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posed discovery of the fact, that the name Georgma had been previously 

 applied to the same family of plants : see VII. 716.; and because the laws of 

 botanical nomenclature enjoin the employment of any name first applied, to 

 the exclusion of all others, except where new genera are formed out of old 

 ones. Our authority for adopting the name Georgina was Mr. Sweet; but, 

 since the above was in type, Mr. David Don has proved to us that the name 

 Dahh'« was applied one year before that of Georgiwa, and that therefore, 

 although the latter name has been adopted in the Dictionnaire d' Histoire Nata- 

 relle, the former ought to be retained. The name DahhVz, therefore, shall 

 in future be used by us, instead of that of Georgiwa ; and we thank Mr. 

 Reynard for leading us to reexamine the subject.] 



West Riding Horticultural Society. — Sept. 10. Over the chair was a grand 

 arch of flowers, from the centre of which was suspended an elegant star of 

 georginas ; and this was surrounded by festoons of the same ornamental 

 flower. Along the sides of the room, against the wall, were festoons of 

 georginas of every hue ; which, together with the handsome bouquets at each 

 end of the platform, gave to the whole a pleasing scenic effect. These orna- 

 ments were furnished by one of the best friends and supporters the Society 

 has ; who spares neither pains nor expense to render these useful exhibitions 

 popular. We allude to Mr. Witham Barratt, nurseryman, of Wakefield, the 

 proprietor of the public botanical gardens at this place ; who also sent to the 

 meeting some very fine plants, which we regret not to have room to enu- 

 merate. There were many other liberal contributors, whose names want of 

 space also compels us to omit. (York Courant, Sept. 11.) 



North Riding Horticultural and Floricultural Society. — Sept. 12. We have 

 seldom witnessed a finer display of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Upwards of 

 forty dishes of grapes were exhibited, all in the highest state of perfection ; 

 and among the plants were several very rare specimens from the hot-houses of 

 the Earl of Tyrconnel at Kiplin. Several curious stove plants were also ' 

 exhibited ; and, among the rest, a very magnificent coffee tree, loaded with 

 fruit, from the hot-house of John Hutton, Esq., of Sober Hill, which attracted 

 universal attention. The display of georginas was brilliant in the extreme, 

 more than four hundred of fourteen different classes being ticketed for com- 

 petition : of these, six from the garden of Mr. Matthew Lamb of Northaller- 

 ton were unrivalled for delicacy and beauty. The vegetables were in the 

 greatest abundance, and of the first order : one table was entirely filled with 

 useful varieties exhibited by the cottagers in the vicinity of Kiplin, and also in 

 this neighbourhood, for the annual prizes given by the Earl of Tyrconnel, the 

 president of the Society. — E. L. Northallerton. 



Hull Floral and Horticultural Society. — June 16. There was an exceedingly 

 good display of flowers. The ranunculuses shown were not only numerous, 

 but in very great perfection. The premium flowers were the most splendid of 

 their kind; and we must not omit to notice the large and handsome bouquet 

 sent by Mr. D. Brown. By far the greater number of prizes were gained by 

 Mr. M. Bell. (Ibid., June 20.) 



The Rev. W. Herbert has presented eight new species of Gladioli, and 

 some other fine plants, to the Hull Botanic Garden ; to which Mr. Appleby of 

 Doncaster has also given Ribes speciosum and a collection of pansies. (Ibid.) 



June 30. This show was principally for pinks ; and some very splendid 

 ones were exhibited. The roses were extremely beautiful, particularly the 

 moss roses of different kinds. Mr. Bell obtained a prize for a beautiful white 

 moss rose, which was very much admired. Mr. T. Smithson showed a dish 

 of apples, some of last year's growth, and some of the present year. (Hidl 

 Advertiser, July 4.) 



A most extraordinary circumstance, which is said to have taken place at 

 this exhibition, is mentioned in a letter, signed " An Amateur Florist," in the 

 same paper. It is there stated that a plant of Petunia nyctaginiflora was 

 exhibited, with bright yellow flowers alternating with the white. On closer 

 examination, however, it was found that the yellow flowers were merely taken 



