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back to them. After this ploughing, the corn grew prodigiously, and, as 

 far as promise could go, ' gave the lie direct to the wiseacres who said 

 there would be no crop.' On the 7th August, Mr. Palmer gave the corn 

 a second ploughing between the ridges, the same as before, except that he 

 did not approach quite so near to the plant. The high winds about the 

 latter end of the month having knocked the crop about, which had then 

 attained the height of 4 ft., some men were put to earth it up after the 

 manner of teasels. Yesterday Mr. Palmer commenced cutting away the 

 tops and blades, leaving the ears standing on the footstalks to harden for 

 another fortnight, or three weeks, when he will commence harvesting the 

 crop. Mr. Palmer observes, ' that there is a crop, and a productive one, 

 too, any man may satisfy himself who will take the trouble ; and the spe- 

 cimen you have will show the state of perfection at which it is already 

 arrived.' " {Hereford Journal, Sept. 26. 1832.) 



Lancashire. — Lancaster Floral and Horticultural Society. Augusts. 

 1832. The carnations and picotees exhibited were good, although not 

 very numerous. Miss Dalton exhibited a magnificent specimen of Yucca 

 gloridsa. The georginas were superb. Of the carnations, Wild's Perfec- 

 tion won the first prize among the scarlet bizarres ; Wakefield's Paul Pry 

 the first among the pink bizarres ; Turner's Princess Charlotte the first 

 among the purple flakes ; Wilson's Mountaineer, the first among the scarlet 

 flakes ; Clegg's Smiling Beauty, the first among the pink flakes. Of the 

 picotees, Boothman's Victoria won the first prize among the purple kinds, 

 and Kenny's Incomparable the first prize among the red kinds. The kinds 

 of gooseberry which won prizes are, red, Top Sawyer and Roaring Lion ; 

 yellow, Rockwood and Gunner; green, Greenwood and Independent; 

 white, Wellington's Glory and White Eagle. That beautifully and freely 

 blooming hardy green-house shrub, Ceanothus azureus, was much admired, 

 and was honoured with a prize. (Lancaster Herald, Aug. 4. 1832. 



Lancaster Horticultural Society. — Oct. 6. The shows of this Society have 

 in previous years been confined to the summer months ; but, in compliance 

 with the wishes of the lovers of fruit, an autumnal show was attempted. 

 Mr. Ronalds of Brentford sent named specimens of many varieties of 

 apple to Mr. Saul, who exhibited them, and also 26 sorts furnished by 

 himself. Dr. Stevenson of Gilmerton, near Edinburgh, sent 60 varieties. 

 The Rev. Thos. Mackreth of Halton, also, supplied upwards of 26 va- 

 rieties. Mr. Saul, at the end of the show, distributed the apples supplied 

 by himself and his friend, Dr. Stevenson, to the persons present : an op- 

 portunity of tasting new fruit, of which many were delighted to avail 

 themselves. Besides apples, pears, figs, grapes, pumpkins, and many 

 other fruits and vegetables, and many varieties of georgina, were exhibited* 

 (Lancaster Gazette, Oct. 13. 1832.) 



Art. VIII. Obituary. 



Died, on the 8th of October, 1832, Mr. William Johnstone Sherman, 

 aged about 40 years, formerly of Gunnersbury Park, and late gardener to 

 Edward Baker, Esq., of Salisbury. Mr Shennan having been well known 

 to you and many of your readers, I need only observe, that, as a practical 

 gardener in every branch of his profession, there were few to excel him. 

 As a last tribute to his memory, after an uninterrupted friendship of nearly 

 twenty years, allow me to add, that a more upright man, and more sincere 

 friend, did not exist. — Robert Reid. Cothelston, Oct. 25. 1832. 



