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white turnips. By Mr. Hay, Dankeith, very fine pods of Waterloo marrow 

 peas. By Mr. Melville, gardener, Dunlop House, very fine extra curled 

 parsley. By Mr. Laurie, Lainshaw, a large collection of very fine strawberries. 

 By John Brown, Esq., of Laurel Bank, a large box of very fine pansies. By 

 Messrs. Fowlds and Lyniburn, nurserymen, a collection of pansies, roses, and 

 calceolarias and flowers ; and fine specimens of black Naples and red grape 

 currants. There was also shown a very large specimen of a curiously auricu- 

 lated fungus, which had sprung up in one of the floors of the carpet factory 

 of Messrs, Gregory, Thomson and Co., Kilmarnock. (^Kilmarnock Journal, 

 August 10. 1837. 



Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society. — August .30. Among the prizes were 

 the following: — Best three bunches of grapes, to John Wood, gardener to 

 Sir R. D. H. Elphinstone of Logic, Bart. Best grafted geans, to Alexander 

 Brown, gardener, Heathcot. Best six seedling dahlias, to David Gairns, gar- 

 dener, Glenbervie. Best six seedling carnations, to John Wood, gardener, 

 Logic. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. John Roy, jun., seedsman, Aber- 

 deen, for a splendid specimen of Hiimea elegans, in full blossom. Second 

 ditto, to David Gairns, gardener, Glenbervie, for a collection of seedling roses. 

 And a third ditto, to Mr. Thomas Milne, Nurseryman, Sunnyside, for a col- 

 lection of seeJhng potatoes. (Aberdeen Journal, Sept. G.) 



Banffshire Horticultural Society. — Sept. 1. Among the prizes were the 

 following : — To James Smith, gardener to Garden DafF, Esq., of Hatton, for 

 first and second melons, and an extra prize for a rare species of cucumber. 

 To George Machattie, gardener, Duff House Gardens, for best gooseberries, 

 dahlias, and China asters. To George Cruikshank, gardener to A. S. Shand, 

 Esq., of Templand, for best heartsease ; and an extra prize for six heads of 

 very superior celery, with a detailed account of its cultivation. To George 

 Robertson, gardener to T. A. Duif, Esq , of Haddo, an extra prize for six 

 nectarines, from a tree planted in Januarj^ last. To George Simpson, gar- 

 dener to John R. Thain, Esq., of Drumblair, for best carnations and seedling 

 heartsease. (^Ibid.) 



Clackmannanshire. — Clachnannanshire Horlicultural Society. — May 11, 

 The display of green-house and hot-house plants was considerably greater than 

 usual ; cut flowers of equal rarity and beauty were abundant; and the vege- 

 tables, although not very numerous, were very fine specimens for the season. 

 There was a great profusion of some of the common vegetables, particularly 

 rhubarb (both blanched and natural), a new and beautiful variety of which 

 was exhibited by Mr. Taylor of Dunmore; and it is said to be considerably 

 earlier than any of the other sorts usually cultivated. There were also very 

 fine radishes exhibited from Kennet Garden, and asparagus from Alva Garden. 

 The apples and pears, particularly the former, were most abundant, of great 

 variety and beauty, as well as in a perfect state of preservation, the most of 

 them, indeed, appearing as if they had just been taken from the tree. An im- 

 mensely large apple (stock Leadington) was from Kennet Garden. Much fine 

 fruit was exhibited by Mr. Taylor from Dunmore garden, and by Mr. Trutter, 

 from Alva garden ; from whence, also, were sent 20 diffei'ent violas, with many 

 polyanthuses and primroses of superior beaut}'. 



A prize for the best plan of a flower-garden, limited to 2 ft. square, the size 

 of the garden not more than 1 acre of ground, was gained by James M'Gruthar, 

 apprentice to Mr. Trotter, gardener to James Johnstone, Esq.. of Alva, and was 

 very much admired, being not only a ^j/a;!, but an elegant model, of a garden, 

 divided into compartments filled with earth, ornamented with sprigs and leaves, 

 and with a neat model of a summer-house in one of the corners. [Stirling Ad- 

 vertiser, May 26.) 



Jidy 29. There were sent for exhibition by Dr. Walker, 100 fine herba- 

 ceous plants in flower, with names ; by Mr John Gow, from Tullivallan Castle, 

 72 varieties of hardy-flowering shrubs, besides 6 varieties of fine seedling pinks, 

 and a most luxuriant specimen of the new alsike clover, which appears to excel 

 every other species now cultivated. The flower of it is white, tinged with 



