Derbyshire, Devonshire ■, Dorsetshire, Durham, fyc. 677 



Summer Show. See Gard. Gaz., 1839, p. 627. 

 North Devon Horticultural Society. — June 26. See Ibid., p. 444.^ 

 Dorsetshire. — The Dorset Horticultural Society. — August 28. The first 

 exhibition of this Society far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of all 

 concerned. The vegetables exhibited by cottagers exceeded all praise. In 

 every point of view, whether morally or politically considered, the encourage- 

 ment which is liberally held out by the Society to the industrious cottager, to 

 devote his leisure hours to the cultivation of his garden, instead of frequenting 

 the haunts of dissipation, cannot but be approved of by every person who has 

 the interest of his poorer brethren at heart. {Salisbury and Wilts Herald, 

 Sept. 18.) 



Durham. — Sunderland Floral and Horticultural Society. — July 1 1 . See 

 Gard. Gaz., 1839, p. 517. 



Essex. — Chelmsford Floral and Horticultural Society. — Spring show. See 

 Ibid., p. 412. 



South Essex Horticultural and Floricultural Society. — June 6. See Ibid., 

 p. 411. 



Gloucestershire. — Gloucestershire Zoological, Botanical, and Horticul- 

 tural Society. — May 26. See Ibid., p. 364. — Jidy 26. Ibid., p. 563. 



Cirencester Horticultural Show. — May 31. See Ibid., p. 397. — June 28. 

 Ibid., p. 456. 



Pittville Horticultural Association. — Spring Show. See Ibid., p. 364. — July 

 30. Ibid., p. 562. 



Hampshire. — The Hants Horticultural Society awarded various premiums 

 to the professional gardeners and nurserymen of the neighbourhood, and to 

 cottagers. {Salisbury Herald, Nov. 21. 1838.) 



Winchester Horticultural Association. — Various prizes were awarded. {Ibid., 

 July 6. 1839.) 



Winchester Annual Auricula Show was held on April 25., when various prizes 

 were awarded, after which followed an excellent dinner. {Ibid.) 

 Stockbridge Pink Show. — See Gard. Gaz., 1839, p. 444. 

 Winchester Pink Show. — See Ibid., p. 448. 

 Odiham Dahlia and Horticultural Society. — See Ibid., p. 677. 

 Hertfordshire. — Herts Horticultural Society. — May 2. The show 

 was equal to that of former years. The only specimens which attracted "our 

 attention " in the fruit department " were a quantity of coarse strawberries, of 

 huge dimensions, and most outrageously ugly appearance, which were exhibited 

 by Lord Melbourne." {County Press, May 4.) 



Sept. 12. The principal attraction of this show was the table of fruit, 

 which included a fine dish of that of the Mus# Cavendishra. There was a 

 most decided improvement in the number and quality of the cottage produc- 

 tions. {Hertford Reformer, Sept. 14.) 



Hitchin Horticultural Exhibition. — May 10. Many prizes were awarded, 

 especially to nurserymen, market-gardeners, and cottagers. {Ibid.) 



The Barnet Horticultural Society. — May 8. The high reputation of this 

 Society was maintained. {Ibid.) 



The North Herts and South Beds Hortiadtural Society. — May 10. Many 

 articles were exhibited by Mr. Snow, gardener to Earl de Grey, at Wrest 

 Park, and, on the whole, the display was equal to that of former years. 

 {Hertford Reformer, May 18.) 



July 5. The show of fruit was not remarkable for any particular specimen. 

 Vegetables were very abundant, and good : but in these the cottagers made 

 science blush ; for some of their articles, especially cauliflowers, were infinitely 

 superior to those shown by gentlemen's gardeners. The spirited manner in 

 which the cottagers' prizes were contended for is highly gratifying, and the 

 judges deserve great credit for the liberal manner in which they awarded extra 

 prizes for such specimens as were considered worthy of that distinction. A 

 number of the exhibiters and the judges afterwards dined together, when Mr. 



