576 Provincial IJorticiiUiiral Societies : — 



white turnips. By Mr. Hay, Dankeith, very fine pods of Waterloo marrow 

 j)eas. By Mr. ilelville, gardener, Diinlop House, very fine extra curled 

 parsley. By INIr. Laurie, Lain.shaw, a large collection of very fine strawberries. 

 By John Brown, Esq., of Laurel Bank, a large box of very fine pansies. By 

 Messrs. Fowlds and Lyniburn, nurserymen, a collection of pansies, roses, and 

 calceolarias and flowers; and fine specimens of black Naples and red grape 

 currants. There was also shown a very large specimen of a curiousi}' auricu- 

 lated fungus, which had sprung up in one of the floors of the carpet factory 

 of Messrs. Gregory, Thomson and Co., Kilmarnock. (^Kilmnr)iock Journal, 

 August 10. 1837. 



Aberdeenshire Horl'icitllural Sucicti/. — Atigiixf 30. Among the prizes were 

 the following : — Best three bunches of grapes, to John Wood, gardener to 

 Sir R. D. H. Elphinstone of Logie, Bart. Best grafted geans, to Alexander 

 Brown, gardener, Heathcot. Best six seedling dahlias, to David Gairns, gar- 

 dener, Glenbervie. Best six seedling carnations, to Jolin Wood, gardener, 

 Logie. An extra prize was avvartled to Mr. John Roy, jun., seedsman, Aber- 

 deen, for a splendid specimen of Hume« elegans, in full blossom. Second 

 ditto, to David Gairns, gardener, Glenbervie, for a collection of seedling roses. 

 And a third ditto, to Mr. Thomas Milne, Nui'ser^man, Sunnyside, for a col- 

 lection of sceiiling potatoes. (^Aberdeen Journal, Sept. G.) 



Banffshire Horticultural Societi/. — Sept. 1. Among tlie prizes were the 

 following : — To James Smith, gardener to Garden Duff, Esq., of ILitton, for 

 first and second melons, and an extra prize for a rare species of cucumber. 

 To George Machattie, gardener, Duft' House (hardens, for best gooseberries, 

 dahlias, and China asters. To George Cruikshank, gardener to A. S. Shand, 

 Esq., of Templand, for best heartsease ; and an extra prize for six heads of 

 very superior celery, with a detailed account of its cultivation. To George 

 llobertson, gardener to T. A. DufF, Esq , of Haddo, an extra prize for six 

 nectarines, from a tree planted in January last. To George Simpson, gar- 

 dener to John R. Thain, Esq., of Drumblair, for best carnations and seedling 

 heartsease. (Ibid.) 



C^LACKMANN.ANSHIRE. — Cladiinannanshire Horticultural Society. — May 1 1 , 

 The display of green- house and hot-house plants was considerably greater than 

 usual ; cut flowers of equal rarity and beauty were abundant ; and the vege- 

 tables, although not very niuuerous, were very fine specimens for the season. 

 There was a great profusion of some of the common vegetables, particularly 

 rhubarb (both blanched and natural), a new and beautiful variety of which 

 was exhibited by Mr. Taylor of Dunmore; and it is said to be considerably 

 earlier than any of the otlier sorts usually cultivated. There were also very 

 fine radishes exhibited from Kennet Garden, and asparagus from Alva Garden. 

 The apples and pears, particularly the former, were most abundant, of great 

 variety and beauty, as well as in a perfect state of preservation, the most of 

 them, indeed, ajiiearing as if they had just been taken from the tree. An im- 

 mensely large a[;ple (stock Leadington) was from Kennet (iarden. Much fine 

 fruit was exhibited by Mr. Taylor from Dunmore garden, and by Mr. Trutter, 

 from Alva garden ; from whence, also, were sent 20 different violas, with many 

 pol3'anthuses and primroses of su|)erior beauty. 



A prize for the bejt plan of a flower-garden, limited to 2 ft. square, the size 

 of the garden not more than 1 acre of ground, was gained by James M'Gruthar, 

 apprentice to Mr. Trotter, gardener to James Johnstone, Esq.. of Alva, and was 

 very much admired, being not only a ])lan, but an elegant model, of a garden, 

 divided into compartments filled with earth, ornamented with sprigs and leaves, 

 and with a neat model ol'a summer-house in one of the corners. {Stirling Ad- 

 vertiser, May 2G.) 



July 20. There were sent for exhibition by Dr. Walker, 100 fine herba- 

 ceous plants in flower, with names ; b}' Mr John (tow, from Tullivallan Castle, 

 72 varieties of hardy-flowering shrubs, besides G varieties of fine seedling pinks, 

 and a most luxuriant specimen of the new alsike clover, which appears to excel 

 every other species now cultivated. The flower of it is white, tinged with 



