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to the Glasgow market, where the same price was obtained for them as for 

 those grown in the hot-house. The committee were much gratified with 

 this proof that, under judicious management, excellent dessert grapes may 

 be produced against a flued wall in Scotland, even in a bad season, such as 

 the past ; and they voted the last published volume of the Society's Me- 

 moirs to Mr. Shiells. in testimony of their approbation. — A bunch of the 

 Rhodes seedling grape was exhibited, the berries of which were beautifully 

 black and well flavoured ; and there was also submitted to the Meeting a 

 model of an improved hoe, with a movable plate, invented by Mr. Lea, nm> 

 seryman at Worley, near Halifax, which, along with the specimens of grapes, 

 had been transmitted by the Rev. James Armitage Rhodes of Horsforth 

 Hall, near Leeds, who, the secretary stated, had also sent buds or eyes of 

 the Rhodes vine for the Society's garden. Thanks were voted to the Rev. 

 Mr. Rhodes for these interesting communications. — A letter was read from 

 Mr. G. Ferguson, market-gardener at Prestonpans, describing specimens of 

 a very large and beautiful pear, sent as being a modification of the Muirfowl 

 Egg. These specimens were of excellent flavour, and very similar to the 

 Muirfowl Egg. The secretary was directed to request grafts of this variety, 

 and to offer grafts of other new or rare kinds in return. — - Mr. Oliver at 

 Dysart House sent some large and some small specimens of the brown 

 Beurree pear, produced from grafts which, at the same period, were put on 

 an old and on a young Jargonelle tree. On the young tree, the large fruit 

 sent were produced, and were plentiful ; while the small fruit were from the 

 old stock, and there the crop was scanty. Thanks were voted for this no- 

 tice of so interesting an experiment. — Mr. John Ferme, Haddington, sent 

 specimens of a very excellent seedling apple, supposed between the Golden 

 Pippin and Nonpareil, for which thanks were voted, and of which grafts 

 were requested. — Mr. James Dick, gardener at Crawford Priory, sent a 

 specimen of unripe black Hamburgh grapes, from the open unflued wall, 

 showing that this grape will not, in ordinary seasons, succeed without the 

 aid of a flued wall. 



Specimens of white kidney and pink-eyed kidney potatoes, both of excek 

 lent qualify, seedlings from the purple kidney, received from Mrs. Selby of 

 Twizel, in Northumberland, were sent by Dr. Greville, for which thanks 

 were voted. — P. N. January, 1830.. 



A Quarterly General Meeting of this Society was held on Thursday, the 

 4th of March, Sir Henry Jardine, senior vice-president, in the chair. The 

 Earls of Leven and Melville, Sir John Hay of Smithfield, Bart., Mr. Innes 

 of .Stow, and several other distinguished members of the Society, and pro- 

 moters of the art of horticulture were present. Prizes were awarded as 

 follows : — 



For the best specimen of blanched succory, raised in a cellar or dark put- 

 house, or in a hot-house, pit, or frame, to Mr. William Oliver, gardener to 

 the Earl of Rosslyn, at Dysart House. — For the six newest and rarest 

 hardy plants, cut specimens in flower, to Mr. Alexander Forrester, gardener 

 to David Falconer, Esq., Carlowrie. The collection consisted of ieu- 

 cdjum vernum, Z,euc6jum carpaticum, Bulbocodium vernum, Corydalis 

 cava alba, Chimonanthus fragrans, Pothos fce'tida, besides iithospermum 

 orientale, and itorago orientalis. — For the best eight hyacinths, either in 

 flower-pots or in water-glasses, red, blue, white, and yellow, two of each, to 

 Mr. William Mylne, gardener at Drum to Gilbert Innes, Esq., of Stow. The 

 kinds were : red, Comtesse de la Coste and Duke of Wellington; blue, 

 Grande Violette and Quintin Durward ; ivhite, Prince of Waterloo and 

 Prince Galitzin ; yelloiv, Pure d'Or and Duchesse de Berri. — For the best 

 six stalks of forced rhubarb, raised by a market-gardener, to Mr. William 

 Inglis, gardener at Wester Warriston, being the first forced rhubarb pro- 

 duced by any market-gardener at Edinburgh. — No competitor appeared 

 for the premium offered for hyacinths which had also flowered in Scotland 



