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have blamed where we thought blame was due, and approved in like man- 

 ner. The offensive passage itself will be found to be of this description ; 

 and we shall take care that nothing in the present article may be construed 

 by the Council in such a M'ay as to tend to the expulsion of the Conductor, 

 in addition to the ejection of his Magazine, by submitting it to a leo-al 

 adviser, along with a copy of the laws and by-laws of the Society. — Cond. 



Art. V. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 

 Northumberland and Durham, 

 A General Meeting of the Botanical and Horticidtural Society/ of Dur- 

 ham, Northumberland, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne was held in Newcastle on 

 November 14., when the following prizes were awarded: — The Society's 

 silver medals, for the best dish of dessert apples, to Mr. John Moderill, 

 gardener to Mr. Anderson, Point Pleasant ; for the best dish of grapes, to 

 Mr. Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Bewicke, of Close House ; for the best dish 

 of dessert pears, to Mr. Cook, gardener at Bradley Hall ; for the best bou- 

 quet of flowers, to Mr. Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., Sandhoe j 

 and for the best twelve Chrysanthemum indicum flowers, to Mr. Lawson, 

 gardener to Matthew Beli, Esq. M.P., Woolsington. The Society's bronze 

 medals, for the best six roots of salsify, and six roots of scorzonera, to 

 Mr. Chris. Robson, gardener to Dr. Headlam ; for the best six roots of 

 rampions, also for the twelve largest onions, and also for the best four 

 heads of Brussel sprouts, to Mr. Robert Turnbull, gardener to the Rev. 

 Mr. Ogle, Kirkley ; and for the best six roots of Hamburgh parsley, to 

 Mr. Scott, of Sandhoe. A specimen of hemp, grown in the prison yard at 

 Durham, and some rope manufactured therefrom by the prisoners, were 

 exhibited by Mr. Frushard, the governor, and the hemp was considered to 

 be of very fine quality. A beautiful plant of the Cactus truncata, in full 

 flower, from the garden of J. G. Clarke, Esq., was universally admired; and 

 the different bouquets of flowers, particularly the prize one, were most 

 elegant, and in great splendour, notwithstanding the late severe weather. 

 There was a dish of full-grown peas, from the garden of Mr. Joshua Wat- 

 son, of Bensham, which were raised from seed that had been produced and 

 sown again this year ; and, as a proof of the mildness of the autumn, 

 there were some blossoms and fruit (the second crop) of Jargonelle pears, 

 from the garden of A. J. Cresswell Baker, Esq. ; and a second crop of 

 apples, of a good size, from the garden of Mr, Joseph Grey, at Bensham. 

 Mr. Anderson, of Point Pleasant, sent twelve of the largest Portugal onions 

 we have ever seen, which weighed 16 lb, A dish of seedling apples, raised 

 by Mr. Boiston, of Heworth, and called the Heworth Pippin, were also 

 very fine ; and, indeed, upon the whole, we have seldom been so much 

 pleased as we were with this exhibition; the number, variety, and excellent 

 preservation of the apples and pears being really extraordinary. A very 



the meetings, and the garden, since commencing the Gardener's Magazine, 

 and to prove them by written documents; and were it not for occasioning 

 unpleasant feelings to agentleman in Paris, we could refer to one whose name 

 is in the list of Council just given (p. 88.), who, besides generally prejudicing 

 our character and that of the Magazine, prevented us from receivmg the 

 plan and description of one of the first gardens in Paris, after they had been 

 prepared for us by the proprietor. We could add a word, too, as to Munich ; 

 but one word in that case would be too much. A liberal public body, having 

 the same object in view as ourselves, would have acted towards us in a very 

 different manner, even if we had not deserved it. — Cond. 



