250 Prov. Hart. Societies : — NorihamjotojisJiire, 



Northamptonshire. — NorthamptonsMre United Horticultural Society. 

 June 29. The sho\y was well supplied with plants and flowers, including 

 many varieties of pink. Among fruits, pines, grapes, melons, and straw- 

 berries were shown. Mr. Atkins's hybrid calceolaria (p. 724.) won a 

 prize ; as did a Cereus yjhj'llanthoides from Lord Southampton's, on 

 which were from .300 to 400 blossoms. Rhatford's gigantic rhubarb won 

 an extra-prize; and five cottagers' prizes were awarded. {Northampton 

 Free Press, July 7. 1832.) 



Aug. 27. This show was richly furnished ; and the carnations, picotees, 

 and georginas exhibited were numerous. There were also roses, cocks- 

 combs, balsams, stove plants, green-house plants, geraniums, and hardy 

 herbaceous plants ; a good supplj' of fruits ; and some vegetables. The 

 specimens particularly worthy of notice were some extraordinarily fine 

 pines from Earl Spencer's; some very fine grapes from E. Bouverie, Esq., 

 one berry of which measured 5 in. in circumference. The cottagers' spe- 

 cimens were particularly fine, and the competitors very numerous. 

 (^JVo)'t/mmj}ton Mercuri/, Aug. 4. 1832.) 



Somersetshire. — Bristol and Clifton Horticultural Society. J'zt/y 24. 

 1832. Carnations, picotees, fruits, vegetables, and flowering plants, were 

 exhibited. We may mention, among the hardy plants, Hj'drangea (/uerci- 

 folia; Gladiolus natalensis, wrongly called by its name, second as to the time 

 of inventing it, psittacinus ; and Dracocephalum argunense. Tender plants, 

 Rochea falcata ; Evica ampuUacea, viridiflora, and Ewer/a«« ; Amaryllis 

 striatiflora superba, Xylophylla latifolia; Sinning/« guttata, Helleri, and 

 velutina ; Escallom'a rubra, and Swains6n?'fl galegifolia. There was a con- 

 test in the morning between Messrs. Miller, Jacques, Maule, and Chambers, 

 as to who should exhibit the finest carnations for two silver cups; when 

 the umpires awarded the first prize to Mr. Miller, and the second to Mr. 

 Jacques. The flowers were superb, and excelled anj' in the room. (Bris- 

 tol Mirror, July 28. 1832.) 



Sept. 11. There was a copious supply of fruits at this show, and nume- 

 rous prizes for them were awarded. Of vegetables, flowers (mainly 

 georgmas), and plants, there was a pretty good supply. Several cottagere 

 obtained prizes. In the competition for nurserymen's prizes, some choice 

 plants were exhibited ; and Mr. Maule obtained upwards of a dozen prizes. 

 Among ericas and other matters exhibited by Mr. Miller, the distinguished 

 honorary secretary of this Society, were variegated yuccas. (Bristol Mir- 

 ror, Sept. 15. 1832.) 



Taunton and West Somei'set Horticultural Society. — Sept. 5. 1832. Of 

 flowers there appeared a great profusion, particularly of georginas and 

 German China asters. The fruits were in most tempting variety, and the 

 supply was unusually great. Both in fruits and vegetables, some very 

 astonishing productions appeared ; but, in the awarding of prizes, size 

 generally yielded to flavour. Among the vegetables exhibited was a very 

 curious serpent cucumber, which, when suspended, had almost the appear- 

 ance of a green snake. It exceeded 3 ft. in length. The collection at the 

 doors amounted to nearly 20/. Gladiolus natalensis won a prize, as did 

 several seedling georginas. Nine prizes were awarded to cottagers. An 

 Enville pine weighed 9| lbs., and a queen pine 4i lbs. Of the nurserymen's 

 prizes,' Mr. James Veitch and Mr. John Young won nearly all : there were 

 several for seedling georginas of various colours, and two for German 

 China asters. Mr. John Young won a prize for beet (Poiree a carte 

 blanche), and an extra-prize for Polish potatoes, (Taunton Courier, 

 Sept. 12.) 



Suffolk. — Ipswich Horticultural Society. Sept, 11.1832. This was the 

 fourth show in the present year. The exhibition was decidedl}^ the best 

 of the season, and highly gratifying to an unusually numerous company. 



