June 3. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
145 
edition of Chambers’s Cyclopaedia was undertaken by the 
booksellers in 1770, Dr. Calder was a candidate for the 
appointment of editor and general superintendant, 
which with so much propriety and success was subse¬ 
quently filled by the very learned and indefatigable Dr. 
Rees. For that work Dr. Calder had drawn up several 
new articles, some of which, the first of them in 
particular, having been deemed too voluminous by some 
of the literati to whose judgment the proprietors sub¬ 
mitted them, an altercation ensued, and the intended 
connexion was dissolved. During his residence at 
Northumberland House he formed an intimacy with 
Dr. Percy, the late venerable Bishop of Dromore, from 
whom he received the notes which that learned prelate 
bad collected for illustrating the Tatler, Spectator, and 
Guardian. These were afterwards used in the various 
editions of those respective works, more particularly in 
the Tatler, 6 vols. small 8vo., 1786, published by Mr. 
Nichols, in which the Annotator, wherever mentioned, 
designates Dr. Calder. In 1789 he translated, from the 
French, Courayer’s “ Declaration of his last Sentiments 
on the different Doctrines of Religion;” to which was 
prefixed an account of Courayer, which furnished an 
article for Dr. Towers, in the fourth volume of the 
“Biographia Britannica, ” and to the same volume 
Dr. Calder contributed the Life of William Courten. 
Dr. Calder filled the honourable situation of one of 
the assessors of Marisclial College, New Aberdeen, 
where he had received his education. On the 24th of 
January, 1789, he married to his second wife, Martha 
Huddleston Green, the only sister of the late John 
Green, Esq., of Croydon. Dr. Calder passed his time 
chiefly in literary retirement, surrounded by a large and 
valuable collection of books, principally classical and 
numismatic, which he enjoyed almost to the last day of 
his existence, never being fatigued by reading. He had 
also a most capital cabinet of Greek and Roman coins, 
judiciously arranged by himself, and which to him was 
a perpetual source of amusement. He died on the 10th 
of June, 1815.— Gentleman's Magazine. 
The following is a list of the Horticultural and 
Poultry Shows of which we are at present aware. We 
shall be obliged by any of our readers sending us ad¬ 
ditions to the list, and giving the address of tho Se¬ 
cretaries. 
HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 
Barton-upon-Humber. First show 14tli July ( See. C. 
Ball.) 
Botanic (Royal), June 0, 30. 
Beigg, July 7th, Sept, loth. (Sec. Mr. D. Nainby, Jun.) 
i Caledonian (Inverlcith Row), Edinburgh, June 3, Aug. 7, 
Sept. 2, Dec. 2. 
Cheltenham, June 15, Aug. 20. 
Clapham, July 8, Sept. 11. 
Chiswick, June 12, July 10. 
Colchester and East Essex, June 23, at Mr. J. Taylor’s, 
West Lodge, Lexdon Road; Sept. 8, at the Rev. X. 
Round’s grounds, Holly Trees, All Saints. 
Derby, Aug. 4. 
Durham, June 10, Sept. 8. 
i Forfarshire (Eastern), June 9 (Forfar); July 31 (Bre¬ 
chin) ; Sept. 15 (Arbroath). 
Guildford, June 10 (Millmead House). 
Hampshire, July 1 (Winchester), Sept. 9 (Southampton), 
Nov. 18 (Winchester). (See. Rev. F. Wickham, Win¬ 
chester.) 
Hampton Wick, July 1. (Sec. Mr. B. Regester.) 
Hexham, Sept. 15, 16. 
Hull, June 24, Aug. 4, Sept. 10. 
Kirkcaldy (Fifeshire), June 24, Sept. 9. 
Lewes Grand National, July 14 and 15. 
Lincoln, July 27, Sept. 14. 
Liverpool, June 24, Sept. 2 (Botanic Garden). 
London Floricultural (Exeter Hall, Strand), June 8+, 
22, July 1 :l+, 27, Aug. 10t, 24, Sept. 14t, 28, Oct. 12+, 
Nov. 9+, 23, Dec. 14+. 
Maidstone. Fete. June 24. In-door Show. Sept. 8. 
(See. Mr. J. G. Smith, Week-street.) 
Mid Calder (Parish school-room), July 9, Sept. 10. 
Newbury, June 18, Sept. 3. 
North London, Sept. 14; Nov. 23, Chrysanthemum. 
Northampton, June 29, Rose and Pink; July 27, Car¬ 
nation ; Sept. 27, Dahlia. 
Oxfordshire (Royal), June23; July 29; Sept. 23. (Secs., 
C. Tawney, and W. Undershell, Esqrs.) 
1’eebleshire, July 13th, Sept. 14th. (Sec., J. Stirling.) 
Scottish Pansy (Glasgow), June 9. 
South Devon Botanical and Horticultural, July 13; 
Sept. 7. (Sec. J. Cree Hancock, Esq., Stonehouse.) 
South London (Royal), June 17t, 23, July lot, 21, 
Aug. 19t, Sept. 2t, 8, Oct. 14 1 , Nov. lit, Dec. 9t, 76. 
Shacklewell, Sept. 1. 
Staines, June 9. 
Surrey Amateur (George Canning, Grove Lane, Camber¬ 
well), Sept. 15, Dahlia. 
Trowbridge (Grand Exhibition), Aug. 25. 
Turriff, June 11, Aug. 6, Sept. 17. 
Whitehaven, July 9, Pinks; Sent. 17, Dahlias. 
POULTRY SHOWS. 
Agricultural Society (Royal), Lewes, July 12. 
Bath and West of England (Taunton), June 9, 10, 
and 11. 
Bury and Radcliffe (Lancashire), Sept. 3 (Radcliffe). 
Cheltenham Monster Show, June 3. (Secretaries, i 
Messrs. Jessop, Cheltenham.) 
f For seedlings only. 
HAIIDY FRUITS. 
This has been a somewhat singular, but by no means 
bad, spring as to fruit blossoms; and from what we can 
learn in these parts, fruits in general will be abundant. 
Nature herself has shown us the use of retardation; 
never before did wo observe fruits blossom so late. 
Apples here, May 20th, are but just in full blossom ; we 
have known them as early as the last week of April. 
Peaches here were retarded by all possible means, but 
when they did expand, it was amazing to observe the 
speed with which the processes of unfolding, setting, 
and casting the decaying corolla were carried out. And 
what does all this point to ? Why to the immense im¬ 
portance of securing an advancing ground warmth, 
before permitting any high degree of excitement in the 
branches. This grand principle lies at the bottom of 
all successful forcing, and we would beg of our younger 
readers in the gardening way—those who are pushing 
us of the whitened chin gradually off our stools—to 
secure a strong impression of this in their minds. 
Strong, we repeat, for it is a bad practice to allow 
mere speculative ideas, or crude hypotheses, an equal 
position in the mind with great and well-established 
facts. A peep into a clever and well-arranged cranium 
would present as agreeable an aspect as a well-arranged 
library; no mixtures of theology and dramatic matters ; 
no jurisprudential tomes exhibiting their dry faces 
amongst poetry and German mysticisms; but ail in 
their classes. 
Peaches. —Neglect in these, during a month from this 
