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collection of pansies, with which Mr. Brown of Slough favoured the Society, 

 were very fine, many of them new and interesting varieties. 



July 3. The collections of pinks exhibited were numerous and exceed- 

 ingly choice. Mr. Kendall, as usual, took the lead in these as well as in the 

 ranunculuses. These interesting and beautiful flowers were few in number, and 

 by no means fine. We have remarked that the cultivators of ranunculuses, in 

 this neighbourhood, are anything but successful in producing a fine bloom ; 

 this, we understood, is to be attributed principally to spring planting being 

 usually adopted in preference to autumnal. The chief difficulty, in manage- 

 ment by the autumnal method, is in protecting them from excessive wet and 

 frost, in the months of November and December. When they are well esta- 

 blished, a very little shelter is sufficient for them ; but, in this case, the time of 

 exhibiting must be at the May, and not the June, meeting. We, however, 

 were gratified by seeing a few specimens sent by Mr. Costor, near Oxford, 

 who has succeeded in impregnating some robust semidouble varieties with 

 the pollen of the old and choicer varieties, that are worn out. The stove and 

 green-house plants were beautiful beyond all expectation ; but a collection of 

 seventy-five varieties of heaths, chiefly hybrids, from the collection of J. Will- 

 more, Esq., exhibited at once the spirit and taste of the proprietor, and the 

 talent of his gardener, J. Williams. The roses, owing principally to the late 

 high winds, were neither so numerous nor so fine as on former occasions ; but 

 there were some very fine specimens from Mr. Waddell's collection, as well 

 as from J. Gough, Esq., of Perry Bar, the Earl of Bradford, and Mr. Yates 

 of Bordesley. Messrs. Pope and Sons, from the very spirited manner in 

 which they came forward to support the Society', most deservedby stood fore- 

 most upon the list of successful competitors; they having gained more honours 

 than any other exhibiters. The remaining prizes were distributed among a 

 great number of persons, showing, most satisfactorily, that the influence of 

 this Society is spreading far and wide. The display of fruits and vegetables, 

 in the lower room, was exceedingly imposing. The melons from Mrs. Taylor, 

 Moseley Hall, and the grapes from Malvern Hall, could not be surpassed, at 

 this time of the year, at any exhibition in the kingdom. Peaches, nectarines, 

 strawberries, cherries, &c, nothing could exceed, especially' the two former, 

 from Lady Ward of Himley Hall, who also exhibited an orange tree (the 

 myrtifolia) in the most beautiful state of perfection imaginable. But the most 

 gratifying feature in the exhibition was the positive triumph of labour, per- 

 severance, and skill, over soil and situation ; the productions of the neighbour- 

 hood of Birmingham having, in nearly all instances, surpassed the produce of 

 the Vale of Evesham. This we record as no ordinary occurrence in the annals 

 of the Society. The cottagers' stand was filled in every way the Society 

 could wish. The fruits, flowers, and vegetables vied with those of the higher 

 classes of contributors ; and all parties seemed highly gratified and delighted. 

 Sept. 18. The attendance at these interesting exhibitions has increased to 

 that degree that the schoolrooms at Bordesley, in which part of the borough 

 the Society originated, and to which it legitimately belongs, have long been 

 found too small for the accommodation of visiters and an advantageous dis- 

 play of the Society's horticultural and floral productions ; but we are sorry 

 to say, that, on this occasion, want of room was still experienced, and that, in 

 consequence, many specimens of fruits and flowers were obliged to be placed 

 under the tables, on the floor of the room. The exhibition of georginas was 

 very splendid ; Mr. Bourne of Ashted sent a beautiful collection, but it was 

 too late for exhibition. J. Woolley, Esq., Mr. Rushton, and Mr. Cowdry, 

 were among the successful competitors. The unwearied friend of the Society, 

 Mr. Kendall, exhibited a design which formed the segment of a circle, with its 

 base line, on which was inscribed " Warwickshire Floral Society," all in 

 georginas; the whole being surmounted by a crown and W. R. More than 

 1000 blooms were used for this design, which were placed on the front of 

 the orchestra, and nearly occupied the whole width, adding much to the 

 beauty of the arrangements. A design by Mr. Cowdry, of the figure of a 



