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^|3. The best mode of destroying the pine bug, the brown Prizes pro- - 

 ^■gale, the white bue, the aphis or sreen flv, the chermes, posed by the 

 ^1 ■ f • i' 1 /i • ,'•,.•. Caledonian 



"ij^he red spider, the thrips ; or any other insect intesting hot- Eiorticuitural 



, houses, pits, melon and cucumber frames, &c. 14. The ^°*^**y- 

 ibest means of increasing the quantity of manure, and the 

 ^^e«t mode of applying it to different crops. 15. The best 

 , means of bringing into a bearing state full grown fruit-trees 

 ((especially some of the finest sorts of French pears) which, 

 though apparently in a very healthy and luxuriant condition, 

 are yet in a state of almost total barrenness. 16. The best 

 account of a Scotch Kitchen Garden, or of a Scotch orchard. 

 17. The best method of preparing opium in this country; 

 and the most advantageous manner of cultivating the white 

 ^p^^oppy for this purpose. 18. For the best essay on prc- 

 ^^ejpting the. curl in potato. I9. For the best essay on de- 

 stroying, or preventing caterpillars on gooseberry bushes and 

 fruit trees. 20. For the greatest quantity of asparagus, 

 j.planited Apon sandy land near the sea, and isanured with 

 ^ca weed only;, not less than a quarter of an English aerie. 

 .2\. For the greatest quantity of sea-cale, planted oa ;the 

 ^eame kind of land, and manured with sea weed; not less 

 g^han ten falls English measure. 22. For the greatest niim- 

 j ]|>er of pilots of strawberries produced from the snaaileit 

 Ijj^tent of ground, not less than a quarter of an acre. , '. .i. 

 It is requested, that each article brought in competitloin 

 may have, attached to it a particular motto, and be accora- 

 pt^liied with a sealed letter referring to such liiotj^oi^^^ilti^ 

 Y<ti€intioning the competitor's address, riro ni bvi- ,si'v. 

 ,s.t, Communications, either on the above subjects, or 'on'ahy 

 -fisher topic connected with horticulture, may be addressed 

 to Mr. T, Dickson, Leith Walk, or to Mr. P. Neill, Old 

 Fish Market Close, Edinburgh. 



■' ' ' Geological Sociiety. 



A'tthe meeting on the 21st of February, an extract of a Supposed n»- 

 letter from Mr. J. R. Jones of Holywell to the President ti^elead. 

 was read, giving an account of a specimen, presented by 

 him to the society, of supposed native lead, found in a bed 

 of granite in the neighbourhood of Holywell. 



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