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mulching, and reducing the crop of blooms some time before showing. 

 Our impression is, that many matters of detail in the culture of the 

 Pansy are not sufficiently attended to ; and we think, that not only is 

 there room for better culture in Scotland generally, but that it also does 

 not follow that the Glasgow growers must have better blooms in autumn 

 than their metropolitan friends, although we are quite aware such an 

 impression exists. If the peculiar situation of Glasgow gives an ad- 

 vantage over the district around Edinburgh, then should the growers in 

 the latter district endeavour, as far as possible, by means of a more 

 retentive soil, mulching, shading, &c., to place themselves on a more 

 equal footing. We should much like to see Pansies in pots, exhibited 

 as they are grown and shown about London. Six or twelve well-grown 

 Pansies, in six or eight inch pots, plants covering the pots, and with ten 

 to fifteen fine blooms tied to face one way, is by no means difficult to 

 produce, when you know how to set about it. Need we say that such 

 are often seen in London, and when five or six collections are staged they 

 form " a feature." We are not sure if they are exhibited at the spring 

 meeting, but there were none at Glasgow, although there is no reason 

 why they should not be grown for autumn showing as well. It was not 

 a numerous meeting on this occasion, and the blooms were not fine — 

 not so fine as we are sure may have been produced with greater care 

 bestowed upon them. In Seedlings a very rich dark self of fine 

 quality, named Gem, and exhibited by Messrs. Syme and Middlemas, 

 of Glasgow, received a first-class certificate, which it well deserved ; it 

 is the darkest and one of the best in that class. Messrs. Dickson and 

 Co., Edinburgh, sent Cyrus, deep yellow, with broad crimson maroon 

 belting and well-defined dark eye, but we have seen much better 

 blooms of this variety than those exhibited. Messrs. Dickson and Co. 

 also sent Indian Chief, which is an improved Duke of Perth, smooth, 

 and of good substance ; and Admiral Napier, deep yellow, with rich broad 

 maroon belting, dense eye, which is rather too much rayed, otherwise 

 a first-class flower ; neither of these flowers received an award. In 

 Messrs. Dickson's stand was a single bloom of Achilles, a seedling va- 

 riety, deep yellow, with rich broad maroon belting, well defined dense 

 eye, and clear shield ; a fine flower, which received a first-class certifi- 

 cate, although we believe the judges should have remembered that three 

 blooms are necessary for an award. The judges also made a decided 

 mistake in giving Messrs. Paton and Small's seedling Sir Colin 

 Campbell a first-class certificate ; for although it is a most useful white 

 ground flower, i)-s properties are not of first-class excellence, and there- 

 fore should not have received more than a second class certifictite. The 

 colour of this flower is creamy white bleaching to pure white, broad 

 purple maroon margin, dense eye. Messrs. Syme and Middlemas also 

 exhibited a promising medium-sized seedling named Pearl, white, with 

 narrow margin of blue purple, dense eye, and large shield. 



Nurserymen's Class, 24 blooms : 1st prize, to Messrs. White and 

 Sinclair, Nurserymen, Paisley, their best blooms being Royal Visit, 

 Eg^on, Comet, Duke of Newcastle, Miss Walker, a good white ground 

 variety, with broad belting of deep purple, and a dense, well-defined 

 eye, Great Western, and Admiral Dundas (P. and S.) ; 2nd, to Messrs. 



