252 Proxnncial Horticultural Societies ; — 



Billbergza nudicaulis, Gesnem macrostachya, Jatroplia panduraefolia, 

 Brugmansi« suaveolens, Gladiolus natalensis, Z/iliiim loiigiflorum, Haeman- 

 aiitliLis puniceus. Four prizes were awarded to cottagers; and, of six extra- 

 prizes, one was awarded to Mr. Hamilton for a lemon queen pine. 



Sept. 4. A very fine display of flowers, fruits, and vegetables was ex- 

 bibited. The new bulbous plants belonging to the Hon. Mrs. Alfred 

 Harrison were particularly admired, and the whole collection of fruits was 

 of the first order. In looking through the list, the objects more v/orthy to 

 be mentioned are, Epidendrum nutans, Clitoria ternatea, Cypripedium 

 venustvun, Bign6n«fl! Chamberlaynei, Brugmans/« suaveolens. Six prizes 

 were awarded to five cottagers ; and extra-prizes were appropriated to 

 the following objects : — To Hedychium GivvAneYidnum, shown by Mr. 

 Downey ; to Stachytarpheta mutabilis, shown by Mr. Bryant ; for fruit of 

 the Pimenta vulgaris, shown by Mr. Shennan ; for last year's onions, shown 

 by Mr. Langden. 



Wov-CEST^^siiiK^.— Worcestershire Horticultural and Floral Society. 

 June 19. Among other interesting objects, there were shown, a magni- 

 ficent A%-ium splendens, Hoyrtcarnosa, with pellucid honej'-drops hanging 

 from its umbels of waxlike flowers ; and on the specimen were several 

 follicles of seeds, an unusual circumstance. A lofty Lavater« arborea was 

 exhibited, and a particularly fine Kalm/a latifolia. Mr. Kendall exhibited 

 flowers of a hundred different kinds of Pelargonium. There was a good 

 display of flowers of iJanunculus. 



July 19. Carnations, picotees, georginas, and various flowers were the 

 objects exhibited at this show. Among the fruit were a good many fine 

 gooseberries ; and there were currants, raspberries, peaches, nectarines, 

 apples, cherries, and strawberries : the Elton and Chilian kinds of straw- 

 berry won the prizes. Among the vegetables we see nought to notice. In 

 the extra-prizes are Hume« elegans, shown by Arthur Skey, Esq. ; Gna- 

 phalium eximium, shown by Mr. Kendall; citron water-melons, and Ce- 

 phalonian melons, shown by J. C. Kent, Esq. (^Worcester Herald, July 28. 

 1832.) 



Yorkshire. — York Fhricultural Show. Sept. 24. 1832. Georginas 

 were mainly the flowers shown ; and on a table, in the centre of the guild- 

 hall, were arranged upwards of 1300 georgina blossoms in bottles, besides 

 a very large number in trays. A vase of beautiful artificial flowers, the 

 production of Mr. Johnstone, the cook at the Black Swan, was exhibited. 

 The flowers were not made of the usual materials, but cut with a penknife 

 out of the turnip, carrot, and beet-root. Here we saw the rose, the sun- 

 flower, the marigold, the ranunculus, &c., tastefully arranged ; and this 

 unique .specimen of art was much admired, and received a prize. The 

 proceeds of this show, it had been made known, were to be applied to aid 

 the funds of the dispensary, so much impaired b}' the prevalence of the 

 cholera in York. A shilling each person {Qd. for children) was charged at 

 the door; and by this means, by the amount of subscriptions, by the sale 

 of some flowers, and by some prize-money returned, 33/. 13*. Sd. were 

 raised ; which, when the amount of prizes av/arded, and all expenses, were 

 deducted, left a donation to the dispensary of 12/. 15s. Idd. (Yorkshire 

 Gazette, Sept. 29.) 



///(// Floral and Horticultural Society. — Aug. 6. 18.32. The show con- 

 sisted of carnations, picotees, green-house plants, bouquets, gooseberries, 

 melons, and grapes. In the carnation family, the winning yellow picotees 

 were Goldfinch, Amelia, and Empress of Austria ; we have not room for 

 the names of numerous kinds in the other classes. Of gooseberries, the 

 winning kinds. Red, Crown Bob, Roaring Lion, and Sportsman ; yellow. 

 Royal Sovereign and Rockwood ; white. Eagle ; green. Ocean. iVerium 

 Oleander and StapelM Asterias won the prizes for green-house plants. 

 (Hull and Rockingham Gazette, Aug. 11. 1832.) 



