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structed with the view of forming hereafter a suitable portion of the more ex- 

 tended range described in the original plan. 



The Committee beg leave shortly to repeat, that the objects which will chiefly 

 claim attention in the experimental garden, are the cnltivation of the different 

 varieties of fruits and esculent vegetables, paying strict attention to the qualities 

 and habits of each, and instituting comparative experiments on the modes of cul- 

 ture to which they are usually subjected, so as to obtain a knowledge of the 

 best varieties, and the most successful methods of culture. Specimens of the finer 

 varieties of plants which adorn the shrubbery and flower-garden, will also be 

 selected ; and, in every department of horticulture, new plants, and new or 

 improved varieties of those already known, will be sought for. By means of 

 an extensive correspondence with eminent horticulturists, both at home and 

 abroad, it is hoped the Society will be able to collect, from different countries, 

 many of their various products of vegetables, fruit-trees, shrubs, and ornamental 

 plants. Of these they will endeavour to naturalize the finer and more useful 

 kinds to our soil and climate ; and they will communicate to the public, from 

 time to time, the results of their experiments, so as to render their labours gener- 

 ally useful. 



Cuttings, and, as often as possible, rooted plants of the various fruit-trees 

 cultivated in the garden, will be freely distributed to shareholders and members, 

 according to regulations hereafter to be made. Strawberry plants, and new or 

 rare varieties of culinary vegetables, will in like manner be distributed. With 

 the exception of two small portions, set apart for curious and select experiments, 

 the whole garden will be open to the different classes of members and their 

 friends, under regulations to be made by the council and garden committee. 



It will gratify the Society to learn, that not only have assistance and promise 

 of support been received from kindred establishments, and lovers of horticulture 

 in these kingdoms, but that a correspondence has been opened, and assistance 

 zealously proffered, by similar establishments in various quarters of the globe. 

 With the national establishment, called the " Jardin des Plantes," at Paris, now 

 under the direction of the celebrated Mr. Bosc, — with an horticultural society at 

 New York, and with another similar establishment in New Holland, a corres- 

 pondence has been already commenced ; while many individuals, distinguished 

 for their love of natural science in general, and of horticulture in particular, and 

 who reside permanently in North and South America, and in our various colonies 

 in the East and West Indies, have liberally offered to aid our enquiries, and 

 assist our endeavours to procure such valuable and rare fruits and plants as their 

 respective countries may produce ; so that there is reason to hope the Society will 

 obtain early intelligence of whatever discoveries, in relation to horticulture, are 

 made in almost every part of the world. 



The Glasgow Horticultural Society held their first competition for the season in 

 June, when prizes for the fruit and vegetables presented were awarded. But few 

 flowers were presented, having been too early in blow, owing to the uncommon 

 warmth of the season. The show of cauliflowers greatly exceeded expectation ; 

 some heads measuring thirty -two inches in circumference. Two very fine speci- 

 mens of seedling geraniums were brought from Woodland's garden, also a very 

 large flower of the tulip-tree, (which seldom blossoms in this country,) brought 

 from Scotston. (Glasgow Herald.) 



Dumfries and Galloway Horticultural Society. At the meeting, on the 1 8th of 

 March, a variety of prizes were awarded for forced sea-kail. On the 16th of 

 May thirteen prizes were awarded for flowers and culinary vegetables. On the 

 27th of May several prizes were awarded for tulips, anemonies, and potatoes. 

 On the 27th of J une, among the prizes were one for cauliflower, to Mr. William 

 Chalmers, gardener at Castledykes ; the largest weighed three pounds and a half 

 without the leaves, and measured twenty-four inches in circumference. A fine 

 show of irises was presented on this occasion, and what deserves particular 

 notice, an assortment of last year's apples in excellent preservation. They had 

 been kept in a cool room, rather damp, but to which air was admitted in moist 

 weather. They were laid on wooden shelves, and frequently wiped with a cloth. 

 The kinds were, the Ribstone and Fearn's pippin, stoup leadington, fullwood 



