688 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — 



first place, and the ranunculuses, pansies, and herbaceous flowers were likewise 

 good, whilst few professional gardeners could have produced better potatoes, 

 peas, or cabbages. There was, however, a paucity of competitors, and fewer 

 articles were brought forward for competition than we have seen for some 

 seasons past. Besides the articles competed for, there were exhibited, a large 

 and tastefully built bouquet from Kingsdale ; a good collection of flowers from 

 Newton Hall ; bouquet roses and pansies from Durievale ; turnips and onions 

 from Charlton ; pansies and sweet williams from Balfour ; turnips from Ca- 

 meron Distillery ; a quantity of perfectly ripe black currants, raised by G. 

 Arthur, Balcurvie ; with some fine geraniums, and a plant of Fuchsia fulgens, 

 fi-om a member of the Society. (Fife Herald, July 9. 1840.) 



The Pitlessie Horticultural Exhibition took place June 28., when the judges 

 awarded numerous prizes. There was exhibited a large assortment of very 

 splendid dahlias and hollyhocks from Priory ; dahlias from Edenwood ; dahlias, 

 seedling hollyhocks, seedling heartsease, and pecuharly fine geraniums, from 

 Ramornie. (^Ibid., October 1.) 



The St. Andrews Horticultural and Floricultural Society^s meeting took place 

 in the Town Hall on the 24th June. The show of flowers and vegetables was 

 most excellent, and reflected great credit on the exhibitors. The geraniums. 

 Cape heaths, and bouquets were splendid productions. We are happy to 

 state that the Society's exhibitions not only keep pace with the science, but are 

 far in advance of societies in more favoured localities. {Ibid., July 2.) 



Forfarshire. — Brechin Horticultural Society, — July 9. See Gard. Gaz., 

 1840, p. 474. 



• Dundee Floricidtural and Horticidtural Society. — May 13. See Ibid., 1840, 

 p. 321.— June 10. See Ibid., p. 394. —July 22. See Ibid , p. 5QQ.— August 

 26. See Ibid., p. 584. 



Morayshire and Nairn. — Forres and Nairn Horticultural Society. — 

 June 18. The first exhibition for the season of this Society took place in 

 Forres. On this occasion, the flowers produced, both for competition and 

 exhibition, far exceeded any former display in point of number, variety, and 

 splendour ; and it is only due to the members of the Society, to state that 

 neither exertion nor expense was spared to render this exhibition not only 

 conducive to the promotion of scientific horticulture, but also of general and 

 exciting interest to the pubhc. 



An air-tight plant case, or portable conservatory, for growing plants with- 

 out fresh supplies of water or air, on the principle recommended by Mr. 

 N. B. Ward of London, was exhibited by the secretary, Mr. Gillan ; the same 

 having been without air or water for the space of four months, the plants 

 notwithstanding exhibited great luxuriance. 



The rapidly increasing taste for the science of horticulture, fostered and 

 patronised as it now so powerfully is by the Royal Caledonian Horticultural 

 Society, cannot fail to prove the source of much intellectual recreation to its 

 lovers, and even to the general admirer. The great superiority of this exhi- 

 bition over those of former years attests the growing spirit of emulation and 

 attention among the members of the Society, and its beneficial influence is 

 daily becoming more apparent. With a limited district for its operation, this 

 Society had many difficulties, at its outset, to contend with, which have 

 happily been overcome, and now stands forth a pleasing example of what may 

 be done by union and perseverance. (Forres Gazette, July 1.) 



Perthshire. — Royal Perthshire Horticidtural Society. — The spring sliow 

 of this Society was held May 4. The exhibition was very good, considering 

 the season, both as regards the merits of the articles and theu- variety. The 

 general effect was, however, weakened by the absence of the usual splendid 

 bouquets, but the company, which comprehended most of the neighbouring 

 county families, testified their usual interest in the exhibition. Besides the 

 articles competing we observed the following : — Scone : a large and most 

 beautiful plant of Clianthus puniceus, and -Euphorbia splendens. Kinfauns : 

 Ardisia elegans and Bletia Tankervillirf. Moncreiffe : a basket of very 



