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or plants from jobbing gardeners and hawkers extremely cautious. A very 

 neat green-house and propagating stove, with stone shelves, span roof, &c, 

 heated by hot water by Cottam; numerous well constructed pits; and 

 numerous small compartments, enclosed with hedges, for the rarest plants, 

 are also to be found here. There is an extensive nursery for fruit and forest 

 trees at some distance, which we had not leisure to visit. 



Claremont, May 13. — The kitchen-garden here is in admirable order, 

 and the crops of every kind excellent. Our readers have seen (Vol. V. 

 p. 180.) that Mr. M'Intosh can write well on gardening, and we can assure 

 them he is equal to any man in the country in practice. He has cut pines 

 all the winter, and has now some ripe, as well as a house of ripe grapes ; 

 and strawberries of course in abundance. The fruiting pines are grown in 

 pits of leaves in small pots, on the earthing-up plan, which saves labour and 

 produces very large fruit. Cauliflowers and peas have been gathered some 

 days ago ; potatoes, from pits, all the winter. Mr. M'Intosh pointed out to 

 us a border of Keen's Seedling strawberry in a very' forward state, and 

 more than ordinarily luxuriant, which he said was owing to the plants 

 having been forced the preceding season, and afterwards turned out of the 

 pots in the open border. They had thus a longer summer than usual to 

 acquire strength, and by being forced they had anticipated the flowering 

 season, or, in other words, partaken a little of an early habit. A new and 

 superior cress was pointed out, which we hope will find its way to the seed- 

 shops. The hot-house plants, of which there is a good collection and 

 some rare species, are in excellent order ; and a central group of azaleas, in 

 a small Dutch garden, made a fine appearance. We had not time to walk 

 through the pleasure-ground. 



The Kensington Nursery, May 14. — This is one of the closest-cropped 

 nurseries about the metropolis, and one containing excellent collections of 

 American, British, and Belgic azaleas and vacciniums, which thrive well. 

 We notice it at present for the sake of calling attention to the jBrinus 

 alpinus, which has taken possession of the tops of the hot-houses and brick 

 walls, is now beautifully in bloom in sheets of purplish red, and affords a 

 fine hint for ornamenting walls and ruins in the country. — Cond. 



Art. XII. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



Addresses of Secretaries, in alphabetical order : — 

 Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society, Alexander Bell, and J. Ig. Massie, Secretaries; April 24. 

 Bristol Horticultural and Botanical Society, John Miller, Treasurer and Hon. Sec. ; April 24. 

 Montrose Horticultural Society, Charles Sharp and John Mitchell, Secretaries. 

 Saffron Walden Horticultural Society, Samuel Fiske, Esq., Saffron Walden, Essex, Secretary; 



A pril 30. 1830. 

 South Devon and East Cornwall Botanical and Horticultural Society, Elias Northgate, Secretary ; 



April 24. 

 Worcestershire Floral and Horticultural Society, John Evans, Grove Place, Worcester, Hon. 



Sec. ; April 2. 1830. 



ESSEX. 



Chelmsford and Essex Floral and Horticultural Society This Society held their 



First Exhibition this year on April 20., which was respectably and numerously attended. {Country 

 Times, April 26. 1830.) 



CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 



Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society. — This Society held their First Show this 

 year on March 3. Notwithstanding the unfavourableness of the season, the Show was very 

 excellent, and well attended. The Rev. G. A. Browne was called to the chair, and announced 

 the following adjudication of prizes : — 



Flowers. Hyacinths : No first prize ; 2. Unknown (grown in the garden of the Provost of 

 King's), Mr. Catling. Polyanthus Narcissuses : Soleil d'Or, Grand Prince Cibionier, Mr. Dall. 

 Camellz'a jap6nica : No first prize ; 2. Mr. Searle. — Fruit. Apples, table, with method of 

 keeping: 1. Nonpareil, Golden Harvey, C. Pemberton, Esq. ; 2. Ribston Pippins, Nonpareil, Mr. 

 Palmer, Ely. Baking, with method of keeping : Large Russet, Catshead, Mr. Dall. Pears, 

 table, with method of keeping : Colmar, St. Germain, Col. Pemberton. — Culinary Vegetables. 



