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13. 1§32. Peaches, nectarines, grapes, plums, melons, wall pears, wall 

 apples, and standard apples, and other fruits, flowering plants, hardy cut 

 flowers, and vegetables, are the subjects in which prizes were awarded. 

 Two prizes were awarded to cottagers. An extra-prize was awarded to 

 Mr. A, M'Gillivray for a new seedling apple. The show of flowers and 

 fruit was very fine. {Dumfries Courier^ Sept. 18. 1832.) 



Forfarshire. — Dundee Horticultural Society. Sept. 14. 1832. Carna- 

 tions, georginas, peaches, nectarines, plums, grapes, apples, pears, figs, 

 melons, pines, vegetables, and flowers, were the objects exhibited. A 

 splendid variety of georginas exhibited from the nurseries of Messrs. 

 Urquhart and Sons, Scouringburn, and from that of Mr. David Stewart, 

 Lilybank. A singular curiosity was produced from the garden of David 

 Martin, Esq., of Roseangle, viz. a young rose plant bearing a flower bud, 

 the seed of which had only been sown last January. Several plants from 

 New South Wales were exhibited by Dr. Bovier, who has lately returned 

 thence. After the dinner, which followed the show, and at which about 100 

 gentlemen (including gardeners) dined, among various toasts was one by 

 Mr. David Anderson, " to the health of Mr. David Douglas, a gentleman 

 from this quarter, whose ardent pursuit of botanical science had led him 

 to penetrate into distant regions." {Dundee Courier, Sept. 18. 1832.) 



Perthshire. — Royal Perthshire Horticultural Society. August 31. 1832. 

 Major Murray Belshes is a warm friend to this Society. In addition to the 

 handsome medal presented to it, he has added a valuable donation of 

 books of reference on horticulture, for the use of the members, and has 

 prevailed on William the Fourth to allow the title of royal to be prefixed 

 to the Society's previous title. On this day the objects to which prizes 

 were awarded were flowers, carnations, hollyhocks, georginas, stocks, 

 hardy herbaceous perennial and annual plants, fruits, gooseberries, me- 

 lons, apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, grapes, pineapples, pears, apples, 

 cherries, and figs ; vegetables besides. The medal presented by Major 

 Murray Belshes to be awarded this season to the most successful com- 

 petitor in vegetables, was gained by Mr. Moyes, at Seggieden. The 

 reporter remarks, " We noticed a new vegetable from Scone, the Phyto- 

 lacca decandra, used in America like asparagus and spinach, and also a 

 plate of what are called Topinambour jaune, or yellow Jerusalem potatoes, 

 from Delvine. (Perthshire Courier, Sept. 6. 1832.) 



Renfrewshire, — West Renfrewshire Horticultural Society. July 4. 

 1832. Pinks, vegetables, strawberries, and nosegays, and flowering plants, 

 were the principal subjects of exhibition. In addition to the prize articles, 

 a variety of shrubs in flower, and several lots of superb irises, sweet 

 Williams, and violets, were exhibited by Messrs. Malcom Service, James 

 Kirkpatrick, Robert Guthrie, and John M'Nab. {Greenock Advertiser, 

 July 13. 1832.) 



Sept. 12. For seedling georginas three prizes were awarded. Various 

 prizes were allotted to various flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Mr. John 

 Borthwick, nursery and seedsman, Greenock, exhibited a large display of 

 double georginas, many of which were very fine, and greatly admired. 

 The articles produced, both for competition and show, were of the first- 

 rate quality, and reflected great credit on the respective cultivators. This 

 Society has a library. {Greenock Advertiser, Sept. 20. 1822.) 



Selkirkshire. — Melrose, Selkirk, and Galashiels Horticultural Society. 

 August 1. 1832. Gooseberries, melons, nosegays of annual flowers, nose- 

 gay from not fewer than 12 species of perennial herbaceous plants, roses, 

 plums, and apples, were the articles exhibited. All the fruit shown was 

 very superior, and the flowers were tastefully put up, and well selected. 

 The visiters, of whom there were a great many, seemetl highly gratified 

 with the exhibition. {Caledonian Mercury, August 4. 1832.) 



