616 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



that, exclusive o? privileged tickets, the receipts, in sixpences taken at the 

 door, exceeded that o'l the five shows of last year put together. The 

 names of the plants obtaining prizes are not given, except an extra prize 

 awarded to John Dallachie, gardener to the Right Honourable the Earl of 

 Aberdeen, Haddo House, for a handsome plant of Passiflora kermesina, in 

 flower; a second ditto to William Findlay, Castle Fraser, for a plant of Ery- 

 thrina frista-galli, in flower ; and a third ditto to David Gairns, Glenbervie, for 

 cockscombs. There was also presented, by Mr. Gairns, a splendid box of 

 dahlias, allowed to be the best in the hall ; but the judges considering them 

 not to be distinct va 'ieties, they were not permitted to compete. 



After the dinner, Mr. Massie proposed " the memory of the late Mr. Crom- 

 bie of Phesdo, and Dr. Dyce," l)oth gentlemen having done much to advance 

 the interests of the association. Mr. Massie, in introducing the toast, alluded 

 particularly to the anxiety which Mr. Crombie had evinced to get a botanical 

 garden near Aberdeen. He (Mr. M.) hoped that this question would again 

 be agitated, and that such a garden would soon be established. The toast was 

 drunk in solemn silence. It was stated, both by the chairman and the crou- 

 pier, that measures were now in progress for having a botanical garden in 

 connexion with the association. (^Aberdeen Herald, Sept. 1.) 



Ayrshire. — Kilmarnock Horticultural Society. — June "[5. A very good 

 exhibition. 



Banffshire. — Banffshire Horticultural Society. — Jtily 20. Among other 

 prizes, were one for rhubarb, to W. Knowles, gardener to W. Bisset, Esq., of 

 Lessendrum ; and another for preserved apples, to A. Skinner. There was 

 also an extra prize to James Adam, for a collection of seedling heartsease. 

 (^Stirling Journal, July 27.) 



Berwickshire. — Berwick upon Tweed. Eastern Border Horticidtiiral 

 Society. — July 17. The number of competitors was not great; but there 

 was a good display of flowers. (Gard. Gaz., Aug. 11.) 



Clackmannanshire. — Clackmannanshire Horticidtiiral Society. — July 19. 

 The rooms were, as usual, tastefully ornamented with evergreens and flowers, 

 by Mr. Williamson, and the porch or entrance to them both, elegantly 

 adorned by means of pillars, supporting wreaths of foliage, and festoons of 

 flowers, under the direction of Mrs. John Patei'son, who suggested this very 

 material improvement. Among other attractive decorations of the exhibi- 

 tion room, not the least was a portrait (a transparency, and which ought to 

 have been placed in a window as such) of her most gracious Majesty the 

 Queen, surrounded by evergreens and flowers, kindly lent for the occasion, 

 by Mr. Thomas, of the Royal Oak Hotel. 



Although the morning was rainy, the meeting was honoured with the pre- 

 sence of most of the distinguished famiHes of the town and neighbourhood, 

 including parties from Airthrey Castle, Alva House, Powis House, &c., and 

 of a considerable number of strangers. In consequence of the long-continued 

 vmfavourable weather, the committee postponed this meeting two weeks : and 

 now the numerous company all appeared much pleased in witnessing so plen- 

 tiful a supply of excellent articles, fruits and flowers, as well as vegetables, few 

 of which were in perfection a fortnight ago. There were exhibited, by Dr. 

 Walker, 150 herbaceous plants and flowering shrubs, named; also 25 varieties 

 of roses : by Mr. Ramsay, from Dollar Botanic Garden, 50 hardy herbaceous 

 plants, 24; stove and green-house plants, and 21 hardy shrubs, all in flower; 

 besides a number of rare annuals, &c. : by Mr. Paxton, Kennetpans, early 

 potatoes, very fine ; Cactus speciosa, and apples (red cluster) in excellent pre- 

 servation : by Mr. Drummond, several green-house plants, together with a 

 variety of new half-hardy annuals, among which were Nemophila insignis, 

 Phlox Drummondu, Leptosiphon densiflorus, L. «ndrosaceus, Eutoca Wran- 

 geXidna, Eschsch6ltz/« crocea, &c. : by Mr. Cathie, from Airthrey Castle, 

 Ferbena Melindres, V. venosa, V. Tweedi«nf/, V. Drumm6nd», il/i'mulus cardi- 

 nalis, A'nna Boleyn« pink (rare and fine), a large assortment of very splendid 

 dahlias ; also brown Portugal onions, and American early potatoes, both very 



