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July 15. Crieff Horticultural Society. —The first meeting of this 
Society for competition in flowers was held in the Mason Lodge. The display 
was rich and imposing. The Pelargoniums, Pinks, Roses, Calceolarias, 
Pansies, and Stocks, were beautiful and select. The bouquets that graced the 
centre and ends of the upper part of the room, at once caught the eye and 
rivetted, for a time, the gaze of every visitor. 
The prizes were awarded as follows:— 
PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 
Pelargoniums, best 6...1. Mr. Campbell, Ardoch House, and Mr. Naughton, Dalhouzie, 
equal. °2. Mr. M'Donald, Drummond Castle. 3. Mr. Anderson, Milnearn. 
Seedling... 1. Mr. Campbell. 2. Mr. Anderson. 
Pinks, best 6...1. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. M'Lean, Auchterarder House. 3. Mr. 
Campbell. 
Best 3 ditto...1. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. M'Gregor, Lawers. 
Seedling, best...Mr. Campbell. 
Stocks, 10 weeks, best 3...1. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. M'Naugliton. 3. Mr. M'Gregor. 
Any other sort, best 3 flowers...Mr. Campbell. 
Bouquet of Flowers, the most tastefully put up...l. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. M'Naughton. 
3. Mr. M'Gregor. 
Roses, best 6, different... 1. Mr. Gorrie, Clathick. 2. Mr. M'Donald. 
Double Ayrshire, best 3...1. Mr. Campbell. 2. Mr. M'Laren, Dunira. 
China Roses, best 3... 1. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. Campbell. 
Dahlia, double, best 6...1. Mr. M'Laren. 2. Mr. Campbell. 3. M. M'Donald. 
Hardy Biennial and Perennial Herbaceous Plants, best 6...1. Mr. M'Naughton. 2. Mr. 
Campbell. 3. Mr. Anderson. 
Iris, bulbous, best 3...1. Mr. Campbell. 2. Mr. Anderson. 
Calceolaria, best 4 varieties... 1. Mr. M'Gregor. 2. Mr. M'Donald. 
Gladiolus, best 3 varieties...Mr. Anderson. 
Greenhouse or Frame Shrubby Plants, in pots, best 3...1. Mr. M Donald. 2. Mr. 
..1. Mr. M'Donald. 2. 
M'Laren. 3. Mr. Anderson. 
Greenhouse or Frame Herbaceous Plants, cut specimens, best 3. 
Mr. Campbell. , T 
Violets, best 6, different... 1. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. M'Lean. 3. Mr. M'Laren. 
Seedling, best 6, different...!. Mr. M'Donald. 2. Mr. lnglis, Strowan. 
Besides the articles brought forward for competition, we observed the follow¬ 
ing:—From Mr. M'Donald, Drummond Castle, some fine Cockscombs, very 
fine German Ten-week Stocks, and a collection of splendid Greenhouse Plants. 
From Mr. M'Lean, Auchterarder House, 50 varieties of Pinks, 5 double seed¬ 
ling Sweet Williams, 2 varieties of Strawberries, &c. From Mr. M'Naughton, 
Dalhouzie, 2 Fuchsia Globosa, Fuchsia Ricartonii, Fuchsia Brewsteri, 2 
Salvia Patens, Pelargonium, Loudon’s Perfection, 2 Mesembryanthemums, 
Cactus Ackermanni, &c. From Mr. Campbell, Ardoch House, a fine collec¬ 
tion of Pelargoniums, one of which was a seedling much admired. From 
Dunira, a beautiful collection of Cactuses, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and 
Dahlias. 
July 16. Vale of Evesham Horticultural and Floral Society.— 
The fourth Show of this Society took place on Friday, the 16th of July, when 
the following prizes were awarded:— 
CARNATIONS. 
Scarlet Bizarres...l. Willmer’s Conquering Hero, Mr. Holmes. 2. Walmsley’s William 
IV., W. Barnes, Esq. 3. Fletcher’s Duke of Devonshire, Mr. Holmes. 
Crimson Bizarres...l. Holmes’s Count Palini, Mr. Holmes. 2. Holmes s C riterion, 
ditto. 3. Gregory’s King Alfred, W. Barnes, Esq. 
Scarlet Flakes... 1. Seedling, Mr. Llolmes. 2. Holmes’s Lady Lennox, ditto. 3. Gum- 
mery’s Brilliant, ditto. 
Purple Flakes...1. British Queen, Mr. Holmes. 2. Seedling, W. Barnes, Esq. 3. Un¬ 
known, S. Hunter, Esq. „ . , , _ ,. i . 
Rose Flakes...1. Ely’s Lovely Ann, Mr. Holmes. 2. Smiths Coronation, ditto. 
3. Pullen’s Duchess of Gloucester, ditto. 
PICOTTEES. 
Red...l. Wood’s Marshal Soult, Mr. Holmes. 2. Unknown, S. Hunter, Esq. 3. Seedling, 
W. Barnes, Esq. 
