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FORFARSHIRE. 



Dundee Horlicidlural Sncieli/. — Ma;/ 3. Tlie Spring IMeeting of this Society 

 was held in the Caledonian Hall, Castle Street. The successful competitors were as follows : — 

 Mr. John Hampton, gardener. Crescent House, for seedling Auriculas. Mr. James Smith, 

 gardener, EUangowan, for first and second seedling Polyanthuses, and the sweepstakes for seed- 

 ling Auriculas. Mr. Thomas Spalding, gardener, Arthiirstone, for first seedling Auriculas. 

 Mr. John Stewart, Dudhope nursery, for the second seedling Polyanthuses. Some flowers of 

 double georginas and carnations, and a fine variety of violets and rainbow auriculas, were pro- 

 duced from Arthurstone ; some fine seedling double wallflowers from Dudhope nursery ; and 

 some pretty heaths, and beautiful Cacti, and other plants, from Scouringburn nursery. {Dundee 

 Courier, May 10.) 



July 29. The successful competitors were as follows : — 

 Mr. James Smith, gardener, EUangowan, for best seedling Pelargoniums. Mr. Thomas Spal. 

 ding, gardener, Arthurstone, for the second seedling Pelargoniums, first seedling Roses, first Rose 

 Strawberries, first seedling Strawberries, and first Cos Lettuce. Mr. Patrick Adam, gardener, 

 Roseangle, for the second seedling Koses. Mr. James Kettle, gardener, Glendoick, for the second 

 Bath Strawberries, first Bishop's orange Strawberries, heaviest Strawberries, first seedling, and 

 heaviest Gooseberries, and first Imperial Lettuce. Mr Alexander Gowck, gardener, Mayfield, 

 for the first Bath Strawberries, first seedling Rasps, and second seedling Gooseberries. Some 

 very beautiful balsams and hollyhocks were produced from EUangowan ; some pretty seedling 

 violets from Mr. Newall's garden, Hawkhill Place ; some seedling georginas from Cilendoick ; 

 some anemone georginas and pinks from Lilybank nursery ; and a very superb variety of double 

 georginas from Scouringburn nursery, Lilybank nursery, Cortachy, Glendoick, Ballindean, and 

 Arthurstone ; some fine ripe pears from Mr. Martin's garden, Roseangle ; some large savoys from 

 Carolina Port ; and some pretty carnations, not claimed ; all of which caused admiration, and 

 some of them amazement. {Dundee Courier, Aug. 2.) 



LANARKSHIRE. 



Glasgow Horticultural Society. — -Aug. 12. We noticed three of King Charles's 

 pocket melon, and two large citrons, from Castle Semple ; five very large pine-apples, probably 

 weighing nearly 5 lbs. each, and some fine peaches, from Woodhall ; very large gooseberries, one 

 of which weighed \\ oz., from Mr. Warnoek ; large gooseberries from Leven Grove ; very large 

 Morello cherries, from Cams-Erskine ; some large figs, from Buchanan House. Two handsome 

 and large white Turkey cucumbers, from Mount Stewart ; a very large gourd, from Cams-Erskine ; 

 a collection of gourds, from Woodlands ; a stock of German greens, from Mr. Rogers, Kilmar- 

 stock, measuring about 9 ft. in circumference. An excellent show of peas, of seven varieties, and 

 nome of rare quality, and also a number of other things, which were within one vote of gaining 

 the second prize, were presented from Newton. A selection of the newest and most beautiful 

 annuals and biennials, from Mrs.Wilkie, Uddingston, including double Canterbury bells, Terbfena 

 y/ubltt/a, Clark/fli pulchella, Tithun/Vi taget/fldra, a splendid collection of double georginas, one 

 hundred and twenty varieties, &c. ; and many fine specimens of green-house and hardy ever- 

 greens, shrubs in pots, &c., from Messrs. Cowan and Co.'s nursery ; a few choice green-house and 

 hot-house plants, including some fine heaths, and a collection of double georginas of the finest 

 varieties, from the botanic garden ; about sixty of the most choice varieties of double georginas, 

 from Calder ; some fine green-house plants, from Jacob Dixon, Esq., Dumbarton ; a large show, 

 all named, of cut flowers, annual, biennial, and perennial, and of deciduous shrubs in flower, and 

 of evergreen shrubs in pots, from the nursery of Messrs. Austin and M' Asian, and from the nur- 

 sery of Messrs. M. and J. Brown. In competition, there were 18 melons, 26 gourds, 12 lots plums, 

 85 varieties of vegetables, 130 species and varieties of biennial and perennial flowers, 70 species 

 and varieties of the newest and finest annuals. [A number of prizes were awarded ; but, as the 

 names of the sorts are not given, we omit them. (See p. 626.)J {Glasgoiu Chronicle, Aug. 10., 

 and Glasgow Free Press, Aug. 13.) 



RENFREWSHIRE. 



JFest Renfrewshire Horticultural Society. — May 25. At the Competition 

 Meeting by the members of this Society, a very fine display of horticultural produce was made, 

 and prizes were awarded ; which, however, we omit, for the reasons stated above. 



Mr. R. Guthrie, gardener to Mrs. G. Robertson, Greenock, exhibited a beautiful heath, with 

 another much admired grcen-house plant called Erythrlna Crista galli, measuring in altitude 

 5 ft., and having thereon fifty-two flowers. Mr. Guthrie also exhibited some very good early 

 potatoes. Mr. Malcolm Service contributed some beautiful geraniums, Pelarg6nium Rosa Ma- 

 tilda, Pelargbnium Peyt6nz"<5, Pelargonium Rowkniz ; as also a number of very fine heaths : 

 Er\ca. hybrida, £rlca ventricbsa supi^rba, Er\ca perspicua. Mr. James Kilpatrick exhibited 

 some excellent spinach, and a lot of beautiful ranunculuses. A parcel, containing asparagus, 

 cabbages, tulips, cucumbers, &c., was supplied byMr.Wm. Knox, gardener to Mrs. Dixon, Leven 

 Grove, Dumbarton, but, in consequence of their late arrival, were not put in competition ; 

 but for which circumstance Mr. Knox would have stood first for asparagus, cucumbers, and 

 cabbages. A beautiful 5partium multiflbrum, in flower, was contributed by Mr. Malcolm 

 Service ; and a very fine double-flowering f/Mex europse^a, by Mr. Adam Melross. {Greenock 

 Advertiser, May 31.) 



June 29. Prizes omitted as above. Among the show articles were : — 



May Duke Cherries : 1. Mr. Henry Knox, gardener to Jacob Dixon, Esq., Dumbarton. 

 — Early Dutch Turnip : 1. Mr. John Sinclair; 2. Mr. Malcolm Service. : 



In addition to those above enumerated, many others were contributed. Mr. Malcolm Service 

 exhibited some very fine balsams and geraniums, with a beautiful exotic, called Agapanthus 

 umbell^tus, all in flower. Some very fine cucumbers, by the members. Mr. Robt. Guthrie, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. George Robertson, Greenock, exhibited some beautiful exotics, Maranta zcbrina, 

 CalceolJlriaMlviaefblia, Gloxineaspecibsa, £r'icaprs'gnans,£. ventricbsa, £. spuria, and £.refli?xa, 

 all in flower ; Mr. Guthrie also presented a lot of excellent grapes. Mr. Henry Knox exhibited 

 a fine specimen of that beautiful exotic Cactus grandiflura. A lot of fine Antwerp raspberries 

 was contributed by Mr. Charles Miller. Mr. James Kirkpatrick, gardener to Mrs. Crooks, Leven, 

 exhibited a lot of excellent vegetables, which inadvertently were omitted to be judged. Mr. 

 Kirkpatrick exhibited a basketful of very fine early potatoes, which, for regularity In size and 



