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■ Among the agricultural articles exhibited were, large mangold wurtzel and bullock yellow tur- 

 nips, raised from bone manure, at Fullarton, by Mr. Aiton ; and large Swedish turnips also 

 raised from bone manure, at Holmston; and mangold wurtzel, Swedish turnip, and a very lar™e 

 globe turnip, raised by Mr. Tennant, at the Shields farm. B 



The exhibition took place in the County Hall, which was decorated in the most tasteful man- 

 ner, and lighted up in the evenings, a band of music attending. Want of time prevented the 

 practicability of a formal competition, and no prizes were of course awarded ; but, as the exhibi - 

 tion is to be continued annually, the arrangements for next year will doubtless be more mature. 

 (Ayr Advertiser, Sept. 17.) 



[Knowing as we do the excellent spirit which exists among the gardeners of Ayrshire, we 

 have no doubt that these exhibitions will be continued with increased splendour and usefulness 

 and we shall be happy to give them every publicity in so far as they put 'it in our power, by com! 

 plying with our wishes, as expressed in Vol. VII. p. 6i6., relative to the names of the species or 

 varieties for which prizes are given.] 



EAST LOTHIAN.. 



East Lothian Horticultural Society. — Sept. 6. A very fine Show of the most 

 choice and rare fruits and flowers, and an excellent competition for the following premiums : 



Flowers. Six Double Georginas, Messrs. Dods, nurserymen, Haddington. Second Double. 

 Georginas, Mr. Pearson. Two best Anemone-flowered Georginas, Messrs. Dods. 



Fruit. Three sorts of Peaches (from open wall) : Montauban, Early Anne, and Red Magda- 

 lene, Mr. Mathieson, gardener to Sir David Baird of Newbylh. Green Gage Plums, Mr. Arthur 

 Calder, gardener to George Sligo, Esq., of SeaclifF. Two sorts of Summer Pears : Jargonelle and 

 Summer Auchan, Mr. George Fowler, gardener to Sir Alexander Hope of Luffness. Largest 

 bunch of Grapes : White Raisin, Mr. George Brown, gardener to the Earl of Lauderdale, Dun- 

 bar House. Largest and highest-flavoured bund) of White Muscat of Alexandria Grape, Mr. 

 Brown. Largest and highest-flavoured bunch of Black Hamburgh Grape, Mr. Brown. Six 

 Moorpark Apricots, Mr. Gray, gardener to Lord Ruthven, Winton House. Melon : 1. Black Cock 

 Melon, Mr. Alexander Cunningham, Haddington; 2. Spanish Melon, Mr. Matthieson. Green, 

 fleshed Melon : Cephalonian Melon, Mr. Brown. Six Nectarines (of any sort): Murray Nectarines, 

 Mr. M'Intyre, gardener to Mrs. Houston of Clerkington. Six Peaches (of any sort) : Noblesse 

 Peaches, Mr. Brown. Six Figs : Brown Ischia, Mr. Pearson, gardener to the Countess of 

 Hopetoun, Ormiston Hall. 



Besides the articles sent for competition, the Society was particularly gratified with a collection 

 of various sorts of grapes and stone fruit, sent from the garden of their president, the Earl of 

 Lauderdale, and from Mr. Balfour of Whittingham ; and also by a superb assortment of georginas, 

 both common and anemone flowered, from Mr. Handyside, Fisherrow. (Scotsman, Sept. 17.) 



Dec. 7. Prizes were awarded as under : — 



For the highest-flavoured Seedling Apple, raised by the exhibiter, to Mr. John Ferine, Had- 

 dington. For the greatest variety of Pears rf the best quality, fit for the dessert at this season, 

 to Mr. Fowler, gardener to the Hon. Sir Alexander Hope, Luffness, for. his Doyenne Gris, 

 St. Germain, Chaumontelle, Marie Louise, Crassane, BeurrtS de Aremberg, Beurr<5 d'Hiver, 

 Beurre Blanc, Beurre Rouge, Bezi de Quesnoi, Poire d'Auch, Passe-Colmar, and Swan's Egg; 

 thirteen sorts. For the greatest variety of Apples of the best quality, fit for the dessert at this 

 season, to Mr. Brown, gardener to the Earl of Lauderdale, Dunbar House, for his Rambour 

 d'Hiver, Astracan, Calville Blanche, Court pendu Gris, Reinette Rouge, Reinette Blanche, 

 Royal d'Angleterre, Pomme de Violette, Pomme de Neige, Baltimore Pippin, Paradise Pippin, 

 Golden Pippin, Crofton Pippin, Kentish Pippin, Nonpareil, Collector Lorimer, Downton Pippin, 

 Ribston Pippin, Princess Noble, Kerry Pippin, Kirk's Golden Reinette, Canada Pippin, Knight's 

 Pearmain, Woodstock Pippin, Sir Walter Blacket, Lisbon Pippin, Reinette Franche, Reinette 

 Rouge, and Reinette Grise, thirty sorts. 



Mr. Fcwler also obtained a prize for the three best Pears of any variety, Marie Louise, Beurre 

 d' Aremberg, and Brown Beurre ; and Mr. Brown one for the six best heads of Celeriac, or turnip- 

 rooted celery. A prize was awarded to Mr. Gray, gardener to Lord Ruthven, Winton House, 

 for the best six heads of solid celery. (Edinburgh Observer, Dec. 13. 1S31.) 



FORFARSHIRE. 



Dundee Horticultural Society. — Sept. 9. Among the successful competitors 

 were the following : — 



Several Fruits, the varieties not given, and also for second Muscat Grapes, Seedling Picotees, 

 and Georginas, Mr. James Kidd, gardener, Rossie Priory. First Muscat Grapes, second Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes, and first Muscadine Grapes, Mr. John Dick, gardener, Ballindean. Seedling 

 Apple, and Seedling and Anemone-flowered Georginas, Mr. John Walker, gardener, Airlie 

 Castle. Green-flesh Melon, Mr. William Brow, gardener, Meigle House. Green -flesh Melon 

 and Georginas, Mr. W. Anderson, gardener, Cortachy. Seedling Georginas, Mr. James Kettle, 

 gardener, Glendoick. Green Gage and White Magnum Plums, Grizzly Frontignac Grapes, 

 Syrian Grapes, variety of Grapes, Jargonelle Pears, and Seedling Carnation, Mr. Thomas Spal- 

 ding, gardener, Arthurstone. Yellow Gage Plums, Black Hamburgh Grapes, Grizzly Frontignac 

 Grapes, White Muscadine Grapes, Syrian Grapes, and variety of Grapes, Mr. Alexander Smith, 

 gardener, Connaquhie. White Magnum Plums, Mr. Thomas Greig, gardener, Melville House. 

 Fotheringham Plums, Mr. David Mitchell, gardener, Carolina Port. Jargonelle Pears, Mr. Greig, 

 Leven. Seedling Georgina, Mr. James Smith, gardener, Ellangowan. Seedling Carnations, Mr. 

 John Hampton. Anemone-flowered Georginas, Mr. J. Kellock, gardener, Kirkcaldy. 



Mr. Yeamen's prize for mangold wurtzel was gained by Mr. David Mitchell, Carolina Port. 



Some fine georginas were exhibited from the Scouringburn and Lilybank nurseries ; a fine 

 variety of apples from Mr. Mitchell's garden, Perth Road ; some beautiful apples and pears from 

 Glencarse; some seedling apples from Cleppington ; and a large beet, weighing 7 lbs., from Caro- 

 lina Port. (Dundee Courier, Sept. 13.) 



MID-LOTHIAN. 



The North Britain Professional Gardener s Society. — Edinburgh, Sept. 1 4. 

 The greatest number of competitors appeared for the pear premiums, ail of them exhibiting very 

 fine specimens of the jargonelle, which is uncommonly large and beautiful this season. The first 

 prize was given to Mr. William Watt, gardener to Lady Carnegie, Dairy House: the peaches 



