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THE ISLE OF MAN. 



Isle of Man Floriciiltural and Horticultural Society. — Sept. 6. This was the 

 first meeting ot" the Society. It was an excellent exhibition, and numerously 

 attended. 



SCOTLAND. 



Edinburgh. — Caledonian Horticultural Society. — March'l. For the four 

 finest camellias of recent introduction, in flower, the silver medal was awarded 

 to Mr. John Young, gardener to Thomas Oliver, Esq., Newington Lodge, who 

 exhibited Gray's invincible, carnea. Press's eclipse, and corallina. A fine 

 seedling camellia, allied to C. ?)?.yrtif61ia, and raised in 1831, from the seed of that 

 species, was brought forward by Mr John Macnaughton, gardener to John Wau- 

 chope, Esq., of Edmonstone. For four species of E'pacris in flower (E. grandi- 

 flora, impressa, nivalis, and pulchella), a premium was voted to Mr. John 

 Robertson, gardener to Lord Gray, Kinfauns. A brilliant head of flowers, 

 produced in the open border, notwithstanding the severe winter, upon a 

 seedling hybrid rhododendron, was exhibited from the garden of Mr. Falconer 

 of Carlowrie, and a premium was voted to Mr. Alexander Forrester, who 

 raised it. This hybrid was evidently the offspring of R. arboreum. 



The display of the new French and Flemish pears from our Scottish 

 gardens was highly satisfactory, proving what obstacles may be overcome 

 by the zeal and skill of the gardener. After a very careful comparison, the 

 silver medal was awarded to Mr. William Newton, gardener to Sir David 

 Baird, Newbyth, whose kinds were, the Spanish bon Chretien, glout morceau, 

 and crassanne ; and a second prize was voted to Mr. John Young, gardener 

 to Sir James Gibson Craig, Bart. Riccarton, who produced the St. Ger- 

 main, ne plus meuris, and crassanne. For the best twelve stalks of forced 

 rhubarb, the stalks produced were all large and crisp, showing the perfection 

 to which the winter culture of this vegetable, so desirable for tarts, has now 

 been brought, but the first prize was gained by Mr. John Young, Riccarton, 

 whose specimens were of remarkably large size. For forced sea-kale, the 

 premium was awarded to Mr. David Brewster, gardener to Colonel Lindsay 

 of Balcarris. There was placed on the table a collection of thirty-five sorts 

 of the best dessert and baking apples, with their names attached ; the fruit 

 was in high preservation, and obtained the Society's silver medal for Mr. 

 Arthur Calder, gardener to George Sligo, Esq., of SeaclifF. A fine specimen 

 of the Brazilian pine-apple, rendered beautiful by its scarlet scales, was much 

 admired ; and a premium was awarded to Mr. James Mackintosh, gardener at 

 Archerfield, to Robert Ferguson, Esq. of Raith, who raised it. For v/ell- 

 grown samples of Brussels sprouts, a premium was voted to Mr. James 

 Stuart, gardener to Sir John Hope, Bart., of Pinkie. Mr. Stuart, we believe, 

 is the father of Scottish gardeners, and has been head gardener at Pinkie for 

 the long period of fifty-three years. Among the other productions of the 

 day may be noticed, cucumbers raised in a frame heated by the cii'culation 

 of hot water, under the direction of Mr. Smith, gardener at Hopetoun ; a 

 fine specimen of Sarraccnfa flava in full flower, from the nursery garden of 

 Messrs. Dickson and Sons, Inverleith; and beautiful plants of En\)\v6x\)ia 

 splendens and Bletia Tankervill^^, covered with flowers, from the garden of 

 the Society. {Edinburgh Advertiser, March 7.) 



Jidy 12. The decorations of the tents, &c., exhibited on this occasion a 

 new feature, being enriched and surmounted by the singularly beautiful leaves 

 of different varieties of palm, sent, as we understood, from the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, which imparted an eastern appearance to the composition of flowers 

 and foliage. For shrubby exotics in flower, the silver medal, to Mr. Robert 

 Watson, gardener to David Anderson, Esq., of Mordun. The show of 

 pelargoniums was extensive and splendid. The silver medal was voted to Mr. 

 David Brewster, gardener to Colonel Lindsay of Balcarris. The show of 

 peaches was good ; and the medal was awarded to Mr. Brewster at Balcarris. 



