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Oct. 21. — Exhibited. A head of Cape Broccoli, from Mr. William 

 Boyce, gardener to Colonel Kingscote, of Kingscote, Gloucestershire. Je- 

 rusalem Sweetwater Grapes, from the Rev. Dr. Vansittart, of Maidenhead. 

 Eight sorts of Flowers, and an Apple unnamed, from Robert Barclay, Esq., 

 F.H.S. Four sorts of Pears and eight sorts of Apples, from Mr. John 

 George Fuller, F.H.S. Monstrous Pears, from John Robert Hall, F.H.S. 

 Hambledon Deux Ans Apple, from the Rev. Frederick Beadon, F.H.S. 

 Golden Pippins and Forman's Crew Apple, from Richard Forman, Esq.. 

 F.H.S. ^ 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. An Enville Pine- apple, four sorts 

 of Pears, thirteen sorts of Apples, Passiflora maliformis (Sweet Calabash), 

 and Passiflora quadrangularis (Granadilla). Flowers of G'lMa capitata, 

 <Z^nothera Lindleyi, iupinus ornatus and plumosus, Tagefes lucida, Clarkia 

 pulch^lla, Collomia grandiflora. Coreopsis tinctoria, Ferbena Aubletza, 

 Jgeratum mexicanum, i7ibiscus africanus. Poppy Anemones, and French 

 Marigolds. 



Art, V. Provincial Horticultural Societies, 



Yorkshire. 



ToRKSHlRE Horticultural Sodety. — A Meeting of this Society was hel4 

 ©n the 5d of September. The season being the perfection of Pomona's 

 reign, the display of fruits was of the finest description ; and though many 

 of the floral beauties of the spring and summer months now have ceased 

 to bloom, yet there was a rich variety of flowers, both hardy and exotic. 

 The collection of dahlias, double, semi-double, and single, presented, in their 

 fineness of form and beautiful colours, a very interesting spectacle, more 

 ■especially to the amateur florists who were present. Last, though not least, 

 either in the excellence of their culture, or the benefits derived from them, 

 we must notice the culinary vegetables, which divided attention v/ith the 

 fine plates of fruit in their vicinity. At a little before two o'clock, the 

 doors were thrown open, and, on entering this spacious room, the excellent 

 arrangement of the articles for show, and the tasteful display of the floral 

 decorations, at once pleasingly aiTested attention. 



In the centre of the room, long tables were placed, in the form of a hollow 

 square. On that part of the square in front of the orchestra were placed 

 several plates of fruit, for some of which prizes had been awarded. Ex- 

 tending on the right of this table to that crossing the lower end of the 

 room, were arranged the very great number of dahlias brought for com- 

 petition for the several prizes. At nearly the centre of this table stood the 

 elegant exotic bouquet, brought by Mr. H. Baines, from Messrs. Back- 

 house's, of this city, and for which the first prize was awarded. Beyond 

 this, to the end of the table, were placed a variety of the fine culinary vege- 

 tables. On the lower cross table were arranged a rich collection of exotics 

 and rare flowers, amongst which we noticed a number of very beautiful 

 heaths. The grand attraction of this table was its central ornament, the 

 superb hardy bouquet, also the formation of Mr. Baines, and v/hich very 

 deservedly obtained the prize. This gigantic structure of flowers contained, 

 amongst an innumerable variety of species, the following hardy plants : — 

 GSSxa capitata, Collomia grandiflora, ColHnsia grandiflora, ilf imulus suma- 

 tranus, i'lfimulus luteus rivularis, tEnothera LindleyaKa, ffinothera Ramon- 

 zo\ii, CEnothera albicaulis, Clarkia pulch^lla, Valeriana cong^sta, Primula 

 longiflora, ieucojum autumnale, and reached from the table considerably 

 above the front of the gallery. We have frequently had to notice the 



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