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



cleanness, were justly entitled to theeulogium they received from many of tlie visiters. {Greenock 

 Advertiser, July 5.) 



STIRLINGSHIRE. 

 Stirling Horticultural Society/. — Mai/ 3. The following were among the prizes 

 awarded : — 



Flowers. Auriculas. Green-edged : 1. Barr's Flora, and Moore's Jubilee, Mr. Ninian Niven. 

 Grey-edged : 1. Kenyon's Ringleader, and Taylor's Ploughboy, Mr. George Lightbody, Falkirk. 

 White-edged : 1. Lee's Bright Venus, and Popplewell's Conqueror, Mr. Wm. Kay. Best Seed- 

 ling (raised since Jan. 1829), Mr. John Christie, Causewayhead (no competition). 



There were exhibited an assortment of fine named polyanthuses from Easter Plean ; a beauti- 

 ful seedling polyantlius from Kippenross ; a basket of superior cucumbers and mushrooms from 

 Airthrey Castle ; extensive bouquets of flowering shrubs, herbaceous and green-house plants, 

 from Keir and Viewfield gardens, and from Coney Park nurseries ; and the greater part of such 

 specimens being labelled, in compliance with a late recommendation of the directors, afforded 

 considerable horticultural information to the numerous and fashionable assemblage. (Stirling 

 Advertiser, May 6.) 



May 31. The following were among the jDrizes awarded : — 

 Flowers. Tulips. Bybloemens (best dozen) : Pucelle d'Orleans, Scipio Africanus, Louis the 

 Sixteenth, Black Baguet, Dr. Mitchell, Stenhouserauir. Bizarrres: Carolus Magnus, Lord Rodney, 

 Bell's King, Trafalgar, Dr. Mitchell, Stenhousemuir. Rose : Belle Amante, Gay Stella, Hebe, 

 Triomphe Royal, 1. Dr. Mitchell, Stenhousemuir. 



A basket of very fine anemones and wallflowers was sent from Mr. Ramsay, at Dollar botanic 

 gardens, but was too late in arriving. The first prize turnips and the first prize potatoes were 

 admirable. The former measured from II in. to 13 in. in circumference ; and the latter from 6in. 

 to 9 in. in circumference. There were exhibited, choice collections of Chinese roses, douiilebal. 

 sams, and other green-house plants, from Blair-Drummond. Named ^tulips, &c., from Easter 

 Plean. Named ericas, &c., from Dollar botanic gardens. Herbaceous plants and cucumbers 

 from Kippenross. Flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants from Coney Park nurseries. Double 

 stocks, from Comely Bank. Named American shrubs, and herbaceous plants, from Keir: this 

 latter parcel comprehended two very splendid double stocks in pots ; the one a scarlet giant Cape 

 about 3 ft. high, and the other a purple Brompton about 2 ft. high and upwards of 3 ft. in cir- 

 cumference : these, being most profusely covered with flowers, had a pecuUarly rich and magni- 

 ficent appearance. There were also shown a beautiful variety of double wallflower, i-aised from 

 seed by Dr. Forrest ; a fine double white China rose, by Mr. Christie, Causewayhead ; and a neat 

 portable rockwork, studded with growing alpine plants, with a pool in the centre, containing live 

 fishes. The last-named curiosity was constructed by Mr. Kay, Shiphaugh, and was much and 

 deservedly admired. {Stirling Advertiser, June 3.) 



July 12. The prizes we omit, as before ; but among the articles exhibited, we 

 may mention : — 



From Keir, georginas, roses, and stocks. From Cardross, A'erium splendens, jSiitomus umbel- 

 Iktus, double balsams, and Chinese roses. From Tulliallan Castle, Magnbl/m purpurea, S&lvia 

 splendens, fine seedling pelargoniums and potentillas ; also a fruited branch of a large green cui- 

 rant, lately introduced from Russia. From Viewfield Lodge, a very fine double Martagon lily, in 

 a pot, profusely flowered, and standing nearly 5 ft. high. From Blair-Drummond, a choice collec- 

 tion of stove plants and tender annuals. From Mr. Chri.stie, Causewayhead, some brilliant spe- 

 cimens of Glad'iolus rardinalis. From Boquhan, georginas and rare annuals. From Craigforth, 

 Tigridia pavbnia. From Glenturn Moor, a basket of fine single and double Sweetwilliam. From 

 Kippenross, superior kidneybeans. From Easter Plean, some beautiful specimens of Grove End 

 strawberry, a new variety, much esteemed. From Comely Bank, six superior early York cabbage, 

 the gross weight of which was 47 lbs. From Messrs. Drummond's nursery, very fine named pinks 

 and roses, Zupinus polyphyllus, G^um coccineum, &c. {Stirling Advertiser, July 15.) 



IRELAND. 



Horticultural Society of Ireland. — April 20. At the Spring Exhibition of 

 Flowers, &c., the Society's premiums which were awarded for plants, flowers, and fruit, we omit, 

 as no names of sorts are given. Among the culinary vegetables were : — White Broccoli, Mr. 

 Hessian, gardener to R. Roe, Esq. ; and Brussels Sprouts (accompanied by an account of the 

 mode of cultivation), Mr. Nevin. 



An extra-premium was awarded to Mr. Keefe, nurseryman, Long Lane, for a splendid basket 

 of ornamental exotic plants. Among the plants which attracted notice, on account of their 

 splendour or rarity, were, KenntdM coccinea, PultenaeV ;3olygal£ef bha, Grevillea )0smarinif51ia, 

 Eutaxia piingens. Two splendid plants of Camellia, atrorubens and Sasanqj/a ?-bsea, for which 

 an extra-prize was awarded, sent by Mr. Grant, gardener to George Putland, Esq. DavifesM lati- 

 f blia, and BorbnzVf pinnSita, sent by Mr. Keefe, nurseryman. A very large specimen of Acacia 

 verticillata, and fine specimens of the following plants in flower, sent by Mr. Mackay, from the 

 College botanic garden, but not for competition, were universally allowed to be the finest 

 exotics in the room : — Azalea indica alba, Sarracfenz'a flava, Liparia Priestley« villbsa, Gardenia 

 florida, Lantana mutabilis, E'pacris pulch^Ua, Epiphyllum truncatum, Grevillea rosmarinif blia, 

 Pultenae''a daphniiides, Amaryllijr specibsa. Erica, delecta, E. aristita, E. transp^rens, E. Bon- 

 plandiiina, E. ovata, E. princeps, Oncidium carthaginense, Metrosidtros capitclta. Punica Gra- 

 natum, in full bearing, and several showy specimens'of stove and green-house plants, which were 

 not entered for competition, being deficient in the number required for each class, were sent by 

 Michael Sweetman, Esq., of Merville. {Dublin Evening Post, April 30.) 



COUNTY OF ANTRIM. 

 Belfast Horticultural Society. — The May Show of Flowers, Fruits, and Vege- 

 tables of this rising Society took place on the 18th. Prizes were awarded, but the names of the. 

 sorts are not given. 



[If our Scotch and Irish friends complain of the shortness of the notices relating to them, we 

 can only refer them to p. 626., and request them in future to favour us with the names of the sorts 

 of fruit, flowers, and vegetables which have gained prizes.] 



