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THE GARDENER. 



[.Aug. 



Four pots or pans Gloxinias. — 1, S. 

 Grahame ; 2, T. Macdonald. 



One pot Lilium auratum. — 1, G. 

 M'Lure; 2, A Paul. 



Two Saxifraga pyramidalis. — 1, T. 

 Bowman; 2, G M'Lure. 



Two puts Clematis, in bloom.— 1. H. 

 M'Kenzie. 



One pot Clematis, in bloom. — 1, H. 

 M'Kenzie ; 2. G. Brown. 



Two plauts Carnation Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison. — 1, J. Walker, Rosehall 

 House. 



Twelve Alpines, in flower. — 1 , Mr 

 Drummond, Grange Loan ; 2, C. Smith, 

 Kestalrig. 



Six Alpines, in flower.— 1, J. Bauld ; 2, 

 11 M'Kenzie. 



Twenty-four cut Roses, of sorts, exclud- 

 ing Tea. — 1, W. Parlane, Roselea Row. 



Twelve cut Roses, of .sorts, excluding 

 Tea.— 1, W. Parlane. 



Six cut Roses, of sorts, excluding Tea. — 

 1, R. Johnston, Woolmet; 2, A. Stalker. 



Twelve cut Tea Ruses, not less than six 

 sorts.— 1, W. Parlane; 2, A. M'Millan. 



Six cut Tea Roses, not less than three 

 sorts. — 1, T. Bowman ; 2, G. L. Brown. 



Centre-piece of Cut Flowers and Foli- 

 age for dinner-table decoration. — 1, Miss 

 M'Laren. 



NURSERYMEN. 



Forty-eierht cut Roses, of sorts. — 1, 

 Hugh Dickson, Belfast; 2, T. Smith, 

 Stranraer ; 3, J. Bryson, Helensburgh. 



Eighteen cut Boses. — 1, H. Dickson 



Twelve herbaceous Plants. — 1, Dick- 

 sons & Co. 



Six table Plants. — 1, J. Bryson. 



Four Roses, in pots. — J. Bryson. 



Two Roses, in pots. — J. Bryson. 



Twelve Alpines. — 1, Robertson Munro, 

 Abercorn Nursery; 2, Dicksons k Co. 



Six Dracaenas, in pots not exceeding 

 nine inches. — J. Bryson. 



Two Tree Ferns, four feet stem.— Dick- 

 sons & Co. 



Fruit. 



A collection of Fruit, six sorts. — G. 

 Johnston. 



One Pine Apple.— 1, Mr M'Intyre ; 2, 

 J. Laing. 



Two bunches of Grapes, black Ham- 

 burg.— 1, Mr Carruther; 2, J. Boyd. 



Two bunches of Grapes, black, any 

 other sort. — John Laing. 



Two bunches of Grapes, white, any sort. 

 — 1, Mr Can uthers ; 2, J. Laing. 



Six Peaches.— 1, A. Anderson ; 2, F. 

 S. M'Kinnon. 



Six Nectarines. — A. Anderson. 



One Melon.— 1, G. Johnston; 2, John 

 Laing. 



Twenty -four Cherries. — 1, T. Bow- 

 man ; 2, Charles Smith. 



A basket Strawberries. — G. Johnston. 



Dish of Figs, six fruits. — 1, A. Ander- 

 son ; 2, J. Laing. 



Vegetables. 



Collection of Vegetables, eight sorts. 

 — 1, G. Potter; 2, T. Bowman. 



Two Cauliflowers.— 1, T. Bowman ; 2, 

 G. Potter. 



Two Cucumbers. — 1, J. Shearer; 2, 

 A. Anderson. 



Twelve Round Potatoes.— 1, G. Potter ; 

 2, T. Bowman. 



Twelve Kidney Potatoes.— 1, G. Potter; 

 2, T. Bowman. 



Thirty pods French Beans.— G. Potter. 



Twelve Earlv Horn Carrots.— 1, G. H. 

 M'Culloch; 2,'T. Bowman. 



Six Lettuce. — 1, J. Boyd; 2, G. 

 M'Lure. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



A. Carruthers, for two large Dracaenas. 

 A. M'Millan, for trusses of Geranium. 



Mr M'Grecror, Lanark, for Orchids. 



NOTICES OF BOOKS, 



Potatoes : How to Grow and Show them. By James Pink. Crosby 

 Lock wood & Co., London. 



Mr Pink has in this handy volume gone very fully into the practical routine 

 of the preparation of the soil, and all other matters relating to the high-class 



