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voted him the silver medal. The exhibition, especially of strawberries and 

 bouquets of" flowers, was extremely fine. There were the following gra- 

 tuitous exhibitions: — A magnificent specimen of iV^erium spl^ndens fl. pi., 

 in fine blow, from the green-house of Dr. HeacUam, Jesmond Dean ; some 

 fine double dahlias, from Mr. Henry Newton, Newcastle; a fine plant of 

 Petunia nyctaginiflora, and some beautiful blossoms of iVymphae^a alba, 

 from the garden of J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant ; a very fine bou- 

 quet of beautiful and rare exotics, from Mrs. Losh, Jesmond ; a hybrid 

 passion flower, from Mr. J. M'Cleish, gardener to A. J. Cresswell Baker, 

 Esq., Cresswell ; some uncommonly large leaves and stalks of rhubarb (a 

 seedling variety), from Mr. John Lister, Gateshead. A very large party of 

 the members and their friends honoured the Meeting with their presence. 



On the 15th of July the above Society held a Meeting at Hexham, for 

 the convenience of members residing there and in the neighbourhood, 

 when the following prizes were awarded : — 



For the best dish of strawberries, of sorts named, and for the best six 

 double pinks, named, silver medals, to Mr. Robert Charlton, Wall. For 

 the best dish of cherries, of sorts named, the silver medal, to Mr. George 

 Robson, gardener to Nathaniel Clayton, Esq., of Chesters. For the best 

 three scarlet Brompton stocks, for the best twelve ten week stocks, and for 

 the best twelve double roses, of sorts named, silver medals, to Mr. James 

 Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., of Sandoe. For the best double 

 balsam, the silver medal ; and for the best twelve Russian stocks, the silver 

 medal, to Mr. Thomas Watson, gardener to R. L. Allgood, Esq., of Nun- 

 wick. For the best bouquet of perennial flowers, and the best bouquet of 

 annual flowers, silver medals, to Mr. Thomas Watson, gardener to James 

 Kirsopp, Esq., Spital. Two very fine pines (a Providence and a Queen) 

 were exhibited by Mr. William Grey, gardener to Thomas James, Esq., 

 Beaufront. The stocks and roses, and the bouquets of flowers, were very 

 numerous and beautiful. The Meeting was large and most respectable. 



At the Society's Anniversary Dinner the table was tastefully decorated 

 with vases of beautiful flowers, as was the room also. The dessert was 

 beyond precedent exquisite, beautiful, and most abundant, consisting 

 of eighty-four dishes, amongst which were five very fine pines, four 

 from the garden of M. J. Davison, Esq., of Beamish, and one from the 

 garden of Edward Charlton, Esq., of Sandoe. There were several very 

 fine melons, and an abundance of grapes, peaches, nectarines, apricots, 

 plums, apples, gooseberries, currants, &c. The following is a list of 

 the contributors to the dessert : — The Right Honourable Lord Ravens- 

 worth, Ravensworth Castle; Mrs. Bewicke, Close House; the Honour- 

 able H. T. Liddell, M.P., Eslington ; Matthew Bell, Esq. M.P., Wool- 

 sington ; A. J. Cresswell Baker, Esq., Cresswell ; R. L. Allgood, Esq., Nun- 

 wick ; Thomas Fenwick, Esq., South Hill ; John Anderson, Esq. Jesmond ; 

 Shakespeare Reed, Esq., Thornhill; Robert Shaw, Esq., Usworth Place; 

 J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant ; Henry West, Esq., Jesmond ; John 

 Hodgson, Esq., Elswick; Mr. Laidler, Gloucester House; Mr. Thomas 

 Cook, Bradley Hall, &c. &c. Matthew Culley, Esq., Coupland Castle, was 

 in the chair, and J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant, in the vice-chair. 

 Several appropriate toasts and sentiments were given, and the style in which 

 the whole went off was most gratifying to the well-wishers of the Society. 

 Messrs. Nixons and Moore were in attendance, and sang several fine glees 

 in very excellent style : there was also some fine amateur singing during 

 the evening. Among the party were the following gentlemen ; — Matthew 

 Culley, Esq., Coupland Castle (chairman) ; George Silvertop, Esq., Minster- 

 acres ; Charles William Bigge, Esq., Linden House ; John Hodgson, Esq., 

 Elswick; PuUein, Esq.; Captain Cook, Newton Hall; J. C. Ander- 

 son, Esq., Point Pleasant (vice-president) ; Henry West, Esq., Jesmond; Sir 

 R. S. Hawks, &c. Previously to the dinner, the Anniversary Meeting was 



