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FLORAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. 
The quarterly meeting was held on Thursday the 4th Septem¬ 
ber, when a keen competition took place among the cultivators 
of Carnations and Picotees, Hollyhocks, and Phloxes. In Car¬ 
nations each competitor exhibited six flakes and six bizarres. 
The silver medal was awarded to Mr. Peter Thomson, gardener 
to W. E. Hope Vere, Esq., Craigiehall, for Sealy’s Princess 
Royal, Appleby’s Prince of Wales, Hogg’s Champion, Ely’s 
Lovely Ann, Brooks’s Flora’s Garland, Mausley’s Beauty of 
Woodhouse, Rainsford’s Gameboy, Ely’s Lord Milton, Maus¬ 
ley’s Bonny Bess, Headley’s Will Cobbett, Ely’s Lady Ely, and 
Lady Gardiner. A second premium for Carnations was voted 
to Mr. John Young, gardener to Mrs. H. N. Ferguson, Archer- 
field. The Picotees made a fine display, the competitors being 
numerous, each producing six varieties, and a pair of each kind. 
The silver medal was assigned to Mr. Young, Archerfield, for 
Sharp’s Duke of Wellington, Giddon’s Teazer, Nulli Secundus, 
Wilson’s Octavia, Ely’s Field Marshal, and Ely’s Mrs. Lilly. 
A second premium was voted to Mr. David Foulis, gardener to 
James Tytler, Esq., of Woodhouselee ; and a third award was 
made to Mr. Thomson, Craigiehall. The show of Hollyhocks 
was very extensive and brilliant, there being seven competitors, 
each producing twelve sorts, and many of the flowers being of 
the most gorgeous description. The silver medal was voted to 
Mr. Alexander Foulis, gardener to Thomas Smith, Esq., Polton, 
for Sulphurea, Polton Beauty, Brown’s Superb, and the Purple, 
with eight seedlings of 1844 A second premium for Holly¬ 
hocks was awarded to Mr. Foulis, Woodhouselee. The Phloxes 
made a good appearance, but they were more select than nu¬ 
merous. The silver medal was voted to Mr. Foulis, Woodhouse¬ 
lee, for Phlox Van Houttei, striata, omniflora, elegantissima, 
Pontey’s superb white, and pallida rosea; and a second pre¬ 
mium to Mr. John Downie, gardener to John Russel, Esq., 
Canaan Bank. On this occasion various extra articles were 
produced, for several of which honorary premiums were awarded. 
In particular, to Mr. John Purdie, Stanwell Lodge, for a mag- 
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