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ranunculuses from Mr. William Thompson, deserve especial notice. Im- 

 mediately after the exhibition, the diiFerent articles were divided into small 

 lots, and disposed of by lottery. This plan, though previously followed by 

 other societies, was quite novel here, and was, we are happy to say, well 

 received, and carried through with great success. It has the double advantage 

 of keeping alive the interest amongst the company after the examination of 

 the flowers is completed, and enables the conductors of the Society to divide 

 amongst the visiters and admirers of Flora the articles exhibited, without 

 partiality. 



At a meeting of the practical members of the above Society, held the same 

 day, a prospectus was drawn up and agreed to relative to the formation of a 

 county competition, and which, from the general and liberal support it is 

 receiving, will, we doubt not, be ere long fully arranged. {Fife Herald^ 

 June II.) 



Sept. 4. The sweepstakes for the best seedling heartsease raised from seed 

 of 1834 were won by Mr. R. Tullis of Cupar. Extra prizes were awarded to 

 Mr. W. James Mercer of Crawfurd Priory for splendid green-house plants ; and 

 to Mr. R. Tullis, for twelve double hollyhocks, seedlings of this year. The 

 following articles were sent for exhibition : — A collection of beautiful dahlias, 

 from Mr. Sang, Kirkaldy ; six apples of last year, in fine preservation, from 

 Mr. Jasper Wallace, Clayton ,- jargonelle pears, from Mr. Weir, Birkhill, and 

 Mr. Bouchard, Edenwood. {ibid., Sept. 10.) 



Forfarshire. — Himdee Horticultural Society. — Sept. 11. There was ex- 

 hibited a very rich and splendid collection of dahlias and hollyhocks, from the 

 garden of W. Baxter, Esq., EUengowan ; as also an excellent variety of the 

 former, from Messrs. Urquhart's nursery, the Lilybank Nursery, and that of 

 Messrs. Henderson, Brechin ; some fine carnations from Union Place ; a 

 fine cluster, containing fifteen full-grown jargonelle pears, from the garden of 

 D. Martin, Esq., Roseangle ; and, what attracted the notice of the fruit con- 

 noisseur, apples of crops 1833, 1834, and 1833, from the same tree, those of 

 the former years being in excellent preservation : they were from the garden 

 of Colonel Patterson of Cunnoquhie. (^Edinburgh Evening Courant, Sept. 17.) 



Montrose Horticultural Society. — June 3. Notwithstanding the backward- 

 ness of the season, the show table was graced with a variety of very fine 

 flowers, among which we noticed some very fine tulips of the various kinds, 

 and several superior stocks. We also remarked particularly a very fine pot of 

 stocks, not in competition, from Brotherton. The pelargoniums were of first- 

 rate quality, and considerable interest was excited amongst the competitors of 

 seedlings, for an extra prize given by Mr. Charles Sharp. The circumstance 

 of no fewer than sixteen different seedlings being presented may convey some 

 idea of the superior quality of the successful flower, which was grown by 

 Mr. James Reici : it was a very distinct dark variety, all the petals being of 

 the same shade, and was afterwards named Sharps. A great many splendid 

 green-house plants were brought forward, which added much to the decora- 

 tions of the table. (^Montrose Review, June b.) 



The show of pinks was not so large as usual; but one good pot, not in 

 competition, we observed, marked from Seaton. The show of fruit and vege- 

 tables was equal to that seen at any former competition. One very large 

 bunch of grapes (from Dim) was much admired. Some kept onions (from 

 the same place) were in excellent condition. (Ibid., July 17.) 



Dahlia Show. The flowers were excellent, notwithstanding the great back- 

 wardness of the season, and were universally admired. A box, containing a 

 number of these beautiful flowers from the Den Nursery, Brechin, and another 

 from EUengowan, were exhibited (not in competition), both of which received 

 great praise. Of the carnations we cannot say so much, as, in comparison 

 with the show of last year, there was a great falling off. We observed some 

 very beautiful specimens of cockscomb ; also a variety of apple trees, in pots, 

 loaded with fruit, from Messrs. Dickson and TurnbuU's nursery, Brechin. 

 (Ibid., Sept. 4.) 



