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Exhibitor's Beynarks. — Our Apple trees are grown on the 

 Standard, Pyramid, and Bush form, principally the former, being 

 trained with spreading heads and close pruned ; those trained 

 otherwise are also kept close pruned. Root -pruning is regularly 

 attended to, so many trees being done every year. They are 

 grafted mostly on the Crab, a few Bush trees being on the 

 Paradise. Situation, partly sheltered. Soil, a good strong loam ; 

 subsoil, inclined to clay. We are about a mile from the Eiver 

 Tweed, and fourteen from the sea. We suffer much from spring 

 frosts, the blossom being often destroyed. For small gardens we 

 would recommend the Paradise stock. 



7. — Miss Scott Macdougall, Makerstoun. Mr. James 

 Fairbaien, Gardener. 



Observations. — Examples large and very well grown. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — The garden is situate on the north 

 bank of the Tweed. It is flat, and well sheltered on all sides. 

 Soil, a good loam ; subsoil, gravelly. 



8. — The Hon. J. C. Maxwell- Scott, Abbotsjord. Mr. Henry 



Scott, Gardener. 

 Observations. — Examples very fine. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Trees mostly grown as Pyramids. 

 Garden situate on the south side and close to the Tweed, 400 

 feet above the sea-level, with south-west exposure. Soil, a light 

 loam on a gravelly subsoil. 



9. — Mrs. Meiklam, Gladsioood. Mr. Geoege Grey, Gardener, 



Observations. — Examples of good size. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — The garden is situate 500 feet above 

 the sea-level, on a high bank, 260 feet above and close to the 

 Tweed. Soil, a strong, stiff clay, with cold, tenacious subsoil. 



10. — Lord Polwarth, Mertoun, St. Bosivell's. Mr. William 

 Fowler, Gardener. 

 Exhibitor' s Bemarks. — Our trees may all be termed Dwarf 

 Standards, from 18 to 20 years of age, grafted on the Crab. The 

 garden is situate on the north side of the Tweed, on a sloping 

 bank, facing southwards. Soil, a good ordinary loam ; subsoil, 

 gravelly. 



11. — Charles Tennant, Esq., The Glen, Innerleithen. Mr. M. 

 McIntyre, Gardener, 



Observations. — Examples of fair average size. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Examples grown on walls. The 

 gardens are 800 feet above the sea-level, with a southern 

 exposure. Soil, a heavy clay ; subsoil, rock and till. 



