336 Domestic Notices: — Scotland. 



kale: 1. Alexander Smith ; 2. James Tough. Lettuce, Alexander Smith. 

 Leeks, James Tough. Early Potatoes : 1. Alexander Smith ; 2. Mr. Clark, 

 Charleton. Early Cabbage : 1. J. Hardie, Brotherton; 2. James Tough. 

 Asparagus: 1. James Tough; 2. Mr. Clark. Autumn-sown Carrots, 

 Alexander Smith. Autumn-sown Onions, James Tough. Old Onions, 

 Neil M'Donald, Newton Mill. — Fruit. Kept Apples : 1 . James Tough ; 

 2. Alexander Smith. Tart Rhubarb, from Old Montrose, was adjudged an 

 extra-prize. 



Judges: Messrs. Morson, Montrose ; J. Dorward, Noranside; J. M Do- 

 nald, Dunninald ; and A. Forbes, Ardovie. — We are glad to find that the 

 Society is so decidedly meeting with the encouragement of the public. 

 {Montrose Revieiv, May 1. 1829.) 



The Aherdeenshire Horticultural Society held a Meeting on the 10th of 

 March for the election of office-bearers. Among the new members added 

 was the Conductor of the Gardener's Magazine as a honorary member, for 

 which he now returns his best thanks. 



Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society. — A Spring Show of this Society 

 took place on May 5th ; and, notwithstanding the extreme backwardness 

 of the season, it was remarked that the display of flowers, particularly 

 the auriculas, polyanthuses, hyacinths, &c., had never been exceeded; in 

 early vegetables the productions were numerous, and most of them in very 

 high perfection. After carefully examining the different articles, the Judges 

 awarded the premiums as under : — 



Flowers. Stage Auriculas, David Gairns, gardener, Glenbervie House. 

 Seedling Auriculas : 1. The large silver medal, David Gairns; S.Joseph 

 Riddoch, Banchory Lodge. Polyanthuses, Captain John Clyne, Gilcom- 

 ston. Seedling Polyanthuses : 1. James Ferrar, gardener, Gilcomston; 2. 

 Mr. J. L Massie. Hyacinths, Captain John Anderson, Skene Square. — 

 Culinary Vegetables. Mushrooms, William Gallow, gardener, Scotstown. 

 Asparagus: 1. James Alexander, gardener, Murtle ; 2. William Gallow, 

 gardener, Scotstown. Broccoli: l. David Taylor, gardener, Belmont; 2, 

 William Lawson, gardener, Devanha. Sea-kale: 1. Peter Archibald, gar- 

 dener. Park ; 2. George Cardo, gardener, Woodhill. Cucumbers : John 

 Davidson, gardener, Dunnottar. — Fruit. Apples: 1. William Chalmers, 

 gardener, Lochhead ; 2. Alexander Brown, gardener, Heathcot. To David 

 Young, Esq., Cornhill, for the best Scotch champagne, made from unripe 

 gooseberries, which the Judges declared to be the finest that had hitherto 

 been produced before the Society, the silver medal. An extra-premium 

 was also awarded to David Taylor, Belmont, for a basket of very fine 

 rhubarb. Among the flowers exhibited to deck the tables there was a 

 plant in full bloom of the Bletia TankervilliP, from the garden of D. Young, 

 Esq., of Cornhill ; and another of the Aletris cap^nsis, from the garden of 

 Mr. Roy, nurseryman; both of which were much admired. A number of 

 articles were received too late to be admitted for competition, particularly 

 some black currant wine, from Mrs. Crombie of Phesdo, and some from 

 Mr. Thomas Burnett, advocate, the quality of which was ascertained to be 

 peculiarly rich and high-flavoured. [Aberdeen Chronicle, May 9.) 



Raising the Scotch Pine and Larch from foreign Seeds. — The Highland 

 Society have offered handsome premiums for the following objects : — 



To the nurseryman or other person in Scotland, who shall, between the 

 30th of October, 1826, and 30th of October, 1829, have raised on rather 

 poor nurserj'-ground, and sold for planting, the greatest number of plants, not 

 being fewer than three millions, of the Pinus sylvestris, from seed imported 

 from Norway, and taken off healthy trees in that country, or taken off 

 healthy and free-growing trees of the natural-grown pine in the Highland 

 districts of the counties of Aberdeen, Moray, and Inverness, — twenty 

 sovereigns, or a piece of plate of that value. 



