Cumbe}la?id, Devorishire. 7^9 



DEVONSHIRE. 



South Devon and East Cornwall Botanical and Horticidtural Sodely. — The first 

 Anniversary Meeting of tliiii Society took place on Thursday, Feb. 3. Richard Bromley, Esq., of 

 Travers House, Stoke, having taken the chair, the secretary. Dr. Hamilton, read the Committee s 

 Report for the past year. The committee recommended that, as the sphere of its influence had 

 been extended far beyond the narrow limits originally contemplated, and, in place of being con- 

 fined to the southern parts of Devon and eastern parts of Cornwall, had embraced a much larger 

 extent of the former, and nearly the entire range of the latter, the Society should assume the 

 name of " The Devon and Cornwall Botanical and Horticultural Society." In discussnig the 

 revised regulations for the ensuing year, it was resolved that the exhibitions of theSociety should 

 be arranged as follows: — The Spring and Autumn Exhibitions to be held at the Royal Hotel, 

 Plymouth ; and that in Summer, to take place at the Town Hall, Devonport. With respect to 

 horticultural lectures, and a Hurtus Sicctis, the Meeting was of opinion, that although both objects 

 vrere extremely desirable, yet, in the infant state of the Society, it would be premature to enter 

 into any arrangement on the subject. The Meeting was successively addressed by H.Woollcombej 

 Esq., Counsellor Parham, Dr. Barham, Messrs. Pontey, Evans, Bone, Brown, and others. {Ply- 

 mouth and Devonport Weekly Journal, Feb. 10.) 



July 21. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



Plants. Stove. Best Climber (in flower), Passiflbra racembsa, W. Arfy, Esq., Gunwharf, De- 

 vonport. Best specimen, Quisquilis indica, Mr.W. Booth, gardener to Sir C. Lemon, Bart. M.P. 

 Shrub in flower, J&tropha multifida, Mr. H. Saunders, Kitley. Bulbous, GesnerM bulbbsa Mr. 

 Pontey. — Green-house. Bulbous, ECicomis punctata, Blr. J. Ellis, gardener to Capt. Morshead. 



Exotic Fruit. Passiflbra edtilis, Mr. J. Ker, Membland. t iij 1 1 



Culinary Vegetables. C^libage^ (second heads, on the original stump of this year), Mr. J. Wmo, 

 Pennycomquick. — Kidneybeans, Dwarfs, Mr. J. Brown, Tamerton, Cape Broccoli, Mr. Ed- 

 munds, gardener to C. B. Calmady, Esq. — Lettuces, Cos, Mr. Richard Barrett, Portland Place, 

 MoriceTown. — Onions, White Spanish, Mr. H. Saunders, Kitley. 



Extra-Prixes. Plants and Flowers : Pancratium odbrum, W. Ady, Esq., Gunwharf. Tobacco, 

 Mr. Roberts, gardener to Commissioner Ross. Erica. Bowieajia, Mrs. Fownes, Princess Square, 

 Plymouth. Yucca gloribsa, J. Norman, Esq., Stoke. Strelltzia angustifblia, J. Nonnan, Esq., 

 Stoke. Erythrina /aurifbha, Mr. Keane, Ridgeway. Acanthus mollis, R. Dunning, Esq. — 

 For Fruit : New Green-flesh Melon, with an orange rind, T. King, Esq., North Huish. Dead- 

 man's Peas, Mr. J. Ker. Wellington Peas, Mr. W. Bray, gardener to G. Strode, Esq., Newnham. 

 Imperial Cape Broccoli, Mr. W. Bray of Newnham. Deptford Onions (last year's), Mr. W. Bray 

 of Newnham, 



Cottagers' Prizes. Potato Onions, Mr. J. Trace. Cabbage Lettuces, Mr. J. Stroud, Potato 

 Onionsj Mr. Jarman. 



Judges. For Plants and Flowers : Capt. M'Adam, R.M., E.W. Churchill, R.M., E. Luscombe, 

 Esq. K.N., and Mr. Kugg. For Fruit : S. Fuge, R, Dunning, G. Soltau, B. Parham, Esqrs., and 

 Mr. Pringle. For Culinary Vegetables : R. Bromley, Esq., Mr. Keane, and Mr. Rendle. For Cot- 

 tagers' Prizes : Mr. Brown, Mr. Webb, and Mr. Saunders. {Plymouth and Devonport Journal, 

 July,;28.) 



JDevon and Exeter Botanical and Horticultural Society Seitt. 29. Among the 



plants exhibited were : the Crinum amabile ; Z^mia lanuginosa (a native of Southern Africa, and 

 considered more than 100 years old) ; the ii'icus elastica, or India rubber plant ; the Psidium 

 Cattleya»i(ra, or purple guava, with fruit just ripening on its branches; the Jacardnda mirnosx- 

 fblia ; Cknna. bicolor; Achaa pubescensj Bonaparte« j^incea ; Salvia spli^ndens ; Pol^gala 

 venusta; Pyrfjthrum iiliginusum; the .superb plantain; Allam&nda cathartica; Plumbago 

 capensis, H6ya carnbsa, Silvia pseildo-coccinea, Nyctferium amazbnium, Crinum araericanum, 

 Ipomoe''a insignis, Amaryllis grandiflbra, A^^rium cameum. Phlox autumnalis, ^conitum jap6. 

 nicum, Erythrolae^na consplcua, ytlgeratum coelestinum, Chelbne atropurptirea, Rudbeckia chry- 

 somela, Lantana scabra, Gesn^r2fl! bulbbsa, Dracse"'na termin&Iis, SolJtnum Balbisa, Cy^cas revo- 

 Itita, Salvia fulgens. Salvia involucr^ta, Crassula obliqua, Rbchea falcata, several beautiful speci- 

 mens of Gloxinm caul^scens, Corrai'a specibsa, Camellza fimbriata, Dichorizandra thyrsiflbra, 

 Trachymfene CEertilea, Pentstferaon Richard.sbnz, ^'ster Nbvae A'nglite, ^'ster patens, Ta^htes 

 lucida, GenWana saponkria, LiAtris squarrbsa, Pancratium littorale, Thunbergins alata. Has. 

 manthus puniceus, the Passiflbra coccinea, Stap^Ua glauca, Punica nana, Ftichsza microphylla, 

 FuchsM macrostemon ; specimens of the egg plant, from the gardens of Wearman Giffbrd, Esq. ; 

 and Calceolciria diffusa, from Pince and Co. ; Booth's seedling Amaryllis in pots. There wa^ a Pbsa 

 indica, a bouquet of roses from which plant was exhibited by Lucombe, Pince, and Co., in April, 

 and from which a bud or two have been cut every day since that period. Among the bouquets of 

 hardy annuals, the yellow sultan shone conspicuous. Several cottagers also obtained great credit 

 in this way. In georginas there was a resplendent show : Dymond and Co. had them worked 

 into a crown (the ermine at the base being admirably imitated by the manner in which the white 

 georgina and violet were interwoven) ; and many other nurserymen exhibited stars, crowns, and 

 anchors, in composing some of which, nearly 6000 georginas were employed. In a conversation 

 ■which took place at the dinner which followed the Exhibition, Mr. Gidley, the secretary, stated 

 that, in the spring of (he next year, seeds of a variety of useful descriptions would be ready for 

 delivery to subscribers, for the use of cottagers ; and they would do a service to these persons if 

 they would make the circumstance generally known in their respective neighbourhoods, stating to 

 him (Mr. Gidley) the amount of application they might wish to make before the end of January 

 next. 



Among the prizes, which were very numerous, were the following : — 



Plants. Stove or Greenhouse. Bulbous Exotic : 1. Crinum amabile, and 2. Amaryllis aulica 

 platypetala, Mr. C. Booth. Tender Exotic, Dichorizandra thyrsiflbra, Mr. C. Booth. Climber or 

 Twiner, Passiflbra coccinei, Mr. R. Saunders. 



Flowers. Best Seedling Georgina of any colour (raised in 1830 or 1331), E. Woolraer, Esq. 

 Dwarf Georginas, in pots, not exceeding 3 ft. in height, Mr. C. Booth. 



Fruit. Pine-apple (best-flavoured, weighing 2| lbs.), Mr. Craggs, gardener to Sir T. D. Acland, 

 Bart. Best dish of White Nectarines, Mr. Nicholls. Best dish of Morello Cherries, Mr. W. 

 Dunsford. Portugal Quinces, E. Woolmer, Esq. Walnuts, Mr. Lamble. Cobnuts, S. C. 

 Walkey. Filberts, J. Sweetland, Esq. Dish of Golden Drop Plums, Mr. Craggs. Grapes in a 

 pot (with 17 bunches), E. Woolmer, Esq, 



Culinary Vegetables. Red Beet, Mr. R. Saunders, gardener to C. Hoare, Esq. Seakale Beet, 

 J. Sweetland, Esq. White Carrots, E. Gattey, Esq. 



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