4 1 2 Provincial Horticultural Societies. — YorJcshire. 



the decoration of the room. These contributions were numerous and splen- 

 did. Amongst other plants, &c., thus supplied, were the following: — An 

 elegant bouquet of white moss roses, containing 20 blooms, from the gardens 

 at Sleningford Hall. A fine plant of the yellow sweet-scented China rose, 

 in full bloom, from the gardens at Cayton Hall. Some fine double balsams, 

 belonging to Mr. Edward Nicholson, of Cayton. Kalmfa latifolia var. alba, 

 a yellow sweet-scented China, and a mossy De Meaux rose, all in pots, and 

 in fine bloom, belonging to Mr. Weatherald, of Mickley. A splendid col- 

 lection of new geraniums, belonging to Mr. May, of the nursery, Pickhill ; 

 and the following rare and new green-house plants, from the same place : — 

 Calceolaria corymbosa. Calceolaria integrifolia. Calceolaria rugosa, Thun- 

 h^Ygia alata (a very handsome green-house creeper, which continues to 

 bloom the greatest part of summer, and has never less than from 10 to 20 

 flowers upon it, of a rich cream colour, with a dark purple eye), Veiwiia nyc- 

 taginiflora. Primula sinensis var. alba, Crassula coccinea, Crassula versi- 

 color, and ^rium spl^ndens. All these being tastefully arranged and in- 

 termixed with the flowers exhibited for prizes, which exceeded 300 in 

 number, formed a most beautiful exhibition, perhaps never exceeded, and 

 seldom equalled on the first establishment of an institution of this nature. 

 The fruits and vegetables also were very numerous, and of the first quality, 

 and were universally admired. Numerous additional subscribers were en- 

 rolled members of the Society ; and the unprecedented success which has 

 attended it since its commencement, leaves every reason to hope that it 

 will continue to prosper, and become one of the most flourishing establish- 

 ments of the kind in the north of England. 



The Ripon Florists' Society, which is now established at that place, in 

 addition to the Ripon Horticultural Society, held their first Meeting on the 

 26th of June, when prizes were awarded for the following flowers : — 



Pinks. First class : 1 . Bowes's Suwarrow, Mr. T. Harrison ; 2. Bowes's 

 Cato, Mr. T. Grayson. Second class: 1. Bowes's Rosa, Mr. Mafham ; 



2. Bowes's Rosa, Mr. J. Binns. Third Class: I.Gorton's George the 

 Fourth, Mr. T. Grayson ; 2. Rushton's Beauty of Flora, Mr. Clarke. 



Roses. Tuscany: 1. Mr. T. Grayson; 2. Mr. Mafham. Red: I.Mr. 

 Clarke ; 2. Mr. Mafham. White : 1. Mr. Mafham ;' 2. Mr. Why tell. ( York 

 Herald, July 5.) 



The Bedale Horticidtural Society held a Meeting on the 28th of June last, 

 and the prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Pinks. Purple-laced : I . Bowes's Suwarrow, Mr.W. Masham ; 2. Bowes's 

 Suwarrow, Mr. Whitton ; 5. Bowes's Cato, Mr. Hewson. Red-laced: 1. 

 Pendleton's Miss Foote, Mr. May ; 2. King George the Fourth, Mr. Spence ; 

 5. Keen's Duchess of Wellington, Mr. Whitton. Plain: 1. Rushyford's 

 Beauty of Flora, Mr. Sanderson ; 2. Rushyford's Beauty of Flora, and 



3. Incomparable, Mr. May. Seedling : Mr. Hewson. 



Geraniums. Light Grounds : 1. Macranthon, Mr. Hewson; 2. Grandita- 

 turn, and 5. Fair Lenia, Mr. May. Dark Grounds : I.William the Con- 

 queror, Mr. May j 2. Countess of Tyrconnel, and 3. Ignescens minor, Mr. 

 Hewson. 



Fruits. Cherries: 1. Mayduke, Mr. Dauris, gardener to M. Milbanke, 

 Esq. M. P.; 2. May Duke, Mr. Hewson, gardener to Miss Peirse; 5. Mr. 

 Montey. Straivberries : First class: 1. Keen's Seedling, Mr. Dauris; 2' 

 Keen's Seedling, and 3. Bostock's Seedling, Mr. Caven. Second class: 

 1. Roseberry, and 2 Lovel's Scarlet, Mr. Montey; S.Carolina, Mr. Hewson. 

 Melons : Early Cantaloup, Mr. Montey. Oranges : Mr. T. Robinson, 

 gardener to the Marquess of Cleveland. Currants: Mr. T. Robinson. 



Mr. May exhibited a beautiful specimen of Wilmot's Superb strawberry, 

 one of which measured five inches and a half in circumference. {York 

 Herald, July 5.) 



