474' Provincial Horticultural Societies .• — Cambridgeshire. 



Floivers. Auriculas. Best pair : 1. Mr. Green; 2.- Mr. Christian of Bal- 

 dock, Hertfordshire; 3. Seedling, Mr. Troup, Baldock. Polyanthuses. Best 

 pair: I.Mr. Green; 2. Mr. Rare, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire ; 5. Seedling, 

 Mr. Jos. Tranter, Baldock. Best Nosegay of difterent Flowers, V. Pryor, 

 Esq., Baldock. — Fruit. Apples. Best plate of three different sorts, three 

 of each sort: 1. Mr. Troup, Baldock ; 2. Mr. Windmill, Henlow, Beds. ; 

 3. Mr. Abbiss, Ickleford, Herts, — Culinary Vegetables. Cucumbers : 1. Mr. 

 Dall, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire ; 2. Mr. Troup, Baldock ; 5. Mr, Spetchley. 

 Rhubarb : 1. Mr. Tompkins, Clifton, Beds, ; 2. Mr. Hyland, Hinchinbrook, 

 Huntingdonshire, 



A party, unprecedentedly large, sat down to a good dinner provided by 

 the landlord, Mr. T. Parrington, Unwin Heathcote, Esq,, of Shephalbury, in 

 the chair. After dinner, the healths of the patron and president were given 

 separately from the chair, and drank with acclamation. Amongst the topics 

 brought forward were, the methods of forcing rhubarb made use of by the 

 different competitors, and the modes to which they resorted to preserve their 

 apples. Here it would be injustice to Mr, Troup to omit mentioning that 

 each of his nine apples were as perfect as when first gathered. His plan 

 was to keep them covered up with oat chaff, A vote of thanks was signified, 

 from the chair, to Mr, Ferrars of Welwyn, for a paper on the growth of 

 dahhas (more properly called georginas, 1 believe), which he had trans- 

 mitted to them on a former occasion. A number of new members were 

 proposed (two resident in London) and elected. After a most harmonious 

 day, the party separated in high spirits, at the prospect for the future pros- 

 perity of the Society. I am. Sir, &c. — A Member. 



Cambridgeshire. 



The Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society. — The May Show of this So- 

 ciety was held on May 22. The season was very favourable, and the 

 flowers, fruits, and vegetables were of the first oi'der. We do not remem- 

 ber any Show which has more strongly marked the progress and importance 

 of the Society. Every thing was superior in its kind ; but we think the 

 highest meed of praise was due to the anemones. The Rev. G. A. Browne 

 being called to the chair, premiums were awarded as follows : — 



Plants. Geraniums, Six, in pots : 1 . (Medal) Royal Princess Sophia Au- 

 gusta, RollinsonH, Macranthum, Latifolium, Humei, Tippoo Saib, Mr. 

 Widnall; 2, Defiance, Macranthum, Latifolium, Paul Pry, Lord Comber- 

 mere, Nairnii, Mr, Palmer.* Three, in pots : 1. General Riego. Lasiocau- 

 lon, Foliosum, Mr. Palmer ; 2. Tiohreeanum. var. basilicum, Anna Boleyn, 

 Mr. Widnall. Best, in a pot : Daveydnum and Triumphans, grafted on the 

 stock of the Generalissimo, Mr. Searle. Pseonies. Three : Moutan, Rubra, 

 Officinalis, Mr. Gimson. Best : Officinalis, Mr. Gimson. Stock. Red, 

 grown in a pot : Mr. Catling. White, grown in a pot : Mr. Brewer. Do- 

 decatheon Meadia : Mr. Widnall. — Floivers. Tulips. Six : 1. (the medal) 

 Washington, Abercromby, Bagot, Rose Heroine, San Joe, Gloria Mundi, 

 Mr. Gimson; 2. Unknown, Reubens, Kolmes' Pit, Charbonnie Noir, Cerise 

 a Belle Forme, Triumph Royal, Mr. Frederick Finch * ; 3. Ambassadeur 

 d'HoUande, Triumph Royal, Matilda, Passe Catafalque, Majesteuse, Cancel- 

 lier, Mr. Searle. Three : 1. Imperatrice de Maroc, Heroine, Reuben's 

 Saint Louis, Mr. Dobson ; 2. Triumph Royal, Ambassadeur d'Hollande, 

 Rose Blanca, Mr. Gimson. Best, Thalestris, Mr. Dobson. Anemones. 



* Mr.Widnall having already had the medal within three years, it will 

 devolve on Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Widnall will take the second prize. Mr. 

 Finch and Mr. Gimson will change prizes for the same reason. 



