... prize, £4, W. A. Wright; 3rd, £2 ls., G. W. Moss; 4th, £X. Charles Challoner. Highly commended; James Fletcher (2), Thomas Statter, Thomas Burgess, Jun., Edward Lister, T. H. D. Bayley, Benlantin Vaughan, Richard Swift. Joseph Brown, and Ralph Leigh L2) ...

... about to write a natural history of this most use- ful and often most ill-used animal ; all know of its endur. ante, its hardiness, strength, patience, and affection, and we should think there are few who will not be glad to hear that these shows have ...

... colour, and touched with sadness when the colour fades -and the odour ha3 departed The busy people of the world, active in its hardy reality, intent on enterprise and $peculation. have little sympathy with the child s enjoy. ment or the poets senliment to ...

... tunfavourable weather, were very poor; roses were tolerably good. Astors were fair. The fuschias were tolerable, as were also the hardy herbaceous plants. There .were. some nice ferns exhibited. There were only two orchidaceous plants iu the whole oollection ...

... of Stove Plants, 1 2 and 3 Captain Anderton. Greenhouse Plants, 1 2 and 3 Captain Auderton. Petunias, c Captain Auderton. Hardy Annuals, I and 2 Captain Ander- ton. Herbaceo-s Plants, 1 T. T. Parker; 2 .lrs. Allison. FRUITS.-Black Grapes, 1 A. Hewlett; ...

... manure and 3 cwt. Peruvian guano to the statute acre, a very heavy, good crop, and vergrowing. We highly commend Colonel Sir Thomas George Hesketh, Bart., Di.p., for a good and well-mauaged crop, growi upon black land; and commend Messrs. William and Richard ...