1844.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



and others. 6 Plants: 1, Mr. Goulding, gr. toT. Turner, Esq., 



for Pimelea decussate, Tropaiolum pentaphyllum, Epacris 

 grandiflora, Cactus Jenkinsonii and Ackermannii, and a Calceo- 

 laria, called Kmperor; 2, Mr. Wren, gr. to T. Neville, Esq., for 

 Cactus Jenkinsonii, speciosissimus, and Ackermanni, Pimelea 

 decussata, Erica ventricosa, and Polygala cordifolia ; 3, Mr. 

 Garrod, gr. to R. B. Forraan, Esq., for Cactus speciosus, 

 Ackermanni, Erica ventricosa superba, together with Gloxinia 

 maxima, and caulescens; 4, Mr. Tucker, gr. to A. Crofton, 

 Esq., for Pimelea hispida and rosea, Mimulus roseus, Fuchsia 

 Atkinsonii and cory mbiflora, and a seedling Polygala. Specimen 

 Plant: l, Mr. Goulding, for Pimelea decussata; 2, Mr. Cock- 

 burn, for Cactus speciosus; 3, Mr. Wren, for ^Eschynanthus 

 parasiticus; 4, Mr. Tucker, for Fuchsia globosa major; 5, 

 Mr. Garrod, for Polygala grandiflora. Pelargoniums: 1, Mr. 

 Goulding, for Joan of Arc, Beauty of Hampstead, Sylph, Beauty 

 of Ware, Rierzi, Jewess, Louis Quatorze, Victory, and a seed- 

 ling; 2, Mr. Cockburn, for Bianca, Erectum, Pearl, Harmony, 

 Enchantress, Comte de Paris, Victory, Elizabeth, and Novelty • 

 3, Mr. Garrod, for Climax, Victory, Lady Denbigh, Enchantress' 

 Priory Queen, Joan of Arc, Sir Robert Bruce, Comte de Paris' 

 and Rienzi. 6 Varieties : 1, Mr. Crookshank, gr. to J. Jackson' 

 Esq for Gauntlet, Pearl, Florane, Una, Bridesmaid, and 

 Madona ; 2, Mr. Wren, for Enchantress, Victory, Sylph, Grand 

 f r ^'Alicia Snperbaj 3, Mr. Calver, Beauty of Hampstead, 

 Lady Denbigh, Lady Murray, Mr. Stewart, Victory and Prior; 

 £h™" ; V ; Tu£ *er, Lady Denbigh, Garth's Perfection, Bel- 

 ladonna Erectum Jewess, and a seedling. Calceolarias: 1, Mr. 

 Garrod, for Royal Standard, Lady of the Lake, Green's Vic 



£VJ ' ? I? eS ^ Kl , n £' Th ° mson ' s Corymbiflora, and Sir Robert 

 &ale; 2 Mr. Cockburn, for Lady Constable, Royal Standard. 

 Barnes' King, Standishii, and two others. ouuiuara, 



v /Z V D Z neSS /i° rfic . Ultural Sociel .V' J™ 20.-The numerous ad- 

 lr»U** * d * vot . ,n & attention, in the first place, to the higher 



be^nnfL°L H ^ C , altl1 ^ ° bserved by this Society, are now 

 thfoi- £ deveI °P themselves, with much satisfaction to 

 Srrt m con ?. m,tt « e » and P r eat benefit to our northern dis- 

 tncts Many thought that the founders offering prizes at the 



' SSrh r^Tifr 1 K r tbe ;^y fi"«t greenhous! productions, 

 JaJ h.,F- ftSr I" J6 ^! ° f c ? m P etitio " at the English Shows 

 Sat »p ?wm i" Imita J lo » of s ™thern practices, and exclaimed 

 «nH Z e SSZ d bC J ?* .* W,th mere common earden flowers 

 and vegetables, and should chiefly devote ourselves to the im- 



« ?J1 r 18 ! 1 ° SmaU amateur and cottage gardens. Amateurs 

 were early encouraged to compete, but it is only now that they 

 are beginning to do so ; and for the last three successive years 

 l»rHS 8miUmS u ffered to cotta &«s have been utterly disro- 

 ot iLiUa»J"l e be t ms J°^ nd P re Pared, either in their premises 

 ««i5 I*?** HV tand } he test of examination. Perfection is 

 n °" y n a n i' n v y aimin ^ at a high standard, and therefore 

 SK £ - It™ hortlc «»urists were quite right in attempting 



J£L? * 8t H ng . 8 ' and holdin & out awards for the finest and 

 newest productions, excepting such only as require stove heat. 



. The consequence has been a very marked and progressive im- 

 provement in the character of one and all of our recent Exhibi- 

 tions in Inverness, and the gradual elevation of the whole hor- 

 ticulture of the north to a respectable position. Gardening, 

 even on the smallest scale and in the remotest parts of the 

 Highlands, is not now what it was in the days of our fathers • 

 And SllSfnS 1 ; °,{ a few fnow-drops, Peonies, Monkshood, 

 ThlStr 8 butt <>°s, and of " Kale, Saffron, and pot herbs." 

 «5 L«h" ? n Was au exc enent one, and was graced by the 



attendance of a numerous and respectable class of visitors. A 

 decided improvement was visible in the mode of culture among 

 all the growers, and several new things were exhibited. The 

 following premiums were awarded : Pelargoniums. — 1 , Mr. 

 JJimiS «' f r " Ra, S n 2 ore H< >use, for Life Guardsman, Sylph, 

 ?/ tn i?i e r, f 0m ' R ° Setta ' and Anne tta; 2, Mr. J. Stephen 

 Paris r«?n/ 8 »« a i tOUn ', f °?" Sylph ' Alicia s «Perba, Comte de 

 Mr ™h»E..' / r K S ff V I '°, ul8 Quatorze » and Jewess. Extra prize, 

 SS;. v S J ' . for Fost er*s Alicia, Garth's Perfection, Alexan 



JEfn~ , ?° na » I r ,enzi ' Sylph ' Joan of Arc ' Q^een of Beautv, 

 SevoSshfre Ven r«i eW8S ^ "«*«?»*«*. Imogene, and Duke of 

 Jf V ,° n f f r 1T R % d UrJL e ° lan *'—J> Mr. R. Fraser, gr. to E. Baillie, 



TvUer Esn or^ f ITT** ' 5 !£ R ' Finala * &' t0 W ' F 



LI* f * ; >l q "J? T Lad Z Bruce » Speciosa, Superba, Magniflora. 

 JSSfl rni ee dlin ««- ^«'*««.-l. Mr. R. Fraser, for F. Can-' 

 didate, Colossus, Attractor, and Conductor; 2, Mr. W. West- 

 Venn; vf;^ J ' H St D Wart ' fu q -' for M°nypennii, Standishii. 

 Venus Victrix, and Rosea alba. Best grown Fuchsia: l, Mr 



J. Ross, gr. to Lady Rose, for F. insignis; 2, Mr. Westwood, 



vL?¥ Um x c ™ erana *-—l, Mr. Westwood, for King, Rival 

 King, Royal Blue, and Imperial Blue. Mimulus.— l, Mr. J 

 Bain, gr. to Lord Lovat ; 2, Mr. Dallas, for seedlings. Balsams. 



r It i Bam Vr 2 ', Mr - RoSs - Pet™*™-— I, Mr. W. Dallas; 

 2, Mr. Bain. Verbenas.— I, Mr. Ross, for the Queen, Bur- 



leyana, Buistii, Princess Royal, Prince of Wales, and Laconii; 

 2. Mr. J. Stephen, for Princess Royal, Prince of Wales, Tweed' 

 eana elegans. Rosea elegans, Victory, and Rosea. Exotic 

 wants.— i Mr. Ross, for Gesnera bulbosa. Gloxinia Candida, 

 S:..™ s f le V11 ' Euphorbia splendens, Pimelea sylvestris, and 

 Philibertia grandiflora; 2, Mr. J. Stephen, for Polygala oppo- 

 Ritifolia, Pimelea decussata. Elichrysum proliferum, Sollya 

 neterophylla, Beaufortia decussata, and Swainsona galegifolia. 

 Specimen of any Exotic— \, Mr. Ross, for Russelia juncea-a 

 splendid specimen, trained on an umbrella-shaped trelis, five 

 ieet nigh, from the top of which it drooped downwards for four 



»?*'■%, ste P nen . for Epacris grandiflora. Rare Exotic 

 riant.— Mr. Ross, for Physolobium subumbellatum— a hardy 

 greenhouse plant from Swan River. Heaths.-Mr. Stephen, for 

 Jfirica ventricosa, v. prsegnans.v. steilataand odorata. Rockets— 

 Rnntt^f n W °? ,• Herbace » us Plants.-*, Mr. Rosa, for a new 

 SSnriifl; ? S ^' P ' raea Ja P° nica , Delphinium Barlowii, D. 

 If^h l,C,UC)anel,a st ylosa, Dianthus caryophylloides, 



Machys coccinea, Pseonia Whitleii; 2, Mr. Westwood, foj 



iri«^ m ° \ L f! C ^ ms n °s-cuculi, Dictamnus ruber, Lathyrus 

 grandiflorus, Achillea tomentosa, Aster toraentosus, Delphi- 

 mum grandiflorum, and Campanula speciosa. Irises.-l, Mr. 

 Westwood; 2, Mr. Ross. Pinks.-i, Mr. Stephen; 2, Mr. J. 

 Lawrence. Pansies.—\, Mr. Lawrence; 2, Mr. Westwood. 

 Rouble Anemones.-i, Mr. J. Treasurer, ur., Forres ; 2, Mr. 



a P ul GX \' %?* Roses -- l > Mr- Treasurer, for Fabvier, Napoleon. 

 Archduke Charles, and Deschiens; 2. Mr. Macdonald, gr. 

 Newton. Basket of Exotics.-l, Mr. Ross, for a fine basket' 

 containing Gloxinias, Pimeleas, Achimenes, Boronias, Cocks- 

 combs, Balsams, and Hydrangeas ; 2, Mr. Stephen, for a similar 

 oasKet. Bouquet of Flowers. — Mr. Lawrence. Best kept 



iK« * ~" ! * Mr * J * Ross ' for Ribs ton Pippins, and Nonpareil 

 mernn * P reser Y ed ia sand; 2, Mr. Cameron, gr. to Gen. Ca- 

 Cucumh* Cucum oers.-\ f Mr. J. Ross, for two of Weeden's 



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KxoticBand Seedlings from Raigmore House/ an^four sTalks ESJP'J: 1 $?*ZL52* Catafalque. Mr. J. Taylor ; Un- 



SSj !£]*•> °; M > att 's Victoria Giant Rhubarb from 



aSenc g eof1h?«» a&8 ^ardeos-in^m^ Courier. [In conse- 



So^vfn ul i ?¥ ?? ?° St norther ly andremote Horticultural 



ance LeinV«ttf/hlH h f S?' &nd there ^re an unusual import- 



den^fr^mSt ed \ tS P roce ed.ngs, we have thought fit to 



Jithnniw S general rule, and insert it at full length, even 



although the names of all the winning flowers are not given.] 



^S£S&£SSS^i S ° Ciefj/ ' July 3 -Tbis was the first 

 Exhibition tor the season. The weather being fine, the company 



was numerous. The collections were not plentiful Tut n 

 point of good cultivation, they have not been surpassed a? an J 

 SS sh 2"' The display of Fruit and Cut Flowers was 

 excellent. The prizes were awarded as follows :-Stooe and 

 Greenhouse Plants: 1, Mr. E. Barnicle, gr. to J. Percival, Esq;, 

 for Ixora coccinea, Turnera elegans, Rondeletia speciosa, AchU 

 menes grandiflora, Columnea Schiedeana, and Gloxinia rubra ; 

 2. Mr. E. Meehan, gr. to Col. Harcourt, for Lilium japonicum 

 Vinca rosea, Vinca rosea alba, Polygala oppositifolia, Achi- 

 menes long.flora, and Erica Hartnelli. Fuchsias: l, E. Barni- 

 cle, for Champion, Robusta, Nobilissima. Victorv, Britannia. 

 Venus Victnx. Laneii, Insignis. Maguifica, St. Clare, Fulgens 

 multiflora, Multiflora, and Grandiflora; 2, E. Meehan. for En- 

 chantress, Tricolor, Venus Victrix, St. Clare, Superb, Admira- 

 ble Monypennn. Splendida, Princeps, Formosa elegans, Chand- 

 lern.Grandi flora maxima,and Racemiflora. Roses: l.Mr.Barnicle 

 for Brennus, Charles Duval, Madame Hardy, Venus deMedicis! 

 Columella, Mrs. Elliott, Franklin, Algae Dusart, Attila, En- 

 chantress, Due d'Aumale, Madame Margat, Gazelle, Cam- 

 bronne, Emerance, La Volupte, Buffon, Cicero, Cyntie, Kean, 

 La Ville de Londres, Rachael, Great Western, Jaune Des- 

 prez ; 2, Mr. Meehan, for Bougere, William Tell. Victor Hugo, 

 Aimee Vibert, Contard, Lamarque, Kean, Elegans rosea, 

 Camuzet carnea, Aurora, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Prince AU 

 bert, Caroline, General Allard, Odeur d'Amande, Brennus. 

 Phurencus, Moss prolifere, Du Roi, Madame Laffay, Celine 

 Jaune Deaprez, Odorata, and Grandissima. Balsams: l, Mr. 

 Bone; 2, E. Barnicle. Cockscombs: 1, Mr. Bone; 2, Mr. Sal- 

 ter. Seedling Pansy: Mr. Barnicle. German Stocks: Mr. 

 Thompson, gr. to Capt. Johnson. Fruit.— Black Grapes- l 

 S. Harcourt, Esq., for Hamburgh; 2, Mr. Jobling, for the same! 

 Green-flesh Melon : Mr. Thompson, Beechwood. Strawberries: 

 J, I. Vaux, Esq., British Queen ; 2, Mr. Jobling, Elton Pine 

 Extra Prizes were awarded to Mr. Meehan, tor Achimenes 

 grandiflora, and to Mr. Jobling, for White Sweetwater Grapes. 



Liverpool Horticultural Exhibition, June 28.— The second Show 

 was held in the Botanic Garden. The day was extremely fine 

 and the Exhibition was good and well attended. The Prizes were 

 awarded as follows -.—Heaths : I, tricolor, Humeana. ventricosa 

 superba, v. coccinea minor, v. stellata, and tricolor minor, Mr G 

 Cunningham ; 2, tricolor, Savileana rubens, vestita rosea, per- 

 spicua, and ventricosa, T. Davis and Co. Fuchsias: 1, Exoniensis 

 Magnifica. Frostii, Chandlerii, Youelli, Venus Victrix. Gem 

 Messrs. Whalley; 2, Magnifica, Venus Victrix, Pulchella, Ro- 

 bertsu St. Clare, Victoria, Chandlerii, R. W. Preston, Esq. 

 Calceolarias: Standishii, Willmoreana, Desirable, and 6 Seed- 



VvKU Me 57'J' P aViS a « nd C0 1 Pelar goniums : 1, Madelina, 

 Nymph, Witch, Rising Sun, Anna, Superb, Vesta, Florence, 

 Coronation, Messrs. T. Davis and Co. ; 2 Superb, Duke of Corn- 

 wall, Hamlet, Rising Sun, Madelina, Anna, Beauty, Gaines's 



,? c ^! bert ' and Cerit0 ' Mr - G - Cunningham ; 3, Duke of Corn- 

 wall, Rising Sun, Flash, Cornish Gem, Comet, Prince of Water loo, 

 Sylph, Garth s Fanny, Messrs. Whalley. Best Six: 1, Madelina 

 Nymph, Witch, Hebe, Superb, and Jubilee, Messrs. T. Davis 

 and Co.; 2, Alexandrina, Prince of Wales, Vivid, Sylph, 

 Lownde s Perfection, Joan of Arc, Messrs. Wballeyi 3 

 Mabel, Queen of Fairies, Sylph, Enchantress, Madelina 

 Pride of Surrey, Queen Victoria, Messrs. T. Davies and Co 

 Stove or Greenhouse Plants: 1, Lilium lougiflora. Cactus Acker- 

 manni, C. Jenkinsonii, Gladiolus roseus, Pimelea decussata I 

 Had win, Esq.; 2, Plumbago capensis, Achimenes longiflora. 

 Fuchsia Curtisu, Statice arborea, Boronia serrulata, Rosa, Aimee 

 Vibert, H. Wmch, Esq. ; 3, Vinca rosea alba, Pimelea decussata, 

 &c., O. F. Meyrick, Esq. Best 4 : 1, Euphorbia splendens, Fuchsia 

 Riccartonn, Statice macrophylla, Mr. Skirving; 2, Rondele- 

 tia speciosa, Calceolaria Lady Constable, Achimenes grandiflora 

 C. Horsfall, Esq. Single Specimen: 1, Russelia juncea, O. F* 

 Meyrick, Esq.; 2, Combretum purpureum, Mr. Cunningham 

 Exotic Orchidacea: 1, Brassia Wrayae, Oncidium ampliatum' 

 Oncidium luridum guttatum, &c, C. Horsfall, Esq. ; 2, Oncidium 

 sangumeum, O. Cavendishii, Maxillaria Harrisonii, Stauhopea 

 oculata, Cattleya violacea, O. F. Meyrick, Esq.; 3, Oncidium 

 Lanceanum, O. Papilio, J. Moss, Esq. ; 4, Oncidium luridum, O 

 luridum var., Aerides odoratum, C.Horsfali, Esq. Single Specimen: 

 Oncidium luridum var., C. Horsfall, Esq. Basket of Plants, con- 

 taining Oncidium luridum, Gongora maculata, Petunia Beautv 

 Achimenes longiflora, &c, C. Horsfall, Esq. Single Specimen^'. 

 Phlox van Houtn, Mr. Cunningham. Extra Prizbs.— Pelargo- 

 niums: l, Alexandrina, Louis Quatorze, Garth's Perfection 

 Joan of Arc, Priory Queen, R. M. Beckwith, Esq.; 2, Prince of 

 W ales, Nymph, Enchantress, Beauty, Elizabeth, R. W. Preston 

 Lsq. Fuchsias: Chandlerii, Triumphans, Riccartonii, Racemi! 

 flora, Formosa elegans, Fulgens, Magnifica, Venus Victrix longi- 

 flora, Mr. Skirving.— Liverpool Mail. b 



. ' ,,' „/*"'• " ul cu v-acaiaique, y\r. J.Taylor; Un- 

 known. Mr W Bentley; Polyphemus, Mr. L. Ashmolej 

 Catharina. Mr J Taylor; Baguet, Mr. J. Holland ; Seedling 

 ul'J' y h M fiel 1, L Mr y C ,l ewe ' CoL Lee ; Newcastle. Mr. J. 



S-hn^ia *i- e ' IS: S* ? entley * Se/ -^ : White Fla &. Mr. J. 

 Schofield; Min d'Or, Mr. J. Jaques. 



Middleton P,nk Show.-ut p an . Mr. J. Scholes, for Duke of 

 St. Alban's, Codnngton, and Paris Union. 2d Pan, Mr. P. 

 Haughton, for Duke of St. Alban's. Sir William, and Overall. 3d 

 Pan, Mr. J. Buckley, for Duke of St. Alban's. Criterion, and 

 Pans Union. Maiden Pan, Mr. W. Taylor, for Duke of St. 

 Alban's, Little Wonder, and Lady Boldaughton. Class l — 

 Purple, Duke of St. Alban's, Mr. J. Clegg ; Greensides. Mr.V. 

 Haughton; Admiral Napier, Mr. W. Taylor; Suwarrow, Mr. 

 J. Etches; Robin Hood, Mr. J. Buckley; Lustre, Mr. J. 

 Etches; Brilliant, Mr. J. Buckley; Mungo. Mr. J. Scholes, 

 Class 2— Red, Criterion, Mr. J. Smithies; Codrington, Sir 

 William, and Mars, Mr. J. Scholes; Elizabeth, Comet, and 

 Dreadnought, Mr. P. Haughton ; Paragon, Mr. J. S.Buckley. 

 Class 3.— Black and White, Overall, Mr. J. Scholes; Beauty of 

 Blackbourn, Mr. W.Taylor; Snowball, Mr. J. Etches; Lady 

 Boldaughton, Mr. P. Haughton; Jack hheppard, Mr. J. Buck- 

 ley ; Paris Union, Faithful, and David, Mr. J. Scholes. 



Morningside Practical Gardeners' Society, June II.— This wat 

 the Secoud Meeting for the season. The following Prizes were 

 awarded -—Pelargoniums : Mr. J. Downie, gr. to Geo. Robert- 

 son, for Gem of tiie West, Sylph, Grand Monarque, Conserva- 

 tive, Queen of the Fairies, Glory of Jersey. Pansies: Mr. J. 

 Downie, for Daniel Defoe, Finlavson's Black-Eyed Susan, Neil 

 Gow, Robin ia, Ossian, Flora M 'Donald, Gipsy, Donald, Law- 

 sonu, and Miss Russell. Tulips : Mr. J. Young, for Roi de 

 Siam, Claudine, Gadby's Magnificent, Wilsingham's Seedling, 

 Grand Monarque, and Triomphe Royale. Ranunculuses: Mr. 

 R. Anderson, gr., Burghmuirhead, for Prince Albert, Princess 

 Royal, Lord Strathallan, Robb's Matilda, Queen Adelaide, and 

 Lady Ann Murray. Hardy Shrubs: Mr. J. Fargie, gr. to Mrs. 

 Gregory, for Robinia hispida, Caprilolium chinense, a pink 

 Laburnum, and a white-flowered Cytisus. Herbaceous Plants: 

 Mr. W. Denholm, for Aquilegia glandulosa, Phlox omniflora, 

 Pentstemon argutus, Chelone barbata, Delphinum Barlowii, 

 and Potentilla insignis. China Roses: Mr. J. Fargie, for 

 Duchess of Kent, Armosa, and Yellow China. Horn Carrot*: 

 Mr. T. Ovens.— Mr. J. Gould, gr. Canaan Cottage, exhibited a 

 hne seedling Cineraria, for which an Extra Prize was awarded. 

 Mr. J.Young sent fine flowered stems of a new Purple Rocket, 

 for which an Extra Prize was awarded. And Mr. H. Gibb.gr., 

 Salisbury Green, exhibited two beautiful plants of Giant Cape 

 Stock, growing in pots, which had also an Extra Prize awarded 

 them. The Prize by Mr. Finlayson, of Kincardine, for the 

 Best Three Pansies, was gained by Mr. J. Robertson, with Fair 

 Maid, Shakspeare, aud Tibby Ovens. 



Mtddleton Pelargonium Show, June 22.— Mr. J. Tettlow 

 obtained the Premium Prize with Conservative. Dark Varieties- 

 1, Conservative, Mr. J. Smithies; 2, Lady Douro, Mr. H 



Z S ?;V h C £ mte De ,f aris ' Mr - S ' Pa ee; 4, Corona, Mr. D. 



Mr i , ; 6 ' ^ an88a 4 ^ r ; "• ? ffden ; 6 ' Star of Bethlehem 

 ?! r ' J - Lancashire; 7. Sultan. Mr. H. Ogden ; 8. Commodore 



Mr S . Page; 9 . Arabella, Mr. J. Sm.th.es. ' Pink «»? JB/JS 



Kinds: ), Grace Darling. Mr. J. Hilton; 2, Masterpiece and 



Grace Darling, Mr. J. Tettlow , 3, Lowndes' Perfection .Mr H 



Ogden; 4 Foster's Rose, Mr. J. Lancashire; 5, Sylp and" 



Mr^ V IJ™ T tl-lT J *\ Lady P >Uam - Shepherd and Jubilee^ 



9 n >• l aJ S 011, ^ lU Surts - l ' Briush ^ aeen . Mr. H. Ogden- 

 2, British Queen, Mr. D. Saxton; 3, Annetta. Mr. s7Pa«e V 



WoVc?rf% 24 *- i,lche8lon ^ D 5 r >* ^ diameter; 2, Mr. Grant. 

 u7fZceds^Z?f S '^ lt Mr ' BaiQ J 2 » Mr. G. Ross. gr.. Bught. 

 Esq for m ' aw t i err ' es — 1 ' Mr - A. Fraser, gr. to J.Thomson, 

 were £»? ' Pme a,,d B allieferrie seedling-both kinds 

 r Mr j g R £ ™LV l \ fl *vouredi 2, Mr. G. Ross. Peas.- 

 1 Mr M i! k w.'ti l Early Ch aMton ; 2. Mr. Bain. Caulifiower.- 

 Iclzle er to sir ' ,* r \ to J " Mackenzie, Esq. 5 2. Mr. YY. Mac 

 Stephen? 2 Mr n a ii J ' R " Mackenzie. Turnips.-l, Mr. J. 

 W?MacVenz,e Cub )*' Pot ^oes.-i, Mr. R. Fraser; 2, Mr. 

 Fra^SL -l ITrc!^/' RoSS ' for »»«*e York ; 2. Mr. 

 tosh. JrtS^^fi^ftSSf-^ 2 Mr Mackin- 



nurnbonum. The following plant s ' s^! 2 ' "llSSF^J?**' 

 notice namniu « « Vi \ * pmuts » ^ent ror exhibition, deserve 



mgs 



Middleton Tulip Show.-The Premier Prize for the best 

 Feathered Tulip was won by Mr. J. Holland, witl Charles X 

 the Premier Prize for the best Flamed ditto was awarded to 



Saue Mr ^ %S^X1S^^ Feathered Bizarre :L£ 

 MrT'wnfnn r It ° n o i . Llberty ' Mr * J ^hofield ; Trafalgar, 

 r «m n o ; , Cr , 0wn Pnncc » Mr ' J ' Ja( l ue s 5 V*c de Savoy and 



f^L U v?r S 'w°H Le ,f ;San r Joe ' Mr - J - T »y»ori Surpass Cata 

 J *Ta*io? Z'^T l *l' r? eathered ^y^omen: Bien Fait, Mr. 

 j' I hifi.L i Ue K and Grotia * Mr - J - Holland; Guastalla, Mr. 

 \i l A«i J Washington, Mr. J. Morton; La Belle Narine, 

 M . 1 Ashmole; Toote, Mr. J. Morton. Feathered Roses: Do- 

 Mr 1 111 , Sch ° neld ; Heroine. Mr. J. Etches; Lady Crewe, 

 \\r V'« ^°! ; Hero °f the Nile. Mr. J. Morton ; Duke Bronte. 

 J mu vt fi , ld l, lerbe Cher >' Mr « J - Hea P; Comte de Vir- 

 h ^ S V. ;,/' M ?° nj Unknown, Mr. J. Heap. Flamed 

 n f « Alb !°o' Mr ' L - Ash «»ole; Lustre. Mr. J. Morton; 

 Liberty, Mn J. Smithies j High Careless, Mr. J. Jaques; Sur- 

 pass Licannque, Mr. L. Ashmole; Duke of Leeds, Mr. W. 

 Bentley ; Black Prince, Mr. J. Taylor; Old Licautique, Mr. J. 

 n h ». By Moment: Violet Walters, Mr. J. Morton; 



uavid, Mr. L. Asumole; Sable Rex, Mr. J. Jacques; Diana 

 bruin, Mr. J. Taylor; Wurtemburg, Mr. L. Ashmole; Rio de 

 fciain, Mr. T. Hilton; Violet Brown and Grotia, Mr. L. Ash- 

 moie. named Roses: Unique. Mr. J.Morton; Lady Crewe, 

 Col. Lee; Vesta, Mr. W. Bentley; Lord Hill, Mr. J. Schofield; 

 Tnomuhe_ Royale, Mr. W. Bentley; Duchess of New castle, Mr. 



Norwich Horticultural Society. -—This was the Rose Show, 

 which is always very attractive, and it was finer this season than 

 usual. Mr. Bircham sent one hundred varieties. They consisted 

 of the following: Hybrid Perpetual.— La Reine, Lady Elphin- 

 stone, Marquis d'Ailsa, Aricie, Augustine Mochelet, Aubernon, 

 Clementine Seringe, Comte de Paris, Duchess of Sutherland, Earl 

 Talbot, Lady Alice Peel, Lane, Madame Laffay, Marquis of Boc- 

 cella, Melanie Cornu, Mrs. Elliot, Prince Albert, Prince de Galles, 

 >V llham Jesse. Bourbon. -Acidalie, Anne Beluze, Ceres, Crim- 

 son Globe, Paul Joseph, Proserpine, Souvenir de Malmaison, 

 rnaiffait, Splendens. Most.— Angelique, Celina, French Crimson, 

 1 ompone, Unique de Provence, While Bath. Prorence.— Rachael, 

 bylvam, Vanspandonc, Unique. Hybrid Provence.— Agnes Sore], 

 Blanchefleur, Emerance, JllustreBeaute\ La Volupte, Mrs. Rivers, 

 Cleopatra, Duchess of Kent, Semilasso, Theodora. Gallic— Aglae 

 Dusart, Antonine d'Ormois, Aspasie, Aurelia Lamare, Boula de 

 Nauteuil, Briseis, Cambronne.Cyntie, D'Aguesseau, Dr. Deltham, 

 Duchess of Beaudemont, Grandissima, Guerin's Gift, Julie, Kean, 

 Latour d'Auvergne, Madame Henriette, Mathew Mole, Orphilereau, 

 Juliet, Pharencus, Triomphe de Jaossens, Shakspeare. La Splen- 

 deur, Lee, Leon the Tenth, Leonel Dumoustier. Hybrid China. 

 — Blaini No. 2, Beaute Vive, Becquet, Chenedole, Charles-Louis, 

 Comtesse de Lacepede, General Allard, Grilony, Louis Fries, Mar- 

 john, Madame Plantier, Triomphe d'Angers, Triomphe de La- 

 queue, Decandolle, Emperor Probus, Hypocrate, Julie. Hybrid 

 Bourbon.— Charles Duval, Coupe d'Hebe, Great Western, Henri 

 Barbet, Hortense Leroy, Las Casas, Paul Perras, President Mole. 

 Sylvain. Besides these, Mr. Bircham supplied a second collection 

 of Moss Roses, &c. The Fruits were not so fine in flavour or so 

 numerous as on former occasions. The Melons were excellent, 

 and there were some fine Keen's Seedling Strawberries, from Mr. 

 Rett. The Vegetables, considering the drought, were good. The 

 following is the order in which the prizes were awarded. Roset. 

 — 1. Rev. T. J. Blofeld for Fulgens, Crested Provins, Astorode, 

 Heine de Provins, Brennus, Village Maid, Madame Desprez, 

 Blanchefleur, Lee's Crimson Perpetual, Queen of the Bourbons, 

 Wellington Provins, Beauty of Billiard, Madame Hardy, Velours 

 Episcopal, La Ville deBruxelles, Coronation, Unique, Belle Marie, 

 Aurora, La Volupte, Oracle de Siecle, Leon the Tenth, Warratah, 

 Crivalis, Triomphe de Guerin, Chenedole, Bath Moss, Rien ne me 

 Surpasse, Fanny Parissot, General Allard, Sapharine, lllustre 

 Beaute, Madame Dubarry, Smith's Yellow Noisette, Grilony; 

 2. Rev. C. Fellowes, for Charles Duval, Duke of Cambridge, La 

 Ville de Londres, Boula de Nanteuil, La Volupte, Blairii No. 2, 

 Triomphe de Laqueue, Las Casas, Dubourg, Rosa Major, Blanche- 

 fleur, La Ville de Gand, Josephine Lelieur, Belle Marie, Chatelain, 

 Coupe d'Hebe, Belle d'lrviee, Victor Hugo, Princess Helene, 

 Warratah, Grilony, Charles-Louis, Fulgens, Triomphe de Brabant, 

 Belle Parabere, Le Grandeur, Vandael, George IV. Sir Robert 

 Peel, Colonel Fabvier, Mrs. Rivers, Kleber, Striped Unique. 

 General Bernard, Felicite, Hybrid d'Ecosse. Collection of 24.— 

 Rev. C. Fellowes, for Blairii No. 2, La Ville de Londres, Las 

 Casas, Kleber, Striped Unique, Triomphe de Laqueue, Cynthie, 

 Leonel Dumonsteir, Duke of Cambridge, Coupe d'Hebe, Boula de 

 Nanteuil, Guerin de Denae, Hybrid d'Ecosse, Blush Moss, 

 Legouve\ General Bernard, Ancelin, Rosa Magna, Le Grandeur, 

 Theresita, Fontaine, Riego, Aspasie, Victor Hugo. Collection «/48. 

 —Rev. J. Burroughes, for Petit Pierre, Countess Lacepede, Madame 

 Laffay, Madame Desprez, Louis- Philippe, George IV. Coccinea 

 superba, Madame Plantier, Rose Devigne, Oriflamme, Ecosse, 

 Marshal Soult, Moss Kean, Madame Hardy, Triomphe d'Angers, 

 Las Casas, Bouquet de Flore, Village Maid, Duke ot Devonshire, 

 Aurora, Boula de Nanteuil, Grand Perpetual, Riego, Sapharine, 

 Ville de Londres, Brennus, Felicite, Blush Moss, Beauty of Bil- 

 liard, Lee's Perpetual, Ferox, Belle Marie, Velours Episcopal, 

 Cleopatra, Becquet, Triomphe de Guerin, Louis- Buonaparte, Wil- 

 liam Jesse, Emeranie, Pashot Provins, La Volupte, Globe White 

 Hip, Striped Unique, Crimson Moss, Ancelline, Egcria, Augus- 

 tine Leheur .Collection of 18.-Mrs. Blofeld, for Hoveton, Catele, 

 Duchesse d Orleans, Rien ne me Surpasse, Velours Episcopal, 

 Madame Hardy. Reme de Provins, Brennus, Comte de Paris, 

 Brennan Superb, Belle Marie, Petit Pierre, Beautv of Billiard, 

 Crested Provins, Blush Hip, Bath Moss, Letitia. King, Triomphe 

 d Angers. ColUctwnof 12.— R ev . J.Burroughes.forBouladeNan- 



