628 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — Herefordshire, 



tition amongst the cottagers, it was regretted, was not so great as usual, a great majority of the 

 offered prizes not being claimed. The only prizes awarded to cottagers on the hills of the two 

 counties were extra-prizes given to two labourers in Blackwood village. {The Cambrian, June 19.) 



HEREFORDSHIRE. 

 Hereford Horticulhiral Society. — June 22. The prize-stand contained a beau- 

 tiful and extensive variety of roses, most of them the choicest sorts, pinks in great perfection and 

 the finest kinds, and ranunculuses also of great excellence, with several noble hot and green-house 

 plants. The large stand was tastefully decorated with a magnificent collection of pelargoniums, 

 stove, and green-house plants ; and the stage appropriated to fruits and vegetables contained 

 remarkably fine pines, melons, grapes, strawberries in great variety and excellence, cherries, 

 apples, cauliflowers, carrots, cabbages, turnips, lettuces, &c. Amongst the strawberries was a new 

 seedling from Sir J. G. Cotterell, Bart., Garnons, of excellent flavour; a variety of white beet, also 

 from Garnons, was on the stand, which is highly spoken of as an esculent. The show afforded the 

 utmost satisfaction to the large company that attended ; and the arrangements were highly credit- 

 able to Mr. Godsall, the secretary. {Hereford Journal, June 23.) 



July 24. A specimen of a new esculent vegetable, called " panace," for the 

 introduction of which the silver medal was given by the Society of Arts, was exhibited, and 

 attracted particular attention : the roots taken up in December and January are from 6 to 10 in. 

 long, and, when boiled, are similar to asparagus in flavour. On the small stand was placed a 

 medal (with those we noticed at the last exhibition), presented by the London Horticultural So- 

 ciety to Mr. Gardner, Sir J. G. Cotterell's gardener. The prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Stove: Cactus speciosissima, C. G. Cooke, Esq. Green-house: 1. Fuchsj'a gracilis, 

 C. G. Cooke, Esq. ; 2. Calceolaria rugbsa, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Hardy : 1. Double Yellow China 

 Rose, T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 2. Kerbena Melindres, Mr. Godsall. — Flowers. Carnations, Scarlet 

 Bizard : 1. Ives's Prince Leopold, Mr. Godsall ; 2. Lord Hill, Mr. Nott. Flakes. Scarlet : 1. Tur- 

 ner's Jupiter, Mrs. W. Pateshall; 2. Madame Mara, R. J. Powell, Esq.; 3. Pearson's Madame 

 Mara, Mr. Godsall. Rose: 1. Lady Clinton, and 2. Lady of the Lake, R.J.Powell, Esq.; 



3. Ives's Ensign, Mr. Godsall. Purple: 1. Turner's Princess Charlotte, Mr. Godsall; 2. Smith's 

 Fair Ellen, Mrs. W. Pateshall. Picotees. Purple : 1. Hufton's Miss Emma, R. J. Powell, Esq. ; 

 2. Hufton's Isabella, Mrs.W.Patesball ; 3. Green's Cupid, Mr. Godsall. Red : 1. Perkin's Mayor of 

 Northampton, 2. Pearson's Chilwell Beauty, and 3. Pike's Defiance, Mrs.W. Pateshall. Georginas. 

 Dark: 1. Mount Vesuvius, Mr. Nott; 2. Bliller's Juba, and 3. Diadem, Mrs. W. Pateshall ; 



4. Black Turban, Mr. Cranston. Light: 1. Dwarf Yellow, Mr. Cranston ; 2. Minerva, Mr. Nott. 

 Balsams : 1. and 2. T. H. Symons, Esq. Cockscombs : 1. Sir J. G. Cotterell ; 2. Mr. Nott. — Fruit. 

 Gooseberries. Red : 1. Crown Bob, Mr. Spencer ; 2. Roaring Lion, Mr. Cranston ; 3.'Cockspur, and 

 4; Scotch Black, Sir J. G. Cotterell. Green: 1. Sirrel's Green, 2. Green Ocean, and 3. Chevel's 

 Green, Mr. Spencer. Yellow : 1. T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 2. Golden Sovereign, and 3. Mr. Godsall. 

 Grapes: 1. Black Prince, Mr. Spencer; 2. American, and 3. Black Hamburgh, Sir J. G. Cotterell. 

 Melons : 1. Golden Cantaloup, Mr. Lee ; 2. Netted Cantaloup, T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 3. Silver 

 Cantaloup, Mr. Williams. Plums : 1. Orleans, Sir J. G. Cotterell ; 2. Blue Gage, R. J. Powell, 

 Esq. Currants : White, T. C. Bridges, Esq. ; Red, R. J. Powell, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. 

 Celery : 1. S. Cam, Esq. ; 2. R. J. Powell, Esq. {Ibid., July 28.) 



Ross Horticultural Society. — June 16. Amongst the house productions, Mrs. 

 Smallwood's gardener produced a Cactus speciosissima, in flower and fruit, which took the first 

 prize ; and Mr. J. C. Wheeler showed another specimen of this splendid plant in extraordinary 

 fine flower. Mr. Reynolds furnished some of his infant cockscombs, which will be of age by the 

 next show. Pxbnia edulis WhittlfeyV, from the garden of the Rev. Love Robertson, was as fine a 

 .specimen as ever was bloomed, in quantity of truss and colour ; and the second prize in colour was 

 never surpassed. The number of specimens ticketed and entered into the Society's books amounted 

 to 1164; and the evening's sale of unremoved fruits and vegetables produced 11. 7s. 7rf. Prizes 

 were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove or Green-house : 1. Cactus speciosissima, Mrs. Smallwood ; 2. Erythrina Crista 

 galli, Mrs. Westfaling; 3. Hbya carnbsa, John Cooke, Esq.; 4. Amaryllis vittata, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler; 5. Gloxin«t maculata, Mrs. Westfaling. Heaths: 1. Ventricbsa carnea, Mr. J. C. 

 Wheeler ; 2. Ventricbsa coccinea, John Cooke, Esq. ; 3. Ventricbsa superba, Mrs. Westfaling ; 

 4. Hybrida, Miss Trusted ; S. Vestlta floriria, Mr. J. C. Wheeler. Hardy : 1. Paibnia edulis Whit- 

 tle;/, Mrs. Robertson ; 2. KalmM latifblia, and 3. /Rhododendron maximum, Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 

 4. Spiraea TJlm aria, Edward Pritchard, Esq.; 5. Silene glutinbsa, Mr. Reynolds. — Flowers. 

 Ranunculuses. Dark: 1. Indiana, Mrs. Westfaling ; 2. Naxara, Mr. J. C. Wheeler ; 3. Roi de 

 Pourpre, and 4. Black Prince, Mrs. Westfaling ; 5. Vulcan, Mr. Crump. Light: 1. Angelina, 

 W. Gillman, Esq. ; 2. Thesee, Mrs. Westfaling ; 3. Painted Lady, Mr. Godsall; 4. Anna Maria, 

 Mrs. Westfaling : 5. Queen of Wurtemberg, Thomas Rudge, Esq. Pinks. Black and White : 



1. Westlake's Heroine, W. Gillman, Esq. ; 2. Lewis's Defiance, and 3. Plower's Novelty, J. F. 

 Willis, Esq. ; 4. Cole's Miss Manby, Mr. Reynolds ; 5. Symond's Eclipse, Colonel Money. Purple- 

 laced : 1. Buffalo's Beauty, and 2. Oxonian, John Cooke, Esq. ; 3. Law's Hero, K. Evans, Esq. ; 



4. Earl of Uxbridge, Mr. J. D. Wheeler ; 5. Looker's Oxonian, K. Evans, Esq. Red-laced : 1. Ste- 

 phens's Waterloo, and 2. Glory of Newport, John Cooke, Esq. ; 3. Taylor's Nonpareil, and 4. Mid- 

 shipman, J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 5. Cooper's Cupid, Charles Biss, Esq. Roses. Dark: 1. Royal Purple, 

 Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 2. Tuscan, Col. Money ; 3. Rosa Africana, Mr. Thos. Edwards ; 4. L'Ambre 

 Agreable, Mr. Reynolds; 5. Sanspareil, Mrs. Nourse. Light: 1. Yellow China, Mr. Reynolds; 



2. White Moss, Mrs. Nourse ; 3. Unique, K. Evans, Esq. ; 4. Hybrid de Bengal, Mr. J. C.Wheeler ; 



5. Celeste, Colonel Money. Best Nosegay, J. F. Willis, Esq. — Fruit. Cherries : I. Rd. Compton, 

 Esq. ; 2. Mrs. Piatt ; 3. and 4. Mrs. Cary Cocks ; 5. Mr. Holbert. Strawberries : 1. Keen's Seed- 

 ling, Mr. Reynolds; 2. Surinam, Mrs. Cary Cocks; 3. Roseberry, 4. Scarlet, and 5. Alpine, Col. 

 Money. — Culinary Vegetables. Cauliflowers : 1. John Cooke, Esq. ; 2. Mr. Reynolds ; 3. Mrs. 

 Westfaling ; 4. Mr. Holbert ; 5. John Cooke, Esq. {Ibid., June 23.) 



July 21. The number of specimens ticketed and entered in the Society's 

 books amounted to 633 ; and the evening's sale of unremoved specimens of fruits produced 31. lis. 

 Prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Stove or Green-house: 1. Mr. J. C. Wheeler; 2. Rev. T. Underwood; 3. J. Cooke, 

 Esq.; 4. Miss Trusted; 5. Messrs. Breese and Reynolds. Hardy: 1. Mr. Reynolds ; 2. J. Cooke, 

 Esq. ; 3. W. Gillman, Esq. ; 4. and 5. Mr. Reynolds. Heaths : 1. Mrs. Piatt ; 2, 3, and 4. Miss 

 Trusted ; 5. Mr. J. C. Wheeler. — Flowers. Carnations. Bizard. Scarlet : 1. Messrs. Breese and 



