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Glasgow, were first, with Duke of Perth, Alpheus, Nonpareil, Father 

 Gavazzi, Bride (which is a very useful white ground seedling), Sovereign, 

 Cyrus (tine), Miss Talbot, Royal Purple (a good useful light purple). 

 Miss Walker (one of the best light grounds), J. B. Gough, Sir C. 

 Napier, Sir Colin Campbell (one of the best and most useful wliite 

 grounds), Yellow Climax, Lord John Russell, Black Douglas, Lord 

 Palmerston, Jeannie (a very useful self), Charles Cowan, Monarch, 

 Hebe, Royal Visit, Omar Pasha, and a seedling. The second prize was 

 awarded to Messrs. White and Sinclair, of Paisley, in whose stand we 

 noticed fine blooms of Rev. J. H. Gossett, Lord John Russell, Lord 

 Palmerston, Sir E. Lyons (a fine white ground flower), Venus (a white 

 self, of medium quality and good eye), Cyrus, Youell's Lady Jane (a 

 yellow ground flower with broad purple belting). Hooper's Yellow 

 Model was also shown in this stand, and is by far the best yellow self 

 Pansy we have, possessing a dense even eye, which is well defined in 

 the side petals. Messrs. Dickson and Co., of Edinburgh, were third, 

 in their stand being blooms of their new ones — Countess of Roslin 

 (white, with broad deep purple belting and dense eye, smooth and of 

 good substance), and Col. Windham (white, with rich plum purple 

 belting and dense eye, a fine variety). In this stand also were good 

 flowers of Cyrus, Catharine Duudas (yellow ground with rich maroon 

 belting, eye not solid, still a large and useful flower), Miss Nightingale, 

 Sir Colin Campbell, and Memnon. Mr. Douglas, Edinburgh, was fourth. 



In the Amateurs' Class for 12 blooms, Mr. W. Campbell, of Pollock, 

 occupied his usual position as 1st ; Mr. Wm. Thom, of Paisley, 2nd ; 

 Mr. Wm. Boyd, of Easterhill, 3rd ; and Mr. James Gibson, of Cathcart, 

 fourth. 



18 Blooms:— 1st, Mr. Robert Wardrop, of Cathcart; 2nd, Mr. 

 James Gibson ; 3rd, Mr. Wm. Boyd. 



6 Blooms (Gardeners') : — 1st, Mr. W. Wilson, of Cathcart ; 2nd, 

 Mr. W. Boyd. 



6 Blooms (Amateurs) :— 1st, Mr. W. Wilson ; 2nd, Mr. W. Thom ; 

 3rd, ]\Ir. M. Smith, of Kilmarnock. 



Open Class, for 12 blooms :— 1st, Mr. Robert Wardrop ; 2nd, 

 Messrs. White and Sinclair ; 3rd, Mr. W. Thom. 



The prize for the best self was awarded to Mr. W. Wilson, for 

 Jeannie ; for the best yeUow ground, to Messrs. White and Sinclair, 

 for Lord John Russell ; for the best white ground, to Mr. W. Thom, 

 for Royal Visit. The premier prize for the best Pansy in the exhibition 

 was also awarded to Jeannie, exhibited by Mr. W. Wilson. Two or 

 three other seedlings were exhibited, but none of any merit ; one of 

 these, however, a yellow seedling exhibited by Mr. Boyd, may prove a 

 useful flower, but Yellow Model is greatly superior to it. 



It seems now to have become a serious question with the Committee 

 whether it is worth while continuing an autumn exhibition of this 

 flower, and we believe it is now settled to hold a spring meeting alter- 

 nately at Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as an autumn meeting for 

 seedlings only ; thus, for the next year, the spring meeting at Edin- 

 burgh, and an autumn meeting for seedlings in Glasgow ; and in 1858, 

 vice versa. 



