732 Promiicial Hortimltural Societies : — 



nurserymen having contributed a number of splendid plants for its decora- 

 tion. The prizes were for auriculas and pol3'anthuses. (Ibid., May 2.) 



The Royal Devon a7id Corniuall Botanical and Hvrticullicral Society, 

 — Jidy 25. There was a most splendid show of flowers, flowering plants, 

 fruit, and vegetables. Among the fruit, Mr. Pontey displayed not less than 

 100 different sorts of gooseberries; and among the vegetables was Groom's 

 new pea, grown by J. Jarman, a cottager. A great number of prizes were 

 distributed, and the funds of the Society were declared to be in a most 

 flourishing state : they having now a gross income of 274/. 5^. 6f/. Above 

 thirty cottagers' prizes were distributed, several of which were gained by 

 J. Jarman. {Plymouth Journal, Aug. 1.) 



North Devon Horticultxiral Society. — Sept. 5. The room was most beau- 

 tifully decorated with flowers arranged in various forms, and prizes were 

 given for fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Above fifty cottagers' prizes were 

 distributed. Nearly all the noblemen and gentlemen in the neighbourhood 

 were competitors, and the articles exhibited were of the first description. 

 The nurserymen's prizes were shown in a separate room ; and among them 

 were some very fine hollyhocks and French marigolds, from the nursery 

 of Mr. Miller of Bristol. (County and North Devon Advertiser, Sept. 6.) 



Taunton and West Somerset Horticidtiiral Exhibition. May 22. The 

 arrangements of the room were tastefully executed, and the attractions of 

 the specimens were as powerful as they were various and beautiful, A 

 Paeom'a Moiitan,irom Sir T. Lethbridge's,'claimed high admiration. Some 

 uncommonly large and brightly coloured ranunculuses, f«3m the garden at 

 Fairwater House, were also admired, and several rich specimens of the 

 same flower, from the grounds at West Monkton House, attracted notice. 

 The greatest novelties in the exhibition were the superb new double Dutch 

 anemones, exhibited by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., being the first 

 season of their flowering in England : they certainly surpassed in size, 

 brilliance, and variety of colour, every thing hitherto produced in this way. 

 They consisted of 101 distinct named varieties; and it may be said that 

 every possible hue was here blended. The first prize was most justly 

 awarded to these splendid flowers. Mr. J. Young had the first prize for 

 picked specimens of about twenty very fine varieties of Azalea, which 

 were greatly admired; and also the first prize for nurserymen's tulips, 

 ranunculuses, double anemones, green-house bulbs, and other products. 

 Some handsome specimens of Azalea were also exhibited by Lucombe and 

 Co., and a specimen of their new hardy 7?hododendron hybridum var. 

 speciosissimum. Mr. J. Young's collections of new herbaceous calceo- 

 larias were quite novel and very interesting. (Taunton Courier, May 25.) 

 July 3. This exhibition was one of great interest, from the uncom- 

 monly beautiful specimens of fruits, flowers, shrubs, and vegetables it 

 presented. There were only four cottagers' prizes distributed; and as 

 they were all gained by one individual, Betty Fry, we will lend our aid in 

 helping to immortalise her name. (Ibid., July 10.) 



August 28. Grapes, pines, melons, peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines, 

 and mulberries, profusely decorated the tables. The shrubs and flowers 

 displayed on the occasion were of great beauty and elegant variety ; and 

 the culinary vegetables were of great size. After the exhibition closed, a 

 sale of the prize fruit and vegetables took place, and most of the articles 

 met ready purchasers. A great number of prizes were distributed, among 

 which were ten to cottagers, Betty Fry being again several times successful. 

 The plants shown by nurserymen were very splendid. (Ibid., Sept. 4.) 



Durham. — Soidh Durham and Cleveland Horticultural Society. A2ml 23. 

 This Society, which has been only recently established, is, we ai-e happy to 

 learn, in the most flourishing condition. Fi'uit, flowers, and vegetables 

 were exhibited, and a great number of prizes were distributed. (Durham 

 Advertise?; April 26.) 



May 21. There was a fine display of exotics and green-house plants, 



