Aran 13, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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by their absence; but some very pretty tables were 
arranged by Messrs, T. Methven & Son, Edinburgh, 
atis, Liliums, and 
some 
essrs. Barr & Son, of Covent 
7 P, Aitken had a table filled with herbaceous pere 
nial p 
ts. 
the class for tables 3 pie arranged 
two competitors, 
er 
pacer ee! Amongst plants of 
robium: E a 
n ; Mr. G. 
* 4 prs ig 
ndrons 
Bennett, gr., Stanley Lodge, Gogar, a 
Oboisya terna! ternata Mr. poe 
dein ng noted among» at ‘hie ah, 
and flowered 1 a Bhododendron Tady Alice "Fie 
liam being his best. . W. Ben 2nd, The 
1 bi ‘class for six and green — use 
ts. the six being in * form, plants of 
tianum, variety Wardii, and Cœlogyne 
eristata. 
* pone plant superb 
kes; a plaat a Outta 
"ike ewise — 2n t. M. 
t ot Oypripedium 
Boral Theving about fifty flowers, and a well-flowered Cœlogyne 
moniana. Eight eatries were made for the specimen 
Orchid} and a well-flowered example of D. Wardianum from 
. Mi ell, Bantaskin, Falkirk, was let; Mr. R. Cairns, 
— 
Dundee, 
INDICA, as might ba expected, were numerous, 
best three, 
Can aan a “Edinburgh, 
was 2nd. For a single specimen Azalea . W. Murray, 
Restalrig, was lst with a large plant, but which was not in 
FERNS, ich are usually shown va at Edinburgh shows, 
brought the renter exhibitors e three exotic species, 
Mr, 5 . r. gr. to P P. N. Frase A Rocky ille, Selgin’ 
comer on 
— 
com petition keen, 
Mr. Liberton, came out 
asa E. n, with a fine Dasylirion pinua and Asparagus 
pl the six foli cintyre was lst, 
with ach: Mi “but wenn well-grown 
Misccllan:ous Plants 
weak. Mr. S. Abbott, gr., Preston 
Csclamens, ontrary, 
T. Lunt, gr., Kerr House, —— had large plan 
covered with e foliage strong and — and he 
st prize 
was successful in ue the 1 for twelve and six. 
Pelargoniums, althoug „were fairly well ered 
but entries were not many. Mr. D. Plenderleith, Spylaw 
Road, Edinburgh, was lst in the soli class set for 
these plants. Cinerarias occupi large amount of space, 
the flowers and plants being generally of good quality. 
8 by Mr. R. T. Rae (lst), Sunlaws, Roxburgh, were large, 
dense e 31 was 
with good but Plants of Deutzia gracilis 
occupied a great lot of huge specimens st s 
Mr. wenty. Mignonette is always 
wi inburgh; and the standard plants by 
Mr. Alexander we y examples of good culture. Of 
mula sinensis and P nica, good plants of both were 
i , the latter being especially numerous yacinths 
n 
xhibi qu 
ar. 01 L. Carn arnegie (er. Mr. Ga e e). 1 was Ist 
and six ulips and Narcissus were 
numerously shown 
Cut “Fiwere.—'The ere class was undoubtedly the 
ouse 
Only seven classes were were dered to g. E. Bente 
competitors wore few. For one Pineapple, Mr. 
D 
we ls Je de dapet mege 3 ee a dish 
of 8 W. Smith, gr., Oxenford Castle, was 
the only exhibitor of two bunches each of black and “white 
Grapes, and was awarded th 2 * in In the 
aay for Fi ik and Pears, M D. Logan, gr., Coldstream, 
Ist 
VEGETABLES. 
As in the classes for it, a thinness prevailed, although 
in some classes the exhibits were excellent. This 
the case in the collection of 
Ws vim Selkirk, lst, and > 
The latter was Ist for the enge stalks ot Rhubarb, The 
classes pal Leeks, Beetroot, and Tarnips were those most 
— . contested, while for Cucum gre Tomatos, and 
Asparagus, few entries were made. 
In th RSERYMEN’S competitions, Messrs. R. B. Laird & 
— were the most successful — It was here in the 
large plants usually brou 2 competition in these classes 
pose! they were most issed, the forcing of hardy Rho loden - 
drons, &o., af i ti 
For r — plants, not fewer than six varieties, Messr: 8. 
R. B & Sons were lot: and James rig voy Helensbu —— 
and. "The 7 firm were also lat for twelve distin 
M. ‘ 
~ AuRIC OULAS were well s taged by Mr. J bes, Hav wick, the 
prizes for the classes of Alpine and *. varieties going to 
this grow 
Obituary. 
ee of the Curator, Mr. Nicholson, which 
. 6, at the age of th 
The most earnest th 
and atea will be extended to Mr, Watson on 
— distressing calamity that has befallen him. 
THE WEATHER, 
(The term “accumulated temperature” indicates the aggre- 
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4. Midland Counties; 5, Engla: eh Be B s. 
Principal wre &c., Districts—6, Scotland, EA 1. 
oy wor Ti i - meet g. W.: 9, Ireland, N.; 
10. 9. : 
THE PAAD 8 
Tus following summary record weather throughout 
the r 3 April 6, is furnished 
2 omar continued noméwhat changeable and 
settled, bat was finer in the north-east, . 
than elsewhere. Falls of rain, hail. dor sleet were were very frequent 
the Kingdom, but the amounts were 
was below t. 
to 3° over the greater England, and to 4° in 
‘England, N.W.’ The ot maxima were re- 
corded on rather i and ranged from 
in * nd, E.,“ and 57% in W., to 52° in 
R 3 . N., and to 50° in N. 
over 
the Irish an ey ranged 
j Erom 34° to 30° ia Treland, and from 33° to 38° over 
Fi — ra unfall exceeded the Scotland, N. ptr 
just equalled 3 in * England, E, wre z. W. but was rather 
less than the elsewhere 
＋ bright sunshine showed a i Me e all districts, 
excepting ae pra N. K. 
duration ranged from 35 in“ 
111 
The percenta 
England, S. W., ite 
Islands,’ and 29 in England, N. K.,“ pete erg N.W 
and to 18 in the Midland Counties,’ and ‘ Scot 
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s. d. . d. ae d. 1. d. 
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booms s». „ 60-60 eyed, 12 bun. 5 0-60 
Azaleas, e Paper - white, 
sprays... *. 06-10) „12 bun. . 8 0 10 0 
5 0 - 1 0| Orchids :— 
Carnations, 12 bl 16-30  Oattleya,12bims. 6 0-12 0 
Daffodils, double, | Odontoglossum 
dozen bunches . 3 0 40 orispum. 12 blm. 3 0- 6 0 
— single, dor, bun. 4 0- 60 Pyrethrums, 12 bun. 2 0- 40 
ch: per 4 0- 6 0 Roses, doz. 1 0-20 
Gardenias, doz, 30-40 — 20-40 
0 60-90 
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doze 16-2 6 
wow. 10-20 
10-16 
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