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Botanic Society for the season. There were dinner-table decorations, epergnea 

 and bouquets of intense interest to the ladies, a few stove and greenhouse plants, 

 and an excellent exhibition of fruit. Remarkably fine collections of fruit were 

 shown by Mr Lynn, gardener to Lord Boston, Hedsor, and Mr A. Johnson, 

 Savernake, Wilts. The first prize was awarded to Mr Lynn : he had magnificent 

 Grosse Mignonne Peaches, a splendid Queen Pine-apple, well-coloured Elruge 

 Nectarines, Sir J. Paxton Strawberries, Black Hamburg Grapes, and a good 

 Melon ; Mr Lynn was also first for a collection of out-of-doors fruit. Baskets of 

 Black Grapes, not less than 12 lb., consisting entirely of Black Hamburg, and 

 very good ; Mr C. Berry, gardener to J. Da Silva, Esq., Bumtwood House, was 

 first ; Mr A. Johnson, second ; and Mr Osborne, Kay's Nursery, Finchley, third. 

 12 lb. baskets of White Grapes were all Muscat of Alexandria : the first prize 

 basket was well ripened, and came from Mr P. Feist, gardener to R. Ashston, 

 Esq., Staines; second, Mr Osborne; and Mr W. Davies, Frien Barnet, third. 

 The Black Hamburg Grapes were, with one or two exceptions, badly coloured. 



For a single dish of three bunches, Mr Douglas, gardener to F. Whitboum, 

 Esq., Ilford, was first ; Mr Walker, gardener to H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Acton, 

 second ; Mr Lane, gardener to J. Miles, Esq., Barnet, third. 



A dish of any other black sort : Messrs Standish were first, with Madresfield 

 Court, well coloured, the other sorts taking prizes being Black Prince. 



Muscats were exceptionally fine, Mr Ritchie, gardener, Frognal, Hampstead, 

 was first with Bowpod ; Mr Barham, gardener to Lord Ormanthwiite, was second 

 with Muscat of Alexandria; and Mr Kemp, gardener to the Duke of North- 

 umberland, third. 



In the class for a dish of any White Grape, except Muscat, Mr Cole, gardener 

 to E. Budgett, Esqi, Ealing Park, was first with Buckland Sweetwater ; Mr Stand- 

 ish, of Ascot, was second with Ascot Citronelle, a variety with a distinct and 

 peculiar Frontignan flavour. Some excellent Queen Pines were shown, one 

 weighing 6 lb. 



In the class for any variety but Queen, the first prize was awarded to a 

 Providence ; the second and third to Smooth-leaved Cayenne. The best green 

 flesh Melon was Queen Emma, and the best scarlet flesh was Scarlet Gem. 



There were also magnificent dishes of Royal George, Grosse Mignonne, and 

 Violette Hative Peaches ; Violette Hative, Elruge, and Balgowan Nectarines ; 

 and, considering the season, remarkably fine fruit of British Queen, President, 

 Lucas, and Frogmore Late Pine Strawberries. J. Douglas. 



The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. — The summer exhibition 

 of this Society was held in the Music Hall, George Street, Edinburgh, on the 

 12th of last month. Roses and fruit were the leading features on the occasion; 

 pot plants were neither remarkable for number nor quality. In this latter 

 respect we cannot help remarking that it is strange that, considering the number 

 of noblemen's and gentlemen's residences within easy distance of Edinburgh, 

 there should be so poor a display of pot plants. 



The Roses were, however, a show in themselves — notably those exhibited by 

 Mr Hugh Dickson, Belmont Nursery, Belfast, who took first honours by long odds 

 in all the classes in which he exhibited. His flowers were quite equal to the best 

 examples seen on the exhibition-tables of the Rose-shows of England. In the 

 Gardeners' class of thirty-six varieties, Mr Henderson, gardener to John Christie, 

 Esq. , Cowden Castle, showed a very fine stand of Roses ; Daniel Marshall, 

 gardener to Miss Hay, Kingston, Grange, produced a very fine stand of twenty- 

 four Roses ; and Mr Robertson, gardener to Mr Menzies, Seacote House, a fine 



