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considerably, and the quality being much injured by the weather, renders 

 them unsaleable at any rate in quantities. All other articles are in less 

 abundance than usual at this season, but no very sensible difference in value 

 has been created by this circumstance. — G. C. Jan. 2. 1830. 



Jan. 20. — Prices not materially different. 



Art. VIII. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



' The Chelmsford and Essex Horticultural and Florists' Society The last Show for this season 



of georginas, fruits, &c., was held on September 15. The exhibition of the georgina was the 

 grand effort of the day, and the specimens were generally fine. The first prize for eight georginas 

 was awarded to the Rev. W. Jesse, Vicar of Margaretting, for Veitch's Apollo, Veitch's Sultan, 

 Veitch's Lady Acland, Veitch's Le Grand Seignor, Veitch's Navarino, and Wells's Vesuvius. The 

 second prize to Mr. Geo. Howard, for Phoenix, Aurantia Superba, Wells's Superb Yellow, Fair 

 Helen, Lateritia, Comet, Empress, and Madame Crommelina. The third prize to Mr. Sorre'll, for 

 Comet, Agathe Imperial, Eclipse, Variabilis, Black Prince, Superb Yellow, Belvidera, and 'one 

 unknown. Mr. Hogg, Mr. Saltmarsh, and Mr. Ceely, each showed some good flowers. The seed- 

 lings shown by Mr. Copland and by Mr. Hogg were much admired. The fruit and vegetables were 

 very fine, and consisted of peaches, nectarines, apples, celery, potatoes, and onions, particularly the 

 peaches of W. Wicks, Esq., and the Quarrenden apple exhibited by Mr. Sorrell. The prizes for 

 fruits and vegetables were awarded to Mr. Saltmarsh and Mr. Davis. Two fine pines were shown 

 by Mr. Howard, from the garden of Lord Viscount Maynard. The Society is rapidly increasing. 

 (Chelmsford Chronicle, Sept. 18.) 



BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 



The Buckingham Horticultural Society. — The last Annual Meeting was held on August 4. The 

 grand stand exhibited a fine display of carnations and picotees ; and the stages were filled with 

 beautiful specimens of exotic plants from the Duke of Buckingham's gardens at Stowe ; and were 

 also contributed to by several gentlemen of Buckingham, amongst which the cockscombs of VVm. 

 Stowe, Esq., were particularly conspicuous. The dessert was furnished by Mr. Brown, gardener 

 at Stowe ; besides which, a great variety of fine specimens of large gooseberries, currants, apples, 

 pears, cherries, &c, were furnished by different members of the Society. The prizes were awarded 

 as follows : — 



Flowers. Bizards. Scarlet: 1. Wild's Standard of Perfection, and 2. Smalley's Foxhunter, Mr. 

 Horwood, Bicester. Crimson : Gregory's Alfred, Mr. Horwood, Bicester. Purple : Pyke's Emi- 

 nent, Mr. [Horwood, Bicester. Flake. Scarlet: 1. Lord Anson, Mr. Horwood, Bicester; 2. Ma- 

 dam Mara, Mr. Elkington of Buckingham. Purple : Wood's Commander, Anonymous. Rose : 



1. Duchess of Devonshire, and 2. Kenney's Excellent, Mr. Elkington of Buckingham ; 3. Madam 

 Vestris, Mr. Brown of Stowe. Picotees. Red : 1. Martin's Favourite, and 2. Hufton's Will 

 Stukely, Mr. Horwood of Bicester. Purple : Madam Tooley (Seedling), Mr. Box of Radclive. 

 Seedling Carnations and Picotees, not claimed. — Fruit. Melons : Scarlet Rock, Mr. Jas. Brown, 

 sen., of Stowe. Plums : New Orleans, Mr. James Brown, sen., of Stowe. Apples of the preceding 

 year's growth, Mr. Hartley of Bodicot. Currants. White : 1. (22 bunches to the lb.) Mr. James 

 Brown, jun., of Stowe; 2. (24 bunches to the lb.) Mr. Wilson of Astrope. Red : 1. (32 bunches to 

 the lb.) Mr. Horwood of Bicester ; 2. (40 bunches to the lb.) Mr. Coleman of Buckingham. Goose- 

 berries : Heaviest four, 68 dwts. 4 grs., Mr. Hartley of Bodicot. Heaviest: Red, 20 dwts. 20grs., 

 Mr. Woodward of Bicester; Green, 14 dwts. 12 grs., P. Box, Esq., of Buckingham ; White, 14 dwts. 

 8 grs., Mr. Horwood of Bicester; Yellow, 15 dwts. 14 grs., William Stowe, Esq., Buckingham. — 

 A Member. Oct. 29. _ 



CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 



Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society. — The October Show was held on October 16., and was rich 

 in fruits, and well attended. Amongst the articles sent for exhibition was a very fine apple, called 

 the Torbay Pippin, belonging to Mr. Richard Clark, and weighing 1 lb. 3oz. ; also a fine variety of 

 apples (101 in number), belonging to Messrs. Ronalds of Brentford, corresponding member of the 

 Society. Prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Flowers. China-asters. Six best : none exhibited according to the rules ; no prize, therefore, 

 awarded. Three best, Mr. Catling. Marigolds. French : Double-striped, Col. Pemberton ; African, 

 Mr. Palmer. — Fruit. Grapes, out-door (best cluster, not less than | lb.) : White, White Clus- 

 ter, Col. Pemberton ; Black, Cambridge Botanic Garden, Mr. Biggs. Peaches : Admirable, Mr. 

 Dall. Plums : Coe's Seedling, Mr. French. Apples, table : 1. Ribston Pippins, Mr. Haylock ; 



2. Golden Pippin, Mr. Gimson. Pears, table : 1. Brown Beurr£, Mr. Nash, Foulmire ; 2. Cras- 

 sane, Col. Pemberton. Currants, White, Mr. Dall. Raspberries, Antwerp, Mr. French. Figs, 

 Red, Col. Pemberton. — Culinary Vegetables : Peas, Colonel Pemberton. Cauliflowers, Colonel 

 Pemberton. Endive, Mr. French. 



Cottagers' Prizes. Grapes, out-door: 1. Sweetwater, William Smith, gamekeeper, Trumping- 

 ton ; 2. Black Cluster, Joseph Beales, Cherryhinton. Apples, table : James Tuck, Windmill 

 Cottage, Harston ; baking, George Dickerson, Trumpington. Pears, table, James Tuck, Hars- 

 ton ; baking, James Tuck, Harston. Celery : 1. Red, James Tuck ; 2. White, Joseph Beales, 

 Cherryhinton. Cauliflower, Wm. Harris Marshall, Trumpington. 



Extra- Prizes. Lettuces, Mr. Lestourgeon. Apples. Cambridge Pippin, Mr. French. Seedling : 

 Kitchen, Mr. Brown, Fordham; Table, Mr. Brown, Fordham. Celery, Mr. Hudson. Georginas : 



