588 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — - 



Sieboldtz, Penstemon gentwn'oides, Z)elphinium Barloww, jLychnis Bungea?ta, 

 with a good collection of annuals and herbaceous plants. A cut flower of 

 Crinum amabile was very beautiful. Messrs. Veitch and Son of Exeter had 

 the largest collection of dahlias, including that beautiful flower Dr. Mendroth. 

 Among the rare plants were a Clematis grandiflora, Bignonia Chamberlain?, 

 Fuchsia fulgens, the pitcher plant, and a splendid collection of zinnias and 

 other annuals. {West Briton, Sept. 21.) 



Cumberland. — The Whitehaven Horticultural Society. — Mayll. Auri- 

 culas. The chief prizes of the day were awarded to the finest specimens in 

 the different classes of auriculas and polyanthuses ; but, besides a beautiful 

 show of these flowers, there was a fine show of green-house plants and early 

 vegetable productions. In the vegetable department, there were many articles 

 shown which commanded exalted eulogiums ; but the first stalks of rhubarb 

 were a bunch of unblanched, produced by Mr. Mann of Corkikle. Among 

 the flowers, the best for which prizes were given were : — Auriculas : green- 

 ed^ed, Taylor's victory, R. Elliott, gardener to M. Hartley, Esq., Rose Hill ; 

 grey-edged, Kenyon's ringleader, J. Gaitskell ; white-edged, Leigh's bright 

 Venus, R. Elliott ; self-coloured, Whittaker's true blue, R. Elliott ; alpine. 

 Eclipse, R. Elliott. Seedhngs : best self, R. Elliott ; best alpine, J. Gaits- 

 kell. Best pan of auriculas, one flower of each class : 1st pan, Archer's 

 triumphant, highland chief. Black Prince, volunteer. Queen of May, R. Elliott. 

 Polyanthus : dark ground, Pearson's Alexander, J. Gaitskell ; light ground, 

 George the Fourth, J. Gaitskell. Seedlings : best dark ground, J. Clarke, 

 gardener to the Earl of Lonsdale; light ground, ditto. Hyacinths, in glasses : 

 double. Passe- Virgo, E. Dawson, Esq. Polyanthus Narcissus : best white, 

 Luna, J. Steel. Pelargoniums : Queen Anne, J. Clark. Green-house or 

 stove plants, except pelargoniums : Terbena Tv/eed\dna, J. Clark. Hardy 

 plant, rarest and best bloomed : Pulmonaria virginica, R. Elliott. British 

 plant : ^Scilla verna, R. Elliott. {Whitehaven Herald, May 19.) 



June 2. Tulips. Not fewer than 400 of the different varieties of tulips 

 were upon the stages ; and in one bouquet, got up by Mr. Steele of Parton, 

 about 250 flowers of the same sort were tastefully arranged. Mr. Robert 

 Elliott's bouquet, however, obtained the principal prize in that department ; and 

 for brilliancy, richness, and beauty, it was well deserving the eulogiums which it 

 received. The hardy herbaceous plants, green-house plants, geraniums, and 

 heaths, were numerous and excellent ; particularly the latter, of which Miss 

 Lowther exhibited some most delicate and delightful specimens. In an ante- 

 room, where the fruits and vegetables were shown, the apples commanded 

 general approbation, by their beauty and fine state of preservation. Thomas 

 Falcon, Esq., of Workington, took a decided lead in potatoes grown in the 

 open air. The first specimens of rhubarb were shown by Mr. Davidson, a 

 market-gardener at Corkikle ; and here we cannot but express our regret that 

 so few exhibitors of Mr. Davidson's rank were to be found competing for prizes. 

 Among the best flowers were : — Tuhps, first pan. Miss Fox : Prince de Conde, 

 Trafalgar, Rose Unique, Compte de Vergennes, Black Prince, Washington, min 

 d'or. Feathered bizarres : Trafalgar, Miss Fox. Feathered bybloemens: Atlas, 

 Rev. J. Fox. Feathered roses : Comte de Vergennes, Miss Fox. Flamed bizarres : 

 Abercrombie, Miss Mossop. Flamed bjbloemens : Black Baguet, Miss Smith. 

 Flamed roses : rose unique, J. Gaitskell. Selfs : min d'or, J. Clark. Best 

 double tulip : De Lisle, double yellow, J. Gaitskell. Heaths : jErica odorata, 

 Miss Lowther. Pelargoniums : Fastuosa, R. Elliott. Green-house or stove 

 plants, neither ericas nor pelargoniums : Manettia glabra, J. Clark. Apples : 

 nonpareil, J. Gaitskell; kitchen appks, of two years' keeping, J. Gaitskell. 

 {Ibid., June 9.) 



Sept. 20. Carnations and Dahlias. Though the exhibition, upon the 

 whole, was not equal to many former ones, it was more numerously attended 

 than it ever was on any other occasion. The best flowers which obtained prizes 

 were: — Carnations: scarlet bizarre, 1st prize, J. Steel, Rawson's Ehza; 

 purple flakes, 1st, W. Thornton, Keswick, President; purple bizarre, 1st, W. 



