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Grove ; 2. Mr. Inirie, gardener, Ayr. Daisies in classes (seven plain double, 

 seven quilled, and seven chickened, distinct varieties): Mr. Faulds. Amongst 

 the principal ranunculuses brought forward were. Dr. Franklin, Duchess de 

 Wurtembcrg, Louisette, Pucella, Vulcan, of new varieties. Dalglish's 

 Beauty of Scotland, Diana, William Pitt, Mrs. Dalglish, and Mrs. Hunter. — 

 Culinary Vegetables. Early Horn Carrot : 1. Mr. Imrie; 2. Mr. Brown; 

 5, Mr. Faulds. 



Amongst the splendid collections of herbaceous flowers exhibited, were 

 fine specimens of Paeonict Whitlejii, Cypripedium spect^bile, Geum coc- 

 cineum, iSaxlfraga pyramidalis, iychnis fulgens, &c. {Ayr Advertiser, 

 June 2.3.) 



The Ayr and Kihnai-noch Horticultural and Florists' Societies having agreed 

 that, in order to promote a laudable spirit of emulation in the elegant 

 amusement of floriculture, they should compete alternately, in Ayr and 

 Kilmarnock, for a whole round of the principal florists' flowers, they met 

 in Mr. Noble's, King's Arras Inn Assembly Rooms, Ayr, on Tuesday, 

 April 28., to compete for auriculas and polyanthuses, viz., auriculas in 

 three classes : 1st, the seven best green-edged ; 2d, the seven best grey- 

 edged ; 3d, the seven best white-edged, distinct varieties : and in all the 

 three classes of auriculas, the Ayr Society were declared by the judges, after 

 a careful inspection, to be superior to the Kilmarnock Society; and, for 

 the nine best polyanthuses, the Kilmarnock Society had the advantage. 

 Among the principal flowers brought forward (many of which were cer- 

 tainly very fine) may be mentioned : — 



Auricidas. Green-edged: Page's Champion, Cockup's Eclipse, Clough's 

 Dolittle, Page's Duchess of Oldenburg, Barr's Flora, Harris's Blucher, 

 Stretch's Alexander, &c. Grey-edged : Thomson's Revenge, Rider's 

 Waterloo, Kenyon's Ringleader, Gorton's Countess of Shipbrooke, Butter- 

 worth's Lord Hood, Thomson's Bangup, Metcalf's Lancashire Hero, &c. 

 White-edged : Wild's Bright Phoebus, Pott's Regulator, Taylor's Glory, 

 Cox's Pillar of Beauty, Lee's Bright Venus, &c. — Polyanthuses : Pearson's 

 Alexander, Manning's Lady Anne Hamilton, Manning's Sir George Monk- 

 ton, Simms's England's Defiance, Cox's Prince Regent, &c. 



There was exhibited, besides, on an extra-table, by the Ayr Society, a 

 tasteful and elegant display of flowers, fruits, and vegetables ; and, consider- 

 ing the backwardness of the season, the Show was allowed to be very fine. 



On May 25., they met in Mr. Rodger's, Turf Inn Assembly Rooms, Kilmar- 

 nock, to hold their Second Competition, as agreed, for the twenty-seven 

 best tulips, in three classes, viz. the nine best Cherry and Rose, the nine best 

 Bybloemens, and the nine best Bizards, distinct varieties; when, after a 

 careful inspection by the judges, the Ayr Society were decided to have the 

 superiority of the Kilmarnock Society in all the three classes. The flowers 

 were well blown, and in beautiful condition ; and, with the addition of a fine 

 variety of other flowers, vegetables, &c., from the Kilmarnock Society, the 

 exhibition was considered truly grand. Among the principal flowers were : 



Cherry and Rose: Comte de Vergennes, Rose Incomparable, Premier 

 Noble, IViomphe de Hollande, Rose de Berlin, &c. Bybloemens : Grande 

 Monarque, Louis the Sixteenth, Black Baguet, Roi de Britons, Reine des 

 Amazons, &c. Bizards: Tamerlane, Sanzio, Abercrombie, Due de Savoy, 

 Prince Leopold Superbe, Trafalgar, &c. — James Limotid, Clerk. Ayr, 

 June 26.1829. 



The Abei-dcenshire Horticultural Society held their Competition Show on 

 May 28., when, considering the backwardness of the season, there was a 

 brilliant and varied display of flowers of different kinds. The judges awarded 

 the prizes as follows : — 



Floivers. Tulips: l. (large medal) David Gairns, gardener to James Mit- 

 chell Nicholson, Esq. of Glenbervie; 2. Mr. Alexander Fraser, nurseryman, 

 Ferryhill. Ranunculuses : (small medal) Alex. Bell, Esq. Anemones : 



