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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Queen's Messenger, rich purple ; Cremorne, yellow tipped with 

 brownish red, very effective ; and "Walter Reid, purple, with a 

 magenta tinge. Mr. Bckford likewise sent a stand of Verbenas, 

 in which Mrs. Lewington was very fine, but had before received 

 a certificate. Mr. King, gardener to Rev. J. S. Wiggett, Allanby 

 Park, Binfield ; Mr. Rawlings, Romford, and Mr. G. Wheeler, 

 Warminster, exhibited seedlings. From Mr. Turner, Slough, and 

 from Messrs. E. G. Henderson came stands of bouquet Dahlias ; 

 those from the former were remarkably fine. 



The Rev. H. N. Ellacombe, Bitton Rectory, sent specimens of 

 the Jalap plant, Exogonium Purga, in bloom, but which did not 

 arrive until after the Committee meeting was over. In a note 

 which accompanied them he remarked that the plant had a 

 special interest, inasmuch as it had flowered out of doors with 

 him for five years, without any protection — not even that of a 

 wall, yet from the beauty of the flowers it well deserved protec- 

 tion. The flowers, he stated, are short-lived, but there is a con- 

 stant succession of them. The plants die down at the first frost, 

 and do not come up till the frosts are well over. 



GLASGOW AND WEST OF 



SCOTLAND HORTICULTUBAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



September 11th, 12th, and 13th. 



This, the first great international Show of fruits, plants, 

 flowers, and vegetables of the Society, may be considered, as a 

 whole, the finest and largest ever held in Scotland. Taking the 

 classes individually, the display of fruit was by no means so 

 fine as that exhibited in Edinburgh in 1869, the most un- 

 favourable season, incessant rains, and absolute want of sun- 

 shine, being anything but conducive to highly-finished fruit. 

 Grapes were shown most extensively ; small fruits were also of 

 good quality. Mr. Fowler obtained the most prizes for Grapes, 

 his fruit showing signs of excellent cultivation. Mr. Hunter's 

 Grapes were all large fine bunches, and exceedingly well 

 finished. Mr. Johnston exhibited in a most creditable manner. 

 The fruit was arranged along two long tables in the centre of 

 •the Hall, where it was seen to great advantage. The magnifi- 

 cent cellections of plants contributed by the London, Glasgow, 

 .and Edinburgh nursery-firms constituted the largest body of 

 the Show, and all contained specimens of very rare plants, 

 arranged in the most artistic and striking manner. Messrs. 

 Veitch & Sons exhibited many new plants of great interest. 



The weather on the first day did not prove an exception to 

 its usual character, heavy showers in the morning and continu- 

 ous rain in the afternoon rendered it most unfavourable for 

 visitors ; notwithstanding this there was quite a large and 

 fashionable attendance. 



Though plants were shown in such number and fine condition, 

 still, in point of public interest and attraction, they were of an 

 -order inferior to that attributed to the fruit; therefore, dealing 

 with the two divisions in the order of interest, we first come to 

 the fruit. 



For the collection of twenty sorts of fruit there were only two 

 -competitors, Mr. Johnston, gardener to the Earl of Strathmore, 

 Glamis Castle, and Mr. Ingram, gardener to the Duke of North- 

 umberland, Alnwick. Mr. Johnston gained the first place 

 with a very fine group of excellent fruit, comprising Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes ; Golden Champion in splendid condition, 

 berries large in size, quite ripe, and finely finished ; Buckland 

 Sweetwater ; Black Prince ; handsome Muscat of Alexandria ; 

 Duchess of Buccleuch, a Grape of fine flavour when ripe ; a 

 beautiful cluster of Bananas (Musa Cavendishii) ; Golden Per- 

 fection and Lord Strathmore's Favourite Melons ; Stirling 

 Castle, Noblesse, and Royal George Peaches ; Due de Telliers, 

 Elruge, and Pitmaston Nectarines ; Green Gage, Victoria, and 

 -Jefferson Plums ; a punnet of Cape Gooseberries, and two small 

 Queen Pine Apples. Mr. Ingram's second-prize collection con- 

 tained a finely swelled Smooth Cayenne and Queen Pine ; Mrs. 

 Bince's Black Muscat Grape ; Black Morocco ; Lady Downe's, 

 fine in colour; Black Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, and 

 Muscat Escholata [Muscat of Alexandria] Grapes ; Prince of 

 Wales and Queen Emma Melons ; Royal George and Barrington 

 Peaches, good; Jargonelle Pears; Moor Park Apricot; Nec- 

 tarines ; Plums in variety ; Apples, &c. 



In the collection of sixteen sorts, Mr. Bain, Downton Hall, 

 13alop, was first; his bunch of Buckland Sweetwater was the 

 finest in the room. Madresfield Court, Muscats, and Ham- 

 burghs were especially fine ; these with Queen Emma Melon, 

 Walburton Admirable and Noblesse Peaches, Morello Cherries, 

 and assortments of Nectarines, Pears, and Plums formed the 

 principal. Mr. Temple, gardener to J. Balfour, Esq., Balbirnie, 

 was second with excellent Muscat Hamburgh, Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, Black Hamburgh, and Royal Vineyard Grapes ; beautiful 

 Brown Turkey Figs, Violette Hative and Noblesse Peaches, 

 Nectarines, Plums, Pears, Apples, and a Trentham Hybrid 

 Melon. The third prize was awarded to Mr. Dickson, Mount 

 Melville, St. Andrews, Fife. 



Mr. Cummings, gardener to the Earl of Wemyss, Amesfield, 



Haddington, was first for twelve sorts of hardy f raits ; he had 

 some very nicely coloured Peaches, also good Pears and Plums. 

 Second came Mr. Brunton, Gilmerton, Drem; and Mr. Crosbie, 

 Luss, was third. 



The principal prize for Grapes, and that which created 

 the most interest amongst Grape-growers, was for the eight 

 bunches of eight varieties, which was keenly contested. Mr. 

 Hunter, gardener to the Earl of Durham, Lambtou Castle, 

 gained the first place with splendid Black Alicante, Golden 

 Champion, cut from a plant growing on its own roots, fine 

 Black Hamburgh and Barbarossa [Gros GuillaumeJ, grand 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Calabrian Raisin, Troveren Frontignan, 

 and Burchardt's Black Prince, all finely finished, and bearing 

 the stamp of good culture. Second came Mr. Fowler, Castle 

 Kennedy, Stranraer, with Muscat Hamburgh, Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, Victoria Hamburgh, Lady Downe's, Muscat Escholata, 

 Alicante, Trebbiano, and Barbarossa. Third came Mr. Johnston, 

 Glamis, with Buckland Sweetwater, Black Hamburgh, Royal 

 Muscadine, Alicante, Black Prince, Muscat of Alexandria, Oak- 

 ley Park, and a much superior bunch of Golden Champion than 

 that which he showed in his large collection, in a most perfect 

 state of maturity. 



For four bunches of Grapes Mr. Louden, The Quinta, Salop, 

 was first with fine examples of Muscat Hamburgh, Black Ham- 

 burgh, Black Prince, and Muscat of Alexandria. Second, Mi'. 

 Bruce, Chorlton-cnm-Hardy, Manchester. Mr. Fowler was 

 first for Muscat Hamburgh, with a very handsome exquisitely 

 finished bunch. Mr. Dickson, Mountuillvil, Fife, was second. 



For two bunches of Black Hamburgh Mi-. Fowler was placed 

 first with small bunches, but finely finished. Mr. Boyd, Oak- 

 lea, Galashiels, was second with two compact bunches, large in 

 berry, and quite ripe. Third came Mr. Johnston. For two 

 bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, Mr. Ross, Eccles, Thornhill, 

 Dumfriesshire, was first with very nicely-formed bunches, 

 beautifully coloured, and in fine fresh condition. Mr. Johnston 

 was second with two larger bunches, but not quite ripe. Third 

 came Mr. Fowler. With two bunches of Black Lady Downe's 

 Mr. Fowler was first with large bunches and berry for that 

 variety. Mr. Smart, Netherard, Dolphinton, Peebles, was se- 

 cond ; and Mr. Fraser, Stobo Castle, third. Madresfield Court 

 Muscat Grape was shown in fine condition — long, well-formed 

 bunches, with good colour and bloom — by Mr. Hood, Glasslough, 

 Armagh, Ireland. Mr. Boyd was first for the single bunch of 

 Hamburgh, Mr. Fowler, second, and Mr. Irvin, Herronhill, 

 Hawick, third. Mr. Boyd was also first for one bunch of Black 

 Alicante, which was large in size, and fine colour and bloom; 

 Mr. Craig, Glen Huntley, Port Glasgow, second ; and Mr. Dick- 

 son, gardener to J. Jardine, Esq., Arkleton, was third. 



Mr. Thomson, Tweed Vineyard, Galashiels, gained the first 

 prize for one bunch of a new Grape with an extraordinarily fine 

 example of his new Grape, the Duke of Buccleuch. Second, 

 Mr. H. Moncer, Rockfield, Dundee, with Mrs. Pince's Black 

 Muscat ; third, Mr. Smith, with the same variety. 



Mr. Johnston had a first prize for Buckland Sweetwater, 

 showing a bunch excellent for size of berries and colour ; second 

 came Mr. A. Mclntire, Partick ; and third, Mr. George Reid, 

 Blackness Terrace, Dundee. Mr. Dickson, Arkleton, was first 

 for the heaviest hunch of white, showing an enormous bunch of 

 Syrian, weighing no less than 19 lbs. 5 ozs. ; it was not quite 

 ripe, but sufficiently so for the purpose. Large bunches do not 

 create so much interest at the present time as they did some 

 years ago, when Mr. Fowler exhibited his large one bordering 

 on the same weight. Mr. Fowler was second on this occasion 

 with White Nice, weighing 14 lbs. For the finest-flavoured 

 white Grape Mr. Bruce was first with Muscat of Alexandria ; 

 many of the berries were assuming a very raisin-like character. 

 Second came Mr. Brown, Abercairney, Crieff, with Chasselas 

 Musque ; and third Mr. Shaw, Donisla House, Newington, 

 Edinburgh, with a nice bunch of Muscat. For one bunch with 

 the finest bloom Mr. Bruce was first with Alicante ; Mr. Low, 

 Hill Park, Bannockburn, second. 



In the class for the best collection of Muscats Mr. Fowler was 

 first with some good examples of the Tynningham, Bowood, 

 Escholata [Muscat of Alexandria], and Muscat Hamburgh. 

 Mr. Ingram, Alnwick, was second, and had the Canon Hall and 

 Tottenham Park [Muscat of Alexandria] very fine. 



The only exhibitor of a pot Vine in fruit (white) was Mr. 

 McLeod, Newbattle, Dalkeith, who had a very creditable plant 

 bearing twelve bunches. The black Grapes in pots were below 

 the average, fruit much rubbed and unsightly. Mr. Adamson, 

 Balcarras, Fifeshire, was first, Mr. Ingram second, and Mr. 

 McLeod third. 



Mr. Fowler's Grapes, as a whole, were undoubtedly the finest 

 in the Hall, bearing marks of good finish and careful packing, 

 in the latter respect contrasting very favourably with numerous 

 others which had been rendered unsightly by the loss of their 

 bloom. 



Melons were shown in quantity. Mr. Hetherington was first 

 in the Green-fleshed class with Colston Basset ; Mr. Johnston 

 in the Scarlet-fleshed class with Gilbert's Victory of Bath. 



