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The prize was awarded to Mr. Lees, gardener to the Earl of Haddington, 

 Tyninghame House, for Muscat of Alexandria. 



In Black Hamburgh Grapes there were fifteen competitors. The 

 prize was gained by ]\Ir. Fowler, Smeaton, Prestonkirk ; a second 

 premium was voted to Mr. Crocket, Raith ; and a third to JMr. Kidd, 

 gardener to Lord Kinnaird, Rossie Priory. 



In Fro.itignan Grapes, for which there were eight competitors, the 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Fowler, Smeaton, for White Frontignan ; 

 and a second premium was voted to Mr. Crocket, Raith House, for 

 Grizzly. 



In Apricots there ^fvere sixteen competitors, and three prizes were 

 awarded — the first to Mr. Ramsay, Newbyth, for Moorpark ; the 

 second to ]\Ir. Crocket, Raith, for Royal ; and the third to Mr. Denholm, 

 Broxmouth, for ]\Ioorpark. 



In Green -gage Plums there were seven competitors, and three prizes 

 were also awarded — the first to Mr. Fraser, Belmont ; the second to 

 Mr. Goodall, Newbattle Abbey ; and the third to Mr. Anderson, Oxen- 

 ford Castle. 



For the best six Plums of any variety (exclusive of Green-gage) there 

 were fourteen competitors. The first prize was gained by Mr. Crocket, 

 Raith House, with Purple Gage ; the second by Mr. Kidd, Rossie 

 Priory, with the Jefferson Plum ; and the third by Mr. Graham, 

 Garscube, Glasgow, with Kirk's, Washington and INIagnum Bonum. 



For the highest flavoured IMelon, for which there were sixteen 

 competitors, the prize was awarded to ]\Ir. Mossman, gardener to 

 James Hunter, Esq., of Thurston, for Bromham Hall ; a second 

 premium was voted to Mr. Temple, Falkland Palace, for the Pinkie 

 Prize Melon ; and a third to Mr. Lees, Tyninghame, for Austin's In- 

 comparable Green-fieshed. 



In Jargonelle Pears there were four competitors. The prize was 

 awarded to Mr. INIitchell, gardener to Lady Keith, Ra^-'^elston ; and an 

 extra award was assigned to Mr. M'Farlane, gardeii r to Sir John 

 Warrender, Bart., Lochend, Dunbar. 



For the best dish of Gooseberries there were seven competitors, and 

 two prizes were awarded — the first to Mr. Blair, Largo House ; and 

 the second to Mr. Lees, Tyninghame, both of whom produced Red 

 Warrington. 



For the best three Phloxes there were three competitors, and two 

 prizes were awarded — the first to Mr. Smith, gardener to Mrs. Dodds, 

 Clermiston House, by Corstorphine, for Abdul IMedschid Khan, Com- 

 pacta rosea, and Madame Viard ; and the second to Mr. Kerr, gardener 

 to Robert Brown, Esq., of Firth, RosUn, for Abdul Medschid Khan, 

 Flora's Crown, and Iphigene. 



The Silver Medal offered by Messrs. P. Lawson and Son, for^the 

 best dish of Lawson's Golden Gage Plum, was awarded to Mr. Kay, 

 Blackadder, Chirnside. 



For the prize of one guinea, offered by Messrs. Downie and Laird 

 to practical gardeners, for the best eighteen blooms of Hollyhocks, there 

 were thirteen competitors. The prize was gained by Mr. Cossar, 

 gardener to Lady Anne Hay, Kingsmeadows, with Comet, Lizzy, 



