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which were much admired ; two large clusters of pears, and a melon weighing 

 91 lbs., exhibited by Daniel Robertson, gardener, Paisley. {Glasgoiu Chronicle, 

 Sept. 10.) 



Roxburghshire. — Roxburghshire Horticultural Society. — Sept. 19. This 

 show was principally for dahlias. 



Stirlingshire. — Auchenhowie and Flean Horticultural Society. — Sept. 7. 

 Among the prizes we observed some for the following flowers and ornamental 

 plants not generally contended for: — Daisies, 1st, John Stewart; violets, 

 1st, William Taylor; sweetwilliam, 1st, William Taylor; hydrangea, 1st, 

 Andrew Johnson; myrtle, 1st, John Miller; ornamental bouquet, 1st, J. 

 Stewart ; ornamental bouquet of wild flowers, 1st, Hugh Ferguson. (^Stirling 

 Journal, i\i\y 27.) 



Sept. 15, Among the prizes were some for: — Hollyhocks, 1st, Henry 

 Drysdale ; stocks, 1st, John Miller ; asters, 1st, John Miller ; marigolds, 1st, 

 William Stevenson; salvia, 1st, John Stewart; fuchsia, 1st, John Stewart; 

 collection of house plants, 1st, William Stevenson; ornamental bouquet, 1st, 

 William Stevenson ; flower clump, best arranged and kept, 1st, William 

 Stevenson ; gardens, most tastefully laid out, and neatly kept during the 

 season, 1st, William Stevenson ; sweepstakes for ornamental bouquet, 20 

 subscribers at &d. each, 1st, John M'Lachlane. A splendid bouquet of this 

 class, given in by John Stewart, was reluctantly set aside by the judges, as 

 being above the specified height. An extra premium (half a boll of oatmeal), 

 offered by Mr. Thomas Smith to the member who gained the greatest number 

 of first prizes during the season, was declared due to William Stevenson, who 

 had carried off eight first prizes. John Stewart, John Miller, and Andrew 

 Johnston, had gained seven each. (^Ibid., Sept. 21.) 



Stirling Horticultural Society. — Sept. 18. The Annual General Meeting, 

 The day proving most propitious, the exhibition was thronged by a very nu- 

 merous and respectable assemblage, while the attendance of so many practical 

 gardeners, with their journeymen, indicated the most unabated zeal on tlieir 

 part. As anticipated, from the nature of the season, the show in the flower 

 and vegetable department was considerably behind those of former years; the 

 display of fruits was varied and extensive, though in some of them a deficiency 

 of flavour was observed. One of the principal objects of attraction on this 

 occasion was a lofty bouquet of flowers from Polmaise, by Mr. Carmichaei, 

 gardener there, which was remarkable for its simplicity and elegance of design, 

 as well as taste displayed in the decoration. 



Besides the plants which gained prizes, and which were not named, there 

 were presented for exhibition as under : — From Major Baird of Park, shrubs 

 and flowers, and clusters of grapes grown in the open air ; from Ardoch 

 House, verbenas in pots, curiously trained, dahlias, and several rare flowers, 

 red currants, and cucumbers ; from Blairdrummond, a collection of herbaceous 

 flowers, melons, grapes, fruit of the Pyrus japonica, Heligoland beans, and 

 francfoin, a new variety of pasture grass ; from Meiklewood, violas, apples, 

 and pears; from Wester Livilands, dahlias; from Craigfort, cockscombs, 

 fuchsia, and apples; from Newton House, rare annuals and large Swedish 

 turnips; from Deanston House, pears; from Drylaw House, near Edinburgh, 

 German stocks, carnations, and picotees ; from Barnton, grapes and plums ; 

 from James Colquhoun, Esq., Stirling, a large plant of Indian corn in pot, and 

 ears of the same nearly ripe ; from Laurel Hill, flowers, cauliflower, and cab- 

 bage ; from the Gart, cauliflower ; from Mrs. Alexander, Stirling, a collection 

 of gourds, onions, &c.; from Western Plean, a collection of flowers; from 

 Touch, hollyhocks; from Messrs. Cleghorn, and Co. nurserymen, Edinburgh, 

 an extensive collection of double named dahlias ; from Robert Campbell, Esq., 

 Stirling, cockscombs, &c. {Ibid., Sept. 21.) 



IRELAND. 



Northern Horticultural Society. — A2)ril 26. The display of stove and 

 green-house plants was most abundant, and very fine ; decidedly superior to 



