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Re: others are the varieties of Heaths, the ETI years. The Victoria type is also well here. | furnished with fruit as though no spring frosts had 
= Vallota purpurea, the Japa anese Lily, and the vert Messrs. Lyles & Speed also had some very fine | chased them with, ra eth or destroyed B thousands on 
= dllateleaved flowers of both ty and when stands of fresh clean | and off walls, fine x dishes each 
These a Pelargoniums er Fuchsias form the staple oo s i eh are set i p e ~ very m e — shown by Messrs.” N ichoh, Fish, "anid Squibbs, 
E is time of the and they ear to eed. rigolds are a leadl ower at Saffron | the prizes going 1 e order o names. 
ni Loe Tiere when w ota ed. fat he least | Walden, and the African varieties eoma p H 7 Fist and Mr, Squib! howed fine collections of 
Rois velties were the prizes offered Th window | Criestell were large a uble—a fine selecte fruit in baskets containing everything = season, 
, one aut windo b eax within the parlia- | strain. The singularly ga and effective hues of | fruit of almost all v std Of other fruits, Peac’ 
= in boundary of the city, and although they | colour seen in the Zinnias shown by Messrs. Lyles | Melons, Gra ars and Apples, especially kitchen, 
r in comparison with others grown in the | & Speed and Mr. Gibson, made them objects of great | were markedly fine, as were Morello Cherries, a- 
ry air, still they were presentable, and | attraction to visitors.. Roses, bun f Zonal Gera- | rines and Currants, especially red, were also 
might be improved by increased competition. niums, boxes of twenty-four varieties of cut flowers, | goo ems to have to more 
cut flowers, one and all, w uch above the average. | together with fruit, poen hown, and vege- | than upon any other fruit. The following were sea 
The Gladioli, Dahlias, Asters, Marigolds, and Pansies | tables, numerously and finely produced, made up a | prize-takers in the f sS:— ichol 
super he stands of first-prize Dahlias and | va <i abl < and mai ‘exhibition, (from a p l sight = one was cp races esp aso 
first-prize Gladioli, among ga deners Sah J. Hardy, | Correspondent showed three fine s of Hamburghs, not for 
ck ; . Watson, Govan ; . Camp- ompetition, Mr. ng, gr. to Hunter Rodwell, 
ur FAS M' toak), particularly | Royal Caledonian Horticultural: Set. 9.— isq., of Ampton, was Ist for black Grapes and for 
led out highly meritorious. he autu sh f this society was held in the table Peas; bs, gr. to the uis of 
& Galloway of Helensburgh, and | Music Hall, Edinburgh. e display of fruit was Bristol, Ickworth, was rst for a collection eo aah 
lfast had beautiful lots. e | remarkably good, and attracted much attention, the and 2d for black Grapes ; Mr. Raynham, Straddis on} 
Ac an te, niet atc Grapes sa ros egre peA Bep : for M ag! Gea ge an: mo for table 
h the Helensbu rm ic or Me ; v f i 
novelty. The vegetables were fully equal | holm, &c. Among the flowers the Gladioli or Holly- Apples ; Mr. Allan, to pe 
ha en, the Potatos, Peas, Onions, | hocks were most attractive. The first prize for the arton, so rst for Filberts and white Currants ; P oo 
Leeks, and Parsnips being first- rmer was obtained by Mr. Service, Dumfries. There Barrett, wick t for an va 
inn ich subsequently took place a very fine assortment o e and stove er Apis $ Mr, oa ee Dey, was = er 
mel Buchanan of Drumpellier, “President of the | plants from the nurseries in the vicinity of Edin lums ; ont Mr. Fish, of wicke, was IS Fics 
ied the chair, support apt 3 e show was well atte gements are bein white Gra elons, Peaches, Nectarines, Figs 
; Dickson of Belfast, J. | made for an International competition next year. (Beunswich, J, and M Eeee ko pew) Tu i 
wbank, A. Duncan of Christ- good 
i i i i usual in eit cottagers’ or the other classes. The 
ke a The Glasgow and ease’ og lee | _ Sittingbourne emer P&c. : Sept. 10. —The | Potatos were not so an though all of them seemed 
Pas » testified to the pleasure that first show of flowers, fruit, and vegetables of the Sitting- sound neither Cauliflowers, Celery, P 
i at day ; and added that bourne Mutual Association of Gardeners, Amat Lett ere so plentiful as at most September 
he , looki gto the consider nd Cottagers, was in Corn Ex chan nge, | shows: nevertheless some capital vegetables were 
ie d in the district, to support all insti Sittingbourne. bas decorations of t l were | sho r. r, gr. to . Burrell, Esq., 
tutions which had for their object the refinement o f a varied and showy character, two artistically | Westley, was 1st for red and white Celery and Cauli- 
taste and the encouragement of labour. cpg 3 floral devices crowning the ornamenta- | flowe r. Fish a Onions Peas 
an either These devices were sent b he show was ric! cut flowe’ rs—Asters, Mari- 
ye Th omas saan er. o L. Pemberton, | golds, Dahlias, dou bie Zinnias, and Roses, being 
ee Horticultural : Sept. 8.—The | Esq-, of Torry Hill, and were muc ch admire of excellent quality. Mr, Nichol and Mr. Fish were 
= and amateurs’ show was held in the park | In the centre of the hall two tables of ornamental equal rst for six Roses, and Mr Nichol and Mr. Squibbs 
e adj the mansion at Hyde Hall, the seat ot | foliage and stove and gre se nee wer bi e- e Ist and 2d for twelve. Mr. Sou em Fin- 
= H, L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. The exhibits in the | fully arranged; while at each end, facing the entrance | borough Hall, rotaia Mr. and 
_ Cottagers’ z a imn. classes wer n in | tothe building, were two baskets of splendid foliage Petit, of the Ropi, Botanic Gardens, were the prin- 
_ Separate tents, the entries were numerous, and the flowering plants, exhibi Mr. Fai cipal exhibitors of Dahlias, and each showed some on 
L productions remarkably oy A la: arge tent was de- | of Mount Pleasant Nursery, Greenstreet, near Siting owe T i icklemere, 
: but flowers, fruits, | bourne. E.. L, Pem rton, sq., of ae showed stands of fine i ut fl 
&c., were sent by several of = e gentry, exhibited 3 a ie | of fine aioe I slits on oniums were remarkably good, the Ist 
and amateur and those.| did E- Twopeny, Esq., J. B. isq., G Smeed, prize for both flowers going to Mr. 
worthy of nolişs, were the o eres * :—Mr. TN Esd., G. Fae gen The richest ode in the show wae tie i 
gr. to Sir hg eyon, Bart. a sto e and | Two fine specimens of the seg See Ai SE serar ma tions of stove and house, cut flowers shown by 
os its, cut flowers, me very elegan essrs. Nichol, Fish, and Squibbs, who were 
it, Mr. as 
to Odams, Ta, ” Bishop Stortford, 
Ferns, Cali and stove plants ; Carv ille, 
o Miss Arkw right, she hil ‘Coles, Ni erns, an 
Spi gr. to 
of cut 
Sanes rd, two 
rtfor 
SN Aas 
ais Fon Sto: 
aes ee 
attrac er the Shas was a tent in which 
Weeks, the head gardener at Hyde Hall, had cms 
structed a model of the Queen’s Palace at Os 
with terr wer ens (beautifully laid 
walks, flow 
out), shrubberies, bridge, ro 
a &c., forming a picture 
pon by all who saw it. a aai. 
ron Walden ea Sept. 9.—This 
ge exhibition in June, rote 
fe mer were S ral grouped in diffe 
For the iit par in the history of the autumn exhi- 
bition of this Society, Hollyhock spikes, always a 
grand feat ere absent, for what with the ravages 
the weather, cultivators w 
in 
acted much notice. 
isplayed. pe the head of the room was a 
cent group of foliage and flowering plants, co aay ie 
in the centre being a range tree, heav y laden 
with Sted bo he Sate Grayling. The hetei, vegetables, 
ut flow iscellaneous exhib ere dis- 
played on aiar erected against the yti on either 
of the room, extending from top to botto h 
collections of Potatos were numerous and extraordi- 
narily fine, especially some exhibited by Gas- 
coyne, 0 sort 
an indeed the sho g as e 
tremely g e fruit exhibited was perfectio: 
itself, both in ‘colour . The collections of 
ears were numerous, conspicuous amongst 
Peaches, N es, 
M.P., exhibited a fine Melon i Wart’s Nene, a E 
E handsome Pear 
were. 
he co A of cut flowers was large, but not par- 
mprehensive rs, Dahlias and Roses 
ief part. arious me of ento- 
were also 
mology and natural history 
in the was Succ 
aiak” (From a 
e and West Suffolk 
— This exhibition v ) 
one t 
ibited, and 
altogether this, An first show of the kind ever held 
essful, 
of their names, The at plants 
consisted of Paomia i in es condition, Pelargoniums, 
ums—the latter being oi 
bey especially their 
on & Son of the 
cellent collec- 
twenty 
Mer pra wi 
is steno 4 
he members dined nip ic kai the Angel 
Hotel in the evening, the — ht and fruit 
poe Pa a. to make the dinner the r the season 
to man: he President of jin Soc, G. P: Ciy, 
the cae aes. 
Esq., was support 
Esq., and other 
by most of — and | 
crosses, 
es inevitable grote ei. of the season, p gp sa 
interrupted fri ps renewed, 
rmed, to good aiea purpose. a a a 
palaran ) 
The Villa Garden. 
THERE is an impression among some people who 
are fond of flowers, but who are not very well norai ; 
on the routine work of gardening, there is : 
one poet season in the year, 
spring. The man who loves 
king in it 
forgotten 
