4-30 Provincial HorticuUural Societies. — Woj-cestershive. 



Balsams. 1. Mr, Bushcll ; 2 and 3. Mr. Cheek. 



Plants. Stove and Green-house : 1 and 2. Mr. Smith ; 5. Mr. Barnes. 

 Hardy Annuals : I.Mr. Smith j 2. Mr. Cooper ; 3. John Ta} lor, Esq. 



Gooseberries. Red: 1. John Taylor, Esq. Yellow: 1 . Rev. Mr. House- 

 man. Green : John Taylor, Esq. White : Rev. Mr. Houseman. 



Grajjcs: 1. Black Hanbury, John Taylor, Esq.; 2. White Muscat, Mr. 

 Fulton. 



Prize to Mr. Fulton's Stroud Melon. Prize to Mr. Fulton's Queen Pine. 

 Cucumber prize to Mr. Stratton. Celery prize to John Taylor, Esq. — 

 Prizes were also avyarded to Mr. Cheek, for an extra production of onions; 

 to J. Taylor, Esq., for superior specimens of seedling carnations and picotees ; 

 and to Mr. Jessop, for a fine specimen of the new variety of sweet-scented 

 melons. The fruits exhibited by Mr. P"'ulton were remarkably fine ; also 

 the Black Hanbury grapes, by John Taylor, Esq. — Nearly forty of the 

 members partook of an excellent dinner at the Northwick Arms Inn, where 

 the dessert, comprising most of the prize fruits, of pines, melons, grapes, 

 and other choice fruits, besides those sent by the President, was greatly ad- 

 mired. (J'Vorcester Herald, Aug. 9.) 



The Pershore Florists' Society held a Meeting on April 24th, when prizes 

 were awarded for the following Auriculas : — 



Green-edged: 1 . Bearless's Superb, and 2. Eaton's Volunteer, Mr, Holmes ; 



3. Lord Lascelles, Mr. Davis; 4. Jolly Tar, Mr. Welles. Grey: 1. Ring- 

 leader, 2. Privateer, and 5. Asliworth's Rule-all, Mr. Holmes ; 4. Thomson's 

 Revenge, Mr. Davies. White : 1 . Taylor's Glory, Mr. Welles ; 2. Pitman's 

 Eclipse, Mr. Holmes; 3. Empress of Russia, and 4. Highland Lass, Mr. 

 Racster. Selfs : 1. Metropolitan, Mr. Mayfield; 2. Flora's Flag, Mr. 

 Holmes; 5. Larden's Forester, Mr. Racster; 4. Ned Ludd, Mr. Hodges. 

 Alpines: 1. George the Fourth, Mr. Holmes; 2. Racster's Ruby (seedling), 

 Mr. Racster; 5. Earl King,, Mr. Holmes; 4. Davies's Little Widow (seed- 

 ling), Mr. Davies. Grey-edged : Davies's Squire Scott (seedling), Mr Davies. 



At the Meeting of Jidy 18. prizes wene given for the following Carna- 

 tions and Gooseberries : — 



- Searlet Bizards : 1. Prince George (seedling), 2. Strensham Hero (seed- 

 ling), and 3. Navarino (seedling), Mr. Hodges ; 4. Mark Antony (seedling), 

 Mr. Racster, Crimson Bizards : 1. Rainbow, Mr. Holmes ; 2. Alfred, Mr. 

 W. Murrell ; 3. Duke of Glo'ster (seedling), Mr. Hodges ; 4. Lord Duncan, 

 Mr. Valencourt. Scarlet Flakes: 1. Bright Phoebus (seedling), and 2. Ma- 

 dame Mara, Mr. Hodges ; 3. Lord Anson, and 4. Holmes's Lady William 

 Lennox, Mr. Holmes. Purple Flakes: 1. Princess Charlotte, Mr. Hodges; 

 2. Mary Anne (seedling), Mr. Holmes ; 5. Grenadier, Mr. Valencourt; 4. 

 Holme's No. IV. (seedling), Mr. Holmes. Rose Flakes : 1. Duchess of 

 Clarence (seedling), Mr. Hodges : 2. Incomparable, Mr. D. Murrell ; 3. Mu- 

 tabilis (seedling), Mr. Hodges; 4. Prince of Wales, Mr. Davies. Picotees. 

 Red : 1. Strensham Beauty (seedling), Mr. Hodges ; 2. Litchfield Hero, Mr.' 

 D. Murrell; 5. Will Stukeley, Mr. Valencourt ; 4. Robin Hood (seedling"), 

 Mr. Hodges. Purple : Lovely Ellen (seedling), Mr. Hodges; 2. Beauty of 

 Northampton, Mr. Holmes : 3. Cleopatra Superba (seedling), Mr. Racster; 



4. Lee's Cleopatra, Mr. Holmes. Yellow : 1. Holmes's Jimony (seedling), 

 Mr. Holmes. 



Gooseberries. Red: 1. Sj)ortsman, 1 7 dwts. 8grs., 2. Highwaym., 17 dwts. 

 4grs,, and 5. Roaring Lion, 17 dwts. Mr. Hodges. Yellow: I.Cheshire 

 Cheese, 16 dwts. 9grs., 2, Rock wood, 16 dwts. 2 grs., and 3. Viper, 16 dwts., 

 Mr. Hodges. Green: I.Laurel, 15 dwts. 7 grs., 2. Ocean, 1 5 dwts. 3 grs., 

 and 3. Greenwood, 14 dwts, 18 grs., Mr. Hodges. White: 1. Queen Anne, 

 14 dwts. 15 grs., Mr, Holmes; 2. Cheshire Lass, 14 dwts. 10 grs., and 5. 

 Hearts of Oak, Mr. Hodges. — F, Davies, Hon. Sec. Pershore, July 29. 

 1828. 



