352 Domestic Notices. — Scotland. 



be an excellent border for them ; but, unfortunately, he has omitted the 

 proper contrivances in the back wall for withdrawing and wintering 

 them ; a practice highly conducive, and by most gardeners considered 

 essential, to success. — (April, 1826.) 



The Garden of the Zoological Society in the Regent's Park, with its plant- 

 ations, promenades, aviaries, and sheds for some of the more interesting 

 animals, ponds for fish and wild fowl, &c, it is expected will be opened for 

 public inspection early in the ensuing summer. — (Newsp.) We hope it will 

 be rendered as accessible to the public as the zoological department of 

 the Jardin des Plantes at Paris, or at least as much so as the difference 

 between a national and a copartnership establishment will admit. 



SCOTLAND. 



Caledonian Horticultural Society, March 10. — The following Prizes were 

 awarded : ' 



For the best twenty Spring Flowers, either species or distinct varieties 

 giving preference to the most ornamental produced in the open border, 

 exclusive of garden Anemones, to Mr. Alexander Forrester, gardener to 

 David Falconer, Esq., of Carlowrie. 



For the best twelve single garden Anemones, from the open border, to 

 Mr. Robert Lees, gardener to Miss Scott, Mount Lodge, Portobello. 



For the best six stalks of forced Rhubarb, to Mr. James Stewart, gardener 

 to Sir John Hope of Pinkie, Bart. 



For the best six Hyacinths, in flower-pots or water-glasses, red, blue, and 

 white, two of each, to Mr. William Milne, gardener at Drum, to Gilbert 

 Innes, Esq., of Stow. 



Several very fine parcels of Hyacinths were exhibited, and the Anemones 

 and other border flowers sent in competion were truly astonishing, when 

 the extreme inclemency of the season is considered. 



The model of a cast-iron plate for the steaming of hot-houses, invented by 

 Mr. Macnaughton at Edmonstone, had been laid before the council on the 

 4th of January last, together with an account of its practical utility, and the 

 society's silver medal was awarded for this improvement. At the same 

 meeting of the council, the plan by Mr. Dick at Ballendean, of an eco- 

 nomical arrangement of forest trees, had been exhibited and explained ; and 

 a medal had also been voted to Mr. Dick for this improved practice. (We 

 should be particularly obliged to Mr. Dick for an idea of his improvement, 

 unless it be already in the course of publication.) 



It was further reported from the council, that at their meeting on the 

 1st February last, they had awarded the London Society's honourary medal, 

 placed at their disposal, to Mr. William Hamilton of Don Nursery, Brechin, 

 for a communication on painting fruit-tree walls black, inclining them to 

 the horizon, &c. ; such communication being founded on experiment and 

 practice. At the same meeting, the council agreed that the Society's silver 

 medal ought to be awarded to Mr. Alexander Stewart, gardener at Valley- 

 field, for his economical vegetable frame (to be described and figured in our 

 next No.) for preserving the more delicate culinary plants in a growing 

 state during the winter, such frame having now been approved after eight 

 years' experience. 



Coal Smoke and Gas. The council of .the C. H. Society have at present 

 to contend with a company who are endeavouring to establish a coal-gas 

 manufactory in the precincts of the Warriston Garden. We hope they will 

 be successful ; for whatever difference of opinion there may be as to the 

 effect of an atmosphere containing a considerable portion of sulphurated 

 hydrogen, in mixture with common air, there can be but one opinion as to 

 the effects of the great addition of coal smoke which will be produced by 



