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Weeds. — The annoyance of g-rass or weeds springing- up between the stones of 
pavements, and in gravel walks, &c, may be got rid of for years, by watering' 
with a solution of lime and sulphur in boiling water. 
Chinese Gardeners have a wonderful passion for reducing their flowering 
shrubs, and even the forest trees, to a dwarfish size. Cedars and pines may be 
seen more than forty years old, and yet not above two feet in height, while the 
trunks, branches, and leaves are well proportioned. 
Rdsset in Apples. — Mr. John Williams, C.M.H IS. in a paper recently pub- 
lished in the Transactions of the Hort. Soc. of London, attributes the cause of 
Apples becoming russet, to the alternating temperature, light, shade, dryness, and 
moisture, which many times occur in the course of the day, when July or August 
is showery. Continued rain, preceded and followed by a cloudy day, does not 
seem to produce the same eft'ect, but the sudden intense light which commonly 
succeeds a shower, ;it the time the fruit is wet, injures the skin, and occasions small 
cracks, like the net-work upon the melon. 
HORTICULTURAL RARIIIES. 
Strawberrv. — A Strawberry, measuring full seven inches in circumference, was 
on Sunday last, gathered from the garden of Mr. W. Clinton, of Prospect-Place, 
Torrington . — Ejtclcr tiazcite. 
Polyanthus. — A rare and beautiful specimen of this plant, was lately gathered 
in the garden of Mr. Twiston, of Denbigh, having 154 full grown and perfect 
Hovvers on a sing-le stem. 
v.— HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Horticultural Fete. — We were wrong-, in stating tliat 600 tickets less were issueil at tlie 
late Fete tliaii at that which took plare two years asjo, — we have since understood that 300 
was about the dcrficiency. We are also glad to hear that practiral sardeners were allowed to 
see the exhibition, on the morning- of the Fete. We were certainly informed to the contrary at 
the time. — The reaison of oiir noticin'.; this is, that we are always ready to correct any state 
ment that has apjiearcd incorrectly in the Horticultural Reirister; it is jiarticnlarly satisfactory 
in this case, as we are hapi)y to learn that the mana-^ers of the Fete ha<i no intention of excln- 
iling practical fraideners from the exhihition of Fruits. Another error we would notice: in the 
same report, is the insertion qs relates to the fruit, of the word sold instead of bought. 
CoNDliCTORS. 
CAMBRIDGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
This Society held its June Show on Wednesday, June 2'2nrl, at the Red Lion Inn, Petty 
Cury; Mr. Mitchell's splendid new room was used for the occasion. The fruits were of the hest 
([iiality, and the flowers were as good as the state of the season would allow. The Ranuncu- 
luses were rather beyond the point of perfection. The tables were set out with some beautiful 
plants and bouquets. The doors opened at two, and .shortly afterwards tlie chaiiman (the Rev. 
R. Lascelles,) announced the following award of the judges: — « 
Strawberrie.s, (best ft for flavour.) Prize — Mr. Brewer. 
Ditto, (best lb containing fewest in number.) Prize, (34 to the ft.) Keen's Seedling — 
Colonel Pemberton. 
Ciierries, (best plate.) Prize, May Duke — Colonel Pemberton. 
Melon, (not less than one and a halftb) Prize, Early Golden Cantaloupe — Mr Dall. 
Ranunculuses. — (I2be-t, 1 of a sort) Prize Medal, — Prince Galitzin, .launede Pompadour, 
Beroth, CedoNulli, L'Acajou, CJermanicns, Noraius, Bouquet, Sans-pareil, Adrian, 
Hercules Nomius, Robert Burns. Mr. Twitchett. 
Ditto, (6 best, one of a .sort,) Prize, — Feu de Fontenay, Cedo Nulli, Nomius, Coinble de 
Richesse, Venus, Victonncaux — Mr. Challis. 
Ranunculus. — Prize — Mr. F. Finch. 
Seedling Ditto. — Bailey's Princess Victoria — Mr. liailey. 
Pinks, — (9 best, 1 of a sort.) First Prize — Medal — Belle Alliance, Beau Suwarrow, Knight's 
Lady Aclaiid, Borrott's Conquerer, Davey's Eclipse, Clarke's Smolensko, Harefield 
Beauty, Bexley Hero, Little Surprise — Mr. Cantling. 
Second Prize — Adelaide, Hopkins' No.2, Bow's Lusti'e, Keen's Wellington, Style's 
Hero, Banbury Hero, Ambrose's Lady Hill, Borrett's Conqueror, Seedling — Mr. 
Risplier. 
