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THE GARDENER. 



[July 



Twenty-five Heads Asparagus— 1. J. Collection of Vegetables— 1. M. Tem- 

 Maconuochie ; 2. John Masen. pie; 2. John Fraser. 



Thirty Pods French Beans — M. Temple. 

 The day was very fine, and the hall was crowded by visitors during the after- 

 noon and evening. The band of the 42d Regiment (Black Watch) occupied the 

 orchestra, and played selections of music at intervals in the course of the day. 



S^TO>I^^<5^t-lS- • 



SCOTTISH PANSY SOCIETY. 



The twenty-fifth annual competition of the Scottish Pansy Society was held, 

 in connection with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society's Show, in Edin- 

 burgh on AVednesday the 9th June, and, judging from the crowds of visitors who 

 congregated round the table, formed a very acceptable feature of the exhibition. 

 The season has been peculiarly unfavourable for Pansy-growing, but, not- 

 withstanding, there was a large amount of competition, and some of the speci- 

 mens shown were very rich, and beautifully tinted. Seedlings were pretty 

 numerously shown, and severals selected received first-class awards, being great 

 improvements on existing varieties in their respective classes. In Fancies especially 

 the improvement was very decided both in form and marking, many of them 

 approaching in smoothness to some of the fine old show varieties. 



We may mention that this Society is in a very flourishing condition, numbering 

 now above 130 members. 



The following are the awards, with names of the flowers which gained the first 

 prize in their respective classes : — 



NURSERYMEN. 



Twenty-four Blooms, dissimilar — 1. 

 Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing, with J. 

 L. Fleming, Adam Scott, Locomotive, 

 Isa Clark, Yellow Queen, Roderick 

 Nicholson, Lavinia, Prince of Prussia, 

 Rev. H. Dombrain, De Foe, Village 

 Maid, Miss Williamson, George Wilson, 

 George Keith, John Currie, Princess of 

 Wales, Joseph James, The Prince, Mas- 

 terpiece, tRev. J. Smith, Miss Muir, 

 Comus, Invincible, Robert Burns ; 2. 

 Messrs Dickson & Co. 



GARDENERS AND AMATEURS. 



Eighteen Blooms, dissimilar — 1. Mr 

 John Beveridge, Bonnington, with 

 Lavinia, Adam Scott, Miss Muir, 

 Andrew Smith, Alice Downie, George 

 Keith, Robert Burns, Princess of Wales, 

 De Foe, Norma, Dux, George Wilson, 

 Village Maid, Yellow Queen, J. B. 

 Downie, J. Graham, General Lee, Per- 

 fection ; 2. Mr Duncan KeiT, Glencorse ; 

 3. Mr John Fraser, Belmont ; 4. Mr 

 Lewis Sinclair, Inglis Green. 



Twelve Blooms, dissimilar— 1. JMr R. 



Cuthbertson, Corstorphine, with Village 

 Maid, J. B. Downie, Dux, Robert Burns, 

 Princess of Wales, Prince of Prussia, 

 Alexander JM'Nab, Lavinia, Chancellor, 

 George Keith, Mary Lamb, George Wil- 

 son ; 2. Mr Duncan Kerr; 3, Mr Wil- 

 liam Old, Roslin ; 4. Mr James Fergie, 

 Dunse. 



Six Blooms — 1. Mr J. Beveridge, with 

 Comus, J. B. Downie, Princess of 

 Wales, Robert Burns, George Keith, 

 Lady L. Dundas ; 2. Mr Matthew Todd, 

 Newmilns; 3. Mr D. Kerr; 4. Mr J. 

 Fraser. 



AMATEURS. 



Twelve Blooms— L Mr Robert Cuth- 

 bertson ; 2. Mr W. Old ; 3. P. W. 

 Sime, Esq. , Blacket PI. ; 4. Mr Richard 

 Ritchie, Penicuik. 



Six Blooms — 1. George Lorimer, Esq., 

 8 Mayfield Terrace ; 2. L. T. Fleming, 

 Esq., Berwick ; 3. Mr Richard Ritchie ; 

 4. Mr James Fergie. 



Four Blooms — 1. H. W. Adair, Esq., 

 4 Hampton Terrace ; 2. Mr R. Ritchie ; 

 3. L. T. Fleming, Esq. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



GARDENERS AND AMATEURS. 



Twenty-four Blooms— Mr M. Todd. 

 Eighteen Blooms — H. W. Adair, Esq. 

 Twelve Blooms — Francis Light- 

 bodv, Esq., 2 Hampton Terrace. 



six White Grounds— Mr William Old. 



Six Dark Selfs — Mr Duncan Seaton, 

 Blacket Place Lodge. 



OPEN TO ALL. 



Best Six Seedlings — ]\Iessrs Downie, 

 Laird, & Laing. 



