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Azalea indica alba, .Erica aristata, Eutaxia wyrtif olia, Poly'gala oppositifolia, Corral specibsa, 

 C. pulchella, &c, shone conspicuously ; and in the hardy plant class a novelty presented itself, a 

 Buddlea globbsa, about 8 in. high, in full bloom, growing in a pot. The fruit and vegetable stands 

 exhibited a remarkably fine display of old, London, and Wick pearmains, golden pippins, golden 

 Harveys, margills, Blenheim oranges, nonpareils, &c, in better preservation than ever we saw 

 them before in the month of April, as were also the pears. The asparagus was excellent, and 

 likewise the French beans, potatoes, sea-kale, broccoli, cabbage, mushrooms, and cucumbers ; 

 amongst the latter was a leash from the garden of J. Blissett, Esq., the finest we have ever seen at 

 this season of the year. The prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Stove : Cactus specibsa, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Green-house : 1. .Erica aristata, Mr. 

 Breeze ; 2. Azalea indica alba, and 3. Eutaxia wyrtifolia, T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 4. CamiWia jap6- 

 nica. Sir J. G. Cotterell. Hardy : 1. and 2. .Rhododendron j-bseum, Sir J. G. Cotterell. — Flowers. 

 Auriculas. Green-edged : 1. Howard's Nelson, and 2. Buckley's Jolly Tar, Mr. Breeze. White- 

 edged : 1. Hughes's Pillar of Beauty, and 2. Taylor's Glory, Mr. Godsall. Grey-edged : 1. Dyson's 

 Queen, Mr. Godsall ; 2. Rider's Waterloo, Mr. Breeze. Alpines : 1. and 2. Mrs. Parkinson. Selfs : 



1. Horn of the Alps, Mr. Godsall ; 2. True Blue, Mr. Breeze. Polyanthuses. Red : 1. R. J. 

 Powell, Esq.; 2. Seedling, Mr. Breeze. Dark: 1. Seedling, Mr. Breeze; 2. Mr. J.Williams. 

 Hyacinths. Blue: 1. Sir J. G. Cotterell; 2. Alamode, Mr. Breeze. White: Og Roi de Basan, 

 Mr. Breeze. Red : 1. Groot Vorst, Mr. Godsall ; Flos Sanguineus, Mr. Godsall. — Fruit. Dessert 

 Apples : 1. Golden Pippin, T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 2. Golden Harvey, 3. Nonpareil, and 4. London 

 Pearmain, T. C. Bridges, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. Mushrooms, Mr. Nott. Sea-kale, J. S. 

 Gowland, Esq. Cucumbers : 1. T. C. Bridges, Esq. ; 2. Sir J. G. Cotterell. Broccoli : White, 

 Sir J. G. Cotterell ; Purple, Rev. F. W. Trumper. Asparagus : 1. Rev. F. W. Trumper; 2. R. J. 

 Powell, Esq. Cabbages, J. S. Gowland, Esq. {Hereford Journal, April 28.) 



At the Second Show of this Society the prizes were awarded as follows : — 

 Plants. Stove : 1. Cactus flagelliformis, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Green-house : 1. Calceolaria 

 rugbsa, Sir J. G. Cotterell ; 2. Kennedw ovata, and 3. Polygala oppositifblia, T. H. Symons, Esq. 

 Hardy : 1. Azalea pontica grandiflbra, Sir J. G. Cotterell ; 2. Trillius europa? v us, Mr. Nott. 

 — Flowers. Tulips. Bybloemens : 1. Percy, R. J. Powell, Esq. ; 2. Mr. C. Cocks ; 3. Ambassadeur 

 d'Hollande, and 4. General Washington, R. J. Powell, Esq. ; 5. Mr. C. Cocks ; 6. Globe c£l£ste, 

 R. J. Powell, Esq. Bizards : 1. Mon Amie, and 2. Incomparable, Mr. Cranston ; 3. Mr. C. Cocks ; 



4. Coupe d'or, Mrs. Cornewall ; 5. Gloria mundi, R. J. Powell, Esq. Rose : 1. Mr. C. Cocks, 



2. Do Little, 3. Cerise belle formee, 4. Arbre de Diane, and 5. Vesta, R. J. Powell, Esq. Ane- 

 mones : Light, Satinette, Mr. Godsall ; Dark, Achmet, Mr. C. Cocks. Pelargoniums. Dark : 

 1. Dennis's Lord Yarborough, Mrs. W. Pateshall; 2. Spectabile striatum, T. H. Symons, Esq.; 



3. Daveyanawz, Mrs. W. Pateshall ; 4. Humei, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Light: 1. Macranthon major, 

 Mrs. W. Pateshall ; 2. Wood's variety, T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 3. YoungM, Sir J. G. Cotterell ; 4. Ma- 

 cranthon, Mr. Nott. Heaths, .Erica globularis, Mrs. W. Pateshall. Pansies (best collection of six 

 varieties) : 1. Mr. Cranston ; 2. R. J. Powell, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. Mr. Nott. {Ibid., 

 May 19.) 



Ross Horticultural Society April 21. The long stage was filled with auri- 

 culas, polyanthuses, and hyacinths, and the prize flowers glittered with some very choice speci- 

 mens in the former class. The dessert fruits exceeded 100 dishes, and wcfound them in the 

 highest state of preservation ; bearing the semblance of an October rather than an April display. 

 The various productions of the kitchen-garden and hot-bed were in great abundance, and the 

 greater portion of the best quality, particularly the cucumbers. Upon the whole, it was gene- 

 rally allowed to be the best spring show recollected. The number of specimens ticketed and 

 entered in the Society's books amounted to 615 ; and the evening's sale produced 31. 6s. 6d. The 

 prizes were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove and Green-house : 1. Camt'llza japonica, J. Cooke, Esq. ; 2. Cactus speciosissi- 

 ma, Mr. C. Jessop; 3. Amaryllis Johnsbm, Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 4. Borbm'a serrulata, and 5. Aca- 

 cia armata, John Cooke, Esq. Hardy : 1. P&bnia Moutan Banksz'a?, John Cooke, Esq. ; 2. Azalea 

 alba, 3. Rhododendron catawbi^nse, 4. .Rhododendron ponticum, and 5. Zedum latifblium, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler. Heaths : 1. E. princeps, Mrs. Westfaling; 2. E. hortant5na, 3. E. eximium, 4. E. ver- 

 nix, and 5. E dilecta, John Cooke, Esq. Pansies : 1, 2. and 3. Mrs. Westfaling ; 4. Mr. Reynolds ; 



5. J. Cooke, Esq. — Flowers. Auriculas. Green-edged : 1. Booth's Freedom, and 2. Howard's 

 Nelson, Mrs. Westfaling; 3. Warren's General Blucher, J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 4. Buckler's Jolly 

 Tar, and 5. Wild's Bridport, Mrs. Westfaling. Grey-edged: 1. Rider's Waterloo, 2. Kenyon's 

 Ringleader, and 3. Stretch's Alexander, Mrs. Westfaling ; 4. Lancashire Hero, Mr. Reynolds ; 

 5. dough's Do Little, Mrs. Westfaling. White-edged : 1. Lee's Venus, and 2. Taylor's Glory, 

 Mrs. Westfaling ; 3 Pott's Regulator, Mr. Reynolds ; 4. Hughes's Pillar of Beauty, and 5. Cox's 

 Pillar of Beauty, Mrs. Westfaling. Selfs : 1. Ned Ludd, and 2. Whittaker's True Blue, Mrs. 

 Westfaling ; 3. Kenyon's Flora's Flag, Mr. J. C. Wheeler ; 4. Gorton's Stadtholder, Mrs. Westfa- 

 ling. Alpines: 1. Alpine Shepherdess, Mrs. Westfaling; 2. (not named), Miss Trusted; 3. (not 

 named), Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 4. Beauty of the Alps, and 5. Salamander, Mrs. Westfaling. Poly- 

 anthuses. Dark: 1. Seedling, Mrs. Piatt; 2. Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling; 3. and 4. Seedling, Mrs. 

 Piatt; 5. Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling. Red: 1. Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling; 2. Stead's Telegraph, 

 W. Gillman, Esq. ; 3. Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling ; 4. England's Defiance, W. Gilman, Esq. ; 5. 

 Seedling, Mrs. Westfaling. Hyacinths. Blue, double: 1. Lord Wellington, Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 

 S. Globe Terrestre, Mrs. Westfaling ; 3. Majesteuse, Mr. J. D. Wheeler ; 4. Marechal de France. 

 K. Evans, Esq. ; 5. La Cupusente, J. F. Willis, Esq. Red, double : 1. Groot Vorst, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler; 2. L'Honneur d' Amsterdam, Mr Reynolds ; 3 Madame Zoutman, Mr. J. D. Wheeler; 



4. Roxana, J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 5. Aarls Hertock, Mr. J. C. Wheeler. White, double : 1. Duke of 

 Bedford, and 2. Comte de Bunii, J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 3. Anna Maria, Mr. C. Bonnor ; 4. Hero- 

 ine, and 5. A-la-mode, Mrs. Westfaling. Nosegay, Mrs. Westfaling. — Fruit. Dessert Apples: 1. 

 Golden Harvey, J. F. Willis, Esq ; 2. Ashmead's Kernel, John Cooke, Esq. ; 3. Nonpareil, Mr. 

 R. Holbert; 4. Ribston Pippin, Mrs. Piatt; 5. Brandy, Mr. R. Holbert, — Culinary Vegetables. 

 Sea-kale : 1. W. Matthews, Esq. ; 2. K. Evans, Esq. ; 3. Rev. L. Robertson ; 4. Mrs. Westfaling; 



5. J. Cooke, Esq. Cucumbers : 1. Mr. C. Jpssop ; 2. Mr. Reynolds ; 3. and 4. Mr. C. Jessop ; 5. 

 Mr. Reynolds. Broccoli. White: 1. W. Matthews, Esq. ; 2. C. Biss, Esq. ; 3. Col. Money ; 4. 

 Mrs. Piatt; 5. Mr. T. E. Jones. Brown or Purple : 1. and 2. Col. Money ; 8. C. Biss, Esq. ; 4. J. 

 Cooke, Esq. ; 5. Mrs. Piatt. Cabbages : 1. John Cook, Esq. ; 2. It. Compton, Esq. ; 3. Mr. Crump; 

 4. Mr. Reynolds ; 5. Mr. T. E. Jones. {Ibid., April 68.) 



May 19, We have always had great expectations from the Ross florists, and 



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