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be placed at the disposal of the Committee, to buy elementary and scientific 

 works, in the first instance ; and that an annual sum of 251. be allowed for 

 the purchase of books, and other incidental expenses, from this time, from 

 the funds of the Society. — That donations of botanical and horticultural 

 books be earnestly and respectfully requested from members of the Society, 

 and others friendly to it, and to the institution of a library ; and that appli- 

 cation be made to the secretaries of other societies for donations of their 

 Transactions, &c. {Newcastle Coitrant, April 26.) 



Herefordshire Horticultural Society. — The first Meeting of this Society, 

 for the present year, was held at the New Shire Hall on April I6th. The 

 very unfavourable state of the weather prevented the usual full attendance 

 of the subscribers, although a large number visited the room. The show 

 of auriculas and polyanthuses was not so fine as it would have been, had the 

 meeting taken place some days later, but we never remember to have wit- 

 nessed a finer display of hyacinths and vegetables; of the latter, particular- 

 ly mushrooms, cucumbers, French beans, sea-kale, rhubarb, broccoli, and 

 cabbage. There were also several plates of remarkably fine apples in a high 

 state of preservation. We observe in the new rules of this year several 

 very judicious alterations, especially those which insure a fair distribution of 

 the rewards. The prizes are in future to be awarded by two members of the 

 Committee and some scientific gardener; neither of the former to exhibit for 

 prizes, the latter to be chosen by the Committee, as assistant censor, at 

 each Meeting. This person is to be a stranger, and every precaution will 

 be taken that he may not know to whom the productions belong that 

 are exhibited for prizes. The vegetables, &c., not removed by the re- 

 spective exhibitors were sold for the benefit of the Society's funds, and 

 produced a considerable sum. The following prizes were awarded at this 

 Meeting : — 



Plants. Stove: Cactus speciosa, W. Godsall. Green-house: First 

 prize, Epacris grandiflora. Miss Grove. Second prize^ Brachysema latifolium, 

 Miss Grove. Third prize, Eutaxia ??2yrtif61ia. Sir J. G. Cotterell. Hardy: 

 First prize, Fritillaria imperialis (yellow), Mrs. Jones, Sugwas. Second 

 prize. Double Velvet Primrose, W. Godsall. 



Mushrooms. First prize, R. J. Powell, Esq. 



Auriculas. Green Edge: First prize. Wood's Lord Lascelles, Sir J. G. 

 Cotterell. Second prize, Stretch's Alexander, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Gt-ey 

 Edge : First prize. Rider's Junius, Mrs. Parkinson. White Edge : First 

 prize, Hughes's Pillar of Beauty, W. Godsall. 



Selfs. First prize. Berry's Lord Primate, W. Godsall. Second prize, 

 Redman's Metropolitan, W. Godsall. 



Sea-kale. First prize, Miss Grove. 



Cucumbers. First prize, Archdeacon Prosser. Second prize, Sir E. F. S. 

 Stanhope. 



Broccoli. White: First prize, Miss Grove. Purple: First prize, T. H. 

 Symons, Esq. 



Cabbages. Early Compton, fii'st prize. Sir J. G. Cotterell. 



Dessert Apples. First prize. Winter Crofton, Mrs. Jones, Sugwas. 

 Second prize. Golden Rennet, T. H. Symons, Esq. 



Dessert Pears. First prize, Mrs. Parkinson. Second prize, Mrs. Jones, 

 Sugwas. 



Asparagus. First prize. Archdeacon Prosser. 



French Beans. First prize. Archdeacon Prosser. 



Potatoes. First prize, Sir E. F. S. Stanhope. 



Polyanthus. Red: First prize. Seedling, Mrs. W. Pateshall. Second 

 prize, Seedling, Mrs. W. Pateshall. Dark: First prize, Jessit's Louisa, 

 Mrs. W. Pateshall. Second prize. Seedling, Mrs. W. Pateshall. 



Hyacinths. Double Blue : First prize. Globe Celeste, W. Godsall. 

 Double Red: First prize, Groot Vorst, Mrs. Parkinson. Second prize. 



