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were ranged all round the room, and displayed an astonishing variety of fruits, 

 flowers, and vegetables ; while one immense table, or series of tables", occupied 

 the centre of the room in its whole length, and contained the contributions 

 of the cottagers, the richness and variety of which excited universal admir- 

 ation. Among the flowers, we cannot help particularising the splendid show 

 of dahHas, by Messrs. Langelier and Saunders ; those of the former being 

 spread out to the greatest advantage, and displaying upwards of ] 00 varieties ; 

 and those of the latter being wrought into the letters " W. R.," and the crown, 

 which occupied the upper end of the room ; and in the centre of the immense 

 apartment, a conspicuous object of admiration, a large anchor, the appropriate 

 symbol of the prosperity of Jersey. Among the fruits we noticed 50 Chau- 

 montelle pears, weighing 341b.; 12 bergamottes de Pentecote, 12 beurres 

 d'Aremberg, and 12 crassanes, averaging in weight 6 lb. each set j and 12 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme pears, weighing 101b. 12 oz. {Jersey Times, Oct. 7.) 

 If the excellence of every sort of pear grown in the climate of Jersey and 

 Guernsey were generally known, we are sure there would be an extraordinary 

 demand for them in the metropolis, and in other large towns. 



SCOTLAND. 



Caledonian Horticultural Societi/'s Exhibition. — Jtme 2. This was an exhibi- 

 tion and grand promenade at the Horticultural Society's Garden at Inverleith. 

 The fine weather, and the attractions of this floral display, drew together a 

 numerous assemblage of fashionables, little short of a thousand. The ex- 

 hibition tents were tastefully fitted up, and thronged with eager admirers of 

 the fine exotic plants, azaleas, tulips, pansies, ranunculuses, &c., sent in by 

 the several competitors. Several extra prizes were awarded on this occa- 

 sion; particularly for a very rich collection of 100 seedling calceolarias, 

 raised from seed saved last autumn, to Messrs. Dickson and Co., Leith Walk j 

 also for a fine collection of stage and seedling calceolarias, raised by Mr. J. 

 Kellie, foreman at the nursery of Mr. James Dickson, Inverleith; for a most 

 beautiful collection of peonies, including several rare varieties, to Mr. Alex- 

 ander Forrester, Carlowrie ; and many others. Apples and pears, in a state 

 of high preservation, were received from Mr. Brewster, at Balcarras; Mr. 

 Denneston of Oakmount ; Col. Hardie, at Castle Semple ; and Mr. Sharp, 

 at Pitfour. The greatest novelty in the culinary department was a basket of 

 tubers of O'xalis crenata, presented by Mr. Macnaughton, gardener to Col. 

 Wauchope, of Edmonstone. They were of the usual size, yet produced 

 during the present year, by keeping the plants in sand, under the stage of a 

 warm green-house. — P. N. 



Clackmannanshire Horticultural Society. — April 30. The room was tastefully 

 adorned with wreaths of evergreens and flowers from Shawpark, and from 

 the botanic garden at Dollar. The articles for exhibition sent from all quar- 

 ters were much more numerous than those for competition. There were 

 exhibited by Dr. Walker, Woodcot, near Dollar, a number of very beautiful 

 hyacinths, kept in the open borders these several (some of them for ten) 

 years, without any protection. [We should be glad to have a short journal 

 of the treatment of these hyacinths during the whole time, including their 

 names, and the depth at which they were planted, &c.] A. J. Bonar, Esq., 

 of Aloa Glass-works, exhibited six double hyacinths, six auriculas (two white, 

 two grey, and two green-edged), three polyanthuses, two primroses, and one 

 polyanthus narcissus ; all of which, particularly the hyacinths, were of great 

 beauty, and might have obtained first prizes, had they been for competition. 

 Mr. Mitchell, Alloa, had an extensive collection of the various sorts of 

 Xeranthemum and Gnaphalium (now ^lichrysum), lately from the Cape, 

 which were much admired for the splendour of their colours. WiUiam Clark, 

 Esq., Greenfield, exhibited a very fine tree carnation in flower, polyanthuses, 

 primroses, and aia-iculas ; one of the last from the open border, with 25 pips. 

 By Mr. Finlayson, Kincardine, some very fine specimens of double wallflower 

 were shown. A beautiful antique terra cotta vase, filled with flowers and 



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