74-6 Prov. Hort. Societies : ■ — Leicestershire, 



3. Blakcney Red, Mr. Crump ; 4. Earland, and 5. Moorcroft, Mr. Reynolds. Out-door Grapes : 



1. Sweetwater, T. Uudge, Esq. ; 2. Muscadine, and 3. Royal Muscadine, C. Biss, Esq. ; 4. Mus- 

 catel, E. Jones, Esq. ; 5. Black Cluster, Mi.ss Harvey. — Culinari/ Vcj^etahlcs. Celery : 1. and 



2. John Cooke, Esq. ; 3. K. Evans, Esq. ; 4. John Cooke, Esq. ; 5. K. Evans, Esq. Autumn Broc- 

 coli : 1. K. Evans, Esq. ; 2. and 3. Mr. Crump ; 4. and 5. K. Evans, Esq. {Hereford Journal, 

 October 7.) 



: LEICESTERSHIRE. •- 



The Bury Horticultural Society held their Fourth Meeting on Sept. 8. The show was admirable ; 

 the first objects of attraction were the Georginas, the profusion and variety of which beautiful 

 description of flowers presented a most superb appearance. Amongst the finest were the Donna 

 Maria, Achilles, Douglas's 12, Dennis's Invincible, Fiilgida siiperba, and the admired Anemone- 

 flowered variety raised at Cork. The seedlings were very good. There were also some incom- 

 parable China-asters. Of the fruit, the Persian Melon was most worthy remark, and there were 

 two new South American species. The Seedling Grape (white), raised from a raisin, is a very 

 excellent one. The Peaches., Apricots, Caledonian Plums, and Morello Cherries were very fine, 

 and the show of. Apples was grand, especially the Mars Hill by the Rev. H. Hasted, Hawtliorn- 

 dean by the Rev. C. Dewhirst, and seedlings of great merit by Mr. Hodson and several cottagers. 

 The display of honey obtained without destroying the bees was very gratifying, including a box of 

 25 lbs. by a cottager, obtained from a swarm of this year, a glass of the purest nectar shown by 

 Mr. Payne, and many other boxes and glasses. The Red Celery was of extraordinary size. The 

 following was the award of the judges, Mr. Chandler of Vauxhall, and Mr. Dennis of Chelsea, 

 for flowers ; Messrs. Lines and Sharp, for fruit and vegetables : — 



Flowers. Georginas: Six, 1. and 2. Mr. Buchanan ; Seedling, Mr. Barrett. Plant in a pot, Mr. 

 Wright. Plant in a pot (extra-prize), Gloxinw hirsCita, R. Bevan, Esq. Bouquet: Tender, Mr. 

 Hammond ; Hardy, Mr. Lord. Glass of Honey, Mr. Payne ; Box of Honey, Rev. C. Dewhirst. — 

 Fruit. Peaches : 1. Mr. Barrett; 2. Mr. Musk. Nectarines: 1. Mr. Musk; 2. Rev. G. J. Haggitt. 

 Melon: 1. Persian, Mr. Hammond ; 2. Winter, Mr. C. Johnson. Pine: 1. filr. C. Johnson ; 



2. Mr. Wright, Ampton. Grapes : 1. White Out-door, Mr. C. Adams, Barton ; 2. Black forced, 

 Mr. C. Johnson ; 3. Seedling, from a raisin, Mr. R. Taylor, Bury. Figs, Brown Ischia, Sir J. 

 AiHeck. Pears, Mr. Corsbie, West Stow. Plums, Green Gages, Mr. Barrett. Chen-ies, Morello, 

 Mr. Sparrow, Shropham. Apples: 1. Dessert, Kerry Pippin, Rev. B. T. Norgate ; 2. Kitchen, 

 Hawthorndean, Rev. Mr. Dewhirst ; 3. Seedling, Mr. Barrett. Filberts, Mr. Hammond. — 

 Culinary Vegetables. Celery : 1. Red, Mr. J. H. Payne ; 2. White, Mr. Hammond. Onions : 



1. Mr. Barrett ; 2. Red, Mr. C. Middleditch. Peas, Charles Bloomtield, Esq. Tomatoes, Rev. B. 

 T. Norgate. 



Cottagers' Prizes. Potatoes, Last, Rougham. Cabbages, Steed. Onions, Jermyn, Timworth. 

 Green Gages, Fenner, Fornham. Apples, Tooley, Whelnetham ; Seedling, Smith, Bury. Box 

 of Honey, Reach, Bury. {Bury and Norwich Post, September 9.) 



YORKSHIRE. 



Yorkshire Horticultural Society. — The First September Meeting of this Society took place on 

 September 2. at Wakefield. The chair was taken at two o'clock, by the Rev. S. Sharp, vicar of 

 Wakefield, when the prizes were adjudged as follows : — 



, Floivers. Georginas. Purple: 1. 'Thomas Carnall, gardener to P. Walton, Esq., of Walton ; 2. 

 and 3. Mr. William Barratt. Scarlett: Land 2. Mr. William Thorp of Halifax, nurseryman; 



3. Thomas Carnall. Light: 1. Thomas Carnall; 2. Mr. William Barratt; 3. Robert Hinsley of 

 Hensall, near Snaith. Crimson : 1. Mr. William Carrat; 2. Thomas Carnall; 3. Robert Hinsley. 

 Single Georginas : 1. Mrs. Dealtry of Lofthouse Hall ; 2. Robert Hinsley. Light : 1. Joseph 

 Marshall of Carr Lane, near Leeds; 2. William Clark of Rudley. Bouquet. Exotic, Thomas 

 Appleby. ' Hardy, William Clark. Carnations. Scarlet Bizard : 1. John Gill of East Moor ; 



2. William Hardman of Wakefield. Pink Bizard: 1. and 2. John Hives. Scarlet Flake : 1. and 

 2. John Smith, gardener to the Rev. Lamplugh Hird of Low Moor. Pink Flake : 1. and 2. John 

 Smith. Purple Flake : 1. William Hardman ; 2. William Newsome of Dewsbury Bank. Pico- 

 tees. Red-laccd : I. John Smith ; 2. John Gill. Purple-laced : 1. and 2. John Smith. Rarest 

 Exotic in Pot (a Pitcairm'a chilensis), William Baines, gardener to Jeremiah Rawson, Esq. — 

 Fruit. Pine: 1. William Ashton, gardener to Benjamin Gaskell, Esq. of Thornes House, near 

 Wakefield; 2. John Plant, gardener to John Hardy, Esq. of Heath Hall. Largest, John Cork of 

 Grange Ash. Grapes, White : 1 James Brown, gardener to John Hebblethwaite, Esq. of Wood- 

 house Lane, Leeds; 2. William Ashton; 3. John Ives, gardener to Mrs. Rawson of Stony Royd, 

 near Halifax. Black : 1. Joseph Moore, gardener to T. B. Pease, Esq. of Chapel AUerton, near 

 Leeds; 2. Thomas Appleby, gardener to the Rev. J. A.Rhodes of Horsforth Hall; 3. William 

 Ashton. Melon : 1. John Southward, gardener to Edward Armitage, Esq. of Cookridge Hall ; 

 2. James Brown. Peaches : 1. William Ashton ; 2. Job Boothroyd, gardener to Kennet Dawson, 

 Esq., of Frickley Hall, near Doncaster. Nectarines: 1. William Ashton ; 2. Job Boothroyd. 

 Apricots: 1. William Ashton; 2. William Partridge, gardener to the Rev. Henry Torre, of 

 Thornhill. Cherries : William Caladine, gardener to J. F. Carr, Esq. of Carr Lodge, Horbury. 

 Figs, James Cooper, gardener to John Lee, Esq., St. John's, Wakefield. Plums : 1. John Plant; 

 2. and 3. William Ashton; 4. George Yanwith, gardener to Sir Edward Dodsworth, Bart., of 

 Newland Hall. Currants, Mr. J. Hatfield of Wakefield. Pears : 1. William Ashton ; 2. Job 

 Boothroyd. Greatest variety of sorts (140 in number), Mr. yVilliam Barratt of Wakefield, nur- 

 seryman. Apples. Eating : 1. Job Boothroyd ; 2. John Markwcll, gardener to A. Peterson, Esq., of 

 Wakefield ; 3. William Ashton. Greatest quantity of sorts (93 in number), Mr. W. Barratt. 

 Baking : 1. Mr. Robinson of Wakefield ; 2. John Markwell ; 3. James Cooper ; 4. William Ashton. 

 A dish of Apples, grafted in March last, upon branches sent from the Horticultural Society in 

 London, Mr. William Barratt. Best Seedling Apples, William Clark of Kodley. A dish of Sibe- 

 rian Golden Crabs, Blr. Joshua Scott of Wakefield. — Culinary Vegetables. Peas, Samuel Currie, 

 gardener to Joshua Ingham, Esq , of Blake Hall, Mirfield. Potatoes, William Newsome. Cauli- 

 flowers, Thomas Green of Newton, market-gardener. Red Cabbage, Mr. William Barratt. Celery, 

 Samuel Currie. Endive, Thomas Carnall. Winter Onions, William Hardman. Spring Onions, 

 Thomas Carnall. Broccoli, Samuel Currie. Vegetable Marrow : 1. George Yanwith ; 2. Samuel 

 Currie. 



A prize was awarded to Thomas Appleby, for a fine specimen of the Granadilla, the fruit of 

 the Passiflora, or Passion Flower. Joseph Marshall of Carr Lane produced the branch of an 

 apple tree, bearing both fruit and flowers. William Ashton produced a dish of May Duke 



