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drum cochleatum, and Ixdra coccinea. Green-house plants, by the same : 

 Dryandra formosa, Liparia villosa, Gnidia denudata, Illicium floridanum, 

 Lachenah'a tricolor (a new variety), and Acacia verticillata. Mr. Mackay 

 also sent the following plants to ornament the stage, but not for competi- 

 tion : — Bourbon palm (Latdnia borbonica), papyrus of the Nile (Papy- 

 rus antiquorum) with stems 10 ft. high, Camellia Sasdnqua rosea, together 

 with a number of fine specimens of African heaths, amongst which was a 

 splendid specimen of .Erica aristata var. major. The following, from Mr. 

 Keef, nurseryman, Longlane, obtained the second prize : — Camellia 

 japonica var. florida, Rosa mundi, Gray's Invincible, and Carnation Warra- 

 tah. These beautiful specimens are now, for the first time, exhibited in 

 flower in this country. Corrae v a speciosa, Indigofera australis, Pseonia 

 Moutan, Cereus speciosus, and Pomaderris elliptica, fine and well-grown 

 specimens ; as were also the heaths and pelargoniums, for which premiums 

 were awarded to the same person. The following beautiful plants, sent in 

 by Mr. Grant, gardener to George Putland, Esq., Bray Head, obtained the 

 first prize for " exotics from private gardens :" — Hovea Celsi, Eutaxia 

 pungens, Azalea indica var. purpurea and alba, Dryandra formosa, Indigo- 

 fera australis, and Grevillea Baueri. The following, sent in by Mr. Nevin, 

 gardener to the chief secretary, obtained the second prize in the above 

 class : — Hovea Celsi, Boronia pinnata, BoromVz serrulata, Brachysema 

 latifolium, Platylobium triangulare, and Chorozema Henchmannw". 



Two splendid camellias (atrorubens and Sasanqua), a citron, a pome- 

 granate, and some fine hybrid amaryllises, from seed saved in the country, 

 were also well deserving of notice ; and the whole indicated, we are happy 

 to learn, rapid improvement in the horticulture of the vicinity of Dublin. 

 (Dublin Evening Post, April 30.) 



Belfast Horticultural Society. — April 16. Among the prizes the follow- 

 ing are the only ones that have the varieties named : — Auricula, Green- 

 edged, Stretch's Emperor Alexander, Mr. George M'Cullogh. Camellias, 

 Myrtle-leaved, Mr. M'Cullogh. Purple Noisette Rose, Mr. John Scott. 

 Acacia verticillata, Mr. Samuel Milliken, gardener to Sir R. Bateson. 

 White Camellia, Mr. G. M'Cullogh. Pine (Enville Queen>, Mr. Lewis, 

 gardener to Colonel Forde. Illicium floridanum and Salvia cardinalis, 

 John Stott, Esq. (Mr. H. Glen, gardener). The marked improvement 

 observable between this show and the spring show for 1831, must 

 give great satisfaction to the friends of the Society. (Northern Whig, 

 April 19.) 



May 21. At this show there appeared such a manifest and decided 

 improvement over former years, as clearly to evince that the Belfast Horti- 

 cultural Society may now vie with any other in the United Kingdom, and 

 has been productive of much benefit to the country. The geraniums were 

 extremely beautiful. There was also a very fine selection of anemones, 

 tulips, and other green-house plants and exotics, and a great variety of 

 vegetables, melons, strawberries, &c. A great number of rare plants and 

 fine vegetables were on the table ; among them we noticed the Thomasifl 

 solanacea, from John Stott, Esq. ; double-flowering tea plant, and a num- 

 ber of others, Mr. E. Lindsay ; a number of fine ranunculuses and fine 

 early lettuce, from R. Moore, Esq.; Azalea coccinea, from Mr. G. 

 M'Cullogh ; six varieties of calceolaria, from Mr. Scott, Ormeau ; the 

 creeping cereus, G. Andrews, Esq. ; Agapanthus umbellatus, and Cereus 

 speciosus, Sir R. Bateson, Bart. ; and, though last, not least in merit, a 

 fine specimen of wheat, grown by A. J. Macrory, Esq. Duncairn. (Bel* 

 fast Commercial Chronicle, May 23., and Belfast Guardian, May 29.) 



