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views to the satisfaction of the candid. It would be endless and useless to 

 undertake to satisfy men whose gall appears to be ever on the overflow. 

 With one more apology for this too long letter, I remain. Sir, your most 

 obedient servant, — Olitor. November 23. 1827. 



Art. IV. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



Ross Horticultural Society. — The fifteenth show of this institution took 

 place on the 10th of October, being the last for this year. At twelve o'clock 

 the subscribers held their Annual Meeting at the Swan Hotel, Whale}' Ar- 

 mitage, Esq. in the chair, (in the absence of the Society's chairman, Sir H. 

 Hoskyns, Bart.,) when the present committee, treasurer, and secretary were 

 reelected for the ensuing year. At two o'clock the show room was thrown 

 open, and to its close was filled by a most fashionable and numerous 

 attendance of subscribers and their friends, notwithstanding the very unfa- 

 vourable state of the weather. The officers fully expected an unusual 

 display of Pomona's treasures, and suitable arrangements were made the 

 previous day for the supply, but at an early hour the arrivals filled the 

 allotted spaces, and it became necessary to have three large tables, these 

 soon became so filled, that a row of fruit plates was placed on benches the 

 length of the room. The number of plates of fruit amounted to nearly 

 600. Our worthy county member, Sir J. G. Cottrell, Bart., was the largest 

 contributor : Sir John produced 55 specimens ; J. Collins, Esq. 47 ; John 

 Cooke, Esq. 38 ; many other subscribers furnished 20 specimens, and a 

 great many about a dozen. The whole display of fruits afforded a rich and 

 interesting treat, and every one admitted that it surpassed their most san- 

 guine expectations. The stage dedicated to Flora ranged the top of the 

 room, crowning Pomona's rich banquet. The upper part was filled with 

 green-house plants, and underneath 380 of the Society's bottles sparkled 

 with double dahlias of surpassing richness in colouring and beauty. On this 

 stage were 36 seedling double flowers, and to some of them prizes were most 

 deservedly awarded. Most of the bottles contained two and three flowers 

 of each variety, which produced the best effect. The out-door grapes were 

 very fine, and above twenty plates were exhibited for prizes. The evening's 

 sale of fruits, not removed by exhibitors, produced the extraordinary sum 

 of 8/. 3s. 1 Id. The total number of specimens ticketed and entered into 

 the Society's books amounted to 998. Numerous prizes were awarded. 

 (Hereford Journal, October 1 7.) 



The Horticultural Garden at Warwick is about two acres in extent, and 



is the property of Brookhouse, Esq. Until within these two years he 



had it in his own possession as a private kitchen-garden. He then let it to 

 Mr. Barnes, who had left his situation as serving gardener. Mr. Barnes 

 has since styled it the Horticultural Garden. He has two fruiting pineries 

 and pits, and very pretty peach-house. — G. B. Wellesburne, Oct. 20. 



The British Florist's Gazette and British Fruitery. — Sir, I am a con- 

 stant reader of your interesting repository, and I am glad to find it has 

 such extensive circulation. But I am like some others, I want it more in my 

 own way. I am a florist, and those articles which relate to the culture of 

 flowers are the most interesting to me. A similar hint has been given you 

 by one of your Suffolk friends, who requested you to publish the accounts 

 of fruit and flower shows. You replied, let the Societies be at the expense 

 of printing, and the accounts shall be annexed to the Gardener's Magazine 

 Now, Sir, this does not appear to us an eligible plan. But we propose 

 that you find paper and printing, and we will find materials and money. 



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