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Balsams. 1. Mr. Reynolds; 2. Mr. J. C. Wheeler j 3. Mr. Reynolds ; 

 4 and 5. Mr. J. C. Wheeler. 



Cockscombs. All five prizes were awarded to Mr. Reynolds. 



Plants. Stove or Green-house: 1. Hoya carnosa, Mr. B. Bonnor; 

 2. Plumbago c^rulea, Mr. J. D. Wheeler ; 3. /:Z^ibiscu5 rosa sinensis, Mr. Ar- 

 nott ; 4. Ruellza formosa, Mr. Bond; 5. Calceolaria integrifolia, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler. Hardy: \. Fiicca filamentosa, Mr. Arnott ; 2. Hydrangea, Mr. 

 Reynolds; 3. Tiger Lily, 4. Coreopsis verticillata, and 5. Campanula pyra- 

 midalis, Mr. J. C. Wheeler. 



Gooseberries. Red: ]. Mr. Crump; 2. Mr. Bond; 5 Mr. Blackford ; 

 4. Mrs. Tombs; 5. R. Canning, Esq. Green: 1. Mrs. T. Rudge; 2. Mr. 

 Reynolds; 3. Mr. PuUen ; 4. Mr. B. Bonnor ; 5. Mr. Hulbert. Yellow: 

 1. Mr. Arnott; 2. Mrs. T. Rudge ; 3. Mr. Crump ; 4. Mr. Pullen ; 5. Mr. 

 B. Bonnor. 



Grapes. 1 . Mr. Arnott ; 2 and 3. A. Nicholson, Esq., Charlton Kings ; 



4. D. Maclean, Esq.; 5. Mr. T. Ryder. 



Melons. ] . Mr. Jessop, Somerset House Nursery Gardens, Chelten- 

 ham ; 2. F. Neale, Esq. ; 3. R. Canning, Esq. ; 4. Mr. Jessop. 



Extra Prizes. Pines : D. Maclean, Esq. Great merit was likewise 

 allowed in some specimens of this fruit exhibited by Mr. Jessop. 



Nectarines. Mr. T. Ryder. 



Apples. Mr. B. Bonnor. 



At the Wotton-Underedge Annual Society of Florists, held on July 24., the 

 prizes were awarded as follows : — First prize of Carnations, three Seedlings, 

 Scarlet Flake, Pink Flake, and Purple Flake, to Mr. Daniel Penly ; 2. Same 

 sorts as above, to Mr. John Derritt. First prize in Gooseberries, for 12 

 gooseberries. Crown Bobs, Roaring Lion, and the Huntsman, weighing 

 llioz., to Mr. John Derritt; 2. Twelve Gooseberries, of the same sorts, 

 weighing lOioz., to Mr. J. H. Hunt. {Cheltenham Chronicle, iw\yo\.) 



Worcestershire. 



The Worcestershire Horticidtitral and Floral Society held a Meeting on 

 June 19., when prizes were awarded as follows ; — 



Plants. Stove: 1. Cactus speciosa. Rev. Thomas Waters ; 2. Gloxinia 

 speciosa, and 3. i/ibiscus, Mr. Beech. Green-house: 1. Erica ventricosa 

 superba, Mr. Smith ; 2. Polygala cordifolia, Mr. Smith ; 5. Macranthon, 

 Mr. Fuller ; 4. Oleander, Sir Anthony Lechmere, Bart. ; 5. Enca reflexa, 

 Mr. Smith; 6. Bouvardm triphylla, Mr. Smith. Hardy: I. Dianthus 

 superba, Mr. Beech ; 2. Kalmia rubra, Mr. Smith ; 3. iathjTus grandiflorus, 

 Mr. Beech ; 4. /Rhododendron hirsiitura, Mr. Smith ; 5. Robinzfl hispida, 

 E. Isaac, Esq. ; 6. Vr'xs squalens, Mr. Beech. 



Ranunculus. Dark: 1. Rosny, and 2. Queen Caroline, Mr. Smith; 



5. L'Antique, Mr. Fuller; 4. Dr. Franklin's Black, Mr. Smith ; 5. Condor- 

 cet, Mr. Harrison ; 6. Naxara, Mr. Fuller. Edged: 1. Madame de Lace, 

 and 2. Temeraire, Mr. Harrison; 3. Lady Gower, Mr. Fuller; 4. Achilles, 

 5. Cothurn, and 6. Unknown, Mr. Smith. Spotted and Mottled: 1. Un- 

 known, Rev. Thomas Waters; 2. Feu Violent, 3. Earl of Coventry, and 

 4. Melange de Beaut^s, Mr, Smith ; 5. Zorade, and 6. Thompson's Queen, 

 Mr. Harrison. Striped: 1. Melange de Beautes, Mr. Pennethorn; 2. Te- 

 meraire, Mr. Harrison ; 3. Unknown, Rev. Thomas Waters ; 4. Celadon, 

 Mr. Smith ; 5. Unknown, Mr. Pennethorn ; 6. Lady Berkeley, Mr. Harrison. 

 Selfs : 1. Triumphant, and 2. Alphonso, Mr. Smith ; 3. Model of Perfection, 

 Mr. Harrison; 4. Countess of Wurtemberg, Mr. Smith; 5. Yupi, Mr. Har- 

 rison; 6. Orange Bower, Mr. B. Hickman. 



Roses. 1. Mr. Fuller; 2. Gigantic Rose, Elias Isaac, Esq.; 3. Moss, Mr. 

 Fuller; 4. Rose Unique, Mr. Beech. 



Pinks. Laced: 1. Berkeley Hero, and 2. Beauty of Bath, John Taylor, 

 Esq. ; 3. Knight's Lady Auckland, Mr. Holmes. Selfs : 1 . Hodges' Seed- 



