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were exhibited. Some cabbages, raised from cuttings by Mr. Denson, excited 

 considerable attention ; as did a grafted pelargonium, exhibited by Mr. Searle, 

 There were six cottagers' prizes for fruit and vegetables ; and five prizes given 

 for the best cultivated cottage gardens. The highest of these prizes (20s.) 

 was gained by James Hewitt of Wimpole. (Ibid., May 16.) 



June 18. Ranunculuses, roses, and pinks were the chief attractions at this 

 exhibition. The first prize, for strawberries (Keen's seedling), 37 to the 

 pound, was gained by Mr. Dall of Wimpole. There were eight cottagers' 

 prizes. (Ibid., June 20.) 



July 9. The carnations and picotees, which were the principal attractions 

 at this exhibition, were shown chiefly by Mr. Hogg of Paddington, Mr. Wid- 

 nall of Granchester, and many others. Some beautiful georginas were shown 

 by Mr. Widnall, Mr. Green, and the Rev. A. Fitch. (Ibid., July 11.) 



Sept. 10. The grand show and dinner attracted a very numerous company; 

 to whom the beauty and excellence of the articles exhibited, and the elegant 

 decorations of the room, seemed to give general satisfaction. The decorations 

 " comprised a collection of lofty arches, arranged as a hexagon around a 

 pillar, on the top of which was placed a splendid fuchsia. From a point on 

 the sides of the hexagon sprang three triumphal arches, occupying the remain- 

 der of the tables. The shaft of each arch was surmounted by a Corinthian 

 capital formed of georginas, the colours of which were elegantly varied. The 

 framework of the whole was tastefully decorated with laurels and georginas 

 intermixed. Not less than six or eight thousand blooms were employed in 

 the ornamental parts of this exquisitely beautiful show. Add to this the 

 magnificent exhibition of fruits, flowers, and vegetables which covered the 

 tables, and the assemblage of the 'fairest flowers of the creation,' who graced 

 the show by their presence, and we will venture to affirm that the coup d'ceil 

 was as imposing as the most imaginative mind could conceive." The principal 

 flowers exhibited were georginas ; and those of Mr. Brewer and Mr. Widnall, 

 among which were several seedlings, were the most admired. There were no 

 cottagers' prizes. (Ibid., Sept. 19.) 



Cambridge Frists' Society. — June 16. This show was for ranunculuses, 

 pinks, and roses. The flowers were extremely fine; particularly the pinks and 

 roses, which were truly splendid, much better than on former occasions. 

 There were also two elegant collections of pansies exhibited by Messrs. Wid- 

 nall and Brewer; and an extremely fine Fuchsza globosa of Mr. Widnall' s ; 

 also a beautiful specimen of the Alstroemen'a Pelegrina, belonging to the same 

 cultivator ; and Mr. Brewer exhibited a fine Salpiglossis grandiflora. (Ibid., 

 June 20.) 



Cheshire. — Chester Florists' Meeting. April 28. This exhibition was for 

 auriculas and polyanthuses ; and some very fine flowers were shown. The 

 best auricula was Freedom, shown by R. F. Buckley, Esq. ; who gained many 

 other prizes, and was, we think, the most successful competitor. 



Cornwall. — Royal Horticultural Society of Cornwall. The pine-apple, 

 shown by M.Williams, Esq., of Trevince, which obtained the highest prize, was 

 a very handsome fruit, and high-flavoured. The melons were large and well- 

 formed, as were also the grapes. Some of the apples of last year were beauti- 

 fully preserved specimens, especially the Ribston pippin, Aromatic, and Non- 

 pareil. The strawberries, exhibited by Mr. Stevens of Penryn, were the finest 

 we have seen this season. The plants exhibited by G. C. Fox, Esq., were 

 much admired. The heaths, from Sir Charles Lemon's collection, were con- 

 sidered good specimens ; but the greatest novelty to us was a seedling variety 

 of Calampelis scabra, from the garden of E. Turner, Esq. : the flowers are 

 much larger than the original kind, and of a paler colour. The show of 

 pelargoniums was very beautiful. The assortment of vegetables was good for 

 the season, particularly of rhubarb, peas, potatoes, onions, lettuces, and carrots. 

 A dish of the O'xalis crenata, the produce of this year, was exhibited from 

 the garden of L. C. Daubuz, Esq., of Truro : some of the tubers were of a 

 good size, and very handsome. We understand that Sir C. Lemon, Bart., has 

 made the experiment, this season, of cultivating it in the field, the same as 



