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as, from the hasty manner in which the meeting was necessarily determined 

 on, and the short time afforded for circulating the objects of the Society, 

 its views and intentions could have been little known in the neighbouring and 

 more distant parishes. The show of flowers was equally attractive, and was 

 greatly enhanced by the support which the private gardens of the neighbour- 

 hood afforded, aided by the kind assistance of some ladies, who took a deep 

 iuterest in the arrangements of the day. It is due to the market-gardeners 

 generally, to notice the readiness with which they have forwarded the objects 

 of the Society ; and Mr. Fox, more especially, claims our mention ; in the 

 first place, for his liberality in a pecuniary point of view ; and, secondly, for 

 the individual exertions he has made in promoting its views from its first 

 formation. The chair was taken at half-past two, by John Scobell, Esq., of 

 Nancealverne, who briefly adverted to the nature and objects of the Society, 

 and the great good which had been produced by the formation of similar asso- 

 ciations in different parts of the county. {West Briton, Sept. 30.) 



Tywardreath Rural Gardening Society. — The show of fruit, &c., was par- 

 ticularly fine, more especially on the cottagers' table, which far exceeded any 

 former year, and proves that a spirit of innocent ambition and harmless 

 rivalry is spreading among the labouring classes who are within the reach of 

 this Society. Among the list of prizes we find one for the cottager whose 

 rental does not exceed Ql. \Qs, per annum, for the neatest and best-stocked 

 garden ; another for the labourer, miner, or fisherman, in each of the above 

 parishes, who has brought up the largest family without parochial assistance; 

 and another, given by Capt. Collins, R.N., to the cottager, labourer, miner, or 

 fisherman, who has bound to trades the greatest number of children within 

 the last twenty-one years, or one year in permanent service, a prize of 1/. Is.; 

 gained by William Woolcock, of Lanlivery (11 children bound). A prize of 

 5*. to each of the parishes, given by the Society ; and a second prize of 

 2s. ad., given by W. Carlyon, Esq., to the cottager, labourer, miner, or fisher- 

 man, who has now in his garden the greatest number of hives of bees. (^Ibid., 

 July 29.) 



Cumberland. — Whitehaven Horticidtural Society. — Auricida Show. May 

 3. The flowers were fewer than usual, but very fine. The most successful 

 competitors for prizes for auriculas were T. Falcon, Esq., and Mr. R. Elliot ; 

 and for polyanthuses, Mr. J. Clarke and Mr. J. Gaitskell. ( Whitehaven Herald, 

 May 10.) 



Tidij^ Shoiv, May 24. The display was very good, and the most success- 

 ful competitors for prizes for tulips were, Miss Mossop, the Rev. J. Fox, and 

 Mr. W. Thornton. The roses, pelargoniums, and cactuses, were very fine. 

 Among the apples exhibited were some French pippins, remarkably well kept, 

 by Mr. Pennyfeather. (^Cumberland Pacquet, May 31.) 



Carnation Show. Aug. 18. The carnations were not so good as last year; 

 but ample amends was made for this falling off by the splendid show of 

 dahlias, which was by far the finest ever seen here. The show of fruit and 

 vegetables was uncommonly good, not merely as regards quality, but quantity; 

 the tables being literally covered with every species of fruit of which the 

 North can boast. Mr. Robert Elliot of Rose Hill displayed no less than fifty 

 different kinds of roses. They were arranged in front of one of the stages, 

 and a finer array of floral beauty was perhaps never witnessed. Mr. Clark's 

 green grapes were the largest ever seen in Whitehaven ; and a brace of cu- 

 cumbers, on one stem, from Gilgarron, attracted their full share of attention. 

 The most successful competitors were, Mr. W. Gird and Mr. W. Thornton, 

 of Keswick, for carnations and picotees ; Mr. Thornton and Mr. J. Clark, 

 for dahlias; and Mr. J. Clark and Mr. R. Elliot, for peaches, nectarines, 

 melons, and grapes. Currants were judged by the fewest bunches being re- 

 quired to the half pound. Of these, fifty bunches of red, and 39 of white, 

 were the heaviest : Mr. J. Pennyfeather won both prizes. The heaviest 

 gooseberry was a red one (huntsman), which weighed 17 dwt. 5gr. (^Ibid., 

 Aug. 23.) 



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