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«cription ; the amount of such premium to be fixed, from time to time, by 

 the Annual Meeting." The list of officers and of the committee for the 

 present year is highly respectable ; and, we have no doubt, every man 

 who has a stake in the soil, within thirty miles of Exeter, will soon connect 

 himself with this Institution, which does credit to those who have exerted 

 themselves to set it agoing ; and of these, we know Mr. Veitch has been very 

 active, and will soon produce an impression on its field of exertions. 



The management of this Exhibition was entrusted to a committee, who 

 employed an experienced gardener to attend, iu order to receive and 

 unpack the articles intended to be exhibited, to pay proper attention to 

 them while they remained, and to repack and deliver such as were returned 

 to the contributors. The following are the prizes which were awarded : — 



Plants. Best bouquet of hardy annuals, six best tender annuals, were 

 exhibited in pots, six best specimens of hardy perennials, six best specimens 

 of hardy flowering shrubs, best bulbous-rooted tender exotic, and best tender 

 exotic of any other kind, 1/. \s. each. — Flowers. Best six roses of sorts, in a 

 bouquet, best six indica odorata and Noisette roses, in a bouquet, 1/. Is. each. 

 Best three climbing roses, in a bouquet, 10*. 6d. Three best bizard car- 

 nations of sorts, 1/. Is. , three second best, 1 5s. Three best flake carnations 

 of sorts, 1/. Is. I three second best, 15s. Best seedling bizard carnation of 

 the exhibitor's own growth, and not before exhibited, 1^. Is. ; second best, 

 subject to the same conditions, 15s. Best and second best seedling flake 

 carnations, subject to the same conditions, 15s. Best bouquet of carnations, 

 15s. The three best picotees of sorts, 1/. is. ; three second best, 15s. Best 

 seedling picotee of the exhibitor's own growth, and not before exhibited, 

 1/. Is, ; second best, subject to the same conditions, 15s. Best bouquet 

 of picotees, and six best pinks of sorts, 15s. each. — Fruit. For the 

 best pine-apple, and best bunch of grapes, 2l. 2s. each. Best melon, 

 best specimen of the Citrus tribe raised without fire or dung-heat, best 

 dish of six apricots, best dish of six peaches, best dish of six nectarines, 

 best dish of six plums, and best dish of cherries, not less than 1 lb. weight, 

 1/. Is. each. Six heaviest gooseberries, best flavoured dish of gooseberries, 

 best dish of raspberries, best dish of apples of any sort, and best dish of 

 pears of any sort, 10s. 6d. each. — Culinary Vegetables : Four best speci- 

 mens of culinary vegetables of any kind, ll. Is. each. 



In addition to the above, the committee were authorised to award the sum 

 often guineas, in such proportions as they should think proper, to such other 

 fruits, vegetables, and flowers, not having gained prizes, as they should con- 

 sider deserving of reward. (^FreemarCs Exeter Flying Post, June 11.) 



Art. IX. Biography. 



The late William Smith. — Scotland has long been distinguished for pro- 

 ducing superior practical gardeners ; but comparatively few of these have 

 distinguished themselves as botanists. The meritorious young man whose 

 name appears at the head of this article, seemed destined to excel in both 

 characters. He was a son of Mr. James Smith, head gardener to the Earl of 

 Hopetoun, and well known in his profession. He had the advantage of 

 assisting his father in new-modelling the extensive garden at Hopetoun 

 House, and in forming the collection of plants there. The subsequent part 

 of his history we shall quote from a letter (now before us) from Mr. Sabine, 

 secretary of the Horticultural Society of London, addressed to Mr. Neill, 

 secretary of the sister institution in Edinburgh. " William Smith came to 

 us in May, 1825. In April of the following year, he was made under- 



