240 THE GARDENER. [May 1870. 



as a gardener, and added that of architect, and the results prove that he had not 

 overestimated his ability. The winter terrace-garden at Woodstock is the most 

 unique thing of the sort in the three kingdoms, and is entirely the work of our 

 friend, both in design and execution. Its massive architectural walls, sculptured 

 granite vases and urns, would do credit to our best architects. The rockworks, 

 Conifers, especially the Araucarias, and many other striking features of the fine 

 place he leaves, will bear lasting testimony to his enthusiasm as a landscape- 

 gardener, as well as to the munificence of his employers.] 



Testimonial to Mr Methven, Nurseryman, Edinburgh. — A number 

 of Mr Methven's friends connected with horticulture and arboriculture in 

 various parts of the country, took the opportunity of their being in Edinburgh, 

 at the spring exhibition of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, of pre- 

 senting him with a very handsome wrought silver epergne and massive salver, 

 bearing the following inscription — "Presented to Mr Thomas Methven, Nursery- 

 man, Edinburgh, March 29, 1870, by a few of his Horticultural and Arboricul- 

 tural friends, as a token of their esteem for him personally, and of the sense they 

 entertain of the many services he has rendered to cultural science." The presen- 

 tation took place in the Cafe Royal, in the presence of about forty of the sub- 

 scribers. The meeting was characterised by a cordiality which must have been 

 very gratifying to Mr Methven. 



Essays on Window and Cottage Gardening. — The prizes offered by Mr 

 W. Egerton Hubbard, jun., through the medium of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society, have b,en awarded as follows — viz., For an Essay on Cottage Gar- 

 dening, the prize of £5 to Mr E. W. Badger, Midland Counties Herald, Bir- 

 mingham. For an Essay on Window-Gardening, the prize of £3 to Mr H. But- 

 tery, Clapham. For the former prize thirty-four Essays were sent in, of which 

 number those from Mr W. Payres, Nottingham, and Mr E. Luckhurst, Eger- 

 ton House Gardens, Kent, were highly commended : and those from Mr D. F. 

 Fish, Hardwicke House, Bury St Edmunds ; Mr A. Meikle, Read Hall, Whalley ; 

 Mr P. Grieve, Culford ; and Mr W. Early, Dingswell, were severally commended. 

 For the Window-Gardening prize, eighteen Essays were contributed, that frdm 

 Mr D. F. Fish being highly commended ; and those from Mr E. Luckhurst, Eger- 

 ton House Gardens; Mr A. Meikle, Read Hall; and Mr W. Moss, Shelfield, 

 Wickham, Hants, were commended. In several of the other cases under both 

 heads, good practical papers were sent in. 



