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plants proper for a small Wardian case — I put the soil into a blue glass 

 dish, with a rim at the bottom to keep it steady on the pedestal ; this 

 dish is 1| inch deep by seven in diameter, the soil is raised in the 

 centre about two inches; in this 1 plant the tallest Feins or Lycopods, 

 and the smaller round the edge of the dish. Ihe Ferns I plant are 

 Adiantum Capillus Veneris, Lastra?a dilatata Sthofieldi, a beautiful small 

 Yorkshire variety ; Asplenium viride and trichomanes ; Asplenium 

 fontanum, &c. ; Lycopods Willdenovi, umbrosum, stoloniferum, mutu- 

 bile, densum, and lepidophyllum. "When planted I cover the soil in 

 imitation of rockwork with agates and pebbks of any sort. I then give 

 the whole a good watering before placing the dish on the pedestal ; the 

 whole is then covered with the bell-glass. One before me at the present 

 time has been standing in a window eight months, the water has never 

 been changed, or any addition made except a small quantity once given 

 to the Ferns, &c., in the dish. Should the water become green in the 

 summ.er a small piece of gutta-percha pipe, with a small rose at the end, 

 will draw off the water, which may be replaced. The beil-glass may 

 likewise be removed with benefit to the plants, and a sprinkling of water 

 given them. 



Museum, York. Henry Baines. 



THE SCOTTISH PANSY SOCIETY. 

 This Society held its first meeting for the season at the Caledonian 

 Society's Garden, Inverleith, Edinburgh, on the 5th ult. For some 

 time previous, the weather had been unusually unfavourable, and much 

 against the success of growers in exposed situations, many of whom 

 were unable to make up their stands ; consequently, the flowers pro- 

 duced were not as numerous as usual ; those which were exhibited, 

 however, were quite up to the usual average — indeed, some of the 

 stands, especially in the Gardeners' and Amateurs' classes, were superior 

 to those brought forward in 1855. The following is a list of the 

 awards ; to avoid useless repetition, the names only of the flowers in the 

 winning stands are given. 



Nurserymen, best 24 : — 1st, Messrs. Downie and Laird, Edinburgh, 

 with ^ir Colin Campbell (Pater & Small), Duchess of Wellington 

 (Downie & Laird), Royal Standard (Dickson & Co.), Jubilee 

 (D. & Co.), J. B. Gough (D. & L.), Father Gavazzi (Holland), Cyrus 

 (D. & Co.), Flower of the Day (D. & L.), Lord Raglan (P. & S.), 

 Princess (D. & Co.), Lady Emily (D. & L.), Lord J. Russell (Turner), 

 Rev. H. Gosset (Turner), Beauty (D. & L.), Jeannie (D. & L), Alice 

 (D. & L.), St. Andrews (D. & L.), Miriam (D. & Co.), Gem (Syme & 

 Middlemas), Farl of Cardigan (Holland), Sovereign (D. & Co.), Non- 

 pareil (D. & Co.), Sir J. Cathcart (Turner), Indian Chief (D. & Co.) ; 

 2nd, Messrs. J. Dickson & Sons ; 3rd, Mr. J. Black, Currie ; 4th, 

 Messrs. Robertson, Paul & Co., Paisley. 



Gardeners and Amateurs, best 18; — 1st, Mr. James Henderson, 

 gardener to C. K. Sivewright, Esq., Cargilfield, with Flower of the Day 



