470 THE GARDENER. [Oct. 



The 1 2 best Peaches, shown by Mr D. Campbell in three sorts, were unfortunately 

 unnamed; and yet the rules specify that "all fruits must be correctly named." 

 Mr Mathieson, TuUiallan Castle Gardens, was second with Royal George, Barring- 

 ton, and Noblesse. The group awarded the third prize contained only Red Mag- 

 dalen, as distinct from the foregoing. The best 12 Nectarines came from Mr Thos. 

 Hardie, Springfield House Gardens, and consisted of Elruge, Early Newington, 

 and Violette Hative. Due de Tolliers and Hunt's Tawny were also exhibited. 

 Apricots, which were somewhat sparsely shown, consisted of Moor Park, Hems- 

 kirk, Masculine, Peach, Blenheim, and Hensha. The best Plums were yellow and 

 red Magnum Bonum, Washington, Kirke's Greengage, and Coe's Golden Drop. 



Apples and Pears were poorly represented, as might have been expected, seeing 

 how partial the crop is generally. Mr George Scrymgeour, Reading, was first 

 with a collection, of 6 sorts each, of baking and dessert Apples. Of the former he 

 had Reinette du Canada, Dutch Codlin, Yorkshire Greening, Emperor Alexander, 

 Kentish Fillbasket, and Gloria Mundi ; and of the latter, Blenheim Orange, Golden 

 Reinette, Golden Winter, Pearmain, Louis Pearmain, Sturmer Pippin, and 

 Ribston Pippin. The best 6 Pears, in 2 sorts, came from Mr James Douglas, 

 Ilford, who had Bon Chretien and Louise Bonne of Jersey ; 2d, Mr James 

 Gordon, with the former and Beurre d'Amaulis. 



Turning to the plant department of the Exhibition, the collections of miscellane- 

 ous new and rare ornamental plants, &c. , exhibited by Messrs Veitch & Sons, 

 P. Lawson & Son, J. & R. Thyne, Downie, Laird, & Laing, Methven, Mitchell, 

 Barrou &, Son, Elvaston, Derby, &c., deserve the highest praise. Those contri- 

 buted by Messrs P. Lawson & Son were mainly disposed in the large orchestra, 

 and made a fine and effective display. Most of the other exhibitors of groups 

 of plants competed for the prizes for the collections of new and rare plants. 

 Messrs Veitch & Sous were placed 1st with a grand group ; 2d, Messrs J. & R. 

 Thyne, Glasgow ; and 3d, Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing ; and a special prize 

 was awarded to Messrs Barron & Son for their group of coniferous plants, con- 

 taining several remarkably good things. Mr R. Hartland, Cork, had a group of 

 his new variegated Wellingtonia gigantea. 



The collections of plants competing for prizes were very fine ; an indifferent 

 specimen was quite the exception. Mr William Thomson, Dalkeith Gardens, was 

 first with eight stove and greenhouse plants, not more than two of a variety, 

 having two fine examples of Vanda tricolor, one plant with six spikes of bloom ; 

 four very finely grown and flowered Heaths, that reminded one of the old days of 

 Chiswick — -viz., E. Austiniana, very fine indeed ; E. Jacksoni, and two plants of 

 E. retorta major ; a fine Statice Holfordi, and Aerides suavisissima. Second, Mr 

 T. Lees, The Gardens, Tynninghame, who had five fine Ericas — viz., Marnockiana, 

 Linnioides pregnans, Austiniana, a very fine pale seedling quite of a new style, free 

 in growth, and very free of bloom ; and a grand variety of Aitonia, named after 

 the raiser Turnbulli, and of a pale bright-i"ed hue ; Phoenocoma prolifera, Statice 

 Rattrayana, and Cattleya crispa. The Heaths here were very fine also ; and it 

 may be stated in this place that all the Ericas exhibited on this occasion, with the 

 exception of Retorta major, were raised by Mr Turnbull. Third, Mr John 

 Sutherland, gardener to P. Denny, Esq., Helenslee, Dumbarton. Four collec- 

 tions of plants were staged in competition. But two competitors appeared in 

 the class for three Cape Heaths, and these were placed equal first, Mr Lees hav- 

 ing Linnioides pregnans Turnbulli and Aitonia Turnbulli ; Mr J. M'Kay, gardener 

 to W. C. Tennant, Esq., The Glen, Innerleithen, had Marnockiana, Aitonia Turn- 

 bulli, and one unnamed. Mr Sutherland was first with four fine-foliaged plants, 

 having gloriously-coloured specimens of Croton variegatum and angustifolium, 



