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Section 9.— COTTAGES AND GAEDENS. 



The following Premiums are offered for Competition in the 

 Parishes after mentioned. 



The Premiums for Cottages and Gardens are given for five 

 consecutive years. 



1. PREMIUMS FOR BEST KEPT COTTAGES AND GARDENS. 



1. Best kept Cottage — One Pound; and where there are four Com- 



petitors — IMinor Silver Medal. 

 Second best — Ten Shillings. 

 Third best — Mmor Sdver Medal. 



2. Best kept Cottage Garden — One Pound ; and where there are four 



Competitors — Minor Silver Medal. 

 Second best — Ten Shilhngs. 

 Third best — Minor Sdver Medal. 



Aberdeenshire. 



1. Methlic Horticultural Society. — Convener, John Grant, Banker, 



Methlic ; Secretary, James Allan, Metblic. Granted 1877. 



Edinburghshire. 



2. Calders Union Horticultural Society. — Convener, E. G. Smith, 



Georgeville, Mid-Calder ; Secretary, James B. Smith, Greenloan 

 Cottage, Kirknewton. Granted 1878. 



^ Fifeshire. 



3. Newburgh Gardening Society. — Convener, John Lyell, Newburgh-on- 



Tay; Secretaries, George Anderson and Angus Cameron, Newburgh- 

 on-Tay. Granted 1874. (One year in abeyance.) 



4. North op Fife Horticultural Society. — Convener, John Mitchell, 



Fhskmillan, Cupar Fife; Secretary, John Geddes, Teacher, Rathillet, 

 Cupar Fife. Granted 1878. 



Kincardineshire. 



5. Mearns Amateur Horticultural Society. — Convener, "William 



Alexander, Bent, Laurencekirk; Secretary, Herbert Grimes, Laurence- 

 kirk. Granted 1878. 



Linlithgowshire, 



6. Dalmeny and [Queensferry Horticultural Society. — Convener, 



Peter Glendinning, Leuchold, Dalmeny Park, Edinburgh; Secretary, 

 John Allan, Dalmeny Park, Edinburgh. Granted 1879. 



Perthshire. 



7. Braco Horticultural Society. — Convener, John Kinross, Gannochan, 



Braco ; Secretary, George Dingwall, Ardoch Gardens, Braco. Granted 

 1878. 



