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THE GARDENER. 



[July 



Patrick ; 2. Thomas AValker; 3. William 

 Boyd. 



One pot Parsley, eingle plant — 

 Andrew M'Lachlan, gardener, Dun- 

 gourney House, Greenock. 



Twelve Potatoes — 1. William Boyd ; 

 2. Thomas Walker ; 3. Matthew Miller. 



Best Early Melon— 1. James Oiler- 

 head, Killermont ; 2. Andrew M'Lach- 



lan. 



FOR AMATEURS. 



Two Roses, in pot and bloom — 1. R. 

 Cameron, Stewarton ; 2. Peter Fox. 



CUT FLOWERS. 



Twelve Blooms Pausies, varieties — 

 1. Thomas Findlay; 2. Andrew Brown ; 

 3. John B. Hunter, Rutherglen. 



Six Hardy Herbaceous border cut 

 flowers, varieties — 1. William Carrie, 

 Thornbank, liothwell ; 2. Robert Good- 

 win, Kirkiutilloch ; 3. James Walker. 



Six Blooms Roses, varieties — J. 

 M'Leish. 



BOUQUETS. 



A Hand Bouquet— 1, George Bain- 

 bridge, Rutherglen ; 2. Walter Bruce, 

 Hutchesontown Gardens ; 3. Joseph 

 Harris, Rutherglen. 



VEGETABLES. 



Six stalks Rhubarb — 1. James S. 

 Ritchie ; 2. R. Cameron ; 3. Robert 

 Scott, Boat House, Uddingston. 



One pot Parsley, single plant — John 

 Marshall, Parkhead. 



EXTRAS. 



Mr AVilliam Dickson, The Gardens, Ferguslie, collection of plants, filling a 

 table 20 by 6 feet, received the highest commendation. 



Mr Joseph Fleming, gardener to Mr J. C. Wakefield, Eastwood Park — a col- 

 lection of Gloxinias — highly commended. 



Mr John Young, assistant secretary, Edinburgh Royal Caledonian Horticul- 

 tural Society — seedling Geranium ; recommended to be shown again. 



Mr James Orr, Ladyburn, Greenock — seedling yellow ground Pansy — first- 

 class certificate. 



Collection from Mr James Robertson, florist, Ingram Street — commended; 

 three erect seedling Gloxinias — first-class certificate. 



Mr James Ollerhead, Killermont — collection of stove and greenhouse plants — 

 commended. 



Mr Matthew Henderson, Ardrossan — stand of Ranunculus — commended. 



HOUSE PLANTS. 



Three House PI uits, varieties — 1. 

 James Walker, Rutherglen ; 2. William 

 Robertson, Albert Gardens ; 3. William 

 Wright, Annfield Cottage, Airdrie. 



Two Greenhouse Plants, varieties — 



1. James Walker; 2. William Wright; 

 3. William Robertson. 



One Fuchsia — 1. James F. Mills, 

 Hutchesontown Gai dens ; 2. John Mar- 

 shall, Parkhead ; 3, Alexander Mar- 

 shall, Parkhead. 



Six Ornamental Foliage Geraniums 

 — 1. Thomas Stobo, Hutchesontown 

 Gardens ; 2. Peter Fox, Victoria 

 Gardens ; 3. David Coghill, Hutcheson- 

 town Gardens. 



Two Geraniums — 1. James F. Mills; 



2. Thomas Stobo ; 3. Peter Fox, 



Two Geraniums, stage or fancy — 1. 

 Peter Fox ; 2. James F. Mills. 



One fine Foliage Plant — 1. William 

 Wright; 2. Peter Fox; 3. William 

 Robertson. 



©aUntiar* 



KITCHEN 



The advantage of having a good supply 

 of water, which can be given to the 

 kitchen-garden without stint, cannot 

 be overestimated ; and the reverse of 

 this (especially where soil is poor, light, 

 and of no great depth) will raise up 

 difiiculties which neither skill nor 

 energy can overcome. Where fine ten- 

 der vegetables are required, means for 

 keeping water in store are indispen- 



GARDEN. 



sable. Underground tanks, formerly re- 

 ferred to, are within the reach of many, 

 if a little expense is not an objection. 

 Garden - drainage, the surface - water 

 from walks, buildings, &c., will go a 

 long way to meet a large demand. We 

 have several of these contrivances, and 

 the quantity of water collected within 

 a few hours is very large. At this 

 season more water is required than at 



