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size or beauty ; and the flowers and vegetables of the cottagers were altogether 

 superior to those exhibited at any former show. There will be an increased 

 interest in the next two shows, from the extra-prizes given by the president 

 to cottagers : for the best cultivated garden, for the greatest number of apple 

 trees planted or grafted, for the greatest number of thriving hives of bees, and 

 two prizes to labourers who have worked the greatest number of years with 

 the same family. Extra-prizes of silver sugar tongs, &c, were given to those 

 gardeners who had won the greatest number of common prizes. {The Cam- 

 brian, June 28.) 



July. The flowering plants were remarkably fine; as was the fruit, of 

 which there was a great abundance. There were ten cottagers' prizes. Of 

 the other prizes, Mr. Dillwyn Llewelyn obtained by far the greatest number ; 

 and, according to the regulation mentioned above, his gardener had a silver 

 cream jug awarded to him. {Ibid., Aug. 9.) 



August. This show, to all lovers of georginas, was a great treat. The 

 room was honoured by several of the most influential families in the neigh- 

 bourhood ; and the delight manifested at the beauty of the georginas and 

 asters must have been some reward to the exhibiters, for their exertions in 

 obtaining such charming additions to our gardens. We give the names of a 

 few favourite georginas, which were beyond praise: — Barrett's Susanna, 

 Tincta, Le National, Picta formosissima, Springfield Rival, Harris's Queen, 

 Levick's Incomparable, and Melancthon, which was so black, that, placed by 

 a lady's black gown, there was but a shade between them. If this Society had 

 not existed, when would such a collection of flowers as those exhibited at Neath 

 have adorned the gardens of those who now possess them ? and, the more 

 important point, how would the cottager's garden have been improved? The 

 fruit was fine, particularly the grapes, figs, nectarines, peaches, and apples ; but 

 there was a great paucity of ornamental plants for the stage. We cannot for- 

 bear alluding to a beautiful nosegay of various flowers, with a first prize card 

 on it, awarded to Miss Llewellyn of Baglan Hall. Mr. Maule of Bristol, and 

 his son, gave their assistance as censors (which produced much satisfaction) ; 

 and, in the handsomest manner, declined the usual fee of two guineas which 

 the Society pays to the censors. The number of plants entered for com- 

 petition were 4-50. {Ibid., Sept. 6.) 



Glamorgan and Monmouthshire Horticultural Society. — June 11. Colonel 

 Morgan presided ; and called the attention of the meeting to the rule which 

 requires that persons showing fruit, vegetables, or flowers, for prizes, should 

 declare that they were their property, and of their own growing and blowing; 

 and that they had been two months in their possession at least. Some 

 beautiful flowering plants were exhibited, and some fine fruit. There were 

 several cottagers' prizes. {Ibid., June 28.) 



THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. 



Guernsey Horticultural Society. — May 1. This exhibition was highly cre- 

 ditable to the island ; and a number of fine plants were shown from the gar- 

 dens of Sir Thomas Saumarez, Mr. J. Hubert, Mr. F. C. Lukis, Mr. W. De 

 Jersey, &c. Among the fruit, we noticed some apples of last year, which 

 appeared almost as fresh as if they had just been gathered from the tree. 

 There was a small quantity of strawberries, a few cherries, and some very good 

 gooseberries; an early Battersea cabbage, exhibited by Mr. Collyer, was a 

 most extraordinary one, in point of size, for the season. It is highly credit- 

 able to the island, that from one of its cottagers' gardens should have been 

 gathered such a bouquet as that to which the first prize was awarded ; con- 

 taining, as it did, so many valuable and well-grown flowers. We are convinced 

 that the slightest encouragement held out by the Society cannot fail to pro- 

 mote and improve the practice of floriculture among a population which has 

 always evinced a decided partiality for it, throughout all classes, from the 

 highest to the lowest. We hope it will especially tend to make the cottagers 

 careful to select for cultivation only the choicest and most beautiful sorts ; 

 a vast number of which, fortunately, require no more attention than the most 



