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are just now coming into season ; but are not yet generally sought after, 

 although the prices at present are very moderate. Of chestnuts we have' 

 had a moderate crop. Walnuts have been particularly plentiful, and of 

 excellent quality, notwithstanding large supplies have been imported. 

 Grapes have also been abundant, both from the houses and open walls ; 

 which, with a large supply from Holland, has caused them to be very cheap! 

 Pine-apples are now so generally cultivated as to make them almost plen- 

 tiful at all seasons : they have sold this season lower than was ever before 

 remembered. Onions have been harvested in large quantities, and in mid- 

 dling condition, and are likely to be plentiful and cheap throughout the 

 winter. Potatoes are not so heavy a crop as usual ; but, in consequence 

 of the excellent supply kept up in the river by the constant arrivals from 



all parts of the coast, they are not likely to be high in price. G C 



Nov. 22. 1832. 



Art. VII. Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



ENGLAND. 



Bedfordshire. — Bedfordshire Horticultural Society. July. This sum- 

 mer's show was remarkably line, particularly the cottagers' vegetables. The 

 principal prizes for the carnations and picotees were awarded to Messrs. 

 J. B. Coter, Brinkles, Musgrave, Pullen, Bundy, Furze, and Clarke. Mr. 

 Brinkles exhibited a fine seedling carnation Queen Adelaide, and a seed- 

 ling picotee, Brinkles's Delight. The heaviest red gooseberry, the Roaring 

 Lion, was exhibited by Mr. Nash: its weight was 26 dwts. 12 grs. The 

 heaviest yellow was the Gunner, Mr. Furze; weight, 24 dwts. 18 grs. 

 Green, Troubler, Mr. Chapman; 21 dwts. 17 grs. White, Governess, 

 Mr. Pullen; 22 dwts. 15 grs. The currants and raspberries shown were 

 also very fine. {Northampton Mercury, Aug. 4.) 



Cambridgeshire. — Cambridge Horticultural Society. June 27 *. The 

 principal flowers were ranunculuses, pinks, and roses. The first prize 

 for the ranunculuses was given to Mr. F. Finch; for the pinks, to 

 Mr. Ripsher ; and for the roses, to Mr. Widnall. 



August 12. Very numerous kinds of fruits and flowers were exhibited. 

 The ironmonger gooseberry won the prize for flavour ; the roaring lion 

 that for weight ; one berry weighed 1 oz. 22 grs. ; 42 bunches of red currants 

 weighed 1 lb., and of white currants only 30 bunches. Excellent carna- 

 tions and picotees were exhibited. Six prizes were awarded to cottagers. 

 Seven extra-prizes were awarded. One to Mr. Widnall for a seedling geor- 

 gina, which is stated to be " a most splendid production." One to Mr. Biggs, 

 curator of the botanic garden, for a Fuchsza multiflora, which is stated to 

 have excited general admiration. One to Mr. Denson, for a symmetrical 

 and perfect spike of flowers of Yucca gloriosa. {Cambridge Chronicle, 

 Aug. 3. 1832.) 



Sept. 19. Many good things were exhibited at this show, but the most 

 original among them were the georginas. This happens from the enterprise 

 of Mr. Widnall, at Grantchester, near Cambridge, in this family of flowers, 

 who devotes much time to the ascertaining where new varieties of merit 

 are raised, and hesitates not to pay handsome prices for the exclusive pos- 

 session of such, where they are to be purchased, and has himself, besides, 

 raised several varieties of merit. As these causes not only insure that the 

 kinds of georgina which he himself exhibits are choice, but that those put 

 in competition with them- are choice also, we give the names of all the 

 geoi'ginas which won prizes at this show : — Georginas (12 double, one of 

 a sort) : first prize, medal, Aurantia pallida, Prince George of Cumber- 



