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The office-bearers for the ensuing year were chosen, and several new 

 members admitted. 



After the meeting in the Court Hall, a considerable number of the 

 members and friends of the institution dined together at the King's Arms 

 Inn. Francis Short, Esq. in the chair. The company were highly 

 gratified, and spent the evening in a most agreeable manner, and many 

 appropriate toasts and songs were given. After dinner, the resolution of 

 the 16th of December last was taken into consideration, when it was 

 unanimously agreed to vote a medal to James Webster, gardener to John 

 H. Maxwell, Esq., of Munshes, as a reward of merit, persevering industry, 

 and ability as a gardener ; and also for his length of service in the same 

 place. From his master's certificate it appeared that " he had served as 

 head-gardener for thirty -four years ; his conduct at all times met with the 

 approbation of his employers ; he is a sober, steady, honest, and industrious 

 man, and his qualifications as a gardener are of the first rate." He has been 

 a member of the Society ever since its formation, has regularly competed, 

 and has been generally successful. Upwards of twenty prizes were given 

 away to different gardeners, for fruits, flowers, and culinary vegetables. 



A few almonds were produced from the garden of J. H. Maxwell, Esq., 

 of Munshes. 



A beautiful stein of tlie Yucca filamentbsa was produced, which had 

 flowered in the open border, in the garden of Drumlanrig Castle. 



An orange tree in fruit, inarched by a bottle and water (Gard. Mag., 

 vol. ii. p. 33.), was produced by J. Cunningham, gardener, Cargen ; he also 

 produced apples which had been taken from the same tree in 1 825-6-7, 

 in excellent preservation, the Tom Apple. 



An apple, the French Crab, which had been off the tree twelve months, 

 was produced by A. M'Gillivray, in very good preservation. 



Retarded gooseberries, in fine condition, and which had not been covered, 

 were produced by A. M'Gillivray and R. Carson. 



A new apple was produced by Gilbert Munroe, gardener to Viscount 

 Kenmure, of excellent flavour; the tree first showed fruit in 1824; it 

 was named the Kenmure Pippin, 



A variety of new apples had been seen by the Secretary a few days ago, 

 produced by R. Mundell, Esq., at Wallace Hall, from seed sown by Mr. 

 Mundell, one of which was particularly well flavoured, and the tree against 

 the wall was very healthy; the graft was taken from a hedge-row, and 

 grafted on a Siberian stock. Mr. Mundell wished it to be called the 

 Wallace Hall Pippin. 



The best home-made wine was produced by Miss M. Maxwell of Ter- 

 raughtie, made from white currants. 



Apple cheese was produced by Mrs. W. Gordon, Buccleuch Street, one 

 and two years preserved ; a rich and excellent preserve. 



A fine gourd, from Cargen garden, 6 8lbs. weight, was much admired; 

 and also fine Altringham turnips. 



Six different meetings and prize shows were held by this Society during 

 the preceding part of the year, and nearly forty prizes given away. (Dum- 

 fries Jour.) 



The Perthshire Horticultural Society, however little it has obtruded on 

 public notice, can confidently claim the precedence of the greater part of 

 similar societies throughout the kingdom, seeing that it has now been in 

 active operation for twenty-one years ; and, although it has only had the 

 pecuniary aid of a very limited number of those in affluence, the beneficial 

 effects produced through its influence on the various branches of horticul- 

 ture have not only been creditable to the operative gardeners, but also highly 

 advantageous to their employers. Let it not be understood that, in making 

 this statement, we wish to under-rate the state of horticulture in Perth- 



