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prizes are offered ; and, under the usual good direction of Mr Bruce Findlay, 

 this is sure to be a great gathering of horticultural produce, appliances, and 

 horticulturists from all quarters. Among the chief prizes for fruits are — 

 £45 in three prizes for fifteen kinds of fruit, £30 for twelve kinds, £20 for 

 nine kinds, and £15 for six kinds ; £25 in three prizes for ten varieties of 

 Grapes. The General Horticultural Company, Limited (John Wills), offers 

 first and second prizes of £30 and £20 for six kinds of Grapes, two bunches of 

 each ; and for twelve kinds of fruit, the same as for the Grapes. If these 

 prizes do not bring out a splendid display of choice fruits, they ought to do 

 so. £45 is offered in three prizes for twenty miscellaneous plants (open). To 

 amateurs, £16 for eight Orchids, and the same amount to nurserymen in three 

 prizes. The vegetable section is dealt with in an equally liberal manner, and 

 so are cut - flowers. There is also a section for foreigners, and one for 

 cottagers. Altogether it is a liberal and well-got-up schedule. One unfortu- 

 nate mistake has eluded the notice of Mr Bruce Findlay when correcting 

 proofs at p. 22 — John Wills, Limited. The prize is said to be " for the best 

 collection of twelve kinds of fruit, including two Pines, two kinds of Grapes, 

 two Melons, and six other kinds of GrajKs.^^ The last word Grapes should no 

 doubt be fruits. 



The Dundee Horticultural Society is to hold " a grand Floral Fete" on the 

 1st, 2d, and 3d September. Place of exhibition to be afterwards announced. 



The South of Scotland Horticultural Society is to hold "a grand Autumn 

 Show on the 2d and 3d September, in the Barrack Square, Dumfries." The 

 schedules of prizes offered by these two societies are very comprehensive, and 

 encouraging to competitors ; and it is to be hoped the efforts of all these 

 societies will be successful. 



The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, by way of husbanding its 

 resources for a splendid effort in 1882, has dropped the Summer Shows out 

 of the programme for this and next years. 



NOTICE OF BOOK. 



The Tomato, with Cultural Directions for maintaining a Continuous 

 Supply : including also Chapters for Amateurs and the Growers of 

 Fruit for the Markets, an Estimate of Varieties, and a Complete List 

 of useful Pteceipts. By William Iggulden, Gardener to the Plight Hon. 

 the Earl of Cork and Orrery, Journal of Horticulture Office, 171 Fleet 

 Street, London. 



The above title is a comprehensive statement of the contents of this little 

 work on a now very popular product of gardens. We have seldom or never 

 read a similar work with more satisfaction and approval. As is well known, 

 the writer has been a most successful grower of the Tomato at all seasons of 

 the year, as well as one of the most successful exhibitors of them. Like tverj - 

 thing that comes from Mr Iggulden's pen, it is thoroughly practical, and can- 

 not fail to be a most complete guide to those who have not had much experi- 

 ence of keeping up a continuous supply of ripe Tomatoes. We give the fol- 

 lowing extract on " Successional Crops " as a sample of this useful treatise : — 



" Those who are enabled to grow their earliest Tomatoes in beds with bottom - 

 heat are not under the necessity of starting more plants, at all events till 

 some time later, to grow for successional crops ; but to keep up the supply 

 where no such accommodation exists, it will be found necessary to sow again 



