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THE GARDENER. 



[May 



Two Bunches of Grapes — 1. Mr Tem- 

 ple, Biilbiruie ; 2. C. M 'Taggart, Ar- 

 uistou. 



Twenty-four Apples, cooking, six 

 sorts — 1. Jolin Cuuiming, Amistield ; 

 2. John Bruiiton, Gilmoreton. 



Twelve Ap[»les, dessert, three sorts 

 — 1. John dimming ; 2. James Gillon, 

 Ormiston. 



Twelve Pears, dessert, three sorts — 



1. J. Camming ; 2. J. Brunton. 



The best collection of Vegetables, 

 eight sorts, excluding Cucuaibers— 1. 

 James Gordon ; 2. Mr Temple, Bal- 

 birnie. 



Six heaviest stalks Pthubarb — 1. 

 John Fraser, Belmont ; 2. J. H. Por- 

 terfiehl, Hermitage. 



Six head Sea- Kale— 1. J. H. Porter- 

 field ; 2. James Gillon. 



Three Broccoli — 1. James Gordon ; 



2. Alex. Anderson, Ilatho. 



Six Leeks — 1. James Hannah, Burn- 

 head ; 2. A. Anderson. 



A Pint of Mushrooms— 1. William 

 Thomson ; 2. Colin Macfarlane. 



Three Cabbage — 1. Gumming, Amis- 

 field : 2. Alex. Gibson, Edmonstone. 



Two Cucumbers — George Grcig, 

 Craigend Park. 



NURSERYMEN. 



Eighteen distinct Hyacinths — 1. 

 Downie, Laird, & Laing; 2. Thomas 

 Methven & Sons. 



Six Rhododendrons, varieties, in 

 pots or tubs — T. Methven & Sons. 



Six Camellia Blooms, varieties — 

 Messrs Dickson & Co. 



A Hand Bouquet of Flowers — 1. T. 

 Methven & Sons ; 2, Dickson & Co. 



For the best - assorted Table of 

 Plants, in flower or foliage, not ex- 

 ceeding 30 by 3 feet— 1. J. & R. 

 Thyne, Glasgow ; 2. T. Methven & 

 Sons; 3. Dickson & Co. ; 4. Dickson 

 & Sons. 



CERTIFICATES FOR SEEDLINGS. 



Variegated Beet— Certificate of Me- 

 rit to Mr Clark, gardener, Parson's 

 Green. 



Seedling Rhododendron, Duchess of 

 Buccleuch — Methven & Sons, First- 

 class Certificate. 



Viola lutea pallida — Certificate of 

 Merit to Dickson & Co. 



Glasgow and West of Scotland Horticultural Society. —This pros- 

 perous Society held its Spriug Show in the Glasgow City Hall on the 

 29th March. The early morning was characterised by an unusually severe 

 frost for the season, and exhibitors had to take great precautions against its 

 effects on the tender plants which they brought forward on this occasion. 

 The day, however, proved auspicious, and the number of visitors who crowded 

 the hall and side-rooms throughout the day was more than usually large. The 

 exhibition, as a whole, was very creditable to all concerned. The Hyacinths, 

 Tulips, and other spring bulbs were very robust and fine, especially the 

 Hyacinths. So were the Azaleas, Deutzias, and fine-foliaged plants in the 

 miscellaneous collections. Our space forbids us to notice the individual plants 

 in the numerous classes. The following are the awards of the judges, who 

 were : — 



On Plants (gardeners) — Mr George Johnstone, Glamis Castle ; Mr William 

 Currie, Hamilton Palace; Mr David Henderson, Wemyss Bay. On Plants 

 (amateurs)— Mr William Thomson, The Gardens, Dalkeith Palace; Mr David 

 Thomson, The Gardens, Drumlanrig Castle ; Mr John Methven, The Gardens, 

 Blythswood. On Hyacinths (gardeners and amateurs)— Mr John Downie, 

 Edinburgh; Mr James Thomson, Summer Place, Edinburgh ; Mr William 

 Paton, Partick. On Crocus, Primulas, &c. — Mr James Forbes, Overtoun ; 

 Mr William Dickson, Crossflat Nursery, Paisley; Mr James M'Millan, Ers- 

 kine Gardens, 



OPEN to all. 

 Collection of Plants— 1. Messrs J. & 

 R. Thyne, Buchanan Street; 2. Jas. 

 Graham, gardener to Sir George Camp- 

 bell, Garscube; 3, John James, gardener 

 to Mr George Duncan, Shettleston. 



Collection of Dutch Bulbs, in bloom 

 — Peter M'Kenzie, Gordon Street. 



Six Plants for Table Decoration— 1. 

 Messrs J. & R. Thyne ; 2. John Craig, 

 gardener to Mr John Reid.GlenHuntly, 

 Port-Glasgow ; 3. Robert Blair, gar- 



