90 Prov. Hort Soc. : — Northumberland, Oxfordshire? 



grew 11 stone 6^ lbs. on 15 yards of ground; and Thomas Gant of Litcham 

 grew 18 stone 6 lbs. from 24 yards. Potatoes : Thomas Ward of East 

 Bilvey grew 7 bushels and 1 peck from a rod of ground, or what was equal 

 to 388 sacks 2 bushels an acre, which at 4s. a sack, the present price of po- 

 tatoes, would quote 77/. 14?. 8d. an acre. William Rawlinson of Lexham 

 grew 12 bushels 3^ pecks from 63 yards; and William Seaman of the same 

 place grew 1 1 bushels from 57 yards. ( Weekly Dispatch, Nov. 4.) 



Northumberland. — Newcastle Botanical and Horticultural Society. Oct. 25. 

 We particularly noticed 12 very large oranges, and 7 large shaddocks, grown 

 in the garden of J. C. Anderson, Esq., Little Benton ; and 2 1 sorts of pears 

 from the garden of the Rev. J. Cook, Newton Hall, near Alnwick, for which 

 silver medals were awarded extra ; likewise a large Santa Cruz pine-apple, 

 weighing 6 lbs., grown in the garden of William Russell, Esq., Brancepeth 

 Castle. The articles shown were of the very first description. {Newcastle 

 Courant, Nov. 2.) 



Nottinghamshire. — Nottingham Floral and Horticultural Society, Bromley 

 House. A great number of prizes were distributed for georginas and fruits. 



Oxfordshire. — Henley Horticultural Society was established, Nov. 4. 

 1833, and a printed copy of its rules, &c, has been sent to us. Nothing can 

 be more respectable than the list of patrons and patronesses, &c, and we 

 need hardly add that we most sincerely wish it success. 



Oxford, Dec. 20. Mr. Wheeler has procured a dozen sorts of chrysanthe- 

 mums from British seeds, said to be of great merit, which will be sold to the 

 public next spring, as noticed in our advertising sheet. 



Somersetshire. — Bath and West of England Agricultural Society. Dec. 17. 

 This Society embraces territorial improvement generally ; including planting, 

 and, to a certain extent, gardening. At this meeting Captain Scobell and the 

 Marquess of Lansdowne confirmed, from their own experience, the advantages 

 of adding gardens to the cottages of the poor. The Marquess of Lansdowne 

 observed, that, if the granting of an allotment to a labourer did not lead to 

 his keeping a pig, it would not have attained its object. Mr. Hall submitted 

 a new plan of fencing, the principle of which was, strength from position, 

 rather than from substance. The usual system is to have perpendicular posts 

 plunged 2\ ft. in the ground ; but, in the plan he now proposed, the posts 

 need only be placed 8 or 9 inches in the ground. [We suppose, the ground 

 plan of the fence must be zigzag in direction, and the posts inclined inwards ; 

 but we shall write for particulars.] ( Weekly Dispatch, Dec. 23.) 



Surrey. — Dorking Horticultural Society. Sept. 28. 1832. This was the 

 first exhibition for fruit and georginas. The chief prize for the latter was 

 gained by Mr. Wood of Deepdene. 



April 19. 1833. The principal objects of attraction at this meeting were, a 

 new calceolaria, shown by Mr. Wood ; and some apples, with an account of 

 the mode of keeping them, by Mr. Lelliott. 



May 25. A new alstrcemeria was shown by Mr. Scott. 



June 23. An extra-premium was given to Mr. March, for a collection of 

 Spanish iris. 



August 27. This meeting was by far the largest. Mr. March showed the 

 best pine, and Mr. Wood the best melon. Twenty-six prizes were distributed. 



Sej)t. 28. An anniversary meeting was held, and resolutions passed, illus- 

 trative of the objects of the Society, which, it was stated, had then increased 

 to 100 members. 



Sussex. — Newick Horticultural Society. Sept. 12. Nearly 500 productions 

 were exhibited for competition. Among the plants sent by nurserymen were 

 the following : — Mr. Cameron, Uckfield, exhibited a superb bouquet, for 

 which he obtained the Society's silver medal. It consisted of about 200 fine 

 georginas, some fine German asters and a great variety of other flowers. 

 The novelty of its form and its beauty were much admired. Mr. Cameron 

 also presented twenty sorts of apples selected from 150 of the most approved 

 varieties, and numerous plants in flower. He presented a specimen of the 



