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of Norfolk, Royal Visit, Flower of the Day, Charles Cowan, I\Irs. 

 Blackwood, Sovereign, Mrs. H. B. Douglas, Aurora, Sir J. Paxton ; 3d, 

 to Mr. Henderson, Cargilfield ; 4th, to Mr. Young, Archerfield. 



For the best twelve blooms (twelve competitors), 1st, to IMr. 

 Henderson, gardener to C. K. Sivewright, Esq., Cargilfield, for Flower 

 of the Day, Robert Burns, Yellow Chmax, Duke of Perth, National, 

 Gliff, Royal Standard, Duke of Norfolk, Adela, Miss Talbot, Sir J. 

 Paxton, St. Andrews ; 2nd, to I\Ir. Young, gardener to Mrs. H. N. 

 Ferguson, Archerfield, for Flower of the Day, Post Captain, Royal 

 Standard, Lady Emily, Miriam, St. Andrews, Gliflf, National, Sovereign, 

 Lady M'Kenzie, Sambo, Jubilee; 3rd, to Mr. Grandison, Valleyfield ; 

 4th, to Mr. M'Nab, Inghs Green. 



For the best six blooms (three competitors), 1st, to Dr. Stuart, 

 Chirnside, with Marchioness of Bath, Telegraph, Lady M'Kenzie, Gliff, 

 Diadem, Flower of the Day ; 2nd, to Mr. Niven, gardener, Keir ; 3rd, 

 to Mr. Archibald Walker, Colinton. 



Amateurs exclimxely. — For the best six blooms (four competitors), 

 1st, to Dr. Stuart, with Marchioness of Bath, GlifF, Lady M'Kenzie, 

 Telegraph, Robert Burns, Lucretia (seedhng) ; 2nd, to Mr. Fleming, 

 Berwick, for Earl of IMansfield, Sovereign, Flower of the Day, Duke of 

 Norfolk, Pandora ; 3rd, to Mr. William Young, Edinburgh. 



Classes open to all. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms — four 

 light grounds, four yellow grounds, four selfs (twelve competitors), 1st, 

 to Mr. Henderson, Cargilfield, for Duke of Perth, Yellow Climax, 

 Flower of the Day, Adela, Miss Talbot, Royal Visit, Miriam, Queen of 

 England, Gliff, Sir J. Cathcart, Favourite, Lady EmiKe ; 2nd, to INIr. 

 Niven, Keir ; 3rd, to Messrs. Downie and Laird. 



For the best dark self in the room : St. Andrews, in J\Ir. Niven's 

 stand, which was second in the prizes for classes. 



For the best yellow self: Sovereign, in IMr. Douglas's stand, which 

 was second in the nurserymen's class. 



For the best yellow ground : Jubilee, in ]\Iessrs. Do^^mie and Laird's, 

 18 for nurserymen. 



For the best light ground : I\Iiss Talbot, in Mr. Henderson's stand, 

 the third in practical gardeners and amateurs' 18- 



Sweepstakes (four competitors) : 1st, Mr. Henderson, Cargilfield, 

 with Flower of the Day, Royal VisH, Gliff, Duke of Perth, Miss 

 Talbot, Supreme, Yellow Chmax, Jubilee, Pandora, St. Andrews, Sir 

 J. Paxton, National. 



To two, out of the number of seedlings sent to this meeting for 

 opinion, certificates of merit were awarded ; the one named Omer 

 Pasha, from Messrs. Dicksons and Co. ; the other from Messrs. Downie 

 and Laird, named Shylock ; both are dark. Omer Pasha is a flower in 

 the way of IMagnificent, but was considered superior in every respect to 

 that variety, of excellent substance and colour, and good in shape. 

 Shylock is a dark self, deep and bright in colour, and of fine form and 

 substance. Both of the above flowers will be found valuable acquisi- 

 tions. Mr. Stenhouse. Pitfarrane, Dunfermline, sent a yellow-ground 

 seedling, which was highly commended ; as was also one in the same 

 class from Mr. Shearer, Yester. 



