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of the shores of the Mediterranean and Black Seas, where phoenicea is 

 described as forming a low tree, the trunk and branches being covered 

 with a reddish-brown bark, branches very numerous, drooping, covered 

 thickly with small scale-hke leaves, of a pale or yellowish-green colour, 

 according to the time of year ; the berries are, as noticed above, of a 

 pale yellow, and ripen the second year. 



For lawns of limited extent, or for rockwork, we know of no plants 

 more suitable, their spreading branches and weeping habit, thickly 

 covered with dense foliage, rendering them very ornamental. The 

 Phoenician Juniper is but seldom seen, and deserves to be better known, 

 being perfectly hardy, and will grow in almost any soil — preferring, 

 however, that of a sandy nature. 



SCOTTISH PANSY SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION. 



The eleventh annual meeting took place at Dalkeith on the 6th ult., 

 in connection with the exhibition of the Dalkeith Horticultural Society. 

 The annual gathering of the Scottish Pansy growers is commonly 

 strongly supported fi'om all quarters of Scotland, but this season the 

 number of blooms brought forward, and that of the competitors for the 

 liberal prizes offered by the Society, were considerably larger than has 

 been the case on any previous occasion. There were no less than 63 

 boxes staged, and the number of blooms, inclusive of seedlings, was 

 close upon 1000. Generally speaking, the flowers were shown in 

 excellent condition, and every variety of any note, whether old or new, 

 was present among them. The prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Nurserymen, best 24< distinct varieties, six competitors. — 1st, Messrs. 

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

 ;(D. and Co.), Countess of Strathmore (Hampton), Sovereign (D. and Co.), 

 fanny Kemble (Downie and Laird), Fearless (Scholefield), Miriam (D. and 

 Co.), I'^'ather Gavazzi (Holland), Miss Talbot (D. and Co.), Flower of the 

 Day (D. and L.), Lady Emilie (D. and L.), Nonpareil (D. and Co.), Mary 

 Taylor (D. and L.), Marchioness of Bath (Wheeler), Sir J. Cathcart (Turner), 

 Beauty (D. and L.), St. Andrews (D. and L.), Sultan (Marsh), Alice (D. 

 and L.), Sheriff Napier (D. and L.), Argo (Paton and Small), Uncle Tom's 

 Cabin (Macnab), Mrs. Campbell (D. and L ), Charles Cowan (Macnab) ; 

 2nd, Messrs. Baliantyne and Son, Dalkeith ; 3rd, Mr. Grieve, Florist, 

 Libberton ; 4th, Mr. Douglas, Rosepark, Edinburgh. 



Practical Gardeners and Amateurs, best eighteen, twelve competitors. — 

 1st, Mr. James Henderson, gardener to C. K. Sivewright, Esq., Cargilfield, 

 with Duke of Perth (Handasyde), Lord Raglan (Paton and Small), Royal 

 Standard (D. and Co.), Jubilee (D. and Co.), Emperor (Hale), Flower of the 

 Day (D. and L.), Sir C. Napier (Paton and Small), Royal Visit (D. and Co.), 

 Memnon (Turner), National (Turner), St. Andrews (D. and L.), Fearless 

 (Scholefield), Yellow Climax (Paton and Small), Monarch (Hale), Beauty 

 (D. and L.), Sir J. Cathcart (Turner), Pandora (Hunt), Sovereign (D. and 

 Co.) ; 2nd, Mr. J. Young, gardener to Mrs. H. N. Ferguson, Archerfield ; 

 3rd, Mr. J. Reid, gardener to — Wilson, Esq., Broomfield ; 4th, Mr. W. 

 Campbell, Pollock, Glasgow. 



Practical Gardeners and Amateurs, best twelve, seventeen competitors. — 

 1st, Mr. J. Hampton, jun., Newport, Dundee, with Marchioness of Bath 



