94 Iluriiculturul and F/oricu.Uaral Societies. 
Pinks. — (4 Ijest, one of a soit) Fiist Vrize — I! aietidU Beauty, Biggleswade Beauty, Botitli's 
Wellington, Slwrpe's Seedling — Mr. Prior. 
Second Prize — Borrett's Conqueror, Barnard's Bexley Hero, I,u Belle Alliaiire, 
Hiirefield Beauty— Mr. TIaylock. 
Pink — Prize — Bray's Invineihle — Mr. Haylock. 
Seedling Ditto — Prize — Mr. Ripslier. 
Roses — (6 best.) First Prize — Seedling, Pomponorc Blanc, African Black, Blaucli Superb, 
White, Nouvelle Piroine, Gasse Violette — Mr. Widnall. 
Second Prize — Double Yellow, George tlie Fourth, White Provence, Blush Scarlet 
Moss, two unknown — Rev. R. Lascelles. 
Rose — Prize — Shaleuse Provence — Mr. Gimson. 
COTTAGER'S PRIZES. 
Potatoes — (lib of new) — .latnes Tuck, Windmill Cottage, Harston. 
Roses — (3 of different sorLs) Gtorge the Fourth, Moss Rose, Unknown — Edward Dowse, 
Irklelon. 
'I'he next show was announced for Friday, the iSnd of July, when Cottag^er's Prizes will be 
given for the best Carnation, Balsam, i ft of Currants, ditto of Gooseberries, 50 French Beans, 
and Nosegay, to bo cut fr<mi .the cottagers's own garden only. A vote of thanks to ihe Chair- 
man was[)assed unanimously, after the business of the day was over. 
CAMBRIDCiE FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 
The Florists' Society held their Ranunculus and Pink Shows, at the Hoop Hotel, on Tuesday 
June 21st. There were upwards of 400 blooms sent in for rorapetition. 
DEVON AND EXETER BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
At the Monthly Committee Meeting ol' this Society, yesterday, at their room, 263 Higli-Slreet 
in this city, there were exhibited from the gardens of Mr. Johnes, Hill's-Court, beautiful spe- 
cimens of the Alstroeraeria Tricolor, Pimele Decussata, Lilium Longiflorum, and Gloxinia 
Canh .s<:eiis; and from the gardi-ns of Messrs. Dyniond and Co, a rich display of Pelargoniuin.s, 
amongst which were the following varieties: — P. Iu.stratnin, Nutans, Gloriannni or Cineen of 
Portugal, Betsy, Conipactuni, Laxitlorium, Princess Augusta, Herione, Conchyllatum, Colley- 
anum, &c., together with a specimen of Thuiiliergia Alata, some part of Messrs. Dymond's 
di-splay finding a purchaser in the room.— EXETEK FLYING POST. 
HULL BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
The Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Garden was held at the Kingstone 
Hotel on Wednesday, May the lull — Col. Altiiorpe, the President in the chair. In the first 
instance, tlie attention of the Meeting which was much larger than usual, was called to the 
statement of the accounts, and such explanations were given as satisfied every per.son present 
that great economy had been used, and the finances were ma most favourable state. A long 
list of donations to the Garden was then read, and thanks voted to the donors. The other resoUi- 
tiins were carried and a "•ommittee chosen for the ensuing year. \V. English ICsq. of Denmark 
Hill, has presented to the Botanic Garden n ne varieties of the Ixia, brought from the Cape of 
Good Hope, by Mr. ^Vehb, a friend of his. 
MANCHESTER BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Second EMhibition of ibis Society, for the \)r,'sent season, was held at the Royal-Ex- 
cliange Dining-Uoom, on Monday, July I8th. The display of Fruits and Vegetables was 
exceiltnt, particularly the (irapes, some of the bunches weighing several pounds each, all 
beautifully swelled and richly coloured. Ammgsttlie Vegetables, our attention was also di- 
rected to some fine Celery, the size of which at so early a season, far exceeded anything of the 
kind we ever before witnessed. — We hope soxiie of our Manchester friends will not fail to favor 
us with an article on its cultivation. 
The manner of ]ilaciMg the Fruit for exhibition, was the best we have ever seen; — each sort 
was placed togellier distinctly, commencing with Pines, then Grapes, &c. by this plan a com- 
parison of their i-i's|icctive merits was at once easily made. 
None hut Siibscrilurs and their families were admitted, until a certain hour m the afternoon, 
when t'le public was allowed to enter by paying a small remuneration. We understand, the 
Society intends to have its next Exhibition at the Garden, which is, considering the little time it 
has been commenced, in an amazing state of foi"wardness. CONDUCTORS. 
MANCHESTER FLORAL AND HORi ICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
(FREE TO ALL ENGLAND.) 
The second meeting of this Society for the present season, was held (m .Monday the 23rd of ?tlay 
in the Albion Bazaar. The nueting was intended principally for the exhihitimi of tulips. Of 
these there was a numerous assemblage; but, imfortunately for several of tlie principal growers, 
the day of exhibition was fixed at too late a period to allow of their producing many of their 
best flowers in a state of perfection ; numbers of those produced were considerably overblow n ; 
and many others, we understand, were entirely withheld, from the same cause. Not" itlistand- 
Ing- this di.sadvanlage, the show was fully equal, and was considered by .vevcriil judges, lo he 
superior to that of any fornirr meeting; the feathered bizarres in particular were dec uledly 
entitled to this praise; and the feathered roses were scarcely, if at all. inferior to lliem. Tilt 
