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articles of clothing. The spoons, clocks, &c., are articles of luxury, which 

 may descend, like heir-looms, from father to son, and may be possessed by 

 any individual without his feeling any degradation in the idea, that they 

 have been given to him. He knows that even dukes and princes are 

 proud of the prize cups which they have won for horseracing, fine cattle, 

 &c., and he looks upon his spoons in the same light. Articles of clothing 

 however, convey quite a different feeling. The poor man knovv's that no 

 one would presume to offer them to men of either rank or wealth, and, 

 instead of signs of triumph, they become badges of poverty and degra- 

 dation. Prizes of books, especially to young gardeners, we cannot but 

 highly approve of; but, to give them the character of a prize, they 

 ought to be handsomely bound, and to have some distinctive mark 

 impressed on the back above the name; such as the words Prije QJoIume, 

 or some other device. We are induced to mention this here, from having 

 lately seen some volumes, in boards, given as prizes, without any thing 

 written on them to indicate that they were such. 



The increase of societies has multiplied the accounts of their exhibitions 

 to such an extent, that we can no longer find room for even such short 

 notices of them as we have hitherto been accustomed to give. We there- 

 fore intend, in future, to confine ourselves to such a summary of the 

 whole, at the end of each year, as that now submitted ; but, in order that 

 the local newspapers sent us with the accounts of the meetings, &c., may 

 not be lost to the gardening public, we shall file them as received, and 

 bind them up, at the end of each year, in the order in which the shows are 

 inserted in this Magazine, and prepare a manuscript index to the whole. 

 In this state the volume will lie at the office of the Gardener's Magazine, 

 at Bayswater, for the inspection of any one who may like to call there for 

 that purpose. 



ENGLAND. 



Bedfordshire. — Bedfordshire Horticultural Society. July 26. The 

 show of flowers was splendid, and the fruits were very fine and well 

 flavoured. The vegetables, particularly those grown by cottagers, called 

 forth the approbation of all present. A variety of prizes were distributed 

 for carnations and other flowers ; and for various kinds of fruits. Of the 

 gooseberries, the heaviest red weighed 21 dwts. 18 grs. ; the heaviest 

 yellow, 20 dwts. 18 grs. ; the heaviest green, 15 dwts. Igr. ; the heaviest 

 white, 15 dwts, 20 grs. Of the currants, the best pound of red contained 

 31 bunches; the best pound of white, 29 bunches; the best pound of 

 champagne, 60 bunches; and the best half-pound of black, 156 berries. 

 Of the raspberries, the best half-pound contained 68 berries. The prin- 

 cipal prizes for fruit were gained by Mi'. Tregenza, Mr. Furze, and Mr. 

 PuUen. {Northampton Mercury, Aug. 3.) 



Berkshire. — Wallingford Royal Berkshire Horticidtural Society. Jidy 23. 

 The green-house plants and georginas of W. Stephens, Esq., were greatly 

 admired, as were the pansies of Mr. John AUnutt, and the picotees and car- 

 nations of Mr. Wilmer, Mr. R. Coster, and Mr. Alloway : among those shown 

 by the latter was a very beautiful seedling purple flake. The productions 

 of the cottagers appear to be greatly improved. {Berkshire Chronicle.) 



Buckinghamshire. — Buckingham Horticidtural and Florists' Society, 

 Jidy 30. Carnations, picotees, and georginas were the flowers shown, 

 and some very fine specimens were exhibited. Some apples were shown, 

 of the growth of the preceding year, in excellent preservation. 

 ^' : Cambridgeshire. — The Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society, Ajml 24. 

 The show of flowers (particularly of auriculas and polyanthuses) was 

 superb ; and far exceeded any former exhibition. Prizes were given for 

 pears and strawbeiTies, and the usual spring flowers and vegctabl es : 

 among the latter was a dish of 10 forced potatoes, weighing 1 lb., planted 

 in 1833, and grown by Mr. Giddings of Heniingford. Regulations of 



