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Daglish ; 2. James Middlemist, gardener to Colonel Dalton. Cauliflowers : 

 1. Mr. Cuthbertson ; 2. Christopher Whytell. Potatoes: kidney, Mr. 

 Lumley; round, George Whitton, gardener, Aiskew, near Bedale. 



Judges. For Plants and Flowers : John Hill, Esq,, Richard Lacey, Esq., 

 and Mr. G. Grayson. For Fruit and Vegetables : William Morton, Esq., 

 Mr. May, and Mr. Banning. 



Amongst the plants which decorated the show-room were the following : 

 Lllium longiflorum. Calceolaria integrifolia var. angustifolia, Petiinia nycta- 

 giniflora, &c., exhibited by Mr. Cuthbertson ; a splendid bloom of the new 

 plant G^eum coccineum, also a beautiful hardy bouquet, by Mr. Idle, gar- 

 dener to John Yorke, Esq., of Bewerley Hall ; a fine bouquet of white moss 

 roses, of about 20 blooms, gathered from one plant, which covers a wall 

 1 2 ft high for the length of 5 yards, and is supposed to be one of the oldest 

 and finest plants in the kingdom, shown by Colonel Dalton's gardener ; 

 Calceolaria purpurea, rugosa, and integrifolia, ikfimulus luteus var. rivu- 

 laris, Didymocarpus Rhexii, and also a magnificent exotic bouquet, 10 ft. 

 high, &c., exhibited by Mr. May ; and also an exotic bouquet, shown by 

 Mr. Weatherald. 



The Chairman called attention to the superiority of the cucumbers and 

 cauliflowers. The strawberries were deserving of much notice, particularlj' 

 the first prize dish, one strawberry of which measured full 6 in. in circum- 

 ference, and several others were nearly of the same magnitude. The first 

 prize melon, which was grown in a forcing-pit, the invention of Mr. Lacy, 

 afforded a further instance of the advantages of his plan. {Yorkshire Ga- 

 zette, July 4.) 



Durham. 



The JBofanical and Horticultural Society for the Counties of Durham, 

 Northumberland, and Neiucastle upon Tyne. — A Branch General Meeting 

 was held at Alnwick on July 10., when the following prizes were awarded : 



For the best-flavoured pine (Queen), the silver medal, to Ralph Naters, 

 Esq., Sandyford House. This was a most beautiful fruit, and was produced 

 upon a plant only one year old. For the best-flavoured melon, best dish 

 of grapes, best bouquet of China roses, and best bouquet of flowers, silver 

 medals, to Mr. M'Leish, gardener to A. J. Cresswell Baker, Esq., of Cress- 

 well Hall. For the best dish of strawberries, the silver medal, to Mr. Bal- 

 four, gardener to the Right Hon. Earl Grey, Howick House. For the best 

 dish of cherries, the silver medal, to Mr. Lowrey, gardener to Ralph Rid- 

 dell, Esq., Felton Park. For the best double ranunculus (Coquelicot), the 

 silver medal, to Mr. Wm. Newton, gardener, Alnwick. For the second- 

 best ranunculus, the bronze medal ; and for the best exotic plant in flower 

 (Cactus speciosa), and the best 12 double roses, silver medals, to Mr. Oliver, 

 gardener to the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., Eslington House. For the best 

 pink, the silver medal, to Mr. Scott, gardener to Edward Charlton, Esq., 

 Sandoe. There were some very fine seedling strawberries, named the 

 Broome Park Seedling and the Lass of Glenshey, and also two fine seedling 

 pinks, and a number of seedling myrtles, grown in the open ground, exhi- 

 bited by Mr. Allan M'Pherson, gardener to Wm. Burrell, Esq., of Broome 

 Park. {Newcastle Courant, i\.\\y \i.) 



Lancashire. 

 Manchester Floral and Horticidtural Society. — TheFourth Meeting of this 

 Society was held on August 5., for the exhibition of carnations, georginas, 

 and the various fruits and vegetables of the season. Notwithstanding the 

 unfavourable weather, which had prevailed for some time previous to the 

 Meeting, and which had retarded the blowing of many choice specimens, 

 the show of flowers, and particularly of carnations, was extremely good, 

 though not quite so large as on former occasions. Prizes were awarded as 

 follows : — 



