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Flowers. China Asters, Mr. Bailey. — Marigolds. Six best: 1. French, Mr. Palmer; 2. Afri- 

 can, Mr. Smith, gardener to Mr. Pyin. — Stock, Ten week, Mr. Henry Green. — Salvia, in a pot, 

 Mr. Searle. 



Fruit. Grapes. Out-door, White : 1. Sweetwater, the Master of Downing ; 2. Muscadine, 

 Mr. Widnall. Black: 1. None; 2. Botanic Garden Grape, Mr. Biggs. — Peaches: 1. Galande| 

 Mr. Newman, gardener to Lord De la Warr ; 2. Admirable, Mr. Dall. — Nectarine, Brignon, Mr. 

 Challis. — Plums, Coe's Seedling, Mr. Challis. — Apples. Table: 1. Ribston Pippin, Mr. Dall • 

 2. Carree Pippin, Mr. George Stittle. — Pears. Table : 1. Brown BeurriJ, the Master of Downing ; 

 2. Crassane, Mr. Challis. — Currants, White, Mr. Challis. — Alpine Strawberries (best plate), Mr. 

 Newman, gardener to Lord De la Warr. 



Culinary Vegetables. Cauliflowers : 1. Col. Pemberton ; 2. Mr. Lestom-geon. 



Cottagers' Pri%es. Grapes. Out-door: Black and White, Joseph Beales, Cherryhinton. 



Table Apples, Table Pears, Celery, and Parsneps, James Tuck, Windmill Cottage, Harston. 



Extra-Prizes. Cherries, Morello, Mr. Challis. — Strawberries, Roseberry, Mr. Newman, gar- 

 dener to Lord De la Warr. — Raspberries, Red, Mr. Searle. -^ Celery, Mr. Hudson. — Endive, 

 Mr. George Stittle. — Onions, Mr. Newman, gardener to Lord De la Warr. 



Cottagers' Extra-Frizes. Kitchen Apples, Cambridge Pippin, George Dickerson of Trumping- 

 ton. — Onions, Benjamin Knight of Waterbeach. (Cambridge Chron., Oct. 15. 1830.) 



Dec. 1. The Rev. Mr, Lascelles was in the Chair, and announced the fol- 

 lowing prizes : — 



Floivers. Chrysanthemums, Double : 1. Superb Clustered Yellow, Superb White, Starry 

 Purple, Quilled Yellow, Lee's Large Purple, and Golden Yellow, Mr. Haylock ; 2. Superb Clustered 

 Yellow, Superb White, Lee's Royal Purple, Superb Quilled Purple, Changeable Buff, and Quilled 

 White, Mr. Searle. Of any sort. Superb Clustered Yellow, Mr. Biggs. In a pot, Superb White, 

 Mr. Arthur Biggs, Curator of the Botanic Garden. 



Fruit. Grapes, Muscat of Lunel, Mr. Palmer. — Apples. Table: 1. Hawkins's Nonpareil and 

 Ribston Pippins, Rev. Geo. Jenyns ; 2. Transparent Pippin and Scarlet Nonpareil, Mr. George 

 Stittle. Kitchen, Caldwell Pippin, and Cambridge Pippin, Rev. Geo. Jenyns. — Pears. TTable : 1. 

 Crassane and Colmar, Rev. Geo. Jenyns; 2. Swan's Egg and St. Germain, Mr. Palmer. 



Culinary Vegetables. Broccoli, Mr. Lestourgeon. — Celery, Col. Pemberton. 



Extra-Prizes. Table Apples, Mr. Horobin. — Onions, White Spanish, Mr. Palmer. — Baking 

 Pears, Cadillac, Col. Pemberton. — Bouquet, Mr. Catling. — Endive and Lettuces, Mr. Stittle. 

 {Cambridge Chron., Dec. 3. 1830.) 



DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND. 



The Botanical and Horticultural Societi/ of Neivcastle. — A Meeting of the Com- 

 mittee of this Society was held on November 22d, when the London Society's large medal, which 

 they have placed at the disposal of this Committee, was unanimously awarded to Mr. James 

 Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., of Sandoe, for the many beautiful exhibitions by him 

 of fruits, flowers, and vegetables, by which he has gained the greatest number of this Society's 

 medals during the season ; and, at the same Meeting, a reward of 2/. 2s., in addition to the silver 

 medal formerly awarded him, was voted to Mr. VVilliam Kelly, gardener to Armorer Donkin, 

 Esq., of Jesmond, for an Ebsay on the Culture and Management of the Hyacinth, as the best 

 written essay delivered to the Society for the year ; and by adopting the plan suggested by him, 

 it is hoped, in a few years, to supersede, in a great measure, the necessity and expense of import- 

 ing those beautiful bulbs from Holland. {Newcastle Conr., Dec. i. 1830.) 



Nov. 5. At the last General Meeting for the year the following prizes were 

 awarded : — 



The Society's silver medals to Mr. Robert Charlton, Wall, for the best dish of dessert apples, 

 and the best dish of currants. The silver medal to Mr. John M'Leish, gardener to A. J. Cresswell 

 Baker, Esq., Cresswell, for the best dessert pears, silver medals to Mr. Joseph Clarke, gardener 

 to Mrs. Bewicke, Close House, for the best dish of grapes, the best dish of plums, and also the 

 bronze medal for the best six heads of endive. The silver medal to Mr. William Grey, gardener 

 to Thomas James, Esq., Beaufront, for the best bouquet of Chrysanthemum indicum flowers. 

 The silver medal to Mr. Johnson Trotter, gardener to David Cram, Esq., Newcastle, for the best 

 six plants of tobacco, grown in the open air, and cured in the district. The bronze medal to Mr. 

 Hugh Robson, gardener to Capt. Bacon Grey, Styford Hall, for the twelve largest onions. The 

 bronze medal to H. Lamb, Esq., for the best six roots of rampion. The bronze medal to Mr. 

 John Moderill, gardener to J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant, for the best six roots of red 

 beet. The bronze medals to C J. Clavering, Esq., Axwell Park, for the best twelve roots of shal- 

 lot. The bronze medal to Mr. WiUiam Kelly, gardener to A. Donkin, Esq., Jesmond, for the best 

 dish of mushrooms. The silver medal to J.G.Clarke, Esq.,Fenham Hall, for the best exotic plant in 

 flower (Mfisa coccinea). The silver medal to Mr. Adam Hogg, at Messrs. William Falla and Co.'s, 

 Gateshead, for the best bouquet of flowers. A very fine Queen Pine was exhibited from the 

 garden of J. C. Anderson, Esq. Some fine plants of .Bfeta cicla, from the garden of J. G. Clarke, 

 Esq. ; and a very beautiful specimen of Salvia spl(5ndens, from the green-house of William Losh, 

 Esq., of Benton. Six immensely large and fine onions were sent to the exhibition by Mr. Robert 

 Elliot, gardener to Sir John Trevelyan, Bart., of WaUington. {Newcastle Covr., Nov. 13. 1830.) 



Hexham Botanical and Horticultural Societi/. — Nov. 22. The prizes were 

 awarded as follows : — 



To Mr. Thomas Watson, gardener to James Kirsop, Esq., Spittal, for the best twelve dessert 

 apples, best four roots of red beet, best four stalks of Brussels sprouts, and the third bouquet of 

 flowers ; to Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandoe, for the best four cauli- 

 flowers, and the first bouquet of flowers ; to Mr. Geo. Robson, gardener to N. Clayton, Esq., 

 Chesters, for the best twelve dessert pears, and the best twelve baking apples ; and to Mr. Robert 

 Grey, Humshaugh, for the second bouquet of flowers. {Newcastle Cour., Dec. 4. 1830.) 



NORFOLK. 



Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Societi/. — Nov. 17. It is just a year since 

 this Society held its first Meeting at the large room at the Swan : the rapid increase of its mem. 

 bers, however, soon precluded the possibility of any room affording accommodation for the com- 



