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Bristol Botanical and Horticultural Society. — April 1 9. Prizes were awarded 

 as follows : — 

 tiP/ants. 1. Alp'inifl niltans, Miss Bright ; 2. Coffia arabica, John Hurle, Esq. ; 3. Xylophylla 



^ifblia, O. Fedden, Esq. — Green-house: 1. Salvia spU'ndens, Mrs. H. Vaughan ; 2. Fuchsia 

 iicrophylla, Miss Bright ; 3. Amaryllis Johnsbm", W. S. Jacques, Esq. — Pelargoniums. Light: 

 i- Macranthon, Mrs. H. Vaughan ; 2, Formusura, D. Stanton, Esq. Red : 1. De Vere, 2. 

 Nai'rnK, and 3. Worednum, Mrs. H. Vaughan. — firlcse : 1. Baccans, and 2. Lce"'vis, C. Harford, 

 Esq. _ Hardy, Forced : 1. Paittnia Moutan, O. Fedden, Esq. ; 2. Cabbage Rose, Mrs. H. Vaughan. 

 — Hardy: 1. Onosma taurica, C. George, Esq. ; 2. f'lola grandiflura, Mr. Eibury. 



Flowers. Auriculas. -Green-edged: 1. Waterloo, Mr. Chambers ; 2. Warris's Bluther, O. 

 Fedden, Esq. ; 3. Cockup's Eclipse, Mr. Chambers. White-edged : ]. Page's Lord Hill, Mr. 

 Chambers ; 2. Taylor's Incomparable, O. Fedden, Esq. ; 3. Grimes's Privateer, Mr. Maynard. 

 Grey- edged : 1. Privateer, Mr. Chambers; 2. Privateer, and 3. Wood's Lord Lasoelles, O. Fed- 

 den, Esq. — Alpines: 1. Conspfcua, and 2. Sparkler, Mr. Pillard. Seedling, Mr. Chambers.— 

 Polyanthuses. Dark : Pearson's Alexander, Mr. Pym. Seedling, Mr. Taylor. 



Fruit. Pine-apples: 1. 2. and 3. Queen, John New, jun. Esq. — Grapes: 1. Sweetwater, 

 and 2. Black Cluster, R. Oakley, Esq. — Apples. Dessert: 1. Kentish Pippin, Mr. Beard;. 2. 

 Deux ans. Rev. Mr. Richards. 



Culinary Vegetables. Broccoli. White : I. Mr. Gerrish ; 2. Mr. Blaynard, jun. Purple, Mr. 

 Sealey. — Cabbage- Filling's Early, Mr. Plumlev. — Asparagus. Green, Mr. Maynard. Red, 

 Mr. Gerrish. — Rhubarb: 1. Myatt's New, Mr. Pillans ; 3. Hybridum longipetioi^tum, W. P. 

 Taunton, Esq. 



Extra-Prizes. Keen's'Seedling Strawberries, R. Strachey, Esq. Spring Spinage, Captain Mit- 

 chell. Amar-( His psittac~ina Johnsbni,VV.O. Bigg, Esq. 



Censors. Mr. Franklyn, Mr. Jacques, Mr. Lucas, andJMr. Lee. 



Nurserymen's Prizes. Jlcacia verticiUata, Mr. Allen ; iJhododendron p6nticum, Mr. Allen ; 

 Primula coxtaaoldes, Mr. Maule. 



Censors. Dr. Dyer, Mr. Young, and Mr. Fedden. 



Mr. Miller excited much interest by announcing his intention of establish- 

 ing, at his premises on the Down, an experimental botanical garden, on 

 the systems of Linnseus and Jussieu, with an arboretum attached, and a 

 large reading-room, to be supplied with various publications upon horticul- 

 tural, botanical, and agricultural subjects. The peculiar advantages which 

 Mr. Miller's premises possess for this undertaking, together with his well- 

 known liberality, lead to the most confident anticipations of its success ; 

 in which case the naturalist, the man of science, and the artist will be pro- 

 vided with the most desirable assistance in the pursuit of their favourite 

 studies, whilst every annual subscriber will have the privilege of visiting, at 

 all times, a garden laid out in the best taste, and in the most correct style. 

 {Bristol Mirror, April 23.) 



May 17. Amongst the plants we noticed some very fine specimens of Ama- 

 ryllis and Cactus, from Christopher George, Esq. ; Oranges, from Captain Withering and John 

 Prideaux, Esq. ; H6yfl! carnCisa, Agapanthus umbellatus, Clerodc5ndron fr&grans, and Fdchs/a gra- 

 cilis, from Mrs. William Fripp ; Mimulus glutinbsus, from W. S. Jacques, Esq. ; Salvia spUndens, 

 from Thom.as Daniel, Esq. ; Pelargoniums from Captain Eangton, Mrs. Hugh Vaughan, and 

 John Hurle, Esq. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove : 1. ;Milsa coccinea, Mrs. W. Fripp ; 2. Amarylli* Johnsijni angustifblia, R. 

 Osborne, Esq. ; 3. Ismene calathlnum, H. Nugent, Esq. — Green-house: 1. Gladiolus blandus 

 hybridus, H. Nugent, Esq. ; 2. Cfereus flagellifurmis, C. George, Esq. ; 3. Melaleuca fi'ilgens, Mrs. 

 J. W. Hall. — Cape Erias : 1. Mundula, and 2. Odora.ta, H. Nugent, Esq. — Pelargoniums. Light : 

 1. Macr4nthon, Mrs. H. Vaughan j and 3. YLiWiilnum, Mr. Eibury. Dark : 1. Malachrsef &lium, 

 Mr. Eibury ; 2. Lord Combermere, Thomas Daniel, Esq. ; 3. Daveyanum, Mrs. H. Vaughan. 

 Red : 1. De Vere, Mr. Verney ; 2. NairnzV, John Hurle, Esq. ; 3. George the Fourth, Mrs. H. 

 Vaughan. — Hardy : I. Lonicfera! Xylosteum, and 2. itdum latift)lium,'G. Sawyer, Esq. — Hardy 

 Perennials : 1. Phlox divaricilta, Miss Swete ; 2. Viola George the Fourth, Captain Mitchell. 



Flowers. Tulips. Seedling : 1. W. S. Jacques, Esq. ; 2. and 3. Mr. Chambers." 



Fruit. Grapes. Black : 1. St. Peter's, P. J. Miles, Esq. ; 2. Black Tripoli, R. Oakley, Esq. 

 White: White Frontignac, P. J. Miles, Esq. — Pines; 1. Queen, Mr. Mackay; 2. Queen, Mr. 

 Helps ; 3. Queen, John New, jun. Esq. 



',' Culinary Vegetables. Asparagus. Green, Mr. Maynard ; Red, Mr. Sealey. — Lettuces : ]. White 

 Cos, and '2. Brown Cos, Mr. Sealey. — Potatoes : \. Ash-leaved Kidney, Mrs. H. Vaughan ; 2. 

 Shaw's Early, G. W. Hall, Esq. 



E.vtra-Prizes. Black Hamburgh Vine, in pots, with Grapes, Mrs. H. Vaughan. Dwarf Orange, 

 Captain Withering. Sulphur Broccoli, Mr. Maynard. Salvia spl^ndens, Thomas Daniel, Esq. 



Censors. Rev. W. Gray, Dr. Dyer, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Franklyn, and Mr. 

 Maule. 



Nurserymen's Pri%es. Stove Plant: StrelitzM reglnse, Mr. Allen. Green-house Plant: Me. 

 laleiica fCilgens, Mr. Maule. Pelargoniums, MiWianum, Mr. Young. Hardy Perennials : ^nthyl- 

 I'ls [italica], Mr. Allen ; Andr6meda ftuxifblia, Mr. Maule. 



Censors. Mr. W. S. Jacques, Mr. G. H. Hall, and Mr. Rootsey. {Bristol Mirror, May 21.) 



June 21. The following were worthy of notice : — Salpiglossis straminea, 

 Erythrina /aurifblia, Alstroemeno Simsa, Pelargbnium succuli^ntum, Pelargbnium Nairn;7, 

 Fuchsia gracilis. Cactus speciosissima, Pimelea decussata, pinks, and roses, from Mr. Miller; a 

 fine show of heaths and pelargoniums, belonging to Mr. Lee ; Hydrangea and pelargoniums, 

 from Mr. Verncy ; and a lemon tree, from Mr. Langworthy, Bath. Prizes were awarded as 

 ujjder : — 



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