638 Prov. Hort. Soc.: — Stirlingshire, Aberdeenshire. 



orange, which was the first ever exhibited at any competition in this place. There was produced 

 by Mr. John Borthwick a lot of very fine early potatoes. 



Mr. Duncan Fletcher exhibited at a previous meeting a species of onion, named by him the 

 multiplying' sybo. This onion, we are informed, resembles very much the Welsh onion, but is 

 more tender. The. seed of it, when sown, does not bulb like other onions, but each onion multi- 

 plies at the root like that of shives, and the shoots being separated and planted out, each will 

 produce upwards of twenty. A premium has been awarded to Mr. Fletcher for this valuable 

 production. {Greenock Advertiser, June 2.5.) 



West Renfrewshire Horticultural Society. — July 20. The exhibition, both of 

 competition and show articles, was very extensive ; and large bouquets of flowers decorated the 

 hall on all sides. The prizes awarded by the committee chosen to determine the merit of the 

 respective articles competed for were as follows : — 



Roses: 1. Mr. Wm. Knox, gardener to Mrs. Dixon, Leven Grove, Dumbarton; 2. Mr. Mal- 

 colm Service, gardener to John Fairrie, Esq.; 3. Mr, John Borthwick, nursery and seedsman. 

 Pinks: 1. Mr. Henry Knox, gardener to Jacob Dixon, Esq., Dumbarton; 2. Mr. Arch. Brown, 

 gardener, Park ; 3. Peter M'Inroy, gardener to Mrs. M'lnroy, Leven. Cauliflower : 1. Mr. Chas. 

 Miller, gardener to James Watt, Esq. ; 2. Mr. Wm. Knox"; 3. Mr. John M'Nab, gardener to 

 Lieut.-General Darroch, Gourork. Melon : 1. Mr. Adam Melross, gardener to Sir Michael Shaw 

 Stewart, Ardgowan ; 2. Mr. Malcolm Service. 



The show articles were arranged by the committee, according to their respective merit, in the 

 following order : — 



Strawberries : 1. Mr. John Sinclair, gardener, Wood; 2. Mr. William Knox ; 3. Mr. Archibald 

 Brown. Gooseberries, three of a sort : 1. Mr. Wm. Knox ; 3. Mr. Henry Knox ; 3. Mr. John 

 M'Nab. Currants : 1. Mr. Wro. Knox ; 2. Mr. Archibald Brown ; 3. Mr. Henry Knox. All of 

 which were very large, and quite ripe. Turnip: 1. Mr. John M'Nab; 2. Mr. Adam Melross. 

 Iris : 1. Mr. Malcolm Service ; 2. Mr. Henry Knox. Bouquet of Flowers : 1. Mr. Malcolm Ser- 

 vice ; 2. Mr. James Campbell, gardener, Gourock; 3. Mr. John Borthwick. 



Besides these, there were many others contributed. Mr. Henry Knox exhibited a specimen of 

 that much admired annual Collins/a grandiflbra ; two lots of very fine seedling pinks by Mr. Mal- 

 colm Service and Mr. Henry Knox. A beautiful seedling earnation, crimson bizard, was exhibited 

 by Mr. Malcolm Service, named " Service's William the Fourth ; " a lot of fine georginas, several 

 very large cabbages, and a number of fine Cape stocks were also exhibited by Mr. Malcolm Service. 

 A lot of excellent spring-sown lettuces, by Mr. John M'Nab ; who also exhibited a well executed, 

 full-length figure of a man composed of flowers ; two lots of very fine raspberries were contri- 

 buted by Mr. Thomas Grey, Plantation, and Mr. Charles Miller; with numerous other vegetables 

 and flowers, by the members generally. {Greenock Advertiser, July 23.) 



STIRLINGSHIRE. 



Stirling Horticultural Society July 13. Prizes were awarded as follows: — 



Flowers. Roses: 1. Mr. Ninian Niven, gardener to James Stirling, Esq., of Keir; 2. Mr. John 

 Machines, gardener to Robert Bruce, Esq., of Kennet ; 3. Mr. Jas. Macfarlane, Stirling. China : 

 1. Mr. John Macinnes ; 2. Mr. John Gow, gardener to Count Flahault, Tullyallan Castle; 3. Mr. 

 John Christie, Causewayhead. Stocks, Double: 1. Mr. James Macfarlane; 2. Mr. William Moir, 

 gardener to Mrs. Edmond of Comely Bank. Pinks : 1. Mr. Robert Kay, Shiphaugh ; 2. Mr. John 

 Mitchell, gardener to William Murray, Esq., of Polmaise; 3. Mr. 'Ninian Niven. Sweetwilliam. 

 Double : 1. Mr. Ninian Niven ; 2. Mr. John Gow ; 3. Mr. Wm. Laing, gardener to Col. Simpson 

 of Plean. Single: 1. Mr. Hugh Macoll, gardener to James Callander, Esq., of Craigforth ; 2. Mr. 

 Ninian Niven ; 3. Mr. Wm. Moir, gardener to Mrs. Edmond of Comely Bank. Ranunculus : 

 1. Mr. John Christie; 2. Mr. Wm. Moir. — Fruit. Strawberries: 1. Mr. John Macinnes; 2. Mr. 

 Wm.^Somerville ; 3. Mr. David Trotter, gardener to James Johnston, Esq., of Alva. Cherries: 

 1. Mr. John Macinnes; 2. Mr. W. Somerville; 3. Mr. William Gow, gardener to John Murray, 

 Esq., of Wester Livilands. — Culinary Vegetables. Cauliflower: I. Mr. John Macinnes; 2. Mr. 

 George Milne, gardener to Robert Stein, Esq., of Kilbagie; 3. Mr. John Gow. Turnips. Yellow : 

 1. Mr. John Macinnes ; 2. Mr. George Milne; 3. Mr. Wm. Somerville, gardener to Wm. Stirling, 

 Esq., of Kippendavie. Carrots, Earlv Horn : 1. Mr. Hugh Macoll ; 2. Mr. Wm. Moir ; 3. Mr. John 

 Macinnes. Lettuce : 1. Mr. Wm. Moir ; 2. Mr. Ninian Niven ; 3. Mr. Hugh M'Coll. [Stirling 

 Advertiser, July 16.) 



ABERDEENSHIRE. 



Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society. — May 26. The following was the order 

 of merit, as decided by the judges : — 



Plants. Green-house: i. A package of various plants, particularly the Cactus specibsa. Azalea 

 Indica &lba, Mesembryanthemum incltidens and spectabile, Blet/Vi //yacinthina, Gorteno Pavbnia, 

 E'pacris grandiflbra, Spartium lineare, Melaleuca splt'ndens, four Ericas, and six new Geraniums, 

 Mr. William Frazer, nurseryman, Ferryhill ; 2. A collection in full flower, particularly the Stre- 

 litz/a reg'ma?, Mr. William Anderson, gardener to D. Young, Esq., of Cornhill ; 3. A collection, 

 many of them new and rare, amongst which were the Zupmus polyphyllus, Geum coccineum 

 majus, Calceolaria arachnoidea, C. connata, C. floribunda, C. plantaginea, LittEe\* geminiflbra, 

 Isopbgon onemonif blius, Lechenaultza formbsa, CorraeV specibsa, Pultena3 v a Candida, Brachysema 

 latifblia, and Cypripedium arietlnum, Mr.W. Davidson, jun Pelargoniums • 1. Mr. W. Davidson, 

 jun. ; 2. Mr. James Walker, nurseryman ; 3. Mr. Wm. Gallow, gardener to Sir M. Eruce, Bart — 

 Flowers. Tulips: 1. Alexander Bell, Esq, Crown Street; 2. 'Mr. D. Taylor, gardener to Wm. 

 Annand, Esq., of Belmont ; 3. Alexander Bell, Esq., Crown Street. Anemones (only one parcel 

 offered for competition), Al. Bell, Esq. Stocks : 1, and 2. Mr. James Forbes, merchant ; 3. Capt. 

 Anderson, Skene Square. Wallflowers, Captain Anderson. — Fruit. Strawberries : 1. Roseberry, 

 Mr. Thos. Milne, nurseryman, Sunnyside ; 2, and 3. Keen's Seedling, Mr. G. Cardno, gardener to 

 G. Hogarth, Esq., Wood'hill. 



An extra-medal was awarded to Mr. Robert Davidson of Elmfield, for a basket of very fine 

 grapes, in full perfection. He had ripe grapes a month ago. The judges awarded the Society's 

 large silver modal to Alexander Bell, Esq., for his tulips, they being deemed the best articles 

 at the Show. The Society's small silver medals were awarded to all the other first articles; there 

 were no second or third prizes given upon this occasion. — J. J. M. 



June 22. The Third Competition took place in the New Inn, when medals 

 and premiums were awarded as follows ; — 



