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Vanguard, Racster, Esq. — Plants, Stove : 1 . Phyllanthus falcatus, 



and 2. Alpinia nutans, Mr. Wood; 3. Amaryllw reginae, Mr. Linton. 

 Green-house: 1. Glycine bimaculata, Mr. Fuller: 2. Cactus speciosa, Mr. 

 Beach; 5. Evica, tubiflora. Captain Waldron; 4. P. macranthon. P. majiis 



superbum, Mr. Hodges. Hardy: 1. Pansy, Racster, Esq. ; 2. Crimson 



Velvet Primrose, E.Isaac, Esq. — Culinary Vegetables. Rhubarb, Mr. Wood. 

 Kidneybeans, Mr. Wood. Mushrooms, a fine dish, Mr. Fuller. Cucum- 

 bers, Mr. Beech. Sea-kale, Mr. Beech. White Broccoli : 1. Mr. Beech ; 



2. Invisible White, Mr. Wood. Cabbage, Mr. Hodges. — Fruit. Dessert 

 Apples, Mr. Beech. Dessert Pears : Bergamot de Pasque, E. Isaac, Esq. 

 Lemons, a beautiful dish, Mr. Hodges. 



Nearly thirty new subscribers entered the Society, among whom, we 

 learn, are Sir A. and Lady Lechmere, Sir E. Blount, Bart. ; Rev. J. Fletcher, 

 Bewdley ; Rev. Dr. Grove, Strensham Rectory ; Rev. T. W. Harward, 

 Bromsgrove ; F. Williams, Esq., &c. The next Meeting is looked forward 

 to with much interest, as we understand considerable exertion is makin g 

 to render the show unusually atti-active. {Worcester Herald, May 2. 1829 .) 



Worcester Horticultural Society, — At the first Show of this Society :lbr 

 the present year, held on April 27., the prizes were awarded as follows : - — 



Auriculas. Green-edged: 1. Pearson's Badajos, Mr. Cox; 2. Cockup's 

 Eclipse, Mr. Gummery ; 5. Potts's Delegate, Mr. Miller; 4. Hofley's Lot d 

 Nelson, Mr. Cox. Grey-edged: 1. Lee's Bright Phoebus, Mr. Cox; :2. 

 Hero, Mr. Brown; 5. Rider's Junius, Mr. Brown. White-edged : 1 . Popple - 

 well's Conqueror, Mr. Cox ; 2. Hughes's Pillar of Beauty, Mr. Gummery ; 



3. Poplewell's Conqueror, Mr. Brown. Selfs : 1. Bishop of Lichfield, Mr . 

 Cox; 2. Schoole's Ned Ludd, Mr. Cox ; 3. Black Joke, Mr. Cox; 4. 

 Dixon's Apollo, Mr. Miller. Alpines; I.Madame Ducienne, Mr. Cox ; 

 2. Unknown, Mr. Gummery. — Polyanthuses. Pearson's Emperor Alex- ■ 

 ander, Mr. Brown. {Worcester Herald, May 2.) 



Vale of Evesha^n Horticultural Society. — The first Meeting of this 

 Society for the present year was held on the 23d of April, and was nume- 

 rously and respectably attended. Considering the unfavourable state of 

 the weather and the backwardness of the spring, the show of flowers and 

 vegetables was of the first order. Some of the auriculas and hyacinths 

 were very superb, as also were the stove and green-house plants. A brace 

 of queen pines, very well ripened, and a fine specimen of lemons, both 

 grown by John Taylor, Esq., of Strensham, were generally admired : in- 

 deed, taking it on the whole, it was a splendid show for this season of the 

 year, and must tend to advance the fame of this rising Society. We under- 

 stand the next show is fixed for the 21st of May. Prizes were awarded 

 as under : — 



Flowers. Green-edged Auriculas : 1 . Stretch's Alexander, 2. Beerless's 

 Superb, and 3. Unknown, Mr. Holmes. Gi'ey-edged Auriculas : 1. Ken- 

 yon's Ringleader, and 2. Hay's Lovely Anne, Mr.Mayfield; 3. Popplewell's 

 Conqueror, Mr. Hunt. White-edged Auriculas : 1. Taylor's Glory, and 

 2. Hill's Lady Stamibrd, Mr. Holmes. Self Auriculas: 1. Bury's Lord 

 Primate, Mr. Holmes ; 2. Whittaker's True Blue, and 3. Metropolitan, 

 Mr. Valencourt. Alpine Auriculas : 1. George the Fourth, Mr. Holmes; 



2. Seedling, Mr. Hunt ; 3. Great Agitator, Mr. Davis. Dark Polyanthuses : 

 1. Pearson's Alexander, 2. Unknown, and 3. Seedling, Mr. Hunt. Red 

 Polyanthuses : 1. Mant's Brilliant, Mr. Valencourt; 2. Seedling, Mr. Hunt; 



3. Unknown, Mr. Valencourt. Double Red Hyacinths : 1 . Waterloo, Mr. 

 Davis ; 2. Maria Louisa, and 5. Waterloo, Mr. Racster. Double Blue 

 Hyacinths : 1. Directa van Flora, 2. Lord Wellington, and 3. Due d'An- 

 gouleme, Mr. Racster. Double Yellow Hyacinths : 1. La Favourite, Mr. 

 Racster. Double White Hyacinths : l. Harmonia, Mr. Racster. — Plants. 

 Stove and Green-house : 1. Amaryllis vittata, and 2. Manuel Geranium, 

 Mr. Fulton; 3. Dragon arum, Mr. Hartland. Hardy : l. Yellow Crown 



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