618 Provincial Horticultural Societies : — • 



of, by a journeyman or apprentice gardener : Mr. James M'Gruther, jour- 

 neyman gardener, Alva House. (Singling Journal, Sept. 21.) 



Dumfriesshire. — Upper Annandale Horticultural Society. — Jicli/ 20. 

 Highly creditable to the district. 



Duvrfriesshire and Galloway Horticultural Society. — Sept. 27. The Anni- 

 versary Meeting. The show of fruits and vegetables was abundant, and rich in 

 quality, considering the character of the season. After the prizes had been 

 awarded, the rooms, which were tastefully adorned, were opened to the public, 

 and during the day there was a vast concourse of visitors. Among the prizes 

 were, for apples of 1837, to Mr. Wales, gardener at Woodlands ; basket of 

 foreign fruit, Mr. Leighton, Dumfries. There were exhibited by Mr. M'Diar- 

 mid, Courier office here, a small tree of the mother apple, in a pot, with a 

 dozen apples ; as also several almonds, from a tree in his garden. A very large 

 jargonelle pear, as well as a large peach, from the open wall, were shown from 

 the garden of Roger Kirkpatrick, Esq. ; and a seedling peach by Mr. Haining, 

 Kerfield. Silver beet, Mr. Webster, Munches ; new love lies bleeding, and 

 seedling pinks, Mr. Kellock, Craigielands ; group of iychnis 'Bnngedna, Phlox 

 Drummondi, and Lodsa alata, petunias several varieties, and new fuchsias, 

 Mr. Clerk, Raehills ; and Portuguese cabbage stalks, a substitute for sea-kale, 

 Mr. Hennan, Drumlanrig. 



FiFESHiRE. — Fife Horticultural and Floricultural Society. — June 13. The 

 principal flowers were tulips. 



Colimburgh Horticultural Society. — Sept. 19. 1837. There was an unusual 

 and beautiful display of fruits, flowers, and vegetables, of every variety, and a 

 keen competition amongst the members for superiority in the different articles 

 competed for. It was, in fact, one of the best exhibitions the Society ever had 

 since its commencement, and particularly as related to dahlias, which were 

 uncommonly rare and beautiful, and far exceeded anything of the kind ever 

 produced in Fife. Besides the dahlias for competition, there were produced 

 for exhibition only, the following, all very much admired : — 65 dahlias from 

 Balcarres; 6 seedling ditto from Mr. Nicol, Dura Vale; 6 ditto from Kings- 

 dale ; 7 heartseases from Dura Vale ; 27 dahlias from Mr. Balfour, Leven 

 Mills ; 26 ditto from Balbirnie ; 50 dilto from Gibliston ; 50 ditto from Pits- 

 corthie ; 30 ditto from Largo Gate ; 12 ditto from Cambo ; five carnations from 

 Gibliston ; 1 1 different kinds of hardy annuals from Grange ; four seedHng 

 apples from WiUiam Black, Kilconquhar ; pine-apple from Grangemuir ; and 

 two sorts of apples from ditto, crop 1836. (^Fifeshire Journal, Oct. 5. 1837.) 



Cupar Horticultural Society. — Sept. 18. 1837. The doors were opened to 

 the public at two o'clock, when a considerable number of the beauty and 

 fashion of the town and neighbourhood graced the room, contrasting finely 

 with the varied beauties of Flora and Pomona. All seemed to take a deep 

 interest in the admirable display before them ; and, from the attention of the 

 members of the Society, our shows are rendered exceedingly interesting to the 

 visitors, as at once imparting great satisfaction and instruction. (Ibid.) 



St. Andrews Horticultural and Floricultural Society. — Sept. 27. 1837. This 

 institution has steadily increased since its establishment in 1833. We are ex- 

 ceedingly glad of this, because such societies diffuse generally a taste for one of 

 the most agreeable and humanising of pursuits ; spread improved varieties of 

 fruits and culinary vegetables, and new varieties of flowers and shrubs, &c., 

 which have been lately introduced from different parts of the world, and bring 

 into personal communication many individuals, gardeners and others, who, but 

 for assemblages of this sort, might have for ever remained unknown to one 

 another. " In general, whatever has a tendency to bring men together, so as 

 to enable them to think and act in masses, is favourable to human improve- 

 ment. The farmer confined to his farm, and the gardener within the walls of 

 his garden, could never have any influence on society, either in the way of dis- 

 seminating agricultural or horticultural improvement, or in ameliorating the 

 condition or manners of the two classes; but let them meet together two or 

 three times a year, first thought, and afterwards action, will be the result." 



