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HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



I\reek, Denny ; 2. Wm. Downie, Len- 

 i.oxtown; 3. Charles Rennie, Mungo- 

 land, Falkirk. 



Three best Breeder Tulips, sorts — 

 "William Downie. 



Twenty-four Blooms Roses, not less 

 than twelve varieties — 1, J. M'Leish, 

 Blairmore ; 2. Alex. Baird, Boturich 

 Castle, Dumbartonshire ; 3. William 



Parlane, gardene.r to Major Dehnis- 

 touD, Roslea. 



Twelve Blooms Roses, not less than 

 six varieties — 1. Jas, Buchanan, gar- 

 dener to Mr Alex. Miller, Busby; 2. 

 James Graham, Garscube ; 3. George 

 Gordon, gardener to Mr John Todd, 

 Finnich, Drymen. 



.FOR GARDENERS AND AMATEURS. 



HOUSE PLANTS. 



Three House Plants in bloom, varie- 

 ties — 1. A. Cameron, gardener to Mr 

 A. B. Stewart, RawclifFe Lodge, Lang- 

 side ; 2. John Sutherland ; 3. James 

 ]\Iurray. 



Four Orchids, varieties — 1. Thomas 

 Hogg ; 2. "Wm. Boyd ; 3. Jas. Murray. 



Three Azaleas — 1. John Sutherland ; 

 2. H. W. Lewin, gardener to Col. 

 Buchanan, Drumpellier; 3. "NYm. Boyd. 



Three Ericas, varieties— 1. Jn. Suther- 

 land ; 2, Wm. Boyd ; 3. Jas. Buchanan. 



Six Ornamental Foliage Geraniums, 

 varieties — 1. Neil Campbell, gardener 

 to Mr James Couper, Holmwood, Cath- 

 cart; 2. Wm. Boyd. 



Three Gloxinias, varieties — 1. Joseph 

 Fleming ; 2. Archibald Chapman, gar- 

 dener to ]\Ir John Goldie, Violet Bank, 

 Langside ; 3. Alex. Walker, gardener 

 to Mr Thos. Hill, Merry lee, Cathcart. 



Six Ferns, distinct varieties — 1. John 

 Sutherland ; 2. Thomas Hogg, and John 

 M'Quater, gardener to Mr Andrew Ban- 

 natyne, Millheugh, Blantyre — equal. 



One specimen Tree Fern — 1. John 

 Sutherland; 2. John "M'Nab; 3. A. 

 Cameron. 



Three Roses, in pot and bloom— Alex. 

 Walker. 



Three Calceolarias, varieties — H. W. 

 Lewin. 



Two Geraniums, varieties — 1. James 

 Buchanan ; 2. Alex. Walker. 



Two Geraniums, varieties — James 

 Buchanan. 



Three Achimenes, varieties — Archi- 

 bald Chapman. 



CUT FLOWERS. 



Twenty-four Blooms Pansies, varieties 

 — 1. Thos. Findlay, Mauchline ; 2. 

 Robert Hethei'ington, gardener to Mr 

 Thos. Brown, Lanfine, Newmilns, Ayr- 

 shire ; 3. Andrew Brown, Deans, Cam- 

 buslang. 



Twelve Trusses Hardy Rhododen- 

 drons, varieties — 1, Wm, Boyd ; 2. Wm. 

 Birrell, gardener to Mr James Hunter, 

 Hafton ; 3. Robei t HetheriDgton. 



Six Trusses Hardy Rhododendrons, 

 varieties— 1. James Mitchell, gardener 

 to Mr Colin Campbell, Colgraiu, Camis 

 Eskan ; 2. William Boyd ; 3. Robert 

 Wilson, gardener to Mr C. R. Dunlop, 

 Walkinshaw. 



Six breeder Tulips — Wm. Downie. 



Six Hardy Herbaceous Border, cut 

 flowers, varieties — 1. AVm. Boyd ; 2. 

 James Cornock, gardener to Mr E. J. 

 Jones, Dalmonach, Bonhill ; 3. Matthew 

 Miller, gardener to Mr Thomas Lead- 

 better, Alderbank, Bothwell. 



BOUQUETS. 



A Table Bouquet— 1. Peter Fox, Vic- 

 toria Gardens ; 2. James M. Ramsay, 

 Helensburgh ; 3. Robert Taylor, gar- 

 dener to Capt. Stirling Stewart, Castle- 

 milk. 



A Hand Bouquet — 1. Robert Arroll, 

 gardener, Helensburgh ; 2. Jas. Ramsay; 

 3. Robert Taylor. 



FRUIT. 



Two bunches Grapes — Wm. Kirk- 

 patrick, gardener, Airthrey Castle. 



VEGETABLES. 



Twenty-five Asparagus — L Robert 

 Wilson ; 2. Thomas Walker, gardener 

 to Col. Hozier, Tannochside ; 3. Wm. 

 Kirkpatrick. 



Two Cucumbers — 1. H. W. Lewin ; 



2. William Birrell ; 3. Robert Hether- 

 ington. 



Six stalks Rhubarb — 1. James S. 

 Ritchie, Denny ; 2, Jas. Watson, gar- 

 dener to Mrs Brown, Holmfauldhead, 

 Govan ; 3. Robert Wilson. 



Twenty-four pods Peas — 1. Matthew 

 Miller ; 2. Thomas Walker ; 3. Robert 

 Wilson. 



Two heads Cauliflower — Rob. Wilson. 



Two heads Cabbage — 1. John 

 M'Gregor, gardener to Mr William 

 Hinshaw, Barrochan ; 2. Wm. Boyd ; 



3. James Graham. 



Six Turnips — 1. Thomas Walker ; 2. 

 Alexander Baird ; 3. John M'Gregor. 



Six Carrots — 1. John M'Gregor ; 2. 

 Matthew Miller ; 3. Thomas Walker. 



Three Lettuces — 1. William Kirk- 



