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THE GARDENER. 



[Oct. 



Class III.— Nurserymen. 



Four Palms. — Downie & Laird, Edin. 



Twenty-four Dahlia Blooms, of sorts, — 

 Downie k Laird. 



Twelve Fancy Dahlia Blooms, of sorts. 

 — Downie & Laird, 



Ttiirty Gladioli, not more than two of 

 a sort. — Downie & Laird. 



Twenty-four Cut lioses. — 1, Cocker & 

 Sons, Aberdeen ; 2. W. H. Dickson, Bal- 

 mont. 



Class IV. — Gardeners and Amateurs. 



Collection of Vegetables, twelve sorts, 

 for market - gardeners only. — 1, John 

 Milne, London Road ; 2. Robert Black, 

 Liberton Mains. 



Collection of Vegetables, twelve sorts, 

 excluding market-gardeners. — 1, James 

 Brown, CrieflE"; 2, Gideon Potter, North 

 Berwick. 



Two Cucumbers. — 1, James Brown ; 2, 

 J. Shearer, Craigroyston. 



Four Cauliflowers. — 1, J. Lament, 

 Alloa ; 2, James Brown. 



Two Stalks Brussels Sprouts. — 1, John 

 Robertson, Stirling; 2, A. Dunlop, Canaan 

 Lane. 



Four Stalks Celery. —1, James Brown ; 

 2, Gideon Potter. 



Four Beetroots. — 1, J. Richardson, 

 Prestonfield ; 2, Jas. King, Gorebridge. 



Six Leeks. — 1, MrM'Kelvie; 2, James 

 Brown. 



Twelve Tomatoes. — 1, Mr M'Kinnon, 

 Scoue; 2, Mr M'Intyre. 



Four Savoys. — 1, A. M'Leod, Blind 

 Asylum ; 2, Thomas Bowman, Lass- 

 wade. 



Twelve Onions. — 1, Wm. Williamson, 

 Tarvit ; 2, Mr Murray, Maybole. 



Two Pots of Parsley. — 1, D. Marshall, 

 Saughton ; 2, John Robertson. 



Six Lettuce. —1, Thos. Bowman; 2, 

 Alex. Crichton, Corstorphine. 



Twelve Sorts of Potatoes, twelve of 

 each (open to all). — 1, Mr M'Kinnon ; 

 2, Andrew Lornie, Cockburnspath ; 3, 

 Gideon Potter. 



Collection of Salads (open to all). — 

 Thos. Bowman. 



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FORCING DEPARTMENT. 



Pines. — Fruit that ripens this 

 mouth should not be so freely wa- 

 tered as those that ripen in summer, 

 especially should the weather be wet 

 andsualess; andtheatmosphereshould 

 also be less moist. Those that are 

 swelling oif should have a moist at- 

 mosphere, and be steadily supplied 

 with manure and guano water alter- 

 nately, sufficient to keep the soil 

 moist, but not sloppy. Range the 

 night - temperature for these at 70°, 

 a few degrees more or less being of 

 little moment, according as the wea- 

 ther may be colder or warmer. The 

 bottom-heat should not exceed 90" nor 

 fall below 85° ; shiat up every after- 

 noon with sun-heat when it is avail- 

 able, so as to run the temperature up 

 to 80° or 85° for a time, giving the 

 plants a syringing about their collars 

 and over the leaves, but missing the 

 crowns. October is an excellent month 

 for swelling-off Pines, for the houses 

 can be shut up with a considerable 



amount of sun-heat, without any risk 

 of injury. Queens intended to stare 

 early into fruit will now be in a 

 well - matured condition, and must 

 be kept in a comparative state of 

 rest for the next three months. Drop 

 the temperature to 60° at night by 

 the end of the month, and the bot- 

 tom-heat should not be more than 75°. 

 If the pots are plunged to the rim in 

 moist tan, very little or no water will 

 be required by the end of the month ; 

 but if plunged in a shallow layer of 

 any material over hot-water pipes, 

 watering will have to be carefully 

 seen to, or the plants may suffer 

 from over-dryness. Batches of plants 

 to farm a succession to these early 

 Queens should be kept growing up to 

 the end of the month, and should have 

 a few degrees more heat and more 

 moisture ; but this must not be car- 

 ried to anything like excess, or the 

 plants will draw, now that the days 

 are shortening and the light less in- 



