90 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



Office-Bearers. 



President, ; Vice-President, ; Honorary Secretary, Mr. Weeks j 



Secretary, Mr. Fish ; Treasurer, Mr. Gibbs, Dover Street. 



Committee. 

 Messrs. Gibbs, Ayres, Temple, Stapleton, Fish, Plunket, Kean, J. Walker* 

 France, Weeks, Robert Cattleugh, Cair. 



We are much pleased to see the establishment of such a society as this ; 

 sure, as we are, that, if it be but well supported by young men anxious to 

 advance themselves in their profession, it will do incalculable good. It will 

 do good not only to the young men individually, both as men and as gar- 

 deners, but it will raise the profession of gardener among other professions. 

 Gardeners should always bear this in mind, that it is one thing to advance 

 themselves, and quite another thing to advance the art which they practise. 

 Let them never forget that the former can only be done by gardeners them- 

 selves. The latter may be done by the employers of gardeners, and with very 

 little advantage to the former. (See Vol. XII. p. 614.) For example, the 

 better kinds of fruit, culinary vegetables, and flowers may be introduced into 

 cultivation, and better implements may be devised for cultivating them, with- 

 out adding one hour per week to the leisure time aiForded the gardener for 

 his own improvement or enjoyment, or 1*. per week for his domestic com- 

 forts. We repeat, that no power on earth is capable of raising gardeners in 

 the scale of society, or of increasing their comforts and enjoyments, but their 

 own exertions. Let gardeners try if they can convince the world that a 

 superior degree of scientific knowledge will produce superior results; and, as 

 far as respects them individually, let them endeavour further to show that the 

 labours of a working gardener are not inconsistent with the manners of a gen 

 tleman, the knowledge of a man of education, and, above all, with the practice 

 of both speaking and writing correctly, in all communications with his em- 

 ployers. 



We shall be happy to report the proceedings of the Society from time to 

 time, and to publish such papers as may be read at their meetings, when, like 

 that of Mr. Fish (p. 4-9.) they are adapted for our pages. 



Art. IV. Supplement to the Provincial Horticultural Societies in the 

 preceding Volume. 



Bedfordshire. — BedfordsJiire Horticultural Society/. — July 26. 1836. This 

 was an annual show for flowers and fruit ; and the most successful candidates 

 were, the Rev. Mr. Newby, Mr. H. Moyle, and Mr. Furze. The best carna- 

 tion was Hepworth's leader, and the best picotee. Miss Willoughby. Among 

 the fruit, the largest gooseberry (the roaring lion) was shown by Mr. Furze, 

 and weighed 20 dwt. 13 gr. The cottagers' prizes were fifty-two in rmmber, 

 which were distributed among twenty-seven individuals. 



Hampshire. — Hampsliire Horticultural Society. — Nov. 3. This was the last 

 general meeting for the season ; and there was an excellent display of autumnal 

 fruits, pears of excellent quality and numerous varieties. The grapes, for 

 the season, were fine. Flowers, but few, it being too early for the abundant 

 varieties of chrysanthemums which are now grown. A great variety of vege- 

 tables, of excellent quality. The cottagers' exhibitions were very numerous, 

 and in great variety : their apples, pears, and potatoes were good. (^Hampshire 

 Clironicle, Nov. 7. 1836.) 



Hertfordshire. — Hertford Horticultural Society. — Dec. 13. A general 

 summary was read of the proceedings of the year, with a list of the prizes 

 distributed April 27., June 22., July 27,, and Sept. 7. Several resolutions 

 passed, among which were the following : — That a silver medal be presented, 

 with the thanks of this meeting, to Mr. Francis, nurseryman, of Hertford, and 

 to Mr. Paul, jun., nurseryman, of Cheshunt, for their services, as judges, at 



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