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Fios Sangufnea, W. Godsall. Double White : First prize. Pigeon, W. 

 Godsall. 



The gardener of Archdeacon Prosser cut a brace of cucumbers on the 

 26th of xMarch. The gardener of William Pateshall, Esq., cut six heads of 

 sea-kale on the 8th of February. {Hereford Journal, April 25.) 



Ross Horticultural Society. — The first Meeting, of tihis Society for the 

 present year was held April the 23d, and was attended by a numerous and 

 highly respectable assemblage of the subscribers and their friends. The 

 exhibition gave universal satisfaction, far exceeding the expectation of the 

 most sanguine, considering the very unfavourable state of the weather for 

 some time previous. A choice variety of green-house, stove, and hardy 

 plants covered the grand stand, and we never remember a more interesting 

 and brilliant display. The stage of auriculas and polyanthuses had a very 

 splendid appearance ; it contained all the most choice and valuable speci- 

 mens in each of the several classes. The auriculas were inferior in colour 

 to those of last year, but the trusses were superior in size and strength. 

 We never saw a flower equal to that which obtained the first prize in the 

 green edge class ; the flower which took the last prize in the same class 

 (Lee's Col. Taylor), is allowed to be the best green edge in England, but its 

 weakness in bloom accounts for its not taking a higher prize. The poly- 

 anthuses and hyacinths were in extraordinary strength of bloom and 

 colour. The cu'.inary vegetables were particularly fine, and there were 

 several varieties of fine apples in excellent preservation. Several new sub- 

 scribers entered the Society (now amounting to about 350); the next Meet- 

 ing was fixed for the 21st of May. The number of specimens ticketed and 

 entered in the Society's books amounted to 506. The evening sale pro- 

 duced I/. 15s. The prizes were awarded as under: — 



Auriculas. Green Edge : First prize, Booth's Freedom, Colonel Money. 

 Second prize, Lancashire Hero, T. B. Parkyns, Esq. Third prize. Pott's 

 Regulator, Mrs. Westfaling. Fourth prize, Badajos, Mrs. Westfaling. 

 Fifth prize, Lee's Colonel Taylor, T. B. Parkyns, Esq. Grey Edge: First 

 prize, Kenyon's Ringleader, Mrs. Westfaling. Second prize, Grimes's 

 Privateer, T. B. Parkyns, Esq. Third prize, Purdleton's Smiling Violet, 

 T. B. Parkyns, Esq. Fourth prize, Taylor's Ploughboy, T. B. Parkyns, 

 Esq. Fifth prize, Popplewell's Conqueror, T. B. Parkyns, Esq. White 

 Edge: First prize, Taylor's Glory, Mrs. Westfaling. Second prize, Hughes's 

 Pillar of Beauty, Colonel Money. Third prize. Cox's Pillar of Beauty, 

 T. B. Parkyns, Esq. Fourth prize, Hannington's William Pitt, Colonel 

 Money. Fifth prize, Taylor's Incomparable, Mr. Purchas. Selfs: First 

 prize, Redman's Metropolitan, Mrs. Westfaling. Second prize, Nichol- 

 son's Venus, Colonel Money. Third prize, Bury's Lord Lee, Colonel Mo- 

 ney. Fourth prize. Flora's Flag, Mr. Reynolds, Fifth prize, Derry's Lord 

 Crotchley, Colonel Money. Alpines : First prize, Seedlings, Miss Trusted. 

 Second prize, Jarmsed's Lady Duncan, Colonel Money. Third prize, 

 i7yacinthu«, T. B. Parkyns, Esq. Fourth prize, Grande Presence, Colonel 

 Money. Fifth prize. Lord of the Manor, T. B. Parkyns, Esq. 



Polyanthuses. Dark: First prize, Seetlling, Mrs Westfaling. Second 

 prize,- Pride of Archenfield, Mrs. Westfaling. Third prize, Tantarara, 

 Colonel Money. Fourth prize, Nicholson's Bang Europe, Mrs. Westfaling. 

 Fifth prize. Park's Nelson, Colonel Money. Red: First prize, Man of 

 Ross, Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling. Second prize, Bresse's Seedling, Mrs. 

 Westfaling. Third prize, Dudley and Ward, Mrs. Westfaling. Fourth 

 prize, Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling. Fifth prize, Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling. 



Hyacinths. Blue Double : First prize, Mareschal de France, Mrs. West- 

 faling. Second prize, Majesteuse, Mrs. Westfaling. Third prize. La 

 Pourpre Royale, Mrs. Westfaling. Fourth prize. Globe Terrestre, Mrs. 

 Westfaling. Fifth pi-ize, Louis d'Or, Mr. Reynolds. Red Double: First 

 prize, L'Honneur d'Arasterdam, Mrs. Westfaling. Second prize, Rose 



