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stock. Thanks were voted to Captain Smith for this curious communi- 

 cation. (^Advertiser, March.) 



The Ayrshire Green-house Lodge Society held their competition for 

 hyacinths, auriculas, &c., in the Turf-room Assembly-rooms, Kilmarnock, on 

 the 18th of April, when the different competitors stood as under: — 



Flowers. Double Red Hyacinth : 1. Bouquet Tendre, or Waterloo, Mr. 

 John Brown, Kilmarnock ; 2. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles, Kilmarnock ; 

 3. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn, Kilmarnock. Double White Hyacinth : 

 I.Anna Maria, Mr. John Brown; 2. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn; 3. 

 Messrs. Dykes and Gentles. Double Blue Hyacinth : 1. A-la-mode, Messrs. 

 Dykes and Gentles ; 2. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn ; 3. Mr. John Brown. 

 Yellow Hyacinths: 1. Ophir, Mr. John Brown; 2. Messrs. Fowlds and 

 Lymburn ; 3. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles. Single Red Hyacinths: 1. La 

 Diana, Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn ; 2. Messi's. Dykes and Gentles ; 3. 

 Mr. John Brown. Single White Hyacinths : 1. Grand Vainquer, Mr. John 

 Brown ; 2. Messrs. Dykes and Gentles ; 3. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn. 

 Single Blue Hyacinths : 1. Vulcan (very fine), Mr. John Brown ; 2. Messrs. 

 Dykes and Gentles ; 3. Messrs. Fowlds and Lymburn. Green-edged Auri- 

 culas : Stretch's Alexander, Harris's Blucher, &c., Mr. John Brown. 

 White-edged Auriculas : Lee's Bright Venus, &c., Mr. John Morton, Kil- 

 marnock. Grey-edged Auriculas : Butterworth's Lord Hood, &c., Mr. 

 John Bi'own. Polyanthuses : 1. Mannin's Lady Anne Hamilton, Pearson's 

 Alexander, and Cox's Prince Regent, Mr. John Brown; 2. Yorkshire 

 Green, Grey Leadington, &c., Mr. Robert Purvis, Caprington. — Fruit. 

 Best twelve preserved Apples, four sorts: Mr. Robert Purvis. — Cidinary 

 Vegetables. Parsneps: 1. Mr. Robert Rogers; 2. Mr. Robert Purvis. Sea- 

 kale, Mr. Robert Purvis. — Of extra-articles, some very fine geraniums, 

 carrots, leeks, radishes, &c., were presented by Mr. Robert Purvis, 

 Caprington. 



Montrose Horticultural Society. — The first Show for the season took 

 place on April 29., William Mudie, Esq. Vice-President, in the chair. We 

 had no conception that such a collection of flowers could have been got 

 together at this season, particularly when the inclemency of the weather is 

 taken into consideration. The auriculas were very fine, and of the very 

 choicest sorts. The hyacinths were equally good, and plentiful. The po- 

 lyanthuses were also very fine. The bouquets far exceeded those of last 

 year ; and the vegetables, though not very abundant, were excellent. The 

 asparagus was considered particularly fine for the season. There was a 

 profusion of uncommonly well-kept apples : those from Brotherton, though 

 fewer in variety than what gained the premiums, were equally well kept. 

 A few full-sized white currants, from Old Montrose, were exhibited as a 

 curiosity. We were particularly struck with a plant of the iS%ium splen- 

 dens, from Mr. Walker's green-house, in full bloom : it is truly a splendid 

 plant. The decorations attracted general attention. The office-bearers 

 must have been very zealous in the cause before they could have produced 

 such an effect. The judges awarded the prizes as follows : — 



Flowers. Green-edged Auriculas: 1. Alexander Smith, Rosemount ; 2, 

 Mr. Beattie, Montrose. White-edged Auriculas: 1. Alexander Smith; 

 2. Mrs. Sim, Montrose. Grey-edged Auriculas: 1. Mr. Beattie; 2. Alex- 

 ander Smith. Self Auricula, Mr. Beattie. JSeedling Auricula, Alexander 

 Smith. Polyanthuses: 1. Mr. Beattie; 2. A. Smith. Seedling Polyanthus, 

 James Tough, Old Montrose. Double Hyacinths : 1. Mrs. Sim ; 2, Mr. 

 Shai-p, Montrose. Single Hyacinths: 1. Mr. Sharp, Montrose ; 2. Mr. 

 Beattie. Double Wallflowers, James Tough. Dark-ground Pelargoniums : 



1. and 2. James Tough. Light-ground Pelargoniums: 1. James Tough ; 



2. Mr. Sharp. Bouquet of Flowers from the green-house, Mr. Sharp. 

 Bouquet of Flowers from the open border, Alexander Smith. — Cidinary 

 Vegetables. Broccoli: 1 . James Tough ; 2. John Begbie. Rossie. Sea- 



