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vmTl^caledonun horticultural 

 ku society. 



if„„ 17 —The Spring Meeting was held at the Ex- 

 imrtital' Garden, Inverleith; the day was unfortu- 

 i itelf one of the most inclement of tfie season. 



THE GARDENERS* CHRONICLE. 



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For 



l f.nrnnest Shrubby Plants, the Silver Medal was 

 oted to Mr- J. Young, gr to T .Oliver Esq., for 



n orozema varium, Kennedya glabrata, Elichrysum 

 Wans and Boronia aermlata ; 2, Mr. P. Crocket, gr. 



t (olonel Ferguson, for Pimelea decussata, Chorozema 



H.«^imanni. Euphorbia splendens, and Franciscea 

 Hencbmiiin^ ^ ^^ Rhododendron> the Medal 



waTawaHed to Mr. P. Thomson, gr. to W. E. H. 

 V e E^q-. f° r ^" 8 P lendi ^ um var » "chly clothed 

 Ah ' flowers. For the two newest Fuchsias of merit, 



Mr. D. 



tricosa alba, 



four Cape Heaths, the Medal was assigned to 

 Fooiis, gr. to J. Tytler, Esq., for Erica ventric 

 aristata, Beaumontia, and suaveolens ; 2, Mr. G. Stir- 

 lin* gr. to Lord Viscount Melville, for E. elegans, 

 ovati, perspicua, and Willmoreana. The display of 

 tender Herbaceous Exotics in pots was not great, the 

 piercing east wind and violent hail showers having pre- 

 vented gardeners from sending stove plants. An award 

 was made to Mr. Young, for Amaryllis formosissima. 

 Cineraria Youngii, Cineraria named Enchantress, and 

 Tropseolum tricolorum. For Chinese Aznlens, the Medal 

 was assigned to Mr. J. Reid, gr. to Professor Syme, 

 for A. lateritia and variegata ; 2, Mr. Crocket, for A. 

 indica alba and Addisonii. For the best Tropseolum 

 tricolorum, the Medal was awarded to Mr. W. Findlay, 

 gr. to F. B. Douglas, Esq., for a specimen trained in 

 tbe pillar form to the height of eight feet ; 2, Mr. Reid, 

 for one in the conical shape; and 3, Mr. R. Foulis, gr. 

 to Admiral Sir P. C. H. Durham, for one trained in the 

 halberd form. There was but a small display of stage 

 Auriculas, the principal bloom being over. 'For one 

 good collection, however, a premium was assigned to 

 Mr. Thomson ; the kinds being — of the white-edged, 

 Sir William Wallace and Hugh's Pillar of Beauty; 

 green -ed&red, Lord Nelson and Prince Blucher; gray- 

 edged. Gain's Privateer and Chalcot's Brilliant. For 

 two Cacti in flower, the Medal was awarded to Mr. 

 John Macnaughten, gr. to J. Wauchope, Esq., for 

 Cereus speciosissimus and Epiphyllum Jenkinsoni ; 

 2, Mr. J. Gow, gr. to Count Flahault, for Epiphyllum 

 speciosura and Jenkinsoni. An extra award was made 

 to Mr. J. Thomson, gr to Dr. Neill, for Trichopilia 

 tortilis and Dendrobium densiflorum. To Mr. J. Blair, 

 gr. to the Earl of Rosslyn, an extra Medal was Toted for 

 an uncommonly rich series of flowers of Rhododendron, 

 consisting of 30 distinct kinds, all of them beautiful, and 

 several of them fine seedling hybrids of the damask sort, 

 raised at Dysart Garden. Another extra Medal was 

 voted to I. Anderson, Esq., for a choice collection of 30 

 new Seedling Calceolarias raised by himself, several of 

 them of handsome shape and curiously marked, particu- 

 larly those named Queen Victoria, Mrs. Syme, Sir Geo. 

 Murray, Hon. Mrs. Peter Ramsay, Marquis of Bute, and 

 Hon. Mrs. Norton. Messrs. Dickson and Co., Leith 

 Walk, had likewise a Medal awarded to them, for an ex- 

 cellent collection of Calceolarias, including some fine 

 seedlings lately raised by them, particularly those marked 

 liickion s Sir Walter Scott and Competitor, Shanklie's 

 ^e plus Ultra and Leith Walk Beauty, Richardson's 

 ^cnpse, and Scott's Gem. They sent for exhibition, also, 

 several beautiful exotics, especially Ixora coccinea, 

 ^pacns grandirlora, and Tetranema mexicanum, with a 

 seiec ion of fine Cape Heaths in flower. Another extra 

 medal was voted to Mesara. J. Dickson and Sons, Inver- 

 ting 5s av "5? collectiori of exotic plants, including a 

 Erin. 5 •? Fuchsia » called Edina, a noble specimen of 

 aultia kTk cam P anulata » and a remarkable Leschen- 

 around tt i!' measu ring about 5ft. in circumference 



An !„ BA branches ' a "d covered with its azure flowers, 

 n nonorary award wag made to ^^ Cartstairs< 



remarkabl t U I 80 "* 1 * at Warriston > who exhibited a 

 with a k»^ ?l , F !? nt °^ Cereus speciosissimus in flower, 



toniana ! SeedUn * CincraJria. marked C. Warns- 

 Plant, in V ar S e ba *ket filled with flowering Alpine 

 Plants L P aUfaCted much attention, several of the 

 amoena rl ^^ SUch as A J u S a pyramidalis, Viola 



**• made to Mr ??*? "' ?* F ° r thJS ** extra aWard 

 filled with . lr \ btlrlln gt Melville Castle. A large box 



genera and U • plaQts in P ot8 » consisting of many 

 intPrpef ' "Pecies, likewise excited a good deal of 



" was from Corstorphine-hill garden ; an- 



mterest. 

 othe 



wtuer extra nr «»iovwij;uiiio-um gmucii, ou- 



■° n » gr'to V k' miU i. m f0r U was voted to Mr ' J * Thom - 



named flowers a Esq ' Tbe di splay of Pansies, both 

 •tand of 40 nam^d | p. eed . lln « 8 » wa . s exceedingly rich. For a 

 Golden Acre a if ans * es >20 being fine seedlings raised at 

 Son *, as a ma* J d Wasma detoMessrs. P. Lawsonand 

 rester, gr . to C °\ a PP r <>bation. Mr. Alexander For- 



■Pecimens of a im P h a faIconar » of Carlowrie, sent cut 

 lection of Tulins ^ i ° f curious border flowers, a col- 

 carlier and much! a8eedlin & Dodecatheon of merit, 

 Carlowrie. from - ***¥ than tne ordinary sort, raised at 



^ a prelum "** ° f the white ™*7 > and for this 

 * ere marked a< " w " ?oted - A number of other articles 

 P, n cidi um Panilin r r exhibition only. A specimen of 

 ?•'*» V »ew Pari !'° m ll ? e hot »ouse of Mrs. Robert 

 from il » itrikinV attrac ^ d the attention of every one, 



? 0th P^hed ol thTr "*? to a lar & e butterfl I or 

 be,0 8 J «ng and llu*\ ,° P ° f a wand ' tn * flower-stem 

 *****£, TfeA k; u i* A S P ecime ° of Echium 

 *"* flowe r '•£, I \ aQd exhibili "g numerous gor- 



CalJed Justic a' car' nea Jli nCW and / ne 8tove P 1 "* 



carnea major, were from the Royal 



Botanic Garden, and much admired. Professor 

 Dunbar sent, from Rose Park, a collection of the 

 genera Erica and Epacris, and a fine plant in full 

 bloom, of Camellia Gussonii; Sir J. \V. Drummond, 

 from Hawthomden, a general collection of green-house 

 plants ; Miss Broughton, from Uosseud Castle, a splen- 

 did specimen of Epiphyllum Ackermanni ; Thomas 

 Oliver, Esq.. from Newing:ton Lodge, excellent collec- 

 tions of Tulips, Pansies, Anemones, and Pelargoniums; 

 Messrs. Purdie and Merilees, Stanwell Lods;e, beautiful 

 Cape Heaths and Calceolarias ; General Robertson, Ca- 

 naan Bank, two admirably grown specimens of Calceolaria 

 Standishii ; James Adam, Esq., some very large double 

 white Stocks. In the Hall were placed some very choice 

 plants from the Society's own garden; particularly 

 Statice macrophylla in flower, and a double-flowering 

 variety of Ribes sans;uineum, which bids fair to become 

 a desirable acquisition to the .shrubbery, the flowers 

 coming later and continuing much longer in perfection. 

 The only culinary article exhibited this day consisted 

 of remarkably large stalks of the Victoria Rhubarb, 

 raised by Mr. David Carstairs, Leith Walk. To interest 

 the agriculturist, there was a variety of Indian wheat in 

 full ear, sent by Mr. Macnaughton from Edmonstone 

 garden; the seed having been sown in a large pot in the 

 greenhouse on 26th January, seedlings potted off on 

 26th February, planted out in the open border in March, 

 and in flower early in May. 



June 6. — This was the Florists' Flower Competition. 

 Calceolarias, Pelargoniums, and Pansies, were particu- 

 larly fine. On this occasion were offered two prizes of 

 two guineas each, to be competed for by practical 

 gardeners only — the one from Messrs. Dickson and Co., 

 Leith Walk, for Calceolarias, and the other from Messrs. 

 J. Dickson and Sous, Inverleith, for Pelargoniums. For 

 the former, viz., the six finest varieties of Calceolaria, 

 four competitors appeared ; the prize was adjudged to 

 Mr. J. Young, gr. to Mrs. H. N. Ferguson, of Archerfield, 

 the kinds being named Duchess of Buccleuch, Prince of 

 Wales, Hebe, Lady Constable, Yellow Craig, and Auld- 

 battle ; the last two were seedlings raised at Archerfield. 1 n 

 consequence of the near approach, in point of excellence, 

 of another collection, sent by Mr. J. Young, gr. to T. 

 Oliver, Esq., Newington Lodge, the committee thought 

 it proper that an extra premium should be given for it, 

 the flowers being Lady Constable, Standishii, Duchess 

 of Buccleuch, Henrietta, Prince of Denmark, and Miss 

 Mary Douglas, the last two being seedlings of 1813, 

 raised at Newington Lodge.— For Pelargoniums there 

 were likewise four competitors, all producing beautiful 

 specimens. The principal prize was again found due to 

 Mr. Young, Archerfield, the flowers being Grand Mo- 

 narque, Fair Maid of Devon, Caroline, Florence, Flash, 

 and Black Dwarf. Two of the other collections were so 

 good that the committee deemed it proper to make extra 

 awards for them — first, to Mr. A. Cossar, gr. to Lady 

 Hay, for Constellation, Armyntor, Comte de Paris, 

 Sapphire, Cleopatra, and Diana ; and next, to Mr. P. 

 Thomson, gr. to W. E. H. Vere, Esq , for Erectum, 

 Flash, Queen of the Fairies, Fair Maid of Devon, 

 Rising Sun, and Nymph. — For the prize offered for 

 Pansies, six competitors came forward ; but two very fine 

 collections were set aside and excluded, on account of 

 the regulations not having been properly complied with. 

 The Silver Medal was awarded to A. Symington, Esq., 

 for seedlings wholly of his own raising, and named as 

 follows : — Mrs. Boyle, Miss Millar, Miss Thomson, Miss 

 Patterson, Miss Hutchison, Jane, Miss Duncan, Miss 

 Harriet Thomson, Miss Landale, Miss Skinner, Mar- 

 garet, Anne, Miss Bankes, Agnes, Mrs. James M'Nab, 

 Mrs. Mackenzie, Miss Taylor, Lord Morpeth, Miss 

 Fraser, Marquess of Lansdowne, Miss Fleming, Miss 

 Logan, Christina, and Miss Neill. The committee made 

 two extra awards — one to Mr. J. Downie, gr. to General 

 Robertson, and the other to Mr. J. Bulloch, gr. to Mrs. 

 Crooks. — For Stocks, three red and three white, there 

 were six competitors, forming together an admirable dis- 

 play of this fine flower. The Medal was voted to Mr. H. 

 Gibb, gr. to Mrs. Stark; and a second premium to Mr. 

 J. Lyall, gr. to Sir J. Hope, Bart. — For Rockets, the 

 prize was assigned to Mr. Young, for French white, 

 double purple, and double white.— For six hardy her- 

 baceous perennial plants there were three competitors, 

 and two premiums were given — the first to Mr. G. 

 Stirling, gr. to Lord Viscount Melville, for Salvia lanata, 

 Dracocephalum palmatum, Thermopsis fabacea, Anemone 

 sulphurea, Lilium aurantiacum var. bulbiferum, and 

 Lilium monadelphum ; and the next to Mr. J. Addison, 

 gr. "to the Earl of Wemyss, for Lupinus grandiflorus, 

 Dodecatheon Meadia elegans, and albiflorum, Czackia 

 liliastrum, Aquilegia glandulosa, and Gladiolus byzan- 

 tinus. — For tropical Orchidacese a Medal was voted to 

 Mr. R. Haig ; the plants were Stanhopea oculata, Onci- 

 dium flexuosura, and Oncidium papiiio.— Extra awards 

 were made to Mr. D. Christie, gr. to Col. Campbell, for 

 producing small potted plants of Chrysanthemum sinense 

 in full flower at this season of the year, the usual time of 

 blooming being Nov. ; and to Mr. Stirling, for exhibiting a 

 large tray filled with exotic Alpines, and another with 

 British Alpines, all the plants being in flower, and several 

 of them of great beauty and extreme rarity in cultivation. 

 Few vegetables were produced on this occasion. — A pre- 

 mium was voted to Mr. Addison, for fine samples 

 of the Onion of Nocera, a new sort brought from 

 the Continent last year by Mr. Lawson. It resem- 

 bles the silver-skinned, is well flavoured, and excellently 

 adapted for pickling; and it was mentioned by Mr. 

 Addison, that while many Strasburgh and Portugal 

 Onions, sown at the same time, in August, 1843, had 

 now run to seed, not one of the Nocera Onion had done J 



so. Another premium was given to Mr. A. Lauder, 

 market girdener, for large heads of a new white Broccoli, 

 remarkable for its lateness, and desirable for this quality, 

 being thus calculated to supply the table till Cauliflower 

 is common. Many plants and cut flowers were sent for 

 exhibition only, both the pavilion on the lawn and the 

 elegant new hill being completely filled. The most ex- 

 tensive contributors were the nurservmen and florists 



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of Edinburgh, particularly Messrs. Dickson & Co., who, 

 in addition to a fine show of Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, 

 and Cape Heaths, produced a flowering specimen of 

 Tropceolum edule, a kind of Indian Cress, lately intro- 

 duced from Chili, having finely divided glaucous foliage 

 and rather large orange blossoms ; Messrs. J. Dickson 

 and Sons made a similar fine display of Pelargoniums, 

 Calceolarias, and Heaths, along with a specimen of 

 Gloxinia (or Gesnera) tubirlora, four feet high ; Messrs. 

 Lawson, in addition to a choice collection of Pansies, 

 sent a plant of Clerodendrum Kcempferi, coming into 

 flower; Messrs. Carstairs and Kelly, besides select 

 Pelargoniums and Heaths, exhibited some admira- 

 bly grown specimens of 8axifraga pyramidalis; and 

 Messrs. T. and W. Handasvde, sent a choice collec- 



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tion of Pansies, and nine different species of herba- 

 ceous Irises in flower. — Exotic plants in pots were 

 exhibited from the collections of Mr. Keith, Mr. Hen- 

 derson, and Dr. Neill ; and rare cut flowers from the 

 garden of Captain Falconar.— Beautiful Tulips were 

 shown by Mr. Hutchison and Mr. Gilmour. — A fine 

 display of Calceolarias by Mr. Anderson, Maryfield, 

 being hybrid varieties raised by himself, excited general 

 admiration ; and a rich collection of the same kind from 

 Mr. Kinghorn, was also much admired, though unfor- 

 tunately injured by carriage. — In the large tent a fine 

 effect was produced by three noble Palm-trees waving 

 their graceful fronds over the humbler plants and flowers. 

 These were from the Roval Botanic Garden, and con- 

 sisted of Phoenix dactylifera, or the Date Palm, and two 

 specimens of Latania borbonica, from the Mauritius.— 

 On this occasion twenty new members were added to 

 the roll, among whom were G. W. Johnson, Esq., and 

 M. Louis Van Houlte, of Ghent. 



COUNTRY SHOWS. 



Cambridge Horticultural Society, May 15. —This Mar Show 

 was a very satislactory one. The company w*s more nu- 

 merous than at the May Show last year. The following: prizea 

 were awarded:— Strawberries : Mr. dimming far Keen's Seed- 

 ling, 5s. Tulips: 1. Mr. Ready for Duke of Bedlord, Rubens, 

 Triomphe Royal, Heroine, and San Josef, il.j 2, Mr. Haylock. 

 forTriomphe Royal, Rose. Neptune, Polyphemus. Carlo Dolce, 

 Washington, and Holmes' King, 10*. ; 3, Mr. Catling for Wash- 

 ington, Duchess of Wellington, and Gloria mnndi, 7s. ; 4, Mr. 

 F. B. Smith for Polyphemus, Triomphe Royal, and Rachel 

 Rush, 5s. Anemones: Mr. Gimson for Princess Charlotte, Bra- 

 math Scarlet, Royal Queen, Queen Adelaide, Reine de France, 

 and Grandissima, 3s. Pelargoniums: 1, Mr. Widuall for Wid- 

 nail's Magnificent, Priory Queen, Effulgens, Joan d'Arc, Lord 

 Mayor, and Flash, 1/.; 2, Messrs. Hudson for Hudson's Coro- 

 nation, Splendidissima, Alicia, Joan d'Arc, Lowndes' Perfec- 

 tion, and Hudson's Sir Robert Peel, 10s. Calceul'irias : Mr. 

 Widnall for Widnall's Apollo, Golden Fleece, Caliph, Homer, 

 Piutus, and Vivid, 10s. Pansies, (cut} : Mr. Widnall (or Thomp- 

 son's Regulator, ditto Azurea, ditto Fair Maid, ditto Mali bran, 

 ditto La Valliere, ditto Warrior, May's Imogene, Chater's White 

 Defiance, Widnall's Excelsa, ditto Lepide. ditto Una, ditto Vic-, 

 tor, and 12 seedlings, 10s. Plant in a Pot: Mr. Widnall for 

 Erythrina cristagalli, 5s. Ditto (Amateurs) : 1, Mr. F. B. Smith, 

 for Azalea indica alba, 5s. ; 2, Mrs. R. Foster for Nerium splen- 

 dens, 3s.; 3. Mr. Widuall lor Cactus speciosi--imus, C. speciosus, 

 C. Scottii, Hoya carnosa, Deutzia scabra, Niererabergia inter- 

 media, Clematis azurea grandirlora, Leschenaulti* biloba, Glox- 

 inia maxima alba, Phiiibcrtia grandirlora, Manulca peduueu- 

 lata. Cineraria imperial blue, Euphorbia splendens, Scutellaria 

 splendens, Salvia patens, Calla sethiopica, Fuchsia fulgena 

 superba, St. Clare, Formosa elegans, Pelargonium Gipsey, Sid- 

 donia. Garth's Victory, Calceolaria Royal Standard, and two 

 seedlings, W. ; 4, Mr. Ashton for Fuchsia multiflora, Eppsii, 

 Achimeneflora, Venus Victrix, Arborea, Curtisii, Barclay ana. 

 Vail ota purpurea. Pelargonium effulgens, and Miranda, 10s.; 

 5, Messrs. Hudson for Fuchsia Curtisii, Fuchsia corymbiflora, 

 Sollya heteroph) 11a, Calla sethiopica, Petunia alba. Pelargo- 

 niums : Masterpiece, Lanszerianum, Dennis's Perfection, and 

 Alexandrina, 5s. ; 6, Mrs. R. Foster for Hoya carnosa, Hy- 

 drangea hortensis, and Fuchsia fulgens, 5s. Extra Prizes.— 

 Tulip: Mr. Twitchett for Twitchett's Don John, /*•; * fiQ « 

 feathered bizarre from seed of Polyphemus impregnated with 

 Abercromby, and broke the first time of blooming. Grapes : 

 Mr. Cumming for Black Hamburgh, 5s.— Cambridge Chronicle. 



Cambridge F/orists' Society, May 1 6. -This was the first Show 

 for this season: Tulips, Pelargoniums, and Stocks constituted 

 the principal feature of the exhibition. Notwithstanding the 

 long-continued drought, the Tulips on the prize stands were 

 better than might have been expected. The following prizea 

 were awarded -.—Tvlits.— Flamed Biznrres: Mr. Twitchett, 

 Polyphemus, Osiris; Mr. Dickerson, Polyphemus; Mr. Hay- 

 lock Polyphemus; Mr. Ready, San Josef. Flamed Byblomen: 

 Mr. 'Ready, Acapulca, Roi de Siam, [Rubens, and Rachel; 

 Mr. Twitchett, Acapulca; Mr. Catlin, Roi de Siam. Flamed 

 Rose: Mr. Ready, Triomphe Royal, Rose Astonishing; Mr. 

 Havlock, Triomphe Royal, Aglaia; Mr. Ready, Madame Ca- 

 talani, Rose Camuze. Feathered Bizarres: Mr. Ready, Pla- 

 tonia j Mr. Haylock, Platonia; Mr. Twitchett, Royal Sovereign; 

 Mr. Dickerson, Captain White; Mr. Twitchett, Platonia; Mr. 

 Coulden, Vulcan. Feathered Byblomen : Mr. Ready, Lawrence's 

 Friend; Mr. Catling, Violet Rougeatre ; Mr. Twitchett, Law- 

 rence's Friend ; Mr. F. B. Smith, Imperatrice de Marocq ; Mr. 

 Twitchett, Friend ; Mr. Ready, Washington. Feathered Rose • 

 Mr. Twitchett, Reine des Roses j Mr. Ready, Heroine; Mr. 

 Twitchett, Reine des Roses; Mr. Haylock, Heroine; Mr. Dick- 

 erson, Cerise Blanche ; Mr. F. B. Smith, Rosa Blanca. Fklar- 

 ooniums.— Crimson and Scarlet: Messrs. Hudson, Joan d'Arc, 

 Splendidissimum. White: Messrs. Hudson,Alexandrina, Duchess 

 of Gloucester. Dark: Messrs. Hudson, Seedling, Dennis s 

 Perfection. Rose and Pink : Messrs. Hudson, Alicia. Victoria. 

 Plant in a pot. Mr. F. B.Smith, Azalea indica alba ; Mr. Green, 

 Kabnia lutifolia. — Cambridge Chronicle. 



County of Durham Fioral and Horticultural Society, *[ a f*\' 



-This was the first Show for this season. As V pr,U .fnre the 

 tion it was superior to any that has taken place s nee 

 establishment of the Society, both as regards the » nuinoc 

 quality of the plants shown and the •^^i^Snatte. 



LTre-vT/' ZtSKSES- S^-^or^04^& 



c^c W um y fex B e r nce; , Mn wTSSU gr. to H. J. Spearman, Es* 



