Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, S^c. 6717 



55., Nicholas Scobell, Kea. Best six turnipSj 1840, 5^., Henry Lobb, St. 

 Gliivias ; seconcl ditto, 2s. QcL, Peter Murton, »St. Gluvias. Best ttiree lettuces, 

 2^. 6d., Peter Murton, St. Gluvias. Best six onions, 5s., 1840, John Gay, 

 Feock ; second ditto, ditto, 2s. Qd., Thomas Gay, Feock. Best six leeks, 

 5s., Thomas Merifield, St. Mary's ; second ditto, 2s. Qd., John Eudey, Illogan. 

 Best six carrots, 1840, 2s. Qd., Peter Murton, St. Gluvias. Best dish of 

 spinach, 2s. Qd., Walter Lance, St. Mary's. Best two cabbages, 5s., Richard 

 Pearce, Illogan ; second ditto, 2s. Qd., Samuel Martin, Mylor. Best twelve 

 potatoes, of the growth of 1840, Is. Qd,, John Eudey, Illogan. Best basket of 

 vegetables, of sorts, Is. Qd., John Eudey, Illogan j second ditto, 5s., Peter 

 Murton, St. Gluvias. 



Extras. Rhubarb, 2s. Qd., Henry Lobb, St. Gluvias ; spinach, 25. Qd., 

 Henry Lobb, St. Gluvias ; eschalots, 2s. Qd., George Marks, Kenwyn ; apples, 

 2s. Qd., James Trevena, St. Gluvias ; gooseberries (of one sort), 2s. Qd., John 

 Luxton, Kenwyn; heartsease, 2s. Qd., James Luxton, Kenwyn. (West Britari, 

 May 27.) 



The second exhibition of this Society was held on July 17., at Falmoutli^ 

 The show of plants and flowers was a very good, though % no means a large, 

 one ; and the attendance was tolerably numerous, and highly respectable. The 

 vegetables and fruits shown by the cottagers were especially worthy of notice 

 and of commendation I for, without possessing the means v/hich wealth will 

 always command, to adopt every kind of valuable suggestion that the advance- 

 ment of science may afford, the cottagers' productions were barely excelled by 

 their more wealthy competitors. This state of things is most satisfactory on 

 more grounds than one, and it is with great pleasure that we again record a 

 fact which is not now asserted for the first time. (Ibid., July 24.) 



The third and last meeting of the season was held on September 15. at 

 Truro, and, in spite of the stormy state of the weather, there was a very 

 numerous and fashionable attendance of visiters from all parts of the county. 

 The appearance of the room was unusually gay, although the supply of plants 

 was not so large as is frequently seen. The pillars, and underneath the 

 gallery, were tastily festooned, and there were two very beautiful devices 

 exhibited, which presented a cotip deceit that was highly gratifying. The first 

 was a very large and elegant device, formed of dahlias by Mr. Treseder, the 

 present occupant of the gardens formerly belonging to Lewis Daubuz, Esq. 

 This was behind the president's chair, and in the centre of the room. The 

 design embraced, iiiter alia, the words " Victoria Rex;" but although we can- . 

 not praise Mr. Treseder's Latin, which perhaps he does not wish to have 

 praised, we may justly say he deserves great credit for his beautiful and varied 

 display of this elegant flower. At the bottom of the room stood the other 

 device, formed of different flowers,' and consisting of the initials " V. R. A." 

 These were surmounted with a crown. This device was exhibited by George 

 Nicolls Simmons, Esq., and obtained for that gentleman the silver medal, — 

 another stimulus in addition to the many he has already received for his success- 

 ful cultivation of botanical science. The orchidaceous plants, though small as 

 to the supply, were select. There was a new species, named Maxillaria Skfn- 

 neri, by Mr. Bateman, in compliment to its discoverer, G. Ure Skinner, Esq., 

 of Guatemala, a gentleman to whom the botanical collections of this country 

 are under great obligations, for the liberality with which he has contributed 

 some of the finest productions of the interesting spot on which he resides. 

 This plant was grown by Su- C. Lemon, and is the first that has flowered in 

 this country. The show of fruit was highly gratifying, and, without particu- 

 larising, we may say that the melons, pines, strawberries, cherries, currants, 

 and grapes (a second crop from the garden of S. Moyle, Esq.), apples, pears, 

 &c. &c., were worthy of all praise. The cottagers' exhibition was very beau- 

 tiful ; really far superior to anything that we have ever had of the kind. 

 There were not many flowers shown, the articles exhibited being chiefly of the 

 more useful kind. (Ibid., Sept. 18.) 



Trecan Cottage-Gardening Society. — The sixth annual exhibition of this 

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