Domestic Notices. — Scotland. 507 



' SCOTLAND. 



New or rare Plants which have flowered in the Neighbourhood of Edin- 

 burgh, and chiefly in the Royal Botanic Garden, during the last three 

 months : — Calceolaria arachndidea, connata, and thyrsiflora ; Collomia 

 grandiflora and linearis, Crotalaria angulosa, Eutoca Franklinii, Geranium 

 cavoWnianuni, Liparis Correajza, Petunia acuminata, Podolepis gracilis, 

 iSisymbrium brachycarpon and canescens, Trachymene caeriilea, and Vil- 

 larsia lacunosa. 



Edinburgh Horticultural Society. — At the Meeting of the Caledonian 

 Horticultural Society, on the 21st of August, thirty-five sorts of seedling 

 gooseberries were produced, chiefly raised from the Sulphur, Ironmonger, 

 and Warrington, at Whitehill, near Lasswade ; seed sown in 1824, and the 

 berries sent from the original seedling bushes. The whole having been 

 carefully examined, nine of the sorts were judged good, but two were more 

 especially preferred, a very rough white and a rough yellow kind. The 

 meeting judging it right to encourage such zeal in raising seedling fruit?, 

 awarded the Society's silver medal to Mr. David White, gardener to Colonel 

 Ramsay at Whitehill. {Scotsman, Aug. 25.) 



Dundee Horticultural Society . — The Annual Festival Meeting of this So- 

 ciety was held on September 12., when a rich display of flowers, fruits, and 

 vegetables was brought forward to the competition. The premiums were 

 adjudged as follows : — Flake and Bizard Carnations : 1. Mr.W. Anderson, 

 gardener, Cartochy; 2. Mr. J. Smith, gardener, EUangowan. Picotees : 1. 

 Mr. Thomas Spalding, gardener, Arthurstone ; 2. Mr. J. Smith. Seedling 

 Carnations (best variety): 1. Mr. J. Stewart, Dudhope Nursery; 2. Mr. J. 

 Kidd, gardener, Rossie Priory. Double Dahlias: I.Mr. J. Kidd; 2. 

 Mr. W. Brow, gardener, Meigie House. Single Dahlias : Mr. T. Spalding. 

 Seedlings; Mr. J. Smith. Hollyhocks: Mr. T. Spalding. Stocks: Mr. T. 

 Galloway, gardener, Roseangle. Tender Annuals, and best Bouquet : Mr. 

 J. Kidd. Hardy Annuals (best variety) : 1. Mr. Urquhart ; 2. Mr. J. Kettle, 

 gardener, Glendoig. (Mr. Orr's first prize for seedling carnations was gained 

 by Mr. J. Kidd, and the second by Mr. J. Stewart.) Pine-apple: 1. Mr. J. 

 Kidd; 2. Mr. J. Young, gardener, Pitfour. Best-flavoured Melon: 1. Mr. 

 J. Kidd ; 2. Mr. J. Kettle. Green-fleshed Melon : 1. Mr. T. Watt, gardener, 

 Ruthven House; 2. Mr. W. Anderson, Peaches from open walls : I.Mr. 

 T. Spalding ; 2. Mr. J. Dick, gardener, Ballindean, and lor the best variety 

 of peaches. Nectarines from open walls : 1. Mr. J. Young ; 2. Mr. J. Dick. 

 Nectarines from hot-house: 1. Mr. J. Dick; 2. Mr. T. Spalding, and for 

 the best apricots. Best assortment of Plums : 1. Mr. A. Smith, gardener, 

 Cunnoquhie ; 2. Mr. T, Spalding, and best green gages. White Magnums 

 and Yellow Gages : Mr. J. M'Dougal, gardener. Castle Huntly. Grapes 

 (best variety) : 1. Mr. J. Kidd ; 2. Mr. J. Dick, and for best muscats, and 

 best black Hamburghs. Frontignacs, and white Muscadines : Mr. J. Kidd. 

 Red Hamburghs : Mr. J. M'Dougal. Largest Jargonelles : 1. Mr. T. Spald- 

 ing; 2. Mr. Radley, of the Asylum. Pears (best variety) : 1. Mr. J. Kidd ; 

 2. Mr. J. M'Dougal. . Apples (best variety) : 1. Mr. J. Smith; 2. Mr. J. 

 Kettle. Largest apples, best figs, and best variety of fruit for the dinner, 

 Mr. J. Dick; second figs and best variety of vegetables, Mr. J. Kettle; 

 gooseberries, cauliflower, largest carrots, and second variety of vegetables, 

 Mr. D. Mitchell, gardener, Carolina Port ; cherries and celery, Mr. T. 

 Spalding ; second cauliflower, Mr. W. Anderson ; beet, Mr. J. Smith ; 

 onions, Mr. W. Brow ; cabbage, Mr. Radley ; savoys, Mr. J. Dick ; and 

 greens, Mr. J. Young. 



A very large pine-apple was produced from Cunnoquhie, but, being un- 

 ripe, lost the prize ; a very good melon was produced from Crawford Priory, 



