626 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



a more distressing season for the growers, than any they have felt among 

 the several preceding, and these have been far from favourable. — G. C. 

 Covent Garden, September 17. 1832. 



Art. VII. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



Press of matter has obliged us to abridge the accounts sent us to an 

 extreme degree, and to omit nearly all the names of the competitors at 

 the different shows, and of the florists' flowers. With regard to the latter, 

 however, we may just observe, that, of the auriculas, Grimes's Privateer 

 seems to have made the most successful cruise, and to have taken most 

 prizes. Cottagers' prizes have been given every where, and we may men- 

 tion the practice lately adopted in Norfolk, of giving silver spoons, &c, 

 instead of medals, as one which appears to us worthy of imitation. — 

 J. W. L.for Cond. 



ENGLAND. 



Cambridgeshire. 



The Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society. — May 16. A number of 

 prizes were distributed ; but the only exotic plant exhibited, the name of 

 which is mentioned, was Z)odecatheon Meadifl var. gigantea. Cottagers' 

 prizes were given for heartsease, stocks, and lettuces. {Cambridge Chron., 

 May 18.) 



Cumberland. 



Carlisle Floral and Horticultural Society. — May 31. Mr. Rothwell of 

 Mains exhibited a very fine collection of plants, &c. ; amongst which were 

 the Agapanthus umbellatus in full flower, the Cereus^jhylianthoides, the 

 Maurandya semperflorens, and the Maurandy« 'Barclaydna ; several speci- 

 mens of native water plants, two of which were much admired, the 

 iVympha^a alba and the JVuphar lutea ; he had also a small orange tree 

 bearing fruit. Mr. Rothwell had two heads of Danish broccoli, of great 

 size; one of them weighing 12Jlb., and the other 8A lb. The richest col- 

 lection was probably from Crofton Hall ; but as the gardener, Mr. Pape, 

 was appointed one of the judges, he did not contend for any of the prizes. 

 In this collection we observed a most beautiful specimen of the Passifldra 

 alata, an Azalea Indica alba, a very fine capsicum, a Finca ? osea, a Spigeli« 

 marilandica, &c. ; besides a very fine pine-apple (the only one shown), for 

 which the committee awarded a prize of 11.; and some of the largest rhu- 

 barb we ever saw. Mr. Slater of this city had some beautiful specimens 

 of plants, &c, which were much admired ; amongst these were the Cereus 

 speciosfssima, the jErica ventricosa superba, besides a great variety of gera- 

 niums. Mr. R. Ferguson of Harker Lodge had a fine specimen of the 

 Mus« coccinea, the Gloxinia caulescens, and also produced the best grapes. 

 There was a large collection of tulips ; the best from Mr. Hodgson of 

 Houghton House, who had also the best bouquet of flowers. Mr. R. 

 Mounsey had a very beautiful Polygala oppositifolia ; and also obtained 

 prizes for the best dish of apples, the best rhubarb, the best asparagus, and 

 the best salad. Mr. W. Graham of this city had a good show of plants, 

 amongst which were the E'pacris grandiflora, a species of Aphelexis, 

 and the Calceolaria rugosa; besides several beautiful geraniums.. Messrs. 

 Hutton of this city had some fine specimens of the Phododendron pon- 

 ticum in flower, the Polygala oppositifolia, and the A'juga alpina (a rare 

 native plant) ; besides several others of much beauty. It is impossible to 

 enumerate all that were deserving of notice. Besides what we have 

 named, there were numerous elegant bouquets of flowers, and various 

 plants, from the gardens of the Misses Losh of Woodside, Mr. P. Dixon 

 of Warwick, Mr. J. Dixon of Knells, Captain Halton, Mr. Slater, &c. &c. 



