338 Scotland. 



one part strong clay, one part rotten dung, one part pit-sand, all well 

 mixed. 



Two parcels of grapes were regarded as so nearly equal in merit that 

 the committee felt it right to award two medals ; one for black Hamburgh, 

 raised by Mr. Thomas Inglis, gardener to the Hon. Mrs. Ramsay at Barn- 

 ton ; the other, for Frontignac grapes, to Mr. Robert Reid, gardener to Sir 

 Alexander Keith, Baronet, of Ravelstone. 



Several baskets of early peas appeared, and all of them were of good 

 quality. Those considered best were of the early frame kind, raised by 

 Mr. James Arklie, gardener to William Grant, Esquire, of Congalton : sown 

 26th October, at the bottom of a south-aspected wall, with a little light 

 vegetable mould over them in the drill, covered with a few spruce branches 

 in time of hard frost, andkept close to the wall with straw ropes ; two pecks 

 were sent to the high commissioner's table on 18th May, the first produce. 

 A basket of Nash's early frame were too ripe ; they were from Mr. Alexander 

 Bisset, gardener to Colonel Smyth of Methven ; he had had dishes for near 

 three weeks previous ; his practice was considered so good as to deserve an 

 extra medal. For some years past he has sown in January, on reversed 

 sward turfs, laid on a slight hot-bed, the turfs being ten inches long by five 

 broad; in March, he plants out the entire turfs, with the young peas 

 growing on them, which thus escape any check from transplanting. (See 

 Gard.Mag. 127.) 



The early potatoes, without bottom heat, were very good. The largest, 

 but evidently selected tubers from many plants, were raised by Mr. Inglis, 

 at Barnton. Some raised at Dunrobin in Sutherland excited surprise. 



The best double anemones were found to have been cultivated by Mr. 

 William Milne, gardener to Gilbert Innes, Esq., of Drum. 



Some very beautiful purple and red Brompton stocks, from the garden 

 of John Leven, Esq., Burntisland (which slopes to the south, and is washed 

 by the sea, while it is sheltered from the north), were much admired; and 

 an uncommonly luxurious plant of ten-week stock, about six feet in circum- 

 ference, from the garden at Barnton, excited general admiration. Several 

 members were elected. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Bosc, the celebrated Director of 

 the Jardin des Plantes, kindly engaging to fulfil the intentions of the late 

 Professor Thouin, to send grafts, plants, &c. to the experimental garden at 

 Edinburgh, and liberally offering to add such novelties as can be spared 

 from the magnificent collection under his charge. {Com. by the Secretary.) 



Caledonian Society's Garden. The ground-work is nearly completed, and 

 also the gardener's house ; and preparations are making for erecting two 

 hot-houses. 



The Melon Strawberry. This is a seedling, raised at Aberdeen, and which 

 has been declared by Dr. Dyce, of that city, to be the " finest variety in 

 existence." " The size and shape of this fruit in a great measure resemble 

 the roseberry, but rather larger ; the colour is very dark, the flavour ex- 

 quisite, and the plant is an abundant bearer and forces well." The above 

 description, together with two or three plants, were sent to Messrs. Malcolm 

 and Gray, of the Kensington Nursery, in the beginning of May last, by Mr. 

 Alexander Diack, Secretary to the Aberdeen Horticultural Society. We 

 have tasted in Mr. Groom's garden, Walworth (page 351.), what are there 

 called Diack's No. 1. and No. 2., which are excellent strawberries, and great 

 bearers. 



Dumfries Hortiadtural Society and Garden. Letter from the Secre- 

 tary, William Grierson, Esquire. — " Dear Sir : In the last number of 

 your Magazine, I observed your remarks on the Dumfries and Galloway 

 Horticultural Society, which are so far very well, with the exception 

 to your concluding opinion respecting the experimental garden ; which, 

 I fear, may damp the patronage to it, if not frustrate the object alto- 



