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Plants. Herbaceous: 1. Mr. James Young, gardener to James Fairlie, Esq., Holms; 2. Mr. 

 Robert Purvis; 3. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles; 4. Mr. George Paxton, Kilmarnock. Delphinium 

 gvandiflbrum, Papaver bracteatum, rhalictrum, &c. Three Double Rockets : 1. Messrs. Dykes 

 and Gentles; 2. Messrs. Fowldsand Lymburn ; 3. Mr. Robert Purvis. — Flowers. Ranunculuses^: 



1. Mr. John Brown, Kilmarnock ; 2. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles ; 3. Messrs. Fowlds and Lym- 

 burn ; 4. Mr. John Morton ; 5. Messrs. W. and J. Samson ; 6. Mr. Robert Purvis, gardener to 

 John Smith Cunningham, Esq., Caprington. The principal flowers were, La Temeraire, Melange 

 des Beautes, Adam's Spot, Agricola, Louisette, Crawford's Yellow Mottle, Cremona, Nankeen, 

 Grand Monarque, Dr. Franklin, ike. Double Anemone : 1. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles ; 2. Mr. 

 Robert Purvis; 3. Messrs. W. and J. Samson. — Fruit. May Duke Cherries: 1. Mr. John 

 Brown; 2. Mr. Robert Purvis; 3. Mr. George Paxton. — Culinary Vegetables. Peas: 1. Mr. 

 James Young ; 2. Mr . Robert Purvis. Early York Cabbage : 1. Mr. James Young ; 2. Mr. 

 George Paxton ; 3. Mr. Robert Purvis. Early Potatoes : 1. Mr. James Young ; 2. Mr. Robert 

 Purvis. Early Dutch Turnips : 1. Mr. Robert Purvis ; 2. Mr. James Young. 



Of extra-productions may .be mentioned some very fine double georginas and strawberries, 

 which were presented by Mr. John Brown ; Seedling ranunculuses by Messrs. Fowlds and Lym- 

 burn, fine ; early carrot, Malta and Altringham turnip, and green-house plants, by Mr. Robert 

 Purvis, fine; potatoes, &c, by Mr. Hamilton, writer, Kilmarnock, fine; pinks, &c, by Mr. Wil. 

 liam Anderson, Kilmarnock : radish, by Mr. George Paxton ; and geraniums, &c, by Mr. James 

 Young. — A Subscriber. Kilmarnock, June 28. 



The Competition between the Ayr and Kilmarnock Florists' Societies being this 

 year for ranunculuses and pinks, they met at Kilmarnock on the 22d of June, and competed for 

 the thirty six best in four classes; viz. nine striped, nine edged, nine mottled, and nine self- 

 coloured. After careful inspection, the Judges awarded the first prizes to the Kilmarnock florists 

 in all the four classes. Among the leading flowers may be mentioned, of striped, Melange des 

 Beautes, Marbre de Paris, CEillet Naturelle, Phanta, Flagelle de Quatre Couleurs, &c. ; of edged, 

 J.,ouisette, La Tem&raire, Dr. Franklin, Boyd's Enterprise, Lady Gower, &c. ; of mottled and 

 spotted, Aimable, Pucelle, Cremona, Dalgleish's Mrs. Hunter, and Dalgleish's Diana, Sec. ; of 

 self's, Curtis's Yellow, Stewart's White, Condorcet, Pourpre Fonce, Orange, Brabancon, &c. The 

 flowers were allowed to be very fine, and in excellent condition. Of extra-articles were some 

 very fine seedlings, presented by Mr. R. Boyd, Kihnaurs,and Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn, Kil- 

 marnock ; and some very fine specimens of double rocket geraniums, cabbages, turnips, potatoes, 

 and chives, by^members of the Kilmarnock Horticultural Society; also some very fine cabbages, 

 asparagus, turnips, and potatoes, by Mr. W. Telery, gardener to his Grace the Duke of Portland, 

 from the Ayrshire Horticultural Society. 



Ayrshire Green-house Society. — Kilmarnock, July 8. The competition was as 

 under : — 



Flowers. Pinks : 1. Mr. John Brown, Kilmarnock ; 2. Messrs. William and Thomas Samson ; 

 3. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles. The leading flowers were : Davey's Bolivar, Galton's George the 

 Fourth, Barratt's Conqueror, Bowes's Premier, Haslam's Ruler, Thomson's Princess Charlotte, 

 Davey's Juliet, &c. Roses : 1. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn, Kilmarnock ; 2. Messrs. Dykes 

 and Gentles ; 3. Mr. Robert Purvis, gardener to John Smith Cunningham, Esq. Caprington ; 4. 

 Messrs. William and Thomas Samson ; 5. Mr. James Young, gardener to James Fairlie, Esq., 

 Holms. Leading flowers, Tuscany, Mignonne, Grand Monarque, Stadtholder, Grande Cramoisie, 

 &c. Annuals : 1. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles ; 2. Mr. Robert Purvis. Larkspur, Lupins, &c. 

 Biennials : 1. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles ; 2. Mr. John Brown ; 3. Mr. Robert Purvis. French 

 Honeysuckles, Canterbury Bells, &c. — Fruit. Rose-scented Strawberries : 1. Mr. Robert Purvis ; 



2. Mr. James Young; 3. Messrs. William and Thomas Samson. Strawberries: 1. Mr. James 

 Young ; 2. Messrs. William and Thomas Samson ; 3. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn. — Culinary 

 Vegetables. Early Horn Carrot : 1. Mr. James Young ; 2. Mr. Robert Purvis. Early Dutch 

 Turnip : 1. Mr. Robert Purvis ; 2. Mr. James Young; 3. Mr. Andrew Kelly, Kilmarnock. Three 

 Heads Cauliflower : 1. Mr. James Young; 2. Mr. Robert Purvis. Peas: 1. Mr. James Young ; 

 2. Mr. Robert Purvis. Early Yellow Gooseberries : 1. Mr. Robert Purvis ; 2. Messrs. William 

 and Thomas Samson ; 3. Mr. James Young. 



Among the extra-articles were some very fine Double Georgian: coccinea and superba, Princess 

 Alexandrina Victoria, Well's Victory, &c, presented by Mr. John Brown. Flowers of Antir- 

 rhinum, Geum coccineum, &c, by .Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn; /rum maculatum, Ranun- 

 culuses, Malta turnips, &c, by Mr. Robert Purvis. One of the largest strawberries (Keen's 

 seedling) measured 3J in. in circumference, and weighed 12 dwts. — A Subscriber. Kilmarnock, 

 July 10. 



RENFREWSHIRE. 



West Renfrewshire Horticultural Society. — June 22. The articles competed 

 for were Ranunculus, early turnips, and peas, of which a large exhibition was made, and in 

 quality were exceedingly fine. Besides these there were exhibited, as show articles, a splendid 

 display of choice flowers, vegetables, &c. The Committee appointed to examine the articles, and 

 report, awarded the prizes as follows : — 



Flowers. Ranunculuses : 1. George Cunninghame, Esq., Port- Glasgow ; 2. Mr. William Mac- 

 Diarmid, gardener to James Hunter, Esq., Hafton ; 3. Mr. John Sinclair, gardener. Dutch Tur- 

 nips : 1. Mr. Adam Melross, gardener to Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Ardgowan ; 2. Mr. John 

 Niven, gardener; 3. Mr. William M'Diarmid. Peas: 1. Mr. Duncan Fletcher, gardener; 2. Mr. 

 John Sinclair; 3. Mr. Charles Miller, gardener to James Watt, Esq. 



The show articles were arranged by the Committee according to their respective excellence, in 

 the following order : — 



Anemones : 1. Mr. Malcolm Service, gardener to Mr. Fairrie ; 2. Mr. James Campbell, gar- 

 dener, Gourock ; 3. Mr. John M'Nab, gardener to Lieutenant- General Darroch, Gourock. 

 Stocks : 1. Mr. Adam Melross ; 2. Mr. Malcolm Service. There were exhibited by Mr. John 

 Borthwick, seedsman, three giant Cape stocks, which were particularly fine. Cucumbers, Mr. 

 Malcolm Service. Early Carrots : 1. Mr. Adam Melross ; 2. Mr. James Campbell. May Duke 

 Cherries : 1. Mr. Archibald Brown, gardener, Park ; 2. Mr. John Niven. These cherries were 

 perfectly ripe, although exposed to the open air, and unaided by any artificial means. Bouquet 

 of Flowers: 1. Mr. James Campbell; 2. Mr. Malcolm Service; 3. Mr. John M'Nab. Mr. M'Nab 

 also exhibited a lot of very fine spring-sown lettuces. Mr. Adam Melross exhibited a beautiful 

 orange tree, measuring upwards of 5 ft. in height, with fruit thereon as large as the common 



