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THE GARDENER. 



[Oct. 



one of the best shows ever held in the West of ScoUand. Both plants, cut 

 flowers, and fruit were numerous and fine. AVe have just sjjace to append the 

 list of prizes. 



The judges were: — On Plants — Mr Dickson, the Gardens, Ferguslie ; Mr 

 M'Keuzie of Edinburgh ; Mr J. Mitchell, Panuiure House, Dundee ; Mr Benja- 

 min "Williams, Paradise Nursery, London. On Vegetables — Mr R. King, Barrow- 

 field, Eastwood ; Mr J. Clark, gardener, Clayslap ; Mr R. Ingram, Eldert-lie, by 

 Renfrew ; Mr D. Boyd, Thornton, Uddit)gston. Fruit and Bouquets — Mr J. 

 Connon, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh ; Mr C. Hume, Rochsoles, Airdrie ; Mr J. 

 Sutherland, Helenslee, Dumbarton. Cut Flowers, Dahlias, Holljhocks, Pansies, 

 and Gladioli— Mr R. Andrews, Neilston ; Mr J. Peddie, Holm, Cathcart. Cut 

 flowers— Mr SLanks of Gartliston, Coatbridge ; Mr Grierson, Coltness ; Mr J. 

 Methven, Blythswood. 



OPEN TO ALL. 



Six Geraniums, varieties — 1. Archd. 

 Chapman, gardener to Mr John Goldie, 

 Lauijjside ; 2, Neil Campbell, gardener 

 to Mr Jas. Couper, Cathcart ; 3. Jas. 

 F. Mills, Hutchesontown Gardens. 



T wen ty -four Bl'oms Pansies, varieties 

 — 1. Matthew Pollock, Newmilus ; 2, 

 Jas. Orr, gardener to Mr W. Marshall, 

 Lady burn ; 3. Thomas Findlay, Mauch- 

 line. 



Three Orchids, varieties — James 

 Murray, gardener to Mrs Crum, the 

 Rouken, 



One specimen Heath — 1. William 

 Clark, gardener to Mrs Thomson, Camp- 

 hill ; 2. James Orr ; 3. James Murray. 



FOR GARDENERS AND AMATEURS. 



House Plants. — Twelve specimen 

 Plants Ornamental Foliage Geraniums 

 — 1. Neil Campbell ; 2. Wm. Boyd, gar- 

 dener to Mr Thos. Fmdlay, Easterhill ; 

 3. Thomas Stobo, Hutchesontown Gar- 

 dens. 



Three double-flowering Geraniums, 

 varieties— William S. Bookless, Hutch- 

 esontown Gardens. 



Six House Plants, varieties, in flower 

 — 1. James Buchanan, gardener to Mr 

 A. Miller, Busby; 2. James Murray and 

 Wm. Boyd, equal. 



Three House Plants, varieties, in 

 flower — L Thos. Hogg, gardener to 

 Mr David Tod, Ironbauk, Partick ; 2. 

 Robert Caskie, gardener to Mr A. 

 Graham, Thornwood, Partick ; 3. J. 

 Buchanan. 



Four fine Foliage Plants — 1. James 

 Ollerhead, gardener to Mr S. Higgin- 

 botham, Killermont ; 2. James Buch- 

 anan and Archd. Chapman, equal ; 3. A. 

 Cameron, gardener to Mr A. B. Stew- 

 art, Langside. 



Three Ericas, varieties — 1. James 



Cant, gardener to Mr Robert Cuthbert, 



the Craigs ; 2. T. Hogg ; 3. R. Ca.skie. 



Three Fuchsias, varieties — L James 



Macleod, Thistlebank, Helensburgh ; 



2. A. Cameron ; 3. Alex. Walker, gar- 

 dener to Thomas Hill, Esq., IMerrjlee. 



Three pots Liliums, varieties — 1. 

 Alexander Walker ; 2. James Macleod ; 



3. Robert Caskie. 



One pot Lilium auratum — James 

 Macleod. 



Tiiree trained Petunias, varieties — 

 John M'Nab, gardener to James Wil- 

 son, Esq., Paisley Road. 



Four Ferns— I. James Buchanan and 

 Thos. Hogg, equal; 2. Archd. Chap- 

 man and Joseph Fleming, gardener to 

 J. C. Wakefield, Esq., Eastwood Park, 

 equal ; 3. James Canr. 



One Tree Fern— 1. Thos. Hogg; 2. 

 Joseph Fleming ; 3. A. Cameron. 



One specimen Todea superba — 1. 

 James Buchanan; 2. Jas. Murray. 



Two specimens Todea — 1. A. Cam- 

 eron ; 2. Thos. Hogg. 



Four Cockscombs — 1. George Robert- 

 son, gardener to S. Adam, Esq., Green- 

 ock ; 2. Robert Kerr, gardener to Jas. 

 Smith, Esq., Greenock ; 3. William 

 Boyd. 



Six varieties British Ferns — 1. Mat- 

 thew Miller, gardener to Thos. Lead- 

 better, E^q., Both well; 2. Hugh Camp- 

 bell, gardener to Thos. M 'Milking, 

 Esq., Helensburgh: 3. Jas. Murray. 



FOR NUESERTMEN. 



Cut Flowers. — Twenty-four Blooms 

 Dahlias, varieties — 1. George White, 

 nurseryman. Paisley ; 2. William Paul, 

 nurseryman. Paisley. 



Twenty.four Blooms Roses, varieties 

 — 1. George Gordon, gardener to John 

 Todd, Esq., Finnich, Drymen ; 2. W. 

 Pari an e, Roselea, Row ; 3. Robertson 

 & Galloway, seedsmen, Glasgow. 



