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THE GARDENER. 



[Aug. 



one of six. Besides these leading stands in their classes, there were other 

 good exhibitions. 



Fruit was shown largely and of excellent quality. Mr Temple, gardener, 

 Balbirnie, had exquisitely-finished though not lai-ge bunches of Black Ilamburgs, 

 for which he got first prize ; ^Mr Laing, gardener, Pitcairlie, Fife, being second. 

 Besides these, there were very large though not so well finished bunches of the 

 same Grape from a number of other exhibitors. We specially noticed enormous 

 bunches from Mr Heath, gardener to James Cox, Esq., Lochee, near Dundee. In 

 the class of white Grapes, Mr Laing was first with splendid bunches of Golden 

 Champion — not, however, quite ripe; Mr Grey, gardener to John Christie, Esq., 

 Craigend, was second with the same Grape. In addition to these there was 

 another exhibition of Golden Champion and very fine Buckland Sweetwater, from 

 Mr M'Conachie of Cameron House, Dumbartonshire. There was one good 

 Pine exhibited in one of the collections of fruit, and a great many fine Peaches 

 and Nectarines. Altogether this feature of the exhibition was a very attractive 

 one. We cannot say much of the Vegetables — they were neither abundant nor 

 good. 



The Edinburgh nurserymen filled the tables round the room as usual; the 

 orchestra was filled by ^Messrs Lawson & Sons. 



The judges on the occasion were — Messrs Whitelaw, Luchie; M'Kay, Warris- 

 ton ; Baird, Valleyfield ; Thomson, Tweed Vineyard, Galashiels ; Cowe, Whit- 

 tinghame ; Lees, Tynninghame ; and Patterson, Millbank. 



The members of the Society and the judges dined together in the Albert Hotel ; 

 Mr Syme, of ]\Iessr3 Lawsons', in the chair, and Mr Temple, Balbirnie, croupier. 



The prizes awarded were as follow : — 



Twelve Pinks— 1. Thomas Methyen 

 & Sons ; 2. Dickson & Co. , Leith Walk. 



Six Stove and Greenhouse Plants — 

 John Paterson, gardener to Mr Syme, 

 Millbank. 



Four Pelargoniums — Colin M'Far- 

 lane, gardener to Mr David Anderson, 

 Moredun. 



Six Foliage Plants— 1. John Pater- 

 son ; 2. William Murray, gardener, 

 Carleton Lodge. 



Four Heaths — John Paterson. 



Four Ferns — Patrick Xeill Fraser, 

 Canonmills Lodge. 



Tree Fern — 1. James Gordon, gar- 

 dener to Mr Wauchope, ISTiddrie ; 2. 

 William Murray. 



Six British Ferns— 1. P. N. Fraser; 

 2. H. Campbell, Castle Street. 



Three Tricoloured Geraniums — 1. 

 William Gray, Craig Park, Ratho ; 2. 

 William Mattocks, gardener to Mr 

 Mylne, Niddrie Mains. 



Three Bronze Geraniums — 1. William 

 Gray; 2. B. Witherstone, Restalrig 

 House. 



Two Fuchsias— L P. Black, gardener 

 to Mr John Gibson, Woolmet ; 2. R. 

 Colville, gardener to Dr Alexander 

 Wood, Brae Lodge. 



Three fancy Pelargoniums — 1. Colin 

 MTarlane ; 2. William Gray. 



Four Calceolarias — 1. Colin M 'Far- 

 lane ; 2. R. Colville. 



Two Stand Bouquets — Mr Pirie, 

 Dysart House, and Mr M'Kay, equal. 



Two Pots Herbaceous Plants — 1. 

 George L. Brown, Morningside ; 2. P. 

 N. Fraser. 



Two Pots Achimenes — Jas. Gordon. 



Six Pots Alpine Plants — George L. 

 Brown. 



Twelve Pinks — 1. William Young, 

 33 South Bridge ; 2. Wm. Old, gardener 

 to Mr Merricks, Rosslyn. 



Collection of Echeverias — R. Colville. 



Three East- Lothian Stocks — 1. Alex. 

 Gibson, gardener to Sir Jas. Gardiner 

 Baird, Bart. ; 2. James Gordon. 



NURSERYMEN". 



Thirty cut Roses — 1, Hugh Dickson, 

 Belmont Nursery, Belfast; 2. D. Stew- 

 art, Wimborne; 3. J. Stewart & Son, 

 Dundee. 



Twenty-four Roses — 1. Hugh Dick- 

 son ; 2. Stewart & Son ; 3. D. Stewart. 



Twelve Trusses Roses — 1. Hugh 

 Dickson ; 2. Stewart & Son ; 3. D. 

 Stewart. 



gardeners' class. 



Thirty-six Roses — 1. James Hender- 

 son, gardener to Mr John Christie, Cow- 

 den Castle ; 2. Colin M'Farlane ; 3. A. 

 Hunter, New Hailes. 



