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dish of best-flavoured gooseberries, the Society's silver medals to Mr, Clark, 

 gardener to Mrs. Bewricke, Close House. For the best dish of grapes and 

 the best dish of plums, silver medals to Mr. Cook, gardener, Bradley Hall. 

 For the best six peaches, a silver medal to Mr. M'Queen, gardener to S. W. 

 Parker, Esq. Scotch House. For the best six nectarines, a silver medal to 

 Mr. Billan, gardener to the Rev. J. Cook, Newton Hall. For the best six apri- 

 cots, and the best twelve double dahlias, silver medals to Mr. Lawson, gar- 

 dener to Matt. Bell, Esq., M.P. Woolsington. For the best carnation (Sher- 

 wood's Corinthus), a silver medal to Mr. Wilson, Newcastle. For the best 

 seedling carnation, and the best seedling picotee, silver medals to Mr. Scott, 

 gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe. For the best double pico- 

 tee (Beauty of Bailey), a silver medal to Mr. Harrop, of Sunderland. For 

 the best dish of New Zealand Spinach, the bronze medal to Mr. Watson, 

 gardener to James Kirsop, Esq., Spittal. For the best six roots of celeriac, 

 a bronze medal to Mr, M'Leish, gardener to A. J. Cresswell Baker, Esq , 

 Cresswell. For the best six roots of carrots, a bronze medal to Mr. Beck- 

 with, gardener to Jacob Maude, Esq., Selaby. For the best bouquet of 

 flowers, the silver medal to Mr. Robson, gardener to Dr. Headlam, Jesmond, 

 Some fine seedling gold-fleshed nectarines were sent by J. Bainbridge, Esq., 

 and raised from seed by him at Newton. Fine specimens of the old Eng- 

 lish or Kentish Codlin apple, from the garden of Shakspeare Reed, Esq. 

 An Esperion melon, of delicious flavour, and a very beautiful Globe pine, 

 were sent from the garden of the Very Rev. the Dean of Chester, at Stan- 

 hope. A very large double white Camelh'ajaponica, in full flower, from the 

 garden of David Cram, Esq., Newcastle. Some very large onions from Mr. 

 John Beckwith, gardener to Jacob Maude, Esq. Selabj^ Some beautiful spe- 

 cimens of the fruit of the Cucumis Dudaim, from the garden of J. C.Ander- 

 son, Esq. Some fine specimens of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa) 

 were sent from the garden of the prison at Durham, by Mr. J?rushard, go- 

 vecnor. Tv/o splendid cockscombs from the garden of W. Cuthbert, Esq., 

 Redheugh, were also exhibited. The exhibition was one of the largest ever 

 witnessed, and the profusion of fine bouquets of flowers added much to the 

 beauty of the table. There were thirty competitors for the prizes at this 

 Meeting, which evinces the spirit of emulation the Society has created 

 among the gardeners in this district. An immense assemblage of persons 

 visited the exhibition, and several new members were proposed, which there 

 is little doubt will continue to be the case, as every one ought to contribute 

 to an institution that is at once so pleasing and so useful. 



At a Meeting of the savie Society held in Alnwick, on the 12th inst., the 

 ■ following prizes were awarded: — For the best melon, the silver medal ; 

 for the best six apricots from an open wall, named, the silver medal ; for 

 the best twelve double dahlias, named, the silver medal ; and for the 

 best bouquet of flowers, the silver medal, to Mr. Wm. Balfour, gardener 

 to the Right Hon. Earl Grey, Howick House. For the best dish of 

 grapes, the silver medal to Mr. Joseph Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Bewicke, 

 Close House. For the best six peaches from an open wall, named, the sil- 

 ver medal ; and for the best six roots of carrots, the bronze medal, to Mr. 

 Billaw, gardener to the Rev. J. Cook, Newton Hall. For the best six nec- 

 tarines from an open wall, named ; for the best seedling double picotee 

 (which he named Fair Anna), the silver medal; and for the best dish of New 

 Zealand spinach, the bronze medal, to Mr. John M'Leish, gardener to A. J. 

 Cresswell Baker, Esq., Cresswell. For the best dish of plums, the silver 

 medal to Mr. Gibbinson, gardener to the Hon. Gen. Grey, Falloden. For 

 the dish of best-flavoured gooseberries, the silver medal to Mr. Matthew 

 Brewis, Alnwick. For the best double carnation (Finmoor's Rising Sun), 

 the silver medal ; and for the best six roots of celeriac the bronze medal, 

 to Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe. For 



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