680 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



second largest, &c., 10?., W. Fiddick ; 3d prize, ditto, the third largest, &c., IO5,, 

 Nicholas Pinwell, Yealm Bridge. (Idid., Sept. 12.) 



Exeter Horticultural Society. — Spring show. See Gard. Gaz., 1840, 

 p. 345. 



Exeter Grand Dahlia Exhibition. — See Ibid., ] 840, p. 632. 



Durham. — Sunderland Floral and Horticidtural Societt/. — Spring show. 

 See Ibid., 1840, p. S\9.—Aug. 18. See Ibid., p. 551. 



The Gateshead Ancient Florists' Society recently held their third annual show 

 for ranunculuses, at the house of Mr. James Scott, Half Moon Inn, Bridge 

 Street, Gateshead, when the prizes were awarded to the following gentlemen : 

 — Mr. John Wilson, first, with De Drain ; third, with Orestes ; fourth, with 

 Grand Monarque, and fifth with Rebecca ; Mr. Andrew Bouglas, second, 

 with Suprema. {Gateshead Observer, July 11.) 



Essex. — South Essex HorticidtiLral Society. — Spring show. See Gard. 

 Gaz., 1840, p. 440. 



Gloucestershire. — Cheltenham Horticultural and Floral Societies. — 

 April 2\. 1840. See /^irf., 1840, p. 268. — ikfay 19. See Ibid., p. 328. — 

 June 2. See Ibid., p. 360. — Aug. 7. See Ibid., p. 551. 



Cirencester Horticultitral Association. — Jidy 3. See Ibid., 1840, p. 458. 



Cirencester Horticidtural Society. — Aug. 7. See Ibid., 1840, p. 521. 



Pifttille Horticidtural Association. — April 28. 1840. See Ibid., 1840, 

 p. 281. 



Hampshire. — Andover Horticidtural Society. — June 18. (Salisbury Herald, 

 June 20.) — Sept. 25. See Gard. Gaz., p. 663. 



Hampshire Horticultural Society. — The first exhibition of this Society for 

 the present season took place at the Corn Exchange, Winchester, March 12., 

 and to the lovers of botanical pursuits must have afforded a treat of no 

 ordinary kind : the flowers introduced were of great rarity and beauty, and 

 the show of fruits and vegetables were every way worthy the advances which 

 the science of horticulture has made within the last few years. This meeting 

 has been looked forward to by the members of the Society with more than 

 usual interest, from its having been known that a presentation of plate of 

 great value was intended to be made to their excellent secretary. Dr. Wick- 

 ham, at the Society's dinner after the business of the day. Mr. Burt of 

 Southampton introduced a new and pleasing variety of ornamental ironwork 

 for floricultural purposes, which was much admired. (Hampshire Advertiser, 

 March 14.) 



The second meeting of the Hampshire Horticultural Society was held at 

 the Archery Rooms, Winchester, May 21., to which numerous visiters were 

 attracted for the purpose of viewing the exhibition of flowers and fruits, which 

 was very superior. (^Hampshire Chronicle, May 25.) 



At the third meeting of this Society at the New Corn Exchange, Win- 

 chester, June 23., there was a very good show of fruit, flowers, and vegetables, 

 from the gardens of the neighbouring gentry. {Salisbury Herald, June 27.) 



Winchester Auricula Shoiv. — April 30. 1840. See Gard. Gaz., 1840, 

 p. 281. 



Winchester Pansy Show. — June 2. See Ibid., p. 410. 



Hertfordshire. — Herts Horticultural Society. — The first annual show 

 ■of this useful and flourishing Society took place in the Shire Hall, Hert- 

 ford, April 30. The display of flowers was as splendid as we ever remember 

 to have witnessed at any previous spring show ; and the company was more 

 numerous and fashionable than usual. The specimen plants were particularly 

 fine, consisting of azaleas, euphorbias, and hoveas, of great luxuriance. The 

 miscellanegus collections of Mr. ¥/arner and Mr. Harrison were arranged with 

 the accustomed taste, and presented a splendid appearance. The cottage 

 exhibiters were but few, but the quality of the vegetables and flowers ex- 

 hibited was good. (Herts Reformer, May 2.) 



The second or summer show of this Society, held on June 25., was dis- 

 tinguished for its grand display of fruit and flowa's, and di'ew together a 



