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Whitbi) Floral and Horticultural Society. — Sept. 25. The first show of 

 this_ Society, held at this date, was an emulous and satisfactory one. " The 

 Society promises to become quite a favourite institution." {YorhsMre 

 Gazette, Sept. 29. 1832.) 



SCOTLAND. 



Caledonian Horticultural Society. — Sept. 5. 1832. Peaches, nectarines, 

 plums, and grapes, from open walls, hot walls, and glazed roofs, were 

 the objects exhibited. The award of prizes we pass over, as the kinds 

 which won them are not new. Of " several uncommon articles of a me- 

 ritorious character," the following are reported on : ■ — -A seedling peach, 

 with yellow flesh, raised by Mr. James Smith, gardener to the Earl of 

 Hopetoun, at Hopetoun House garden, from an American seed : the fla- 

 vour was excellent. For this production the Society's silver medal was 

 awarded to Mr. Smith, who also exhibited a basket of jargonelle pears, 

 from a standard jargonelle tree engrafted on a common whitethorn. Two 

 seedling nectarines and a seedling peach, from Edmonstone garden, raised 

 Ijy Mr. John Macnaughton, were regarded as promising fruits. Very fine 

 specimens of two seedling grapes, from Erskine House garden, were 

 shown. For these kinds of grape the Society's silver medal was last year 

 awarded to Mr. George Shiells ; and the committee had now the grati- 

 fication to find that the quality of the fruit had improved, as they expected 

 i*-, to do. with the age of the vine. These seedling grapes may now be 

 r mked with those of established character. Two seedling apricots, raised 

 from the Moorpark, by Mr. Archibald Gorrie of Annat gardens, were 

 found to be of a promising character, they being the first produce of trees 

 four years old. Mr. David Brewster, gardener to the Hon. K. Lindsay at 

 Balcarres, displayed specimens of spring-sown Portugal onions, six of 

 'them weighing 5 lbs. 2oz. ; and one of them was 14 in. in circumference. 

 {Scotsman, Sept. 8. 1832.) 



Exhibition at the Experimental Garden at Inverleith. — July 5. 1832. 

 From an early hour in the morning, showy exotics were seen continually 

 arriving at the garden : the aggregate assemblage of them filled a stage 

 about 60 ft. long, and this rather crowdedly. An extensive awning covered 

 the v/hole. Many of the richest shrubby specimens were not sent for com- 

 petition, but for exhibition only. This was tlie case, in particular, with 

 those from the royal botanic garden. The medal for the six finest and 

 rarest herbaceous exotics was awarded to Mr. William Brackenbridge, 

 gardener to Mr. Neill, Canonmills, for Tropag^olum pentaphjUum, Alstro- 

 merfa tricolor, Stylidium fasciculatum, Salpiglossis pfcta, Terbena venosa, 

 and A'epenthes distillatoria. Pinks were numerously shown, and the prizes 

 for them well contested. An extra-medal was awarded to Mr. John Street, 

 flower-gardener to the Hon. Mrs. Nisbet, for a collection of seedling roses 

 raised by him in the open border at Beil. Other seedling roses were sent by 

 Mr. John Clephane, at Hailes; and a third collection of considerable merit 

 was produced by Mr. Barnet, from seed sown in thee xperimental garden in 

 1827. We despair of conveying any idea of the splendid gifts of Flora 

 which adorned the stage : we believe, a richer or more varied exhibition 

 has seldom been witnessed. The most magnificent plants were from the 

 botanic garden under the excellent management of Mr. M'Nab. The 

 Cape heaths, for size and beauty, were altogether matchless, particularly 

 huge bushes of JTrica spuria, Dickensonzawc!, prse'gnans,metulaefl6ra, and tri- 

 color. E'pacris grandiflora was very beautiful ; and two uncommonly 

 large plants of Kalmz'a latifolia, of the white and the pink varieties, 

 covered with a profusion of blossom, attracted every eye. We likewise 

 remarked some exquisite heaths from the collection of Professor Dunbar 

 at Rosepark, particularly £'rica florida alba and ^rica tumida ; a very large 



