684- Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



Uttoxeter Horticultural and Floricultural Society. — Aug. 7. See Gard. Gaz., 

 1840, p. 551. 



Wolverham2)ton Horticidtural Society. — Summer show. See Ibid., p. 534'. 



WolvcrhamjUon Tidip Show. — May 20. See Ibid., p. 344. 



Suffolk. — fyswich Floncidtural Society. — April 30. See Ibid., p. 296. 



StowmarJcei Horticultural Show. — Sept. 17. 1839. See Ibid., 1839, p. 709. 



Surrey. — Croydon Dahlia Show. See Ibid. 1839, p. 616. 



East Surrey Florists' Society. — June 25. See Ibid., 1840, p. 425. 



Wallington Pink Shoiv. — June 30. See Ibid., 1840, p. 441. 



Warwickshire. — Birmingham Gooseberry and Flower Show. — Aug, 3. See 

 Ibid., 1840, p. 507. 



The Birmingham Grand Dahlia Exhibition, opened Sept. 30. at the Town 

 Hall, and was continued during the following day. Notwithstanding the late 

 period of the season, and the injury sustained in some plantations from the 

 frost on the night of the 1 9th ult., there was a very splendid collection of 

 flowers, the blooms on many of the stands being remarkably fine in form and 

 perfect in colour. The general opinion appeared to be that the exhibition 

 surpassed that of 1839 ; and there is no doubt that increased attention has, 

 during the present season, been paid to the cultivation of this beautiful and 

 admired flower. (^Midland Counties Herald, Oct. 1.) 



Coventry Horticultural Society. — June 1. See Gard. Gaz., 1840, p. 441. 



Wiltshire. — Wilts Horticultural Society.' — The first exhibition for the 

 present season took place at the Council Chamber, Salisbury, April 4. The 

 assemblage of visiters was unusually large, and the display of plants was such 

 as to convince us that increased life has been imparted to the Society since 

 the last season. The forced shrubs were of first-rate excellence, and we have 

 never seen at any previous exhibition so numerous an assortment of specimens 

 of this gay and attractive tribe. {Salisbury Herald, April 11.) 



July 21. The third exhibition for this season took place at the Council 

 Chamber, Salisbury, but owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, the 

 attendance of visiters was unusually thin. The collection of plants, however, 

 was remarkably good ; and we never recollect to have witnessed, at the July 

 meeting, such an abundance of splendid specimens. The orchideous plants 

 were particularly attractive, and the geraniums, notwithstanding the lateness 

 of the season, were in fine bloom. {Ibid., July 25.) 



SejJt. 8. The fourth exhibition for the season of the Wilts Horticultural 

 Society was held in the Council Chamber, Salisbury, {Hampshire Chronicle, 

 Sept. 14.) 



Worcestershire. — Worcestershire Horticultural Society, — Spring show. 

 See Gard. Gaz., 1840, p. 3\\. — Jidy 28. See Ibid., p. 506. 



Vale of Evesham Horticidtural and Floncultvral Society. — April 29. and 

 May\b. See /iic^., 1840, p. 344. — Jm/z/ 24. /6id, p. 506. 



Yorkshire. — Doncaster Horticultural Society. — May 13. See Ibid., 

 p. 328. — Summer show. See Ibid., p. 473. — Aug. 4. Ibid., p. 551. 



Heath Tulip Show. — May 18. See Ibid., p. 345. 



Kingston Floricidtural and Horticultural Society. — Oct. 1. See Ibid., p, 663. 



The Horticidtural Society for Sheffield and its Vicinity held their third ex- 

 hibition for this season at the Botanical Gardens, June 29. 1840. {Sheffield 

 Mercury, July 4.) 



Sheffield Class Dahlia Shoiv.—Sept. 14. See Gard. Gaz., 1840, p. 615. 



Sheffield Pinlc Show. — July 6. See Ibid., p. 489. 



Sheffield Tulip Show. — May 21. See Ibid., p. 345, 



Wakefield Floral Society. — Auricula show. A2ml 27. 1840, See Ibid., 

 p. 281. — Aug. 10, Ibid., p. 521, 



Wakefield Tidip Show. — May 25. See Ibid., p, 345. 



York Amateur Florists' Society. — May 13. See Ibid., p, 344. — June 17. 

 Ibid., p. 440. — Aug. 10. Ibid., p. 527.. 



York Horticultural Society. — Autumn show. See Ibid., p. 569. 



York Horticultural Exhibition. — Se2)t. 22. See Ibid., p. 631. 



