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competition of any thing in the hall. On the whole, this was a most excellent 

 display of fruit, flowers, and vegetables ; and, although competitors are confined 

 to a small number of specimens in every class of articles, the whole tables of 

 the hall were completely covered. Among the prizes were ; to Mr. Smith, gar- 

 dener to John Small, Esq., of the Priory, St. Andrew's, for best plant of iSalvia 

 fiilgens, best calceolarias, best globe and anemone-flowered georginas, best 

 muscadine grapes, best seedling grape (raised from the muscadine, but the 

 judges pronounced it higher flavoured than the fruit of the mother plant), and 

 best cauliflower; and to Mr. Falconer, gardener to Sir David Erskine, Bart., of 

 Cambo, for best Chinese roses, best phloxes, best antirrhinums, best design 

 (a crown), best camellia-flowered georginas, best Hamburg grapes, best Fron- 

 tignan grapes, best muscat grapes, best scarlet-flesh melon, best green-flesh 

 melon, best cucumbers, best apples of 1836, best hautbois strawberries, and 

 best beans. iFife Herald, July 27.) 



Dimfermlme Hoi^ticultural Society, — July 11. The collection of flowers, 

 fruits, and vegetables was great and splendid. 



Colinsburgh Horticultural Society. — Sept. 19. This was one of the best 

 exhibitions the Society ever had since its commencement, particularly as re- 

 lated to dahlias, which were uncommonly rare and beautiful, and far exceeded 

 anything of the kind ever produced in Fife. Besides the articles for competi- 

 tion, there were produced, for exhibition only, the following, all very much 

 admired : — 5 different kinds of hardy annuals, from Grange ; 4 seedling 

 apples, from William Black, Kilconquhar ; pine-apple, from Grangerauir; 2 

 sorts of apples, from ditto, crop 1836. Mr. Goodal, gardener to the Marquess 

 of Lothian, Newbattle Abbey, won prizes for the best 12 camellia-flowered 

 dahlias, best seedling ditto, and best bunch of muscat of Alexandria grapes. 

 {Fife Herald, Sept. 28. 1837.) 



Auclienhowie and Plean Horticultural Society. - — Sept. 16. Among the prizes 

 were, for a collection of dried native plants, with the names, first, John 

 Stewart ; flower clump, best arranged, first, John Stewart ; gardens, best kept, 

 first, John Stewart. Extra premium, for gaining the greatest number of prizes 

 during the season, John Stewart. 



Denny and Dunipace Horticultural Society. — Sept. 9. The fruits, flowers, 

 and vegetables exhibited on this occasion, both by amateur and professional 

 horticulturists, were of very superior quality, and certainly reflect great credit 

 on the taste and skill chosen in rearing such a variety of excellent productions. 

 (Stirling Observer, Sept. 28. 1837.) 



Cupar Horticidtural Society. — Ajytil. Among the articles sent for exhi- 

 bition were, a very beautiful bouquet of green-house plants, from Mr. Brews- 

 ter, gardener, Balcarres ; seedling heartsease and seedling apples, from Mr. D. 

 Henry, merchant, Ceres ; seedling potatoes, one and two years from seeds, 

 from Mr. Marshall, blacksmith, Luthrie. {Ibid.) 



Sept. Among the articles sent for exhibition, the following deserve par- 

 ticular notice : — Coxcombs, from Mr. Jeffi-ey, Rankeillour, measuring 2 ft. 

 across the flower ; a collection of dahhas, from Mr. D. Henry, merchant, 

 Ceres ; a collection of dahlias, from Mr. Forrest, Ramornie ; a splendid col- 

 lection of carnations, from Mr. Berry, Pitfour ; a splendid collection of 23 

 varieties of seedling petunias, of every shade and colour, many of them beau- 

 tifully striped, from Mr. James Stewart, Wemysshall ; a fine collection of 

 dahlias, new bush squash, new gigantic sunflower, from 12 ft. to 15 ft. high, 

 iupinus grandifolius, w hite lobelia, Lathyrus latifolius albus. Datum ceratocau- 

 lon, measuring 6 in. across the flower ; 6 new annuals ; a collection of very 

 beautiful seedling heartsease, among which was particularly admired, for size, 

 form, and beauty, equalling anything of the kind we have ever seen, Ewing's 

 Countess of Leven ; besides a great variety of rare and beautiful plants, all 

 from the nursery of Mr. Ewing, seedsman, Cupar. {Fife Herald, Sept. 28, 

 1837.) 



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