Gird; 2, f. Fisher ; 3, J. White a and B. Elliot. c . | are continued down the floral tube to its Ww 
: geet mi Black Hambargh Elliot, Mus-| Woolton Floral and Horlicultural Society.—The ey abe og for | communi it three-cell: ‘ermeén or Ovary 
ieee eos donee Royal oe font g ba show of Dahlias, Plants, — Vegetables, &c., i place | tain the ovules. After fecun tion, the corolla withers, 
si, > na near the i 
ser a Picms, og "Sate mic L t pisher Mt iit mon, the cninese | of Tus weathet, wal high ore noticing the young bulb becomes swollen, us. Fee . — 
a ARS, plate of nine for dessert: 1,1. | attended. The present noche & was the fifth of the Society, nous covering and protrude 
petit eine are , gem - tie See pale erate for | which has pro; rapidly from its encement. Amon Throughout the winter it absorbs, through the lateral 
pin; 2, W Elwood, Parton. Beit uss y Nine eng Kitchen 2 be Salsbenesy Sed caer St 4 Grvenkuuse, ais tn variety | attaching fibres, the greater a agri of the parent bulb, 
32, 1, ence; an ve, Greenhouse, and G ts The nu- 
R. Elliot wh igo Codlin ; ig Bi a pea were of the choicest description. In Dahlias, Mr. Davies pt the surplus of ; which subsequently desempenms. at 
A efferson. - | duced a pan, or stand, of 24, which we do not remember to have ¢ 
row TE rownr! ii 2, W. Gird. Cznery, best-sized root: seen excelled in beauty and variety at fo warm! reezes spring 
rmer showin this first. of 
bs = ead oH we a best Nine: 2, T. Davidson; | neighbourhood. were superb in size, try, richne rao and until, the th ioe, hess when the 
emt 4 sal se patakes er nog of of colour, and variety. The Stove and Gre Plants were | 28210 ati mulate into motion the vital j br aceident 
ess of “holon Virgin eek, poe lero, Dodd’s Mary, Duch- | arranged down the centre of the marq: and comprised many gh germen, Pp rotected Revie a i 
of Ric! at i) = aye Seven Oaks, Cox’s Defi- | rare and valuable specimens. The most ‘al competitor | b' ees coats, is pushed w surface, 
panes ng mmo rete mre te Rival Sus- } in the the former depa (as well as in se ers), was | a pt eloped “eapsute seounded_ or agen eT 
ser, nplin’s Bloomsbury, Nicholas Niekleby, Bishop of Win. | Richard Alison, Esq. We observed a beautiful Manéttia, inge- y develope & tured 
chester, Climax, Eva, Wheeler's Maria, Rouge et Noir, Beanty of | niously and carefully trained round a skel alioon leaves displays itself, on becoming fully ma or 
ecu tence cian be sarees White: Ne onbrege we ~ Th also (from the Bh collection) ti 
ess another fine specimen same plant, trained ri th ofessor Chri: fee apeh inte! Dg 
Richmond, » Pickwick, To pas, Nicholas spergery 2 Marquis of Lo- } a column with its capital, but flowering ouly ‘at the tin cg Ne- oy stison, of anu Vine ‘ster ant 
i eon er, Rival Sussex, Argo. Pan of 6 dissimilar biooms, | ri , sent by P. Ellames, Esq., was also m a : ervations sg m the same subject. rected, 
es e max, Cox’s Defiance, Rouge e > Duchess of mir were some fine Pelargoniums, parti f the inquiry to which 2 my attention was lately di s 
= ae Dodd’s Mary, Pickwick TA Patzes: Manchis’s | of 6 distinct varieties), sent by A. Lace, Esq. In Fruits the Jar- is br formation of infant 5 Ibs from the parent during 
: _ , L. Fisher ; Cucumbers, do. ; Himalaya Barley, sown April | gonel Pears, se! T. Rawsen, Esq., were very fine. its second w Besid h incipal bulb which be- 
iene pan hg 20th, nearly a sill pr rw ced from 20 grains, R. El- pes, sent by N. Sinclair, Esq., were good; and there |: inter. phe sols : ye- 
a vidson; Cabbage, do. ; Kentucky Kid- | were some excellent dishes of Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines. | $!0S to form mer or a lit ittle 
ney Potatoes, oes, Mrs. Roper; French Marigolds, T. Bell.—White- = B sie for the best dish of Apples was won by a cottager. ween the bi d root per, y I 
ie Vegetable ent the Celery was the most worthy of | bulbs a the body of the parent, somes 
rine Hevticwiberat tout Floral Society. —Seplember 9th.— | which’ iy the white, by T: Rawson, Haq. J- Green, 67» | suepect,. ee pape gy a uring the wintt 
i 'y.— September 9th.— | which was truly of gigantic size; though the season is yet early, pect, about: the. sa! ee ive h plump 
pedbiy => onan Of this Society, there was a select | eight heads weighed solbs. e fire Cucambers were also | and ensui original bulb, thoug vel 
he city sth rope though not shown . T. Wainwri he articles produced by the | and is quite watery, free of starch (so as to hr 
wee show first order, and the prizes awar Cottagers \Sealinrean2 m, deservedly excited much intere os a skin, if if dried) 5 obably no longer 0! ho 
— Suse ‘ ey in ul Vegetables, Fruit, Plants, Fl ‘4 * i 
oe ae Dee We cae ee ees Amopgst them sent by J. Molyneux, a fevice of ¥ 3 Windmik? fhe towards the nourishment of what I have cali . port its 
ca Petunia Py > best Fuchsia (Ful; i}, di best | base formec herbs and the top of flowers, att id at- | cipal young (then pushing up its se 
pea three Balsam, “C Baviay « ee eee Mr. ged ; ap sneotl ~ Legere (with os oa of the Cap) were from | leaves), but merely serving the p of aring We 
a Denne, Esq.; best three Annuals ¢ is y oe ed as follows .— Da - Best pai i 
oe ns 8 pre 8 i Brooke; Esq. ; | of = amigessm distinct varieties, open to ail growers, the Sub: ag jer for propagatio bh = soon about the 
ta ; Lobelia ignen, nula pyramid- uD, Si Mr. T.Devies. | Seot stand of 24 boots t ay Wha 
-onatomegrarsrs renal) ae se cine a (Pro. | T. Rawson, Esq.; 2, W. #. Preston, Esq.; 3, R. Sines, Mia dee on- entangled in its radicles. : 
Mo or; best three Greenhouse Plants Rag Best stand of 9 blooms, 1, P. Rawson, Esq.; 2, W.R. Preston, | wish Tong these infant- 
Mydporum gunarciiabind: Gnidia simplex), © ‘Godfrey, ‘Esq.: | , es; Esq. Best stand of 6 hlounts; 1, T. Rawson, to. maturity as to throw up flowers, 
pecond best ditto (Cassia corymbosa, Bourardin ‘iphylla, Epacris | origins ag take place im the interval. I suspect sever! 
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