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FORFARSHIRE. 



Dundee Horticultural Society. — May 3. The Spring Meeting of tliis Society 

 was held in the Caledonian Hall, Castle Street. The successful competitors were as Follows : — 

 Mr. John Hampton, gardener, Crescent House, for seedling Auriculas. Mr. James Smith, 

 gardener, Ellangowan, for first and second seedling Polyanthuses, and the sweepstakes for seed- 

 ling Auriculas. Mr. Thomas Spalding, gardener, Arthurstone, for tirst seedling Auriculas. 

 Mr. John Stewart, Dudhope nursery, for the second seedling Polyanthuses. Some flowers of 

 double georginas and carnations, and a fine variety of violets and rainbow auriculas, were pro. 

 duced from Arthurstone ; some fine seedling double wallflowers from Dudhope nursery ; and 

 some pretty heaths, and beautiful C'lCti, and other plants, from Scouringburn nursery. {Dundee 

 Courier, May 10.) 



July 29. Thie successful competitors were as follows : — 

 Mr. James Smith, gardener, Ellangowan, for best seedling Pelargoniums. Mr. Thomas Spal- 

 ding, gardener, Arthurstone, forthe second seedling Pelargoniums, first seedling Roses, first Rose 

 Strawberries, first seedling Strawberries, and first Cos Lettuce. Mr. Patrick Adam, gardener, 

 Roseangle, fur the second seedling Roses. Mr. James Kettle, gardener, Glendoick, for the second 

 Bath Strawberries, first Bishop's orange Strawberries, heaviest Strawberries, first seedling, and 

 heaviest Gooseberries, and first Imperial Lettuce. Mr. Alexander Gowck, gardener, Mayfield, 

 for the first Bath Strawbei-ries, first seedling Rasps, and second seedling Gooseberries. Some 

 very beautiful balsams and hollyhocks were produced from Ellangowan ; some pretty seedling 

 violets from Mr. Newall's garden, Hawkhill Place; some seedling georginas from Glendoick; 

 some anemone georginas and pinks from Lilybank nursery ; and a very superb variety of double 

 georginas from Scouringburn nursery, Lilybank nursery, Cortachy, Glendoick, Ballindean, and 

 Arthurstone ; some fine ripe pears from Mr. Martin's garden, Roseangle ; some large savoys from 

 Carolina Port; and some pretty carnations, not claimed; all of which caused admiration, and 

 some of them amazement. {Dundee Courier, Aug. 2.) 



LANARKSHIRE. 



Glasgow Horticultural Society. — Aug. 12. We noticed tliree of King Charles's 

 pocket melon, and two large citrons, from Castle Semple ; five very large pinc-apples, probably 

 weighing nearly 5 lbs. each, and some fine peaches, from Woodhall ; very large gooseberries, one 

 of which weighed IJoz., from Mr. Warnock ; large gooseberries from Leven Grove; very large 

 Morello cherries, from Cams-Erskine ; some large figs, from Buchanan House. Two handsome 

 and large white Turkey cucumbers, from Mount Stewart ; a very large gourd, from Cams-Erskine ; 

 a collection of gourds, from Woodlands ; a stock of Gennan greens, from Mr. Rogers, Kilmar- 

 stock, measuring about 9 ft. in circumference. An excellent show of peas, of seven varieties, and 

 nome of rare quality, and also a number of other things, which were within one vote of gaining 

 the second prize, were presented from Newton. A selection of the newest and most beautiful 

 annuals and biennials, from Mrs.Wilkie, Uddingston, including double Canterbury bells, Tcrbfena 

 A\xh\Wa, Clark/a pulchella, Tithonzn taget/fldra, a splendid collection of double georginas, one 

 hundred and twenty varieties, &c. ; and many fine specimens of green-house and hardy ever- 

 greens, shrubs in pots, &c., from Messrs. Cowan and Co.'s nursery ; a few choice green-house and 

 hot-house plants, including some fine heaths, and a collection of double georginas of the finest 

 varieties, from the botanic garden ; about sixty of the most choice varieties of double georginas, 

 from Caldcr ; some fine green-house plants, from Jacob Dixon, Esq., Dumbarton ; a large show, 

 all named, of cut flowers, annual, biennial, and perennial, and of deciduous shrubs in flowei", and 

 of evergreen shrubs in pots, from the nursery of Messrs. Austin and M' Asian, and from the nur- 

 sery of Messrs. M. and J. Brown. In competition, there were 18 melons, 2(3 gourds, 12 lots plums, 

 85 varieties of vegetables, 130 species and varieties of biennial and perennial flowers, 70 species 

 and varieties of the newest and finest annuals. [A number of prizes were awarded; but, as the 

 names of the sorts are not given, we omit them. (Seep. 62C.)] {Glasgow Chrorticle, Aug. 10., 

 and Glasgow Free Press, Aug. 13.) 



RENFREWSHIRE. 



West Renfrewshire Horticultural Society. — May 25. At the Competition 

 Meeting by the members of this Society, a very fine display of horticultural produce was made, 

 and prizes were awarded ; which, however, we omit, for the reasons stated above. 



Mr. R. Guthrie, gardener to Mrs. G. Robertson, Greenock, exhibited a beautiful heath, with 

 another much admired green-house plant called Erythrlna Crista g&lli, measuring in altitude 

 5ft., and having thereon fifty-two flowers. Mr. Guthrie also exhibited some very good early 

 potatoes. Mr, Malcolm Service contributed some beautiful geraniums, Pelarg6nium Rosa Ma- 

 tilda, Pelargbnium Peytbnia^, Pelargonium RowJ>n«Y ; as also a number of very fine heaths : 

 £rlca hybrida. Erica, ventricbsa supcrba, iVica perspicua. Mr. James Kilpatrick exhibited 

 some excellent spinach, and a lot of beautiful ranunculuses. A parcel, containing asparagus, 

 cabbages, tulips, cucumbers, &c., was supplied by Mr.Wm. Knox, gardener to Mrs. Dixon, Leven 

 Grove, Dumbarton, but, in consequence of their late arrival, were not put in competition ; 

 but for which circumstance Mr. Knox would have stood first for asparagus, cucumbers, and 

 cabbages. A beautiful Sp&rtium multiflbrum, in flower, was contributed by Mr. Malcolm 

 Service ; and a very fine double-flowering f/*Iex europie\i, by Mr. Adam Melross. {Greenock 

 Advertiser, May 31.) 



June 29. Prizes omitted as above. Among the show articles were : — 



May Duke Cherries : 1. Mr. Henry Knox, gardener to Jacob Dixon, Esq., Dumbarton. 

 — Early Dutch Turnip : 1. Mr. John Sinclair; 2. Mr. Malcolm Service. : 



In addition to those above enumerated, many others were contributed. Mr. Malcolm Service 

 exhibited some very fine balsams and geraniums, with a beautiful exotic, called Agapanthus 

 umbellktus, all in flower. Some very fine cucumbers, by the members. Mr. Robt. Guthrie, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. George Robertson, Greenock, exhibited some beautiful exotics, Marintfl! zcbrina, 

 CalceolJlriaialvisefblia, Gloxinia specibsa, £rlcapraj'gnans,i?.ventric6sa,.E. spuria, and .E.refl^xa, 

 all in flower ; Mr. Guthrie also presented a lot of excellent grapes. Mr. Henry Knox exhibited 

 a fine specimen of that beautiful exotic C&ctus grandiflora. A lot of fine Antwerp raspberries 

 was contributed by Mr. Charles Miller. Mr. James Kirkpatrick, gardener to Mrs. Crooks, Leven, 

 exhibited a lot of excellent vegetables, which inadvertently were omitted to be judged. Mr. 

 Kirkpatrick exhibited a basketful of very fine early potatoes, which, for regularity in size and 



