714 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



flowers brought for competition takes place after the exhibitions of this So- 

 ciety ; and on this occasion it seemed to give great satisfaction. Besides the 

 articles which obtained prizes, there were presented to the Society, from 

 Strathtyrum, several stalks of i?heum palmatum, and several mimuluses ; and 

 from Clayton, by Mr. Wallace, gardener to Charles Forsyth, Esq., twelve 

 dessert apples in excellent preservation ; two heads of broccoli, second best 

 in the room ; and twelve hardy spring flowers, of superior quality. A great 

 number of sweepstakes were taken for the next meeting. {Fife Herald, 

 April 23.) 



Juli/ 29. The most remarkable articles exhibited were, a magnificent bunch 

 of black Hamburgh grapes (which gained the first prize), by Mr. Smith, gar- 

 dener to John Small, Esq., of the Priory; and some apples grown in the 

 summer of 1834, by Mr. Young, gardener to Major H. L. Playfair of St. 

 Leonard's. A magnificent plant of the Yucca gloriosa was presented from 

 the garden of Mrs. Cheap of Strathtyrum, which, the gardener stated, was a 

 cutting potted in the month of March, this year ; the height of the flower 

 stem was 7 ft., and it was thickly studded with its fine white bell-like flowers : 

 also, thirty varieties of pelargoniums, from the garden of William Lindsay, 

 Esq., of Feddinch ; some early apples (Juneating), and some large Carolina 

 strawberries ; from Major H. L. Playfair, some very fine balsams in full flower. 

 (^Fifeshire Journal, August 8.) 



August 2. The display of carnations was particularly grand, no less than 

 twelve competitors contending for the prize. The dahlias were rather deficient 

 in bright colouring and fine form, owing to the late dry weather; nevertheless, 

 there were some beautiful new varieties. The bouquets from Strathtyrum, 

 Cambo, and St. Leonard's, received great praise, and justly, for the forms in 

 which they were arranged. The quality and variety of flowers, which could not 

 be less than 1000 specimens, also reflected credit on those who produced 

 them. On the culinary tables were to be seen several parcels of celery, 

 blanched 18 in. ; and onions, of the Tripoli kind, also measuring 18 in. in 

 circumference ; and many more fine specimens of vegetables. Among the 

 articles which obtained prizes we find the following : — " For the best com- 

 munication on the Culture of the Vine, Mr. Wallace, gardener to Charles 

 Forsythe, Esq., of Clayton. This communication was read and approved of 

 by the meeting, and the thanks of the Society voted to Mr. Wallace ; and that 

 it be forwarded to Mr. Loudon, conductor of the Gardener's Magazine, for 

 publication in that work." [This communication we never received, or it 

 should certainly have appeared in our pages.] There were exhibited also, 

 from Clayton, some fine specimens of apricots, pears, apples, and apples of 

 ISS^ in good preservation, and a large flower of the shrub i?h us Cotinus; 

 from William Lindsay, Esq., of Feddinch, a splendid specimen of Lancashire 

 gooseberries, extra large, and some, we are sure, would weigh 24'dwt. ; from 

 Gibliston, a collection of picotees of the first class, which could not be sur- 

 passed for perfection ; from Cambo, two specimens of extra-large beet root ; 

 from West Park, St. Andrew's, a number of onions of 1834, in good preserv- 

 ation ; some very fine seedling dahlias, from Gibliston ; a most splendid col- 

 lection of carnations and picotees, from Mr. Low, upholsterer, St. Andrew's, 

 which merited and drew forth great praise. {Fife Herald, Sept. 10.) 



Cupar Horticultural Society/. — April 24. A splendid collection often varie- 

 ties of double wallflowers was exhibited by Mr. Ewing, from Balgonie Nursery, 

 one of wliich, in particular, with large flowers of deep purple, was universally 

 admired : it is, we believe, the newest variety of that delightful flower. Mr. 

 Anderson, from Colonel Don's garden, Springfield, sent a beautiful bouquet 

 of green-house flowers. Mr. Jasper Wallace, Clayton, exhibited some broc- 

 coli, the heads of which were of a very remarkable size; and Mr. William 

 Smith, manufacturer, six apples, in a fine state of preservation. {Ibid., 

 April 30.) 



June 5. Among the prizes was one for apples grown in 1834, and now fit 

 for the dessert, which was gained by Mr. Watson of Tarvit. The general 

 collection of flowers M'as small ; but the tulips from Dunfermline, and the 



