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fci-ent in quality, and we almost suspect that this beautiful flower excites 

 but little interest with the florists at Ross. The prize geraniums exceeded 

 all praise, and proved to us that the gardener of John Cooke, Esq., is one 

 of the best growers and bloomers we know. The ericas and other house- 

 plants were also singularly beautiful, and of great variety. The tables of 

 vegetables, &c., were well filled, and the specimens fine. Mr. Miller of 

 Bristol attended to receive instructions in the final establishment and ma- 

 nagement of the new Horticultural Society at Bristol, and from him we 

 heard unqualified praise of this Show. It was notified by the honorary 

 secretary that the London Horticultural Society's large silver medal for last 

 year had been awarded to Mr. Hilton, Colonel Money's gardener, for the 

 many valuable seedling, cider, and perry fruits grown by him, for his skilful 

 mode of forcing grapes, and for the various fine specimens of fruit exhibited 

 by him at the meetings of this Society. The number of specimens ticketed 

 and entered in the Society's book amounted to 802, and the evening's sale 

 of vegetables not removed to 14s. \d. The prizes were awarded as under : — 

 Plants. Geraniums. Dark : 1. Spectabile striatum, 2. Hiimei, 3. Fe- 

 ronia, 4. Anna Boleyn, and 5. 'Daveyanum, John Cooke, Esq. Light ; 



1. Macranthon, and 2. Cucullata grandiflora, John Cooke, Esq.; 3. Prince 

 of Orange, and 4. Ornatum, Rev, T. Underwood ; 5. Apollo, John Cooke, 

 Esq. Heaths : 1 . Westfalingia, John Cooke, Esq. ; 2. Perspicua nana, and 

 5. Vestita coccinea, Mrs. Westfaling ; 4. Cyllndrica, Miss Trusted ; 5. Ven- 

 tricosa carnea, Mrs. Westfaling. Stove : 1. Cactus speciosa, Mr. Reynolds; 



2. Crassula coccinea, and 3. Hoya carnosa, Mrs. Westfaling; 4, Cactus fla- 

 gelliformis. Rev. R.K. Holder ; 5. hibiscus sinensis indica, Mrs. Westfaling. 

 Green-house : 1. Gorten'a ringens, and 2. ^lichrysum, John Cooke, Esq. ; 



3. Polygala oppositifolia, T. H. Symons, Esq. ; 4. Petunia nyctaginiflora, 

 W. Gillman, Esq. ; 5. Diosma rubra, John Cooke, Esq. Hardy : 1. Azalea 

 odorata alba, Mr. Reynolds ; 2. i?hododendron catawbiense, Mrs. West- 

 faling; 3. Kalmza latifolia, 4. Dodecatheon media, and 5. Azalea pontica, 

 Mr. Reynolds. — Tulips. Feathered Bizards : 1. Pompe Funebre, Mr. 

 P. Baylis ; 2. General Murray, and 5. Captain White, Mrs. C. Cocks ; 



4. Gaude Beaures, Thomas Rudge, Esq.; 5. Trianon, Mrs. C. Cocks. 

 Flamed Bizards: 1. Pompeius Magnus, W. Gillman, Esq.; 2. Hopkins's 

 Solus, Colonel Money ; 3, La Lucar, W. Gillman, Esq. ; 4. Catafalque, 

 J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 5. Le Ville de Paris, Mrs. C. Cocks. Feathered Bybloe- 

 men: 1. Imperatrice d'Maroc, Mrs. C. Cocks; 2. Washington, T. Rudge, 

 Esq. ; 5. Absalom, Mr. Sharp ; 4. Prince Sovereign, and 5. Neat and Clean, 

 Mrs. C. Cocks. Flamed Bybloemen : 1. Cerese Lelat, Mrs. C. Cocks; 

 2. Duchess of Wellington, Colonel Money ; 3. Norwich Black Baguet, W. 

 Gillman, Esq. ; 4. Princess Charlotte, G. Baldwin, Esq. ; 5. Diana, Mrs. C. 

 Cocks. Feathered Rose : 1. Grand Valem, 2. Hebe Superfine, 3. Cramoise 

 de Confrater, 4, Reine de Flemes, and 5. Van Eeden, Mrs. C. Cocks. 

 Flamed Rose : l. Reine de Roses, J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 2. Trioraphe Blandina, 

 Mr. P. Baylis ; 3. Triomphe Royal, T. Rudge, Esq. ; 4. Reine de Cerese, Mr. 

 P. Baylis ; 5. Triomphe de Lisle, J. F. Willis, Esq. Anemones. Dark Double : 

 1. Mrs. James Rudge ; 2. and 3. J.F.Willis, Esq. ; 4. Mrs.Westfaling ; 5. Mrs. 

 James Rudge, Light Double: 1. J. F. Willis, Esq. ; 2. Mr. Reynolds; 5., 

 4., and 5. J. F, Willis, Esq. — Asparagus: 1 . Mrs. Westfaling ; 2. Colonel 

 Money; 3. T. H. Symons, Esq.; 4. Mrs.Westfaling; 5. Colonel Money. 

 {Hereford Journal, June 3.) 



The Tiventy-third public Exhibition took place on June 24. We have for 

 five years reported this Exhibition, but words now fail us to do it common 

 justice ; and it only remains for us to say, in number and quality it exceeded 

 any we have before witnessed ; and we are assured no Society, whether as 

 downright gardeners or fanciers, can beat the Ross horticulturists. The 

 grand stand was nobly filled, and most tastefully arranged, with a profusion 



