Noithumberland, Staffordshire, Suffolk. 739 



July 25. The show both of flowers and fruit was remarkably brilliant. 

 Prizes were given for roses, carnations, and georginas ; and Messrs. Mar- 

 tin, Halliday, and Atkins appear to have been the most successful com- 

 petitors. The articles exhibited for the cottagers' prizes were excellent. 

 (^Northampton Mercury, Aug. 3.) 



July 30. Prizes were given for carnations and picotees ; and Mr. Mes- 

 senger and Ml-. Halliday were the most successful competitors. {Ibid.) 



Northumberland. — Neivcastle Botanical aiid Horticultural Society. 

 Numerous exotics were exhibited; and some very fine vegetables and 

 fruit. The committee awarded the silver medal to Mr. W. Kelly, gardener 

 to A. Donkin, Esq., Jesmond, for an essay on the cultivation of Trevirana 

 coccfnea, delivered in by him at the Meeting held in October last. W. 

 Falla, Esq. F.L.S., in addition to many preceding donations, has presented 

 to the library of this Society the second edition of the Catalogue of Fruits 

 cultivated in the Garden of the Horticultural Society of London at Chisioick. 

 (Newcastle Courant, March 8.) 



May 7. The best auricula was Grimes's privateer, shown by Mr. Mor- 

 ris; hyacinths, polyanthuses, _&c., were also exhibited. Twelve varieties 

 of seedling apples were exhibited by Mr. Michael Hall of Beacon Lough, 

 in a state of high preservation ; and two large dishes of baking and eating 

 apples, in excellent order, from J. C. Anderson, Esq., Point Pleasant. The 

 pelargoniums and hyacinths were very beautiful. (Ibid.) 



June 7. A great variety of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. There were 

 six heads of belle et bonne lettuce ; and seven extremely large stalks of 

 the giant rhubarb, weighing 24 lbs., from the garden of Mr. Henry Newton, 

 nurseryman, Newcastle. The pelargoniums from Mr. Clarke's were the 

 most beautiful we ever witnessed, and made a splendid addition to the 

 show; and for which the judges awarded him a silver medal. The Crinum 

 pedunculatum, from Mr. Losh, was nearly 5 ft. high, and was the most 

 regular and beautiful plant ever exhibited here. (Ibid., June 15.) 



Hexham Botanical and Horticultural Society. — May 11. A great variety 

 of flowers, fruit, and vegetables were exhibited. Among the prizes, one 

 was awarded to Mr. Joseph Robson, sen., gardener, Hexham, for the best 

 four stalks of rhubarb (red Goliath) ; quite superior to any we have seen, 

 and even larger than the esteemed Winlaton sort. (Ibid.) 



The Morpeth Florists' Society. — May 6. A number of auriculas and 

 hyacinths were exhibited, and various prizes were distributed. (Ibid.) 



May 30. Prizes were given for tulips. (Ibid.) 



Staffordshire. — Lichfield Florist's Society. This exhibition was 

 principally for carnations and picotees. Some fruits were shown, among 

 which was a new grape called Grange's seedling. 



Wolverhampton Horticultural and Floricultural Society. — July 29. Car- 

 nations and picotees were the principal articles exhibited. Of the goose- 

 berries, the heaviest red, the roaring lion, weighed 22 dwts. 18grs. ; 

 white, eagle, 20 dwts.; yellow, gunner, 19 dwts. 12grs.; and the green, 

 peacock, 19 dwts. 6 grs. 



August 5. This exhibition was also for carnations, picotees, and goose- 

 berries. The largest red gooseberry, the roaring lion, weighed 23 dwts. 

 12 grs. ; white, eagle, 23 dwts. 10 grs. ; yellow, gunner, 19 dwts. 6 grs. ; 

 and the green, peacock, 21 dwts. 6 grs. 



Suffolk. — Bury Horticidtural Society. April 30. Unpropitious as 

 the season has been for the productions of the garden, this exhibition was 

 truly gratifying ; and the utility of the institution in stimulating the am- 

 bition of the amateur, the professional gardener, and the cottager, is every 

 year more plainly manifested. Although the supply of fruits was small on 

 this occasion, it included some admirably preserved apples of the finest 

 description, amongst which we may especially mention the cottagers' nou- 



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