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THE GARDENER. 



[May 



3. James Cant, gardener to Mr Robt. 

 Cuthbert, The Craigs, Greenock. 



A Hand Bouquet — 1. James ^libie 

 Kamsay ; 2. Hobt. Vallance, foreman, 

 Overtoun Gardens ; 3. Ilobt. Taylor ; 



4. Geo. Russell, gardener to Mr J. 15. 

 Mirrlees, Great Western Road. 



FOR AMATEURS. 



Six Hyacinths, distinct varieties, in 

 pot— 1. Wm. Robertson, Albert Gar- 

 dens ; 2. And. Wilkie, Hutcheson- 

 town Gardens; 3. Robt. Robertson, 

 Albert Gardens ; 4, Josej)h Harris, 

 Ruthergleu. 



Six Hyacinths, distinct varieties, in 

 water— 1. James H. Sharpe, 108 Pol- 

 lok Street ; 2. Charles Rennie, Mungo- 

 land, Falkirk; 3. John B. Wilson, 

 tertius, 14 Moray Place ; 4. Joseph 

 Harris. 



Three Hyacinths, distinct varieties, 

 in pot — 1. Wm. Currie, Thornbank, 

 Bothwell ; 2. John Gardner, 73 Ab- 

 botsford Place ; 3. Wm Robertson. 



Two Pots Polyanthus Narcissus, var- 

 ieties — 1. Wm. Robertson ; 2. John 

 Marshall ; 3. Andrew Wilkie. 



Two Pots Tulips, varieties — 1. James 

 Fleming, Old Man's Asylum ; 2. Wm. 

 Robertson ; 3 John Marshall. 



Two Pots Crocus, varieties — 1. John 

 Marshall; 2. William M'lntosh, St 

 Mungo Gardens. 



Two Stove Plants, varieties — 1. 

 Robert Robertson ; 2. John B. AVilson, 

 tertius ; 3. Wm. Robertson. 



Two Greenhouse Plants, varieties — 



1. William Wright, Annfield, Airdrie; 



2. William Robertson; 3. John B. 

 Wilson, tertius. 



One Azalea — 1. John B. Wilson, 

 tertius ; 2. David Coghill, Hutcheson- 

 town Gardens, 



One Camellia, in pot and bloom — 1. 

 Wm. Wright; 2. John Marshall; 3. 

 R. G. Stirling, Woodburu Cottage, 

 Cathcart. 



One Amaryllis — 1. Wm. Wright; 2. 

 Wm. Robertson. 



One Specimen Deutzia— 1. R. G. 



Stirling ; 2. Peter Fox, Victoria Gar- 

 dens ; 3. Jas. F, Mills, Hutcheson- 

 town Gardens. 



One Fern — 1, John B. Wilson, ter- 

 tius ; 2. Richard Cameron, Stewarton; 

 3. Peter Fox. 



One Pan Lily of the Valley — Wm. 

 ;M 1 ntosh. 



Two Pots Chinese Primulas — 1. Peter 

 Fox; 2. Wm. Robertson; 3. Jas. F. 

 Mills, 



ladies' competition. 



Six Hyacinths, grown in water, and 

 shown in glasses — 1. Mrs Jas. H, 

 Sharpe, 108 Pollock Street; 2. Miss 

 Cook, 47 Clarence Street ; 3. Mrs 

 John Wilson, 14 Moray Place. 



Three Hyacinths, grown entirely in 

 water — 1. Mrs James H. Sharpe; 2, 

 Miss Cook ; 3. Mrs William Robert- 

 son, 120 Nabnrn Street. 



EXaiBITED. 



John Clasper, florist, Stewarton — 

 small stove and greenhouse plants and 

 seedlings ; highly commended. 



Wm. Montgomery, nurseryman, 

 Haghill — stove and greenhouse plants; 

 highly commended, 



William Thomson, The Gardens, 

 Dalkeith Palace — Grapes (white Lady 

 Downes) ; highly commended. 



John Methveu, The Gardens, Blyths- 

 wood — two bunches Grapes (Lady 

 Downes) ; commended. 



Andrew M'Lauchlan, Dungourney 

 House, Greenock — bunch of last year's 

 Grapes and Cucumbers ; commended, 



James Ollerhead, The Gardens, Kil- 

 lermont — table bouquet ; highly com- 

 mended. 



Robert S. Low, Cowgate, Kirkin- 

 tilloch — flower - case and aquarium ; 

 commended. 



Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fire- 

 clay Works — splendid collection of 

 vases, &c. 



Hugh M'Kellar, ironmonger, 73 Ar- 

 gyll Street— iron flower-pots, &c. 



Alexander Grant, 168 Trongate— 

 magnilicent display of artificial flowers. 



KEPORT OF THE WEATHER.— 1871. 



On March 14th we had 8° of frost ; on the 15th, 12° ; and on the 16th, 7°. Our 

 thermometer is self-registering, and hangs 5 feet from the ground, against a 

 north wall. The garden lies high, with a considerable incline to the south, and 

 well sheltered from the north. 



