horticultural calendar. 
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LANCASTER FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Lancaster Floral and Horticultural Society held their extra meeting for the show of 
Dahlias and Fruit in the National School Room, on Wednesday last. Notwithstanding the un¬ 
favourable weather of Monday & Tuesday, some very fine specimens of Dahlias were exhibited; 
they were arranged into five classes and judged accordingly. The fruit, particularly apples, 
was so various and numerous as to induce the Committee to abandon all attempts to arrange it. 
We noticed not less than fifty-two different specimens of apples sent by the Patron of the 
Society—the Rev. T. Mackreth, all grown in his grounds, at Halton, they comprised all the 
new and most excellent kinds, and such as many persons feared could not be grown in this 
northern climate. We noticed that delicious little pear, the Seckle—one of the very best of 
the American varieties. A short account was given by this gentleman of the respective pro¬ 
perties of each specimen; a very useful plan, which we were glad to see adapted by others, 
particularly Mr. Matthias Saul, who exhibited upwards of forty different sorts of apples, grown 
in his own orchard at Skerton, all of the newest and best kind; Beuree d Aremberg and the 
Beurre Ranee—two of the best pears of this, or perhaps any other country. The exertions of 
this individual to introduce good fruit into this neighbourhood is deserving of great praise. 
We understand it is his intention to offer cuttings of any of his apples or pears for sale at very 
moderate prices; this will afford an opportunity to others of cultivating the most approved 
kinds. Very fine specimens of the Gnsel Bergamot, the Brown Buerre, and the Chaumontel 
pears were sent from Ashton Hall; the Committee, no doubt, feel grateful to the Countess of 
Lincoln for the encouragement thus given to the Society. Some very fine specimens of apples 
were sent by Mr. Eidsforth, of Poulton Hall, Mr. Salthouse of Scotfortb, &c. &c. and a plate 
of the finest Nonpareil we ever saw were grown in Dalton-square, in this town, in the garden 
of Mr. Eastwood. Mr. Walmsley was commissioned by the Society to select specimens of the 
different kinds of apples sold in the Lancaster market, and he produced between twenty and 
thirty sorts, all very large and fine in appearance, but many of them we think were not of 
much value. Mr. S. Hinde exhibited half a dozen apples of the Easter Pippen that had been 
gathered in his garden in November, 1832, in a very' high state of preservation ; this is a very 
valuable kitchen apple; and fine and curious specimens of different kinds of potatoes, such as 
are grown at Algiers, on the Rhine, and in France, were shewn by Mr. Knowlys, of Heysham: 
we cannot speak as to their respective merits—they were described as very productive, and 
we have no doubt the owner, to whom this neighbourhood is greatly indebted for the introduc¬ 
tion of many new and excellent kinds of vegetables, will inform the public if they should be 
found to bear the severities of this climate. We omitted to mention in its proper place two 
stands of beautiful flowers, arranged very tastefully, and consisting of all the different kinds of 
new annuals and other autumnal border flowers; they were, we understand, from the garden 
of the Rev. T. Mackreth. A specimen of the new Greenhouse Plant Tropmolum tricolarum 
we also observed, it was the property of Mrs. Wm. Hinde. 
IV.—MONTHLY HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR 
FOR NOVEMBER. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
Apples .—Make use of every fine day to gather any late sorts that may hang on the trees. 
Lay a little litter or half-rotten horse-dung about the roots of the trees which were removed last 
month. 
Apricot Trees should now have some of the shreds drawn from the smaller branches, after 
the manner of peaches. 
Cherry Trees may now be pruned, and have their winter dressing, if subject to the attacks 
of the black fly; see p. 264. 
Gooseberry and Currant Trees may also be pruned ; leave a good supply of young wood, p. 
253. If the land in which they grow be strong, give them a manuring of light fresh mould and 
horse-dung; if light, of fresh soil and cow-dung. 
Grapes .—Vines in Pots now brought into the Vinery, will ripen their fruit in April. 
