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whcatcii flour, potato Hour (Vein t'rostetl ami Iroin tlamagcJ potatoes, flax 

 (Ircsscil ami iimlrcsscd, leil clover plants in flower, maize with ears fully 

 ripened, cattle cabbajre ; iron ploughs, harrows, and wheelliarrows ; a barley 

 hunnneller, a turnip rammer, ilraining tiles, linseed oil cake; hone dust, 

 coarse ami fuie ; sea weed, ilittereut sorts, named ; dried specimens of 

 grasses, named ; forty-two speeiniens of grass seeds, named ; a collection 

 of rare and valuable agricultural seeds, named. Messrs. Drunmiond them- 

 selves, amongst other things, cxhibiteil Jstn'igalus bcc'ticus, the seeds of 

 wiiich are used as a substitute for coftee ; //emerocallis fulva and 5yni- 

 phvtmn asjxjrrimum, which have been recommended in this Magazine as 

 herbage plants; and the Irish whin, with a view to its trial as green food. 

 [As this, perhaps, mere variety of the conmion whin seldom, if ever,[)roduccs 

 seeds, its projKigation would be too expensive.] Among the turnips cx- 

 hibiteil were two of the white globe variety, weighing 2'^ lbs. each ; of the 

 green-topped yellow, one weiglied 17 lbs. ; of the Swedish, one 14- lbs. ; and 

 several specimens of each kintl weighed nearly as much. The heaviest 

 field carrot weighed 3 lbs. 3 oz., and the heaviest field beet 8 lbs. 8 oz. An 

 acre of carrots, on mossy soil, weighed 22 tons ; on trenchetl ploughed 

 soil, 29 tons ; and on a medium loam, 24 tons. Among the garden pro- 

 duce were the following: — 



From Castle Toward (Mr. James Sinclair, gardener), a green-topped 

 Swedish turnip, 21 lbs. 8 oz.; one ditto, 17 lbs., manure, bone dust and 

 sea weed ; Altringham carrots, some of which were 24 in. long, and weighed 

 4 lbs. 12oz. ; early horn ditto, 1 lb. 8oz. each; parsncjis, 22 in. long, and 

 weighing 3lbs. ooz. each; leeks, Gin. in girth, and well blanched; also 

 Brussels sprouts, parsley, beet, and onions. From Mr. John Rankine, 

 gardener, Kilsyth, an Altringham carrot, weighing fully 9 lbs., ami measur- 

 ing 22 in. in circumference ; four others, same variety, weighing in the 

 aggregate 20 lbs. 2 oz. ; soil, light; manure, cow-dung. From Airthrey 

 Cattle ( Mr. Cathie, gardener), turnip-rooted celery, golden beet, ti lbs. 1 3 oz., 

 and otlier specimens. From Boquhan (Mr. lleid, ganlener), three globe 

 gourds, respectively Gl lbs., 37 lbs. 8 oz., and 29 lbs. 8 oz. From Mount 

 Stewart, Bute (Mr. Smith, gardener), Altringham carrots, one of wliich 

 was 4 lbs. 4 oz., and 24 in. long; one Portugal onion, lib., and loin, in 

 circumference; one Dcptford ilitto, 13 oz.; flag leek. Gin. in girth, and 

 well blanched; one white stone turnip, 14 lbs., and other specimens. From 

 Blair- Drmnmond (Mr. J. Drummond, gardener), one reil beet, 12 lbs. G oz. ; 

 green-.spotted edible gourd, l.j lbs., taken from a single plant which pro- 

 duced 44 fruit, weighing altogether 4j8 lbs., and j)roducing fruit at the rate 

 of 3 lbs. 3oz. per day ; silver beet, and black-seeded scarlet running beans. 

 From Dunmore }*ark (Mr. Taylor, gardener), red beet, 9 lbs. 8oz. From 

 Airth Ca.stle, two drumhead cablniges, respectively 3G lbs. ami 31 lbs. 

 From Kippenross (Mr. William Sonierville, gardener), drumhead cabbage, 

 20 lbs. ; Savoy, 14 lbs. ; new Spanish gourd, 20 lbs. ; tall (ierman green, 

 nearly .5 ft. high, and 2o ft. round. From Craigforth (Mr. Hugh ^I'ColI, 

 gardener), rock gourd and fruited egg plant. From Touch House, silver 

 beet, red beet, ami leeks of great size. From Mr Morrison, Connnercial 

 liank, Stirling, imperial tiunip. From Mr. (Jeorge Chalmers, Stirling, a 

 red onion, 12oz. ; leeks, .5 ,\ in. in girth. Mr. M'Nab, Cowie, very large 

 onions. Mr. A. Allan, Stirling, red beet sown in July. Mr. Kay, Ship- 

 haugh, Bath beet, seed own saving. Coney Park Nursery, drumhead 

 cabbage, 20 lbs. ; eggplant; pumpkins, 29 lbs. each ; (ierman greens, iSrc. 

 Mr. Colin Wright, Manorsteps, a I'ortugal onion, 1 lb. Mr. Sawers, 

 writer, Stirling, a Portugal onion, 1 lb. 3.\ oz. (foreign growth). Mr. Afileck, 

 Newhaven, Musselburgh leeks, (i in. in girth. 



The best standard works, and all the periodicals, both of agriculture and 

 horticulture, were also exhibited. 



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