Gloucestershire, Worcestershire. 517 



(Dwarf Fan Palm), the Metrosideros floribunda, Pxia ambigua, Pimelea j-bsea, and .Euphorb/a 

 meloformis ; also a dish of cinnamon strawberries, raised by the care of Mr. Thomas Sparrow, 

 gardener at Shropham Hall. The Rev. J. distance, 38 pelargoniums (the finest in the room), and 

 Phlox amce^na. Mrs. Mackie (besides her prize bouquet) exhibited a fine collection of pelar. 

 goniums, viz. Anne Boleyn, Germanicum, Laebnia, Lord Combermere, Lord Cochrane, Tran- 

 sct^ndens, Barclaynw!/?n, De Vere, Latifblium, Bagshot Park, and Albinotatum ; also a Stylidium 

 adnatum (fine specimen), Calceolaria integrifblia nbva, Cactus specibsa (flowers very fine and 

 deep-coloured), Mlmulus moschatus, Didymocarpus Rhexiz, Prica tricolor, and Pimelea rbsea. 

 (very fine specimen). J. Petre, Esq., two large Seville oranges, from a full-bearing tree at Westwick. 

 S. Tyssen, Esq., of Narborough, a very weighty bunch of asparagus, grown at Ely. The Rev. T. 

 S. Buckle, fine carrots of this year's growth, and large lettuces. William Robinson, Esq., a 

 collection of pelargoniums, ATimulus grandiflbrus, a very beautiful Cactus flagelliformis (in full 

 flower), &c. Mr. Bayfield a very capital specimen of PuphorteVi meloformis, three plants of 

 Cactus specibsa, and one Cactus stellaris, A'\oe brevifblia, and A'\oe nigricans. Mr. Wilson, a 

 stand of beautiful tulips in phials. Mr. Hitchin, 25 cactuses, in the centre of which was a large 

 Melocactus (Turk's Cap). John Longe, Esq., a dish of filberts, several apples, orange tree, early 

 potatoes, &c. P. Raven, Esq., Ribston pippins and other fine apples. The Rev. E. Howman six 

 pots of mesembryanthemums and flowers of the ^(ristolbchia sipho. Mr. J. Smith a collection of 

 53 plants, among which were the E'pacris pulchtilla, Fuchsia microphylla, and MagnbU'a fuscata. 

 Mr. John Cozens, .Erica ventricbsa, and Cactus flagelliformis. Mrs. Martineau, a basket of green- 

 house flowers. Mrs. Cooper of Lakenham, a Chalcedonian iris (Susiana). Norwich Florists, 

 fly and bee orchis, &c. Mr. J. Ayton exhibited a fruit-receiver, having nets expanded on a 

 frame which may be attached and detached from a tree in one minute. [We should be glad to 

 receive some account of this invention, accompanied by a sketch.] (Norfolk Chronicle, May 29.) 



GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 



Bristol Horticultural and Botanical Society. — The Second Meeting for the 

 season, of this most laudable association, took place on May 18. The various and splendid assem- 

 blage of tulips constituted probably the principal excellence of the exhibition, and one of marble 

 whiteness and purity, threaded with a few streaks of purple, named the Cenotaph of the Princess 

 Charlotte, obtained the admiration of many. The Geraniaceae came next ; and two contributed 

 by a lady, a purple and a Macranthon, were eminently beautiful. 'HiWianum, Stafford/a«M?re, De 

 Vere, Weben, Venus, Rbodoltintum, &c, were conspicuous favourites ; nor in this most brief 

 enumeration must we omit some fine flowers of the tree paaony, the Movtan of the Chinese, called 

 by that people the " King of Flowers, the Hundred Ounces of Gold," from the vast sums which 

 were originally given for this superior production. The prizes assigned were as follows : -« 



Plants. Stove: 1. Amaryllis Johnsbni (Angus), Mr. Osborne ; 2. Gloxinia specibsa, John 

 Hurle, Esq. Green-house : 1. Alstrcemerat tricolor, H.Nugent, Esq. ; 2. Erythrina /aurif blia, 

 R. Bright, Esq. Erica : 1. Fragrans, H. Nugent, Esq. ; 2. Cupressina, Mr. Maule. Pelargoniums. 

 Light: 1. Macranthon, Mrs. H. Vaughan ; 2. Macranthon, R. Bright, Esq. Purple: 1. George 

 the Third,, Mrs. H. Vaughan ; 2. George the Third, Mr. Jacques. Red : 1. Miller/, John Hurle, 

 Esq.; 2. De Cliffords, J. Hurle, Esq. Hardy: 1. .Rhododendron, and 2. Azalea, Mr. Maule. 

 Perennials: 1. .Eiihus alplnus, Mr. Maule; 2. Geum coccineum, R. F. Wright, Esq. — Flowers. 

 Tulips. Feathered Bizards : 1. and 2. Mr. F. Taylor. Flamed : 1. Mr. F. Taylor; 2. H. Nugent, 

 Esq. Feathered Bybloemens : 1. and 2. H. Nugent, Esq. Flamed : 1. and 2. Mr. F. Taylor. 

 Flamed Rose: 1. and 2. Mr. F.Taylor. — Fruit. Grapes. Black: 1. Hamburg, and 2. St.Peter's, 

 P. J. Miles, Esq. White: 1. Muscat, Mr. Douney; 2. Frontignac, P. J. Miles, Esq. Pines : 1. Black 

 Jamaica, H. Ludlow, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. Asparagus: 1. Battersea, Mr. Maynard; 2. 

 Battersea, Mrs. Hareford. Lettuces : 1. White Cos, Mr. Sealy ; 2. Brown Cos, R. Bright, Esq. 

 Potatoes : 1. Ash-leaved Kidney, Mrs. T. K. Bayly ; 2. Ash-leaved Kidney, Mrs.'Lydia Gregory.— 

 Plants and Fruits of superior Merit. Cactus flagelliformis, C. George, Esq. Calceolaria rugbsa, 

 Col. Whetham. Nectarines, Mr. Douney. 



No cottagers exhibited. 



Mr. Miller announced that twenty-two new subscribers had been added that day, which made 

 up the number 500; and that 19/. had been taken at the doors in the morning. (Bristol Mercury, 

 May 22.) 



WORCESTERSHIRE. 



Worcestershire Horticultural Society May 14. Although the snow and 



severe frost which occurred in the beginning of April greatly injured the tulips, we may assert, 

 without the least risk of exaggeration, that this tribe presented a display never equalled since the 

 formation of the Society ; but of anemones there was not a single bloom. The prize plant (Poly- 

 gala cordifblia) was a most elegant specimen ; a Cactus flagelliformis, sent by a non-subscriber, 

 was greatly admired. A splendid plant of the .Nerium Oleander, which stood upwards of 8 ft. 

 high, in full blossom, and placed in the centre of the prize stands, had a fine effect. An amaryllis, 

 with sixteen blooms, was generally admired. Among the innumerable specimens exhibited, 

 there were some very fine American plants, including kalmias, azaleas, and rhododendrons ; 

 also two fine plants of the sweet-scented China, and one of the white moss rose ; all in full bloom. 

 The sweet-scented heaths (the odour of which is particularly fragrant and agreeable) were much 

 admired. The fruits and vegetables fell far short of former exhibitions. The prizes were awarded 

 as follows : — 



Plants. Stove : 1. Amaryllis, J. Taylor, Esq. ; 2. Cactus specibsa, Mr. Wood. Green-house : 

 1. Polygala cordifblia, Mr. Tapp ; 2. Pimelea decussata, Mr. Smith; 3. Metrosideros specibsa, 

 Mr. Wood; 4. Eutaxia ??jyrtifblia, Sir H. Wakeman, Bart. Hardy: 1. Kalmw latifblia, Mr. 

 Beach ; 2. Rhododendron catawbiense, Mr. Smith. Heaths: 1. Erica tubiflbra, and 2. Erica 

 ventricbsa superba, Mr. Tapp. — Flowers. Tulips. Feathered Bizards : 1. Surpasse Catafalque, 

 and 2. Formosa, F. Davies, Esq. ; 3. Trafalgar, Mr. Gummery. Flamed Bizards : 1. Superbe en 

 Noir, Rev. Dr. Grove ; 2. Zan Zio, Mr. Hickman ; 3. Gold Beurr6», Mr. Smith. Feathered 

 Bybloemens: 1. Feathered Baguet, Mr. Smith ; 2. Blanche et Noire, F. Davies, Esq. ; 3.. Pearson's 

 Prince of Wales, Mr. Smith. Flamed Bybloemens: 1. Racine, and 2. Rodney, F. Davies, Esq.; 

 3. Maitre Partout, Mr. Smith. Feathered Rose : 1. Waterloo, and 2. Glory of Walworth, Mr. 

 Smith ; 3. De Lisle, Mr. Hickman. Flamed Rose : 1. Rose Triomphe, 2. Lord Colchester, and 3. 

 Lord Hill, Mr. Smith. Selfs : 1. Mine d'Or, F. Davies, Esq. ; 2. Mountain of Snow, Mr. Smith. 

 Pelargoniums : 1. Germanicum, J. Taylor, Esq. ; 2. Cleopatra superba, Mr.Linton ; 3. Anne B-aleyn, 



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