630 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



Hexham Botanical and Horticultural Society. — Jpril 30. Prizes wei'e awarded 



to the following competitors : — 



To Mr. Robert Grey, gardener, Humsliaugh, for the first Auricula, Metcalfe's Lancashire 

 Hero. To Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandoe, for the second and third 

 Auriculas, Pendleton's Violet and Parkinson's Sir Solomon ; and the second Hyacinth, Lord Wel- 

 lington. To Mr. Robert Charlton, gardener. Wall, for the fourth and fifth Auriculas, Gorton's 

 Champion of England and Grimes's Privateer; and the first Hyacinth, Groot Vorst. {Newcastle 

 Courant, May 14.) 



July 2. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



To Mr. Robert Grey, gardener, Hurashaugh, for the first, third, fourth, and fifth Pinks, 

 Brookes's Eclipse, Sawer's Archduke Charles, Barnard's Bexley Hero, and Lucker's Defiance. 

 To Mr. James Scott, gardener to Edward Cliarlton, Esq., Sandhoe, for the second Pink, Barrett's 

 Conqueror. {Newcastle Courant, July 23.) 



Morpeth Florists' Society — May 30. Prizes were awarded as under : — 

 ■ Tulips. Rose-coloured : To Mr. M'Lellan, for the first, second, and fourth, Triomphe Royal, 

 Cerise Triomphante, and Rose Cerise. To Mr. Noble, for the third and fifth. Rose Sans Egal, and' 

 Count Vergennes. — Bybloemens : To Mr. M'Lellan, for the first, second, fourth, and fifth, Cora- 

 tesse de Provence, Triomphe de Lisle, Reine des Tulipes, and Gloria Mundi ; to Mr. Noble, for the 

 third, Bienfait. Bizarres: To Mr. M'Lellan, for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth. Gran- 

 deur du Monde, Goude beurs, Demetrius, Leopoldina, and Bell's King. (Newcastle Courant, 

 June 18.) 



The Friendly Florists of Sunderland and its vicinity held their Annual Show of 

 Tulips, on June §., when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — 



To Mr. Thomas Davison, for the first and second. Belle Actrice, and Ursinon[?] Minor. To 

 Mr. John Harrop, for the third, Violet Blondeau. To Mr. Thomas Moody, for the fourth. General 

 Loftus. To Mr. William Hind, for the fifth. La Cantique. Mr. Ward exhibited a new kind of 

 Rhubarb, raised from seed by Mr. Robert Holmes, which was excellent. 



The Florists of ll'hilehill Point and its vicinity held their Annual Show of Pinks 

 on the 9th of July, when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — 



To Mr. Moses Dormand, for the first, Dormand's Supreme. To Mr. Peter Gray, for the second 

 .ind fourth, Bcxley's Beauty, and Stephen's Waterloo. To Mr. William Busby, for the third, 

 Windsor's Confident. To Mr. Thomas Johnson, for the fifth, Handy's Miss Goss. 



The Botanical and Horticultural Society of Newcastle. — April 8. Prizes were 

 awarded as under : — 



Silver Medal : For the best Exotic Plant in Flower (CamelU'fl japi')nica Sansdnqua rbsea), to 

 Mr. James Fenwick, gardener to Matt. Anderson, Esq., Jesmond. There was a very beautiful 

 show of exotics, among which were particularly noticed the following, in very fine condition, 

 viz. : Cactus /jhyllantholdes, from Mr. J. Trotter, at D. Cram's, Esq. ; and from Mr. A. Sampson, 

 at VVilliam Losh's, Esq., Benton ; Miisn: coccinea, Agapanthus umbellJitus, and PlumbJlgo j-bsea, 

 from the garden of J. G. Clarke, Esq., Fenham ; iJrica Bonplandiuwo, Amaryllis Johnsbni, 

 CorrasV specibsa, and ^JcaciaarmJita, from Mr. Falla's, Gateshead. {Newcastle Courant, April 23.) 

 May 6. The following prizes were awarded : — 



For the best variegated Auricula, Metcalf's Lancashire Hero, the silver medal to Mr. Robert 

 Charlton, gardener. Wall. For the best Double Hyacinth, Groot Vorst, for the best Single Hy- 

 acinth, Lord Nelson, silver medals ; and for the best Polyanthus, Pearson's Alexander, the bronze 

 medal to Mr. Adam Hogg, at Messrs. Falla and Co.'s, Gateshead. For the best Pelargonium in 

 flower, rt-givim, or George the Fourth ; and for the best Exotic Plant in flower, Brugmans/a 

 suavfeolens, silver medals to Blr. Moderill, gardener to J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant. The 

 following exotics were exhibited : Agapinthus umbellktus, Erythrina Crista gilli, and C4ctus 

 jDhyllanthoide.s. 



June 3. Prizes were adjudged as under : — 



Gold Medal. To BIr. Matt. Bates, Kenton, for the best Tulip {Perle blanche).— Silver Medals. 

 To Mr. George Stevenson, Carr's Hill,5for the second best Tulip (Rose Triomphe Royal). To Mr. 

 James Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe, for the best Bouquet of Double 

 Brompton Stocks. To Mr. Archibald Simpson, gardener to William Losh, Esq., Little Benton, 

 for the best Exotic Plant in flower (Brugmans/a suaveolens). A Bronze Medal to Mr. Cook, Byweli 

 Kail, for the third best Tulip (Rose Hebe). — The show of tulips was most brilliant; and, in proof 

 of the emulation excited by this Society, there were no less than seventeen competitors for the 

 medals granted for that beautiful flower, the two first prizes for which were awarded to men in 

 very humble situations of life, beating all the flowers exhibited by the best gardeners and florists 

 in the country. The Brugmansw suaveolens, from Mr. Losh's garden, was above 7 ft. high, and 

 entirely covered with flowers. 



July 8. The following prize medals were awarded : — 



One gold and two silver medals to BIr. Archibald Simpson, gardener to William Losh, Esq., 

 Little Benton, for fruit [sorts not mentioned], and the best Exotic Plant in flower (A'trium spli^n- 

 dens). The silver medal to Mr. Joseph Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Bewicke, Close House, for the 

 best dish of Grapes ; and the sum of three guineas to the gardener who could produce the best 

 testimonials of his abilities, and of the greatest length of servitude in one family, has been this 

 year awarded to Mr. Clarke, he having lived as gardener to Mrs. Bewicke for fourteen years. 

 There were two Bouquets of beautiful Georginas from the gardens of Mr. Newton, fruiterer. New. 

 castle, and Armorer Donkin, Esq., in full blow at this early season ; and a fine plant (Erythrina 

 Crista galli), and some most elegant water lilies (A'y'mphas^a alba), from J. C. Anderson, Esq., of 

 Pjint Pleasant. Seven Jack Apples were sent by J. L. Ridley, Esq., of Arbour House, which 

 were gathered in that garden (lately occupied by George Donald, Esq.) in the autumn of 182S, 

 in the most perfect state of preservation. They were stated to have been kept in sand. 



Jidy 12. The Judges awarded the prizes ; but, as the names of the sorts are 

 not given (except the A'&rium splendens, for which a silver medal was awarded to Mr. J. Charl- 

 ton, gardener to S. Brooks, Esq., Hermitage), they are not here enumerated. 



An extremely fine Seedling Strawberry, and a great bearer, named the Whitfield Seedling, 

 from the garden of William Orde, Esq., M.P., Whitfield, was exhibited by Mr. Grey, and from 

 the fine quality, together with the great quantity of fruit it bears, appears likely to be a valuable 

 addition to the sorts already cultivated in this county. 



