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office-bearers were chosen : — President: His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch. 

 Vice-Presidents : Viscount Kenmure ; Lieut. General Dirom, Mount An- 

 nan ; J. J. Hope Johnstone, Esq., Raehiils ; W. Constable Maxwell, Esq., 

 ofNithsdale; Gilbert Young, Esq., of Youngfield; John Napier, Esq., of 

 Mollance; W. Younger, Esq., of Craigielands. W. Grierson, Baitford, 

 secretary; Mr. R. Irving, assistant secretary; Mr. G. Dawson, treasurer; 

 Rev. J. Wightman, chaplain. Council, or Committee of Management : Mr. 

 John Eraser, King's Arms ; Mr. Jas, Fergusson, writer ; W^. M'Lellan, Esq. ; 

 the Rev. Dr. Duncan ; the Rev. W. Menzies ; Mr. John M'Diarmid ; Mr. 

 W. Primrose, writer. Gardeners : Messrs. John Learmont, Jas. Cunning- 

 ham, W. Chalmers, James Bogie, R. Irving, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas 

 Hood, Alex. M'Gillivray. 



After the Meeting, a very respectable party dined together in the Grapes 

 Inn ; Francis Shortt, Esq., in the chair, supported by the Provost of Dum- 

 fries. The dinner and wines were excellent, with a most sumptuous dessert 

 of fruit ; and the evening was spent in a manner most pleasant and gratify- 

 ing to all present. Messrs. Templeton and Edgar delighted the company 

 with many excellent songs. Among the toasts given were, the King ; the 

 Duke of Buccleuch, as President of the Society; the Marquess of Queens- 

 berry (late president); the Magistrates and Town-Council of Dumfries; 

 memory of the late Alexander Maxwell, of Terraughtie ; Viscount Kenmure ; 

 Sir R. Lawrie ; General Dirom ; Mr. Menteath, of Closeburn ; the London 

 and Edinburgh Horticultural Societies ; the Secretaries of both, Joseph 

 Sabine, Esq., and P. Niel, Esq.; J. C. Loudon, Esq., author of the Ency- 

 clopaedia of Gardening, and conductor of the Gardener's Magazine. After 

 dinner were taken into consideration the merits and long and faithful ser- 

 vices of George Ross, and a handsome snuff mull voted to Lieutenant- 

 General Dirom, Mount-Annan, to be presented by him to his gardener, who 

 has been in his service above thirty-three years. {Dumfries Cour., Sept. 50.) 



The Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society, — The fifth Competition Show 

 of this Society was held on August 28., when the judges awarded the So- 

 ciety's Silver Medal to William Smart, gardener to Dr. Bannerman, Pol- 

 gownie Lodge, for the best twelve Peaches (the Royal George); the best and 

 second best Jargonelle Pears, twelve of each ; and the third best twelve 

 Apples (the Hollandbury). Premiums were at the same time awarded for 

 the best Melon (Purvis Netted Romana) ; second best Melon (the Wimble- 

 don Green Flesh); second best three bunches of Grapes (the White Muscat 

 and the Black Prince) ; second best twelve Carnations, various ; third best 

 twelve Peaches (the Royal George); third best twelve Jargonelle Pears ; 

 third best twelve Plums (the Green Gage and Orleans) ; and an extra-pre- 

 mium for a large handsome Pine-apple (the Queen's); to John Davidson, 

 gardener to Lord Kennedy, at Dunnottar House. Best twelve Carnations, 

 various ; best twelve Double Dahlias, various, Alexander Diack, Mile-End. 

 Best three bunches of Grapes (the Black Hamburgh); second best twelve 

 Peaches (the Royal George), Edward Kesson, gardener at Drumtochty. Best 

 and second best Apricots, twelve of each (the Brussels and Moorpark), Sir 

 R. D. Horn Elphinstone. Best twelve Apples (the Oslin); and second best 

 twelve Double Dahlias, various, Alex. Thomson, gardener at Drum. Best 

 and fifth best quart of Gooseberries (the former, Wellington's Glory), James 

 Reid, Springbank, Best twelve Nectarines, William Wales, gardener at 

 Fetteresso Castle. The best twelve Plums, Peter Laing, Raeden. Twelve 

 Pinks, various. Captain John Clyne. Second best twelve Plums, and second 

 best quart of Gooseberries, Charles Berry, gardener at Ury. Third best 

 three bunches of Grapes, and third best quart of Gooseberries, Thomas 

 Milne, Sunnyside. Second best twelve Nectarines (the Roman), John 

 Smart, gardener at Glassel. Second best twelve Apples (the Devonshire 

 Quarrenden), Alex. Brown, gardener at Heathcot. Third best Melon (the 

 Orange Cantaloup), George Johnstone, gardener at Haddo House. Third 



