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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
(Szpreuser 21, 1895, 
produce bad stock. He did not know any secret mode of 
па ge am 
Arthur Newby, manager to Messrs. Hurst, of 
нові, said іп rate to one of their Swedes, Hurst's 
Monarch, it cost £ to "€ it to perfection, and now it 
was quoted i in other catalogues 
Mr. J. F. Edney, a vta of "West — hind е 
to having bough rom Mr. Shephard of the ety in 
question, He the агр апа capi some, and jene. uced 
from it. Some of this he sold to Mr. Toogood as Kale seed. 
It was, in fact, Shephard’s Kale seed. 
Mr, Page intimated that he had other 
rot call th 
witnesses, but would 
er their 
an smissi 
— after чагда considered the matter 
er to Mr. Page, the Chairman said they meant the 
Bees of i the costs, but these та left to the Court, they 
afterwards stated the amount a 
Mr. Tristram applied for leave to state & case, which was 
granted, 
SOCIETIES. 
BATTLE HORTICULTURAL. 
4.—Favoured у ma e ee ind 
th 
e display made in the 
three large marquees монан. including over 1000 
entries, 
wan were present profusion, and almost 
of и й: iere тенни were, аз а 
бесбаев, but root crops were clean and good all 
To „ыс cera Т. Portnell, gr. to Sir ARCHIBALD 
Lan, Bt. | was well to the fore for six stove and greenhouse 
plants 
— V ve nut good, and Fuchalas, with the s exception of 
EDWICK, 
bright for во late a seaso . T. 
bourne, making the best ee while the 
to Mr. Н. FosTER, of Ash ford, in both divisions, 
were very Mei Mr. J. FosTER, Ore, had Ist prize. Mr. 
J, CHIVERS, St. Leonards, won for Phlox Drummondi. 
* 
W. Allen, g т. to Lord BRASSEY, took both let | prizes s for « а 
н 
collection of eight dishes, given by Col. HANKEY, ieu, as 
well as a у ‚ for three ches of 
Muscat of Al © b ез Black 
Hamburg! e Black Hamburgh — 
Three 
shown by an amateur, W. C. were регі 
size. ‚ colour, and finish ; кү а market i grower, Mr. F. den 
but a trifle over-ripe, Mr. PORTNELL 
numerous, 
Des — prize with Blenheim 0 
Mr. W. ALLEN took let, with Lady Sudeley 
на Peasgood’s Nonsuch (culinary), both of 
which were enrique 
ен in — fruit Classes was, how- 
good 
unyard, 
Bue CALEDONIAN HORTICUL- 
met 
` ' was held л Edin- 
: ore suc- 
—— held | — the auspices of 
Er number of entries was over 2100, 
these the the majority were good in quality. 
and cut flowers embraced the most classes, an 
ticularly in those = rit ine na Spi 
entries were very numerous, and the exhibits remark- 
abl The 1 ‘of Gladiolus and taberous 
additional gay and furnished appearance 
PLANTS 
plants arranged for effect upon tab'es were deserving of 
3 winner of the Ist prize and 
оор, gr., О mde House, 
exce des nt ar rangement. 
Oncidium incurvum, Odontoglossums, grasses, 
nd other ы-и plants and Ferns. The 
Intyre, gr. to Mrs. GURNEY 
oods га d 
Mr. J. Mel 
ә ‚ Corstorphine. . MeMurtri 
to Sir Ep л. PM Abington п House, was Ist fora 
single specimen stove greenhouse plant, with a well- 
tatice profusa. 
Orchids were 1 — and the plants 1 small. For four 
distinct kinds, Allen, gr. J. 
HUTCHINSO: , Aberd d 
th Dendrobium Phalenopsis, Disa grandiflora, С tre ipods 
Spicerianum, and Cattleya Dowiana. nificent plant ot 
fanom spikes of ex- 
Mr. J. CURROR, Eskbank, took Ist place 
for a specimen Or 
In the class for Cypripodiums үр W. SHARP was — with 
of . Harrisianum superbum, 
, Mr. T, Keir Gardens, Dunblane, 
position 
the premier with splendidly-grown plants, 
Cissus discolor, ege d metallica, Anthurium crystallinum 
were especially good. UR QUHAR ‚ Liberton, was 2nd, 
with smaller but b oreditable pa The best Crotons i e 
lass for t Mr. NT ; 2nd, Mr. J. McINTYRE 
lington. р umerous, and lined the 
raised centres of the fruit tables. Mr. M. ntyre, gr. to 
Sir C. TENNANT, The Glen, Innerleithen, ta 186 prize. 
were generally good, ing f 
Mr. A. R. 
far beyond the rest in quality and size of bloom. In the 
class for six, en D. ADAMS, Duddingston was заң 
Mr. А, BRYDON, Tweedbank, Innerleithen, was Ist for 
— — poenas, exhibiting a deep — 
ety. 
= chsias were good. LE, Newi een beue. was 
Ist for two; and Mr. 1 a obi ngle spec 
Pelar rgoniums creating a blaze of colour, Liliums. and other 
Wered 
e ene being fairly numerous, 
r Ferns were well pem for,as usual, Mr, 
J. Napier, gr. to P. N. FRASER, Esq, pup drcum ө в 
successful exhibitor in the larger classes Mr. A. URQUHART, 
8 berton, being 2nd n ЕТ exhibitor a four 
distinct exotic kinds, Mr. NAPIE . NAIRN, Craig- 
crook, took 1st пеня 2nd wi Pew 
hibiting good plan 
ei mo Vene e Abington Ho 
п the class for nine distinet British Nn the 
dinis "M thine being well contested. 
от 
fine spikes of — i staged b 
The Mr. SMITH, gend 
wick, were the admiration of all, h of 
ti This 
lat 
pia ae ogas ancy b! 
зз for six trusses, "ge blooms, 
rom Mr. J. Transen. тылда, who › also sec ured lst 
Sw t Peas h h 3. ат iety. In 
ih Mr Bry YDON, Innerleithen, waa lat 
For twelve trusses of stove or green nhouse flow 
SHARP, Meme a and Mr. м. MCINTYRE, 
Innerleith 
Carnations 
r. W. 
ge Glen, 
nd and Violas, brought many 
entries, and the gong des siting lots бе ot te class quality, 
themums in bunches and si veg ie fairly 
2 Mr. J. NAPIER bsg let in the bunch aud Mr. 
ws the twelve 
zu six varieties, 
Mr. 3 Разін 2 Ist for well-arranged hand bouquets 
g »uq 
неба prim in these classes required a considerable 
space, and were in most cases good, The best twenty-four dis- 
tinct varieties were from Mr. W. Harper gr.to Ж: aca ts 
Esq., Perth, conspicuous upon his board were Ulrich Brunner 
R. Jacobs, A. K. Williams, Grace Darling, General 
minot, "S Gloire de Margotti n; Mr. W. PARLANE, Be, 
2nd. In ass for twelve bloo ooms, there were seventeen 
— et P isos, Helensburgh, securin ng Ist plaze. Tea 
іа brought some good blooms. In the ES 
pres each of Charles ү eens and La ‘Fran p. 
bes looms.—The class for ее bare 
her ramas had erous entries, and Mr, J, J Me 
Bridge of wees was * Ist for a fine selection s. 
Ninety-six classes we 
e dev ated to a - as th 
a great number of entries in so —— 
the grand 
"Te Men. — 
e of Pines and Ban 
ese y ee ‘aa а". brought 2 
5 каг ote pa aiii Mr. W. SMI 
2 
ш 
Ld 
B 
et 
A 
E 
B 
E Gra 
en, Bye followed э — 
уїпд a 
ТГВ ey Callender Park, Falkirk, de let 
os ace, the bunch weighing в about 10 Ib. Mr. Т. Boyp 
Ist for - bunch of Laiy Downe's, and was followed SF by Me. 
T. te UN 
M MCINTYRE, не, c Ist i in the class for one 
c of Grapes with finest bl per's Black, 
Mr. T. Boyp was Ist for a pecca Pineapple of not less than 
gre 
— fru 
YD was Ist wi (ORRISON. 
"unl elve Peaches and 
Box 
gr., еы, secured Ist р 
for the mbe — 
je T uires the space aff) ded by several tables. Mr. 
. T. WRIGHT, Hereford, being the most succeseful exhibitor, — 
ар fourteen 1st prizes out of th os rty-three classes. TW; 
uit им, 8 T га though hardly ripe. j 
"Жөп usly shown 4 X7 but some 
very s trait “was stage ja Ж J. GIB Chiswick, and 
Mr. 8. T. W y of the pri iie tween 
Some very fine red and white Currants were staged, a 1d the 
merous, 
VEGETABLES, 
Oe +h a 474 11 "1j 
Devonhurst, Chiswick, was Ist, and was awarded the Meds! 
of the Veitch Memorial Trustees, Mr, В. RAE came 2nd un 
a Рол; РАН, 11 + 
two Cucumbers, Mr. P. Marin, Polmont, was 
of $ 
ta large ruber d of compe titors. "led. the 
ea ay a 8 CLASSES. 
Mni. DicKsoN кф, 
rs, R 
ot Edinburgh, and Messrs. J. & В. THYNN NNE wore 2 
hibitors of plants, the former securing three 1st 
2 out of six classes, For 
Mr. G. MARR, Ayr, was Ist. For eighteen 
ias, Messrs, R. B. LAIRD & SONS won; Mr. M, 
2nd. Out of th c for 
COCKER & Sons, A ‚ took ten 186 prizes, 
thirty-six = eig " 
to ended for th 
Stanraer, are 
— W pæ Ist ne ч 
looms rs, D. & W. CROLL 
a nd M eos exhibitors, taking 1st 
bi de Lyon, and for twelve 
Lefebvre. For twenty-four trusses of 
DICKSON & Co. were successful ; 
co W. CAMPBELL was Jat. 
nu 
& SoN were 
per table of ighiy -ooloured foliage 
& R. TRY. Glasgow, waiki 
luding 
, Rothesay, — tables 
Mr. W. Ecxrorp filled a — with Эзен 
variety ; Carnations and S 
able, from Messrs. LAING & эуез, 
