September 12, 1865. 1 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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first, Mr. .Tnmcs Gordon, ganlenor. NiiUlrio ; socoiul, Mr. .John King, 

 BmntHfiekl Honse. Variegated Ufraniunis : fir'^t. Mr.Uami^s llt'nder- 

 non. Millbank; aocond, Mr. T. M'(iwig!in, gard.'niT to Mr. (iibson. 

 Woolmct. Twelve cut Koses : first. Mr. tleorgv Winiyss, Springivood 

 Tftrk, Keho; second, Mr. James Hondcrson, Millbank, Gorebrid^'O. 

 Extra : Mr. A. Boj-nnt, Balcan-as Cottage ; and Mr. Robert 

 Stan*ie, Kinuet, Bo'uess. Twelve quilled Asters : first, Mr. Jobn 

 Taylor, Midtield Cottage, Invereak , second, Mr. Duncan Kerr, (lleu- 

 carHc, lloslin ; third, Mr. Jones, Bangholm liower. Trinity. Twelve 

 Chrysantht-mum-tlowered Asters: first. Mr. MX'abo, Hideyn Hall, 

 Newcastle : second, Mr. AVilliani Roid, New Hailes, Mnsselhnrgli. 

 Extra: Mr. Duncan Kerr, Glencarsc. Six Phloxes: first, William 

 Blackwood, Esq.. Mindeu, Peebles ; second, Mr. George Smith, Cler- 

 niiston. Corsfoi-phiue ; e-^tra, Mr. .John HuniiUon, Miuto. 



Of Ciladioli, many beautiful stands were sliown. forming one of the 

 most attractive features of the floral display. Those from Messrs. 

 Dowuic. Laird it Laiug, Messrs. Dickson iV Son. Newtouards, Ireland, 

 Mr. Ilan-isou. Dailington.andMi-. Marshall, were particularly worthy 

 of remark. Among the finest in the different stands were John 

 Watercr, Napoleon III., Penelope, Lord Raglan, Pnncesft Clotbildc, 

 Rtiine Victoria, Madame Vilnioriu, Edulia, Liune, Raphael, La Quin- 

 tinie, Mazeppa, and Mathilde de Landevoisin. 



Awards. — For fifty: equal first, Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing; 

 nnd Messrs. A. Dickson A: Son, Newtonards; .second, Mr. Harrison, 

 "Darlington. For twelve: first. Mr. Marshall, Sand House, North- 

 umberland ; second. Mr. John Tliompson, Preston Tower, Chathill ; 

 thii-d, Mr. Henderson, I\lillbank ; extra, Mr. K. Grant, Grange 

 Cemeteiy. 



Hollyhocks, shown in spikes and in cut blooms, were remarkably 

 good. "Messrs. Downie & Co., sent eleven very fine spikes, including 

 'Earl of Bredalbane, Charles Eyre, Mrs. Do^vnie, Lady Kokeby. Jaune 

 <l"Or, Orange Perfection, Hon. Mrs.Cheape, Seraph, William Young, and 

 John Cowan. Mr. Thompson, Preston Tower, had the finest spilresin 

 the Amateurs' class. Lord Rokeby. Hon. Mrs. Cheape, Lord Clifdeu, 

 and Mrs. McKenzie were particularly good. In other stands, Glory, 

 Lord Loughborough, Countess of Craven, Mrs. G. Shai^ie, and George 

 Keith were fine flowers. A fine rosy crimson seedling, named John 

 Downie, from Mr. Allan^ Belchester, received a certificate. 



Awards. — Eleven spikes of Hollyhocks : first, Messrs. Downie, Laird, 

 and Laiug ; second, Messrs. Carstairs & Sons. Nine spikes : first, 

 Mr. John Thompson. Preston Tower, Chatliill ; second, Mr. Daniel Bell, 

 Beechwood ; third. Mr. James Vair, Gogar Bank ; extra, Mr. James 

 Allan, Belchester, Coldstream. Five spikes: first, Mr. Walter Allan, 

 Ratho House ; second, Mr. Thomas Shannon, Kedhall, Slateford. 

 Twelve cut blooms : first, Mr. J. Thompson ; second, Mr. James Allan, 

 Belchester ; Mi-. M'Kellar, Ivirkland Lodge. 



Dahlias were magnificent, finer blooms have not been anywhere seen 

 than those shown in the majority of the stands, and particularly in 

 those of Messrs. Downie. Laird, & Laing. in the class for twenty-four. 

 These were Criterion. Anna Keynes, Harry, Alexamlra. Baron Taun- 

 ton, Willie Austin, Queen of Primroses, Favourite, Miss Henshaw, 

 Lord Derby, Leah, Excelsior, Leopold, DeUcata, No Plus Ultra, Miss 

 Roberts, Imperial, Garibaldi, Golden Admii-ation, Charlotte Dorling, 

 Golden Gem, Scaidet Gem, Stella Colas, and Princess Alice. Mr. 

 Harrison, Darlington, had Mauve Queen, Criterion, Lord Derby, and 

 several others very tine ; and Messrs. Dicksons had also excellent 

 blooms. In the Amateurs" Class for eighteen, Mr. J. Thompson bad 

 Criteiion oi remarkable size, also Alexandi'a, Norfolk Hero, Lady 

 Lilian Paulet, Umpire, Bob Ridley, Delicata, Goldfinder, Lord 

 Derby, Charlotte Dorling. Stella Colas, Miss Henshaw, Duchess of 

 Northumberland, and Belloua, all of which were fine and some of 

 them veiy large blooms. Mr. Vair al^o had very good blooms of 

 several of the above-named kinds ; and iu the class for twelve blooms 

 some vei"y good stands were set np, in which were included blooms of 

 most of the varieties alieady enumerated. In Fancies, Messrs. Downie 

 ■were first, with Prospero, Queen Mab, Sam Bartlett. Norah Creina, 

 Ebor. Mrs. .Toy, ISIrs. Reid, Startler (Keynes), Startler (Peri^). 

 Pauline, Reliance, and Gem. In the Amateurs' classes were also 

 very good examples of most of the above. 



Awards. — Twenty-four blooms : first, Messrs. Downie, Laii*d, and 

 Laing; second, Mr. Harrison, Darlington; third, Messrs. Dickson 

 and Sous. Newtonards. Eighteen blooms : first, Mr. John Thompson. 

 Preston Tower ; second. Mr. James Vaii'. Gogar Bank ; third, Mr. 

 Alex. Kerr, Saughton Hall. Twelve blooms : first, Mr. J. Mitchell, 

 Games Esken, Heltnsburgh ; second, Mr. William Vair, Duloch; 

 third, Mr. Bryant, Balerno Cottage. Twelve Fancy (Nurserymen) : 

 first, Messrs. Downie, Laii'd, & Laing ; second, Messrs. A. Dickson 

 and Son, Newtonards, Ireland ; third, Mr. Harrison, Darlington. 

 Twelve Fancy (Amateurs) ; first, Mr. William Vair, Dnloch ; second, 

 Mr. James Vair, Gogar Bank; thii-d, Mr. A. Kerr. Sanghton Hall. 

 Six Fancy : first, Mr. James Gildewan, Crossgates. Fife ; second, Mr. 

 James M'Harden. Orangefield, Belfast ; third, Mr. Thomas Weir, 

 Kerse House, Falkirk. 



Miscellaneous subjects consisted of an excellent plant of Vallota 

 pnrpurea fi'om Mr. Currie, Salisbui-y Green, and the rare Phalienopsis 

 Portei from Mr. Lees, Tynninghame. This had about a score of 

 blooms. Mr. Robson, gardener to Viscount Holmesdale, Linton Park, 

 Staplehurst, contributed an interesting collection of cones produced 

 this year at that place. Among them were those^of Cryptomeria 

 japonica; Piuus insignia, deusiflora, excelsa; Picea nobilis, and Web- 



biaua ; Abies morinda; Cuprosaus Tjawsouiana and Lambertiana; 

 Thujopsis borealis, and Rctiuosjiora pisifora, and seeds of Araucaria 

 imbricata, the cono having unfortunately gone to pieces. From 

 Messrs. (^sborn, I'uUiam, came a colh-ction of ornamental Pjtus and 

 Cratitgus fruit, some of which were very pretty. Beard's system of 

 glazing, which has already been fully noticed in these pages, wfls 

 also exhibited. 



The Judges wore — for fruit. Dr. Hogg, Mr. T.Moore, Mr. Webster, 

 Gordon Castle ; Mr. Lunt, Ardgowan ; Mr. Cramb, Tortworth Court ; 

 Mr. Laing, and Mr. Carmichael, Saudringham ; aud for flowers, 

 Messrs. W. Paul, W. Dean, Thompson, Prcstou Tower ; Allan, Bel- 

 chester, Coldstream ; Turnbull, Bothwell Castle ; Carmichael, McNab, 

 and Henderson of Millbank. 



Ix the evening a sumptnona and admirably- served dinner took place 

 at the Douglas Hotel. Sir William (iihson-Craig, of Riccarton, oc- 

 cupied the chair, Mr. J. Caniplicll Swlntou and Mr. W. Thomson 

 acting as croupiers. About two liundred sat down, among whom were 

 Messrs. W. Paul, Harry Veitch, T. Moore, .1. Staudish, C. Turner, R. 

 Parker, J. W. Chapman. R. Foriune, B. S. Williams, Mackenzie 

 (Alexandi-a Park), R.Glendinning, and numerous leading horticulturists 

 from all parts of the kingdom. The usual loyal toasts having been 

 di'unk, the Chairman, in proiuising " The health of the Lord Provost 

 and Magistrates of Edinburgh," said that the Council of Edinburgh 

 had now the honour of being presided over by a man who had done 

 more for horticultui'e and arboricuUui-e, and for the general cultivation 

 of the countrj', than perhai)S any man of his day in Scotland. Of 

 course they were all aware he alluded to Mr. Lawson, the present 

 most excellent Lord Provost. There was no man in Scotland who 

 had done so much for the exhibition of agricultural and horticultural 

 produce in this country, aud also at the great shows in London and 

 abroad. In all these things Mr. Lawson had always acted in the most 

 liberal manner, regardless of outlay, and with immense expense of 

 time, trouble, and exertion. He was known not only throughout tliis 

 country, but all over England, and he might say iu eveiy part of the 

 Continent, and he much regi-etted to think that from an attack of ill- 

 ness he was not able to be present. 



Mr. C. Graham Lawson returned thanks. 



The health of the Duke of Buccleuch, having been drunk, 



Sir William Cr^ug said the next toast was one which might be 

 called the toast of the evening — namely, " The Horticultural Society 

 of Edinburgh."' He had some difiiculty in proposing this toast, be- 

 cause it appeared to him that the best commendation of the Horticul- 

 tural Society was to be found in such a show as had this day taken 

 place. That show, he was assured by friends who had seen many of 

 the gi'eat shows of England aud the Continent, was equal in regard to 

 fruit aud general excellence to anything they had ever seen in any 

 other countrj' in the world. Now, considering that such a show had 

 taken place in Scotland, where they were supposed to possess a cold 

 and wretched climate and barren soU — although he did not quite 

 admit the description which others had given of it — it must be ac- 

 knowledged to be a very remarkable one, and in the highest degree 

 creditable to the Scottish gardeners. He did not say it in the least 

 invidiously, and he would be the last to raise a bad feeling between 

 the Scotch gardeners aud the English, but it must be admitted in 

 tlie matter of Grapes, the Grapes of Scotch gardeners had earned 

 off the palm. It might be said that the Scotch gardeners had the ad- 

 vantage, being on their own ground ; but on the other hand, they were 

 entitled to say that if the English had had better Grapes and better 

 fruit they ought to have sent them. He thought it a most extraor- 

 diuaiy thiug that in this cold and barren countiy. as it was called, they 

 should have produced such fruit. He had no doubt there were English 

 gardeners quite equal to the best they had in Scotland ; but this at 

 least he would say, that there was uo school for gardeners in the world 

 equal to the Scotch school. He believed the head-gardeners in Scot- 

 land, who were generally men of intelligence and education, took the 

 very gi-eatest care iu the training of the young men under their charge, 

 instructing them in gardening and botany aud the kindred arts, there- 

 by making them fit for any situation whatever in connection with hor- 

 ticulture in any part of the world. It was the tuition of their head- 

 gardeners that made Scotland to be looked to by all parts of the world 

 for men for places of trust, and he knew no other capacity in which 

 he could always more confidently recommend bis countrjTuen than in 

 that of gardening. As they were under a cold climate they were obliged 

 to put forth the more skill and science to counteract it, and they were 

 therefore accustomed to show what could he done in the most adverse 

 circumstances. If he could point to any man pre-eminently distin- 

 guished as a Scotch gardener, he would name Mr. Thomson, gardener 

 to the Duke of Buccltuch ; and in confinnation of what he had said as 

 to the care in the education aud tuition of the under-gardeners shown 

 by head-gardeners in Scotland, he had great pleasure in saying that 

 to-day a testimonial had been given to Mr. Thomson by a body of 

 young gardeners he had trained, along with an expression of their wann- 

 est gi'atitude to him for the care and anxiety he had shown in their 

 training. Of this Society, established by practical gardeners, IVIr. 

 Thomson had been one of the originators, and one of the warmest 

 promoters, and he thought bis health would fitly be coupled with 

 the toast of prosperity to the Horticultui-al Society of Edinburgh. 

 This Society was yet a very young society, but he trusted soon to 



