552 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



the gardens of J, P. Anderdon, Esq., and James Wheble, Esq., were exceed- 

 ingly fine. The numerous collections of flowers, green-house plants, &c., 

 exhibited by the various florists and nurserymen of the town and neighbour- 

 hood were of the best and choicest descriptions, and were highly ornamental 

 {Salisbury Herald, May 27.) 



Kingsbury Melon Show. — Aug. 18. Mr. Whale, gardener at Elcot Park, 

 won a prize for the best-flavoured green-flesh melon, making his 130th prize 

 for melons. 



Cambridgeshire, — Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society. — May 17. The 

 pelargoniums were excellent, but there were no tulips on account of the back- 

 wardness of the season. The vegetables were also very fine. There were 

 numerous prizes, among which were sixteen to cottagers. 



Cambridge Dahlia Shoiu. — Sept. 9. Above 1000 flowers were exhibited. 

 Mr. Widnall gained the first prize. 



Wisbeach Floricultiiral and Horticultural Society. — June. The articles 

 exhibited were not so numerous as usual. 



Cheshire. — Chester Floricultural Society. — Aug, 2. The carnations were 

 remarkably fine. The first prize for dahlias was won by Messrs. Dickson. 



Cornwall. — Royal Horticultural Society of Cornwall. — Alay 24. The 

 assortment of apples of last year's growth was of a superior description, and 

 appeared to have been preserved with great care, many of the kinds seeming 

 as plump and fresh as if they had been recently taken from the tree. The 

 show of flowers was exceedingly good, and comprised some beautiful varieties 

 of pelargoniums, calceolarias, ixias, ranunculuses, heartsease, &c. Among 

 the rare productions we particularly remarked a splendid specimen, in flower, 

 of Crinum amabile, from the collection of L. C. Daubuz, Esq. ; and Oncidium 

 altissimum, from Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., who also forwarded to the 

 meeting fourteen different sorts of cactuses, which were stated to be part 

 of a collection lately sent to this country from Real del Monte, by Mr. John 

 Rule. Several of the kinds are believed to be new, and their singular 

 appearance attracted general notice. We think it will be gratifying to the 

 members of the society to learn that, in the course of another season, there 

 is every probability of Mr. Rule adding to our collection some of the ever- 

 green oaks, which contribute so much to the beauty and interest of the 

 mountain scenery of South America. The elevated and cold situations in 

 which these oaks are found, induces us to believe that they may be success- 

 fully cultivated in this county. The vegetables comprised some excellent 

 samples of potatoes, kidneybeans, asparagus, spinach, and mushrooms. In 

 this class the baskets exhibited by market-gardeners, as well as by cottagers, 

 were very superior, and deserving of great praise. In indigenous botany, we 

 had the pleasure of seeing a plant of Primula farinosa, which has been added 

 to the Cornish flora by Mrs. T. Grylls of Cardynham, who discovered it 

 lately growing near Bodmin. The nurserymen's show in the card-room 

 attracted particular attention. We were much gratified in beholding the 

 splendid bloom of pelargoniums, exhibited by Mr. Rendle, Union Road, 

 Plymouth. Among his collection we particularly noticed Rendle's Alarm, 

 one of his seedlings of 1836 ; we think this flower is very much superior to 

 Perfection, owing to its beautiful form, the fine dark spot, and the splendid 

 white centre. Rendle's Mountain Sylph we also noticed ; this flower is 

 beyond doubt the finest-formed white pelargonium now in cultivation. Among 

 other specimens of flowers, we were much struck with the splendour and 

 unique beauty of Schizanthus Rendli««a. Mr. Pontey, of the Plymouth 

 Nursery, had a fine display of pelai'goniums, and also a very choice collection 

 of ericas and New Holland plants. Among his general collection we noticed 

 a splendid show of tulips, ranunculuses, anemones ; a most select collection of 

 heartsease ; also ixias, and a splendid amaryllis of the hybrid kind, raised by 

 himself. We also observed from the nursery of Mr. James PauU, of Gram- 

 pound, some fine kalmias, azaleas, ledums, and rhododendrons, which sold 

 well. {The West Briton, May 26. 1837.) 



