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almost entirely pruned away, and the hearing confined 
chiefly to the extreme points. They are thus gathered 
with more ease: indeed, the bushes may be stripped 
in half the time of those choked up in the interior, j 
The fruit, also, is much finer, and the crop will be 
found to tell amazingly in bulk. As for the Red and I 
! White Currants, their side spray—if other points of 
management be right—may be all pruned close to 
within half an inch of the main stem. There is, thus, 
less summer spray to prune back, and the fruit is, in 
consequence, much larger. Those who grow for ex¬ 
hibition purposes may use liquid manure occasionally, 
during the swelling process, as also just before the 
fruit begins to colour. This will much increase the 
size and general appearance. R. Errington. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S SHOW AT 
CHISWICK.— June 9th. 
According- to our promise made last week, we now publish 
the list of prizes awarded for fruits. 
Pine-Apples (collection of three distinct varieties).—First, Mr. D. 
Clement, Oak Hill, East Barnet. Second, Mr. Gilliam, market gar¬ 
dener, Mogdon Lane, Isleworth. 
Pine-Apples (Providence, or other large sorts, single specimen).— 
First, Mr. Bailey, gardener to J. T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, Amer- 
sham, Bucks. Second, Mr. J. Oates, F.H.S., gardener to Lord Leigh, 
Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire. Third, Mr. Jackson, gardener to 
Lord Scarsdale, Keddleston, Derbyshire. 
Pine-Apples (Queen’s, single specimen).—First, Mr.Burn, gardener 
to the Hon. Col. Pennant, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor. Equal—Second, 
Mr. Bailey, gardener to J. T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, Amersham ; 
Third, Mr. Robinson, gardener to E. R. Tunno, Esq., F.H.S., Warn- 
ford Park. Extra—Mr. John Maher, gardener to Sir R. W. Bul- 
j keley, Bart., F.H.S., Baron’s Hill, Anglesea. 
Prize offered by C. W. Dilke, Esq., Y.P.H.S., for the best Fine of 
any kind. —Mr. Bailey, gardener to J. T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, 
Amersham. 
Grapes (Miscellaneous, Mr. C. W. Dilke’s prize).—First, Mr. Frost, 
gardener to E. L. Betts, Esq., F.H.S., Preston Hall, Maidstone. 
Grapes (Black Hamburgh, one basket).—First. Mr. Allen, gardener 
to J. B. Glegg, Esq., F.H.S., Chelford, Knutsford. Second, Mr. Wm, 
Hill, gardener to Ralph Sneyd, Esq., F.H.S., Iveele Plall, Staffordshire. 
Third, Mr. Fleming, F.H.S., gardener to the Duke of Suther¬ 
land, F.H.S., Trentham. Extra—Mr. Wilmot, market gardener, Isle- 
worth ; Mr. J. Taylor, gardener to C. A. Anbury, Esq., East Barnet; 
Mr. Frost, gardener to E. L. Betts, Esq., F.H.S., Preston Hall, Maid¬ 
stone; Mr. Mould, gardener to P. Rose, Esq., Rayner House, Wy¬ 
combe. 
Grapes (Royal Muscadine, or other white sort, one basket).—First, 
Mr. Bousie, gardener to the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Stoke 
Park, Slough. Second, Mr. Chalmers, gardener to the Lord South¬ 
ampton, F.H.S., Whittlebury Lodge, Towcester. Third, Mr. Jos. 
Allport, gardener to Henry Akroyd, Esq., F.II.S., Doddington Park. 
Grapes (Muscats, one basket).—First, Mr. James Tegg, gardener to 
Baron Hambro, F.H.S., Roehampton. Second, Mr. J. Allport, gardener 
to II. Akroyd, Esq., F.H.S., Dcddington Park. Third, Mr. John 
Clark, F.II.S., gardener to the Earl of Darnley, Cobham, Kent. 
Grapes (Frontignans, one basket).—First, Mr. Jos. Allport, gardener 
to H. Akroyd, Esq., F.II.S., Doddington Park, Nantwich. Second, Mr. 
John Clark, F.II.S., gardener to the Earl of Darnley, Cobham, Kent. 
West’s St. Peter’s Grapes. —First, Mr. Jos. Allport, gardener to 
H. Akroyd, Esq., F.H.S., Doddington Park, Nantwich. 
Vines (In pots ; in twos).—First, Mr. Ivison, gardener to the Duke 
| of Northumberland, F.II.S., Sion House, Brentford. Second, Mr. 
I C. W. Alderson, market gardener, South Lambeth. Third, Mr. Kaile, 
i gardener to the Earl of Lovelace, F.II.S., East Horsley Towers, Ripley. 
Melons (Green-fleshed).— First, Mr. Ingram, gardener to .T. J. 
Blandy, Esq., V.P.H.S., Ilighgrove, Reading. Second, Mr. Bereham, 
I gardener to Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sproughton. Third, Mr. II. Chilman, 
I gardener to Mrs. Smith, Ashtead House, Epsom. 
Melons (Scarlet-flesh).—First, Mr. Bailey, gardener to J. T. Drake, 
Esq , Shardeloes, Amersham. Second, Mr. Frost, gardener to E. L. 
Betts, Esq., F.II.S., Preston Hall, Maidstone. 
Peaches (Two baskets, distinct sorts).—First, Mr. Davies, gardener 
to J. Dixon, Esq., Astle Park, Chelford. Second, Mr. Cotterell, F.II.S., 
gardener to the Earl of Lisburne, Crosswood Park, Aberystwith. 
Peaches (One basket).—First, Mr. Davies, gardener to J. Dixon, 
Esq., Astle Park, Chelford. Second, Mr. Masters, gardener to the Earl 
of Macclesfield, Sherburn Castle, Oxon. Equal — Third, Mr. Hill, 
gardener to Ralph Sneyd, Esq., F.H.S., Keele Hall, Staffordshire. 
Extra—Mr. H. Constantine, gardener to C. Mills, Esq., Hillingdon 
Court, Uxbridge. 
Nectarines (Two baskets, distinct sorts).—First, Mr. G. Fleming, 
F.II.S., gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, F.II.S., Trentham. 
Nectarines (One basket).—First, Mr. G. Fleming, F.H.S., gardener 
1 to the Duke of Sutherland, F.II.S., Trentham. Second, Mr. Tegg, 
j gardener to A. Pryor, Esq., F.II.S., Roehampton. Third, Mr. Far- 
j thing, gardener to Lord Ashburton, F.H.S., The Grange, Alresford. 
Apricots.— First, Mr. Lunt, gardener to SirM. Schaw Stewart, Bart., 
Ardgowan, Greenock. 
Figs (in Sixes).—First, Mr. Farthing, gardener to the Lord Ash¬ 
burton, F.II.S., The Grange, Alresford. Second, Mr. Frost, gardener 
to E. L. Betts, Esq., F.II.S., Preston Hall, Maidstone. Third, Mr. 
Ivison, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, F.H.S., Sion House, 
Brentford. 
Cherries (Black, in single dishes).—First, Mr. G. Fleming, F.II.S., 
gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, F.II.S., Trentham. 
Strawberries (Three baskets, distinct sorts).—First, Mr. Widdow- 
son, gardener at Chorley Wood House, near llickmansworth. 
Strawberries (British Queen, single baskets). — First, Mr. R. 
Smith, market gardener, Twickenham. 
Strawberries (not British Queens, single baskets).-—First, Mr. 
Bailey, gardener to J. T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, Amersham, Bucks. 
Second, Mr. R. Smith, market gardener, Twickenham. Third, Mr. 
James Woods, gardener to W. Beckford, Esq., Buxley Lodge, Esher. 
Miscellaneous Fruit. —Second Certificate, Richard Gunter, Esq., 
F.II.S., Burlington Cottage, Turnham Green, for a dish of Winter 
Cherries. First do., Mr. Higgs, gardener to Mrs. Barchard, F.II.S., 
Putney Heath, for Six distinct kinds of English grown Oranges 
and Lemons. Second do., Mr. Ivison, gardener to the Duke of 
Northumberland, F.II.S., for a dish of Rose Apples. Second do., 
Mr. Kaile, gardener to the Earl of Lovelace, F.II.S., East Horsley 
Towers, Ripley, for Strawberries in pots. First do., Mr. Fleming, 
F.II.S., gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, F.II.S., Trentham, for 
Four pots of Trentham Black Grape. Second do., Mr. Burnell, gar¬ 
dener to the Rev. T. Thurlow, Raynard’s Park, Cranley, for a dish of 
Pears. First do., Mr. Jackson, gardener to Lord Scarsdale, Kedle- 
stone, Derby, for Three Providence Pine Apples. Second do., Messrs. 
Lane and Son, GreatBerkhampstead, for Cherries in pots. Second do,, 
Rev. L. V. Harcourt, V.P.H.S., for Two dishes of Apples. First do., 
Mr. Cuthbert, gardener to S. Rickards, Esq., F.II.S., Shalemaar, 
Acton, for Six Oranges. First do., Mr. Cuthbert, gardener to S. 
Rickards, Esq,, F.II.S., Shalemaar, Acton, for Six Lemons. First do., 
Mr. Burn, gardener to the Hon. Col. Pennant, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, I 
fora Queen Pine Apple. First do., Mr. J. Lakeman, gardener to J. 
Campbell, Esq., Hendon, for Seedling Citrons. 
Collection of Vegetables (Amateurs).—First, Mr. J. B. Whiting, 
gardener to H. T. Hope, Esq., F.II.S., The Deepdene, Dorking. 
Second, Mr. Geo. Lambert, Oakwood, Chichester. Third, Mr. M, j 
Higgs, gardener to Mrs. Barchard, F.H.S., Putney Heath. 
THE LATE MR. ROBERT BROWN - . 
Robert Brown, one of those luminaries of science whose 
modest and retiring worth was little known to the general 
public, hut who was all the more highly appreciated in those 
scientific circles of which he was so distinguished an orna¬ 
ment, was the son of a Scottish Episcopalian clergyman, and 
was born at Montrose on the 21st of December, 1773. His 
academical education was acquired first at Marischal College, 
Aberdeen, and subsequently at the University of Edinburgh, 
where he completed his medical studies in1795, and in the same 
year accompanied a Scottish Eencible Regiment, in the double 
capacity of ensign and assistant-surgeon, to Ireland. His 
intense love and peculiar aptitude for botanical study had 
already developed itself, and recommended him to the notice 
of Sir Joseph Banks, who continued through life to be his 
sincere and ardent friend. On Sir Joseph’s recommendation, 
and attracted by the more than golden promise which the 
then unexplored regions of New Holland held out to the 
botanical inquirer, he threw up his commissions, and, in 1801, 
embarked as naturalist in the expedition under. Captain 1 
Flinders for the survey of the Australian coast. From this 
expedition he returned to England in 1805, bringing with him 
nearly 4000 species of plants, a large proportion of which 
were entirely new to science, and bringing with him, also, an 
inexhaustible store of new ideas in relation to the characters, 
distribution, and affinities of the singular vegetation wliieli 
distinguishes the great continent of Australia from every 
other botanical region. To work out these ideas, both in 
relation to the plants of New Holland and in their comparison 
with those of other parts of the world, with wonderful sagacity, 
with the utmost minuteness of detail, and, at the same time, 
with the most comprehensive generalisation, was the labour j 
of many succeeding years. Flis memoirs on “ Asclepiadse j 
and Proteacea',” in the transactions of the Linngcan Society; 
his “ Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae,” vol. i., published 
in 1810; and his “ General Remarks, Geographical and Sys¬ 
tematical, on the Botany of Terra Australis,” published in 
1814, revealed to the scientific world how great a master in 
botanical science had arisen among us. Nor was the world 
slow in recognising his merits. The natural system of Jussieu 
had hitherto made but little progress in England, or any¬ 
where out of France, but its adoption by one who was in- j 
stinctively recognised as the first botanist of the age, and the j 
important modifications which lie introduced into it, speedily 
compelled an almost universal assent to its principles, and i 
