220 Domestic Notices. — Scotland. 



signed by the president, Thomas Hopkirk Esq., from which the following 

 are extracts : — 



The first meeting of the Society for competition, will be held on the first 

 Wednesday of June, 1828 ; the articles of competition are as follows, and 

 must be presented betwixt eleven and twelve o'clock, noon : — 



The twelve best distinct varieties of tulips; four of them roses, four of 

 them purple or brown, and four of them yellow grounds ; the six heaviest 

 early white turnips; the twenty-five best filled pods of peas, excluding 

 those raised in front of hot-house borders ; the fifty heaviest gooseberries, 

 taken from one bush, of a sort considered suitable for tarts ; the two best 

 cucumbers; the three pots of best forced strawberries, of at least two 

 varieties. 



The General Meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of August. 



Articles of Competition. The six best seedling double carnations, not 

 fewer than three" varieties, from seed saved by the competitor; the twelve 

 best species of annual flowers, raised and grown without artificial heat, 

 cover, or protection of any kind ; the six best species of annual flowers, 

 raised and grown under hand-glasses, frames, or any other cover, but 

 without bottom heat of any kind; the six best species of annual flowers, 

 raised and grown on bottom heat, but without cover or protection ; the 

 four best species of annual flowers in pots, which usually in all stages 

 receive artificial heat and protection ; the highest-flavoured melon above 

 2 lbs. weight ; the best imperial pint, or f lb., of rasps, of one or more 

 varieties; the twelve best plums; the three best heads of cauliflower; 

 the six largest and most solid stalks of celery. 



Three prizes will be awarded for each of the foregoing articles, except for 

 the annual flowers, for which there will be only the value of a second 

 prize allowed for each proposed mode of cultivation. Competitors may 

 contend for all the modes, but, though successful in more than one, shall 

 have right to the difference only betwixt the value of a second and third 

 prize for all more than the one, and the value of a third prize will be 

 granted to the persons who rank second in such cases. 



The large silver medal of the Horticultural Society of London shall be 

 awarded, for 1828, to the member of this Society who, upon the average of 

 from three to six monthly visits to the garden under his charge during that 

 year, and on comparing it with the gardens of other competitors, and 

 taking into consideration the assistance afforded, the natural and other 

 advantages, the extent and variety of articles cultivated, and all othes 

 matters which may influence his successful management, shall appear to 

 the Visitors to display most knowledge of his business, greatest industry, 

 and altogether most merit. There shall be other two prizes awarded by 

 this Society to the competitors who, in the estimation of the visitors, rank 

 second and third in point of merit, which prizes shall be raised by voluntary 

 contribution for this special purpose. Members proposing to complete, 

 must. give intimation in writing to the Secretary before February, 1828. 



The Library shall be opened, and on the first and third Wednesdays of 

 every succeeding month books will be given out and taken in, from six 

 to eight o'clock in the evening ; except on the days when meetings of the 

 Society are held, on which days the Library will be opened instead of 

 on those mentioned above. 



All friendly to the objects of the Society are admitted to the competition 

 meetings. The regulations of the Society and Library now printed, will be 

 strictly adhered to. — Thomas Hopkirk, President. Glasgow, Aug. 1827.. 



The Dundee Horticultural Society held their Annual Festival Meeting 

 on the 12th of September, when a rich display of flowers, fruits, and 

 vegetables were brought forward in competition, and prizes awarded to 

 upwards of twenty individuals for nearly forty different articles, to Mrs. 



