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JOURNAL OR HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ April 10, 1884. 
Prizes were also offered for tables of spring-flowering plants. Mr. W. Begg, 
Wardie Lodge, G-ranton, was first with a very choice selection, Fritillaria 
Meleagris alba and Trillium grandiflorum being especially noteworthy. Mr. 
C. Smith, Restalrig House, was second. For twenty forced plants in bloom 
Mr. Priest, gardener to the Marquis of Lothian, Newbattle Abbey, was first, 
and Mr. McClure, Trinity G-rove, second. The Azaleas were large and finely 
flowered, Mr. Patterson, gardener to J. Syme, Esq., Millbank, being first for 
four plants with round-headed densely bloomed specimens, and Mr. Paul 
second. The other specimens were small, but the four in 8-inch pots from 
Mr. Patterson were beautiful little globes of bloom. The same cultivator 
gained the premier position for six stove and greenhouse plants in flower 
with two good Azaleas, three Heath*, and an Anthurium Schertzerianum. 
Mr. Paul was again second. Greenhouse Rhododencr ms were small and 
hardly worthy of note. For four Rhododendrons (hardy) Mr. Grieve, gar¬ 
dener to Miss Falconer, Falcon Hall, was first with large well-bloomed 
specimens. Heaths were, like the Rhododendrons, in small sizes. Orchids 
were not numerous, but some large specimens were set up. For six distinct 
sorts two collections were staged, one from Mr. Paul, and the other from 
Mr. Grossart, equal first prizes being awarded to them. Mr. Paul had a very 
large plant of Cselogyne cristata, a grand piece of Cymbidium eburneum 
with about thirty open flowers, C. Lowi with a dozen spikes, a fine form of 
Cattleya Trianre, Dendrobium densiflorum, and D. nobile. Mr. Grossart’s 
best plants were Dendrobium Wardianuin, Cymbidium Lowi, a fine variety, 
and Ada aurantiaca. For three plants Mr. W. Dougal, gardener to W. San¬ 
derson, Esq., Talbot House, was first, havinor as one of the trio the rarely 
seen Odontoglossum Phalsenopsis. Mr. A. Fraser, Canonmills Lodge, was 
second. For one plant Mr. Patterson, Millbank, was first with Dendrobium 
nobile. 
Ferns were not large, the best being from Mr. McKinnon, gardener to 
Viscount Melville, Melville Castle. Mr. Paul showed three fair Gleichenias, 
for which the first prize was awarded. Fine-foliage plants were small, and 
do not call for remark. 
Hyacinths. —A table of these with massive spikes attracted much 
attention. For twelve plants Mr. Pearson, gardener to Lady Lucy Dundas, 
Beechwood, was first with strong even plants, King of the Blues, Sultan, 
Lord Derby, and Koh-i-Noor being especially fine. Mr. Sims, gardener to 
C. Kindsay, Esq., Ridge Park, Lanark, was a close second with an extra fine 
Koh-i-Noor in bis lot; and Mr. McLure, Trinity Grove, third. Mr. Laurie, 
gardener to Mr. Mackay, Inveralmond House, Cramond, was first for eight, 
all good, Mr. Sims being again second, and Mr. McLure third ; for six Hya¬ 
cinths Mr. Laurie was also first. For six for amateurs Mr. Robert Stewart, 
Haddington, worthily occupied first position, Mr. A. Whitelaw, Musselburgh, 
being second. Tulips made a great display. For six pots Mr. Begg, "VVardie 
Lodge, took the first place, Mr. R. Grossart being second. Mr. R. Gibson, 
Woolmet, Dalkeith, was first for six pots, and Mr. Cameron, gardener to the 
Rev. Ch. Dornele, Cargillfield, second. For six Polyanthus Narcissus Mr. 
S. Graham, Kilrarock Lodge, was first, and Mr. Pearson second. Mr. Gros¬ 
sart was the only exhibitor of six }Dots of garden Narcissus, and obtained the 
first prize. The Cinerarias, Primulas, Hoteias, hardy Azaleas, &c., were all 
fairly well represented. Some good Deutzias were set up, Mr. Grieve, Falcon 
Hall, having the best. Polyanthuses, Primroses, and Auriculas were of poor 
quality. Lily of the Valley was fine, Mr. J. Bald, Cannon House, being first 
for three plants, and Mr. R. Johnston, Woolmet, first for one. The Migno¬ 
nette was also extra fine ; Mr. Greig, Graigend Park, Liberton, being first for 
two dwarf plants, and Mr. Richardson, Morningside, first for two standards. 
For six Roses Mr. Patterson was first with medium-sized specimens with fine 
blooms, and Mr. McIntosh, Boston House, second with rather tall Tea Roses. 
Nurserymen’s Plants. —A table of plants 40 feet long and 10 feet 
wide wa3 the principal class in this section, and Messrs. Ireland & Thomson, 
Cragleith Nurseries, took the premier position with one of the richest 
displays ever staged in Edinburgh. Fine-foliage plants were very sparingly 
employed, only a few Palms, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Azalea molli3 
forming the foundation of the group, choice flowering Orchids being lavishly 
employed, Cattleya Trianae, C. amethystoglossa, Odontoglossum Alexandra 
hybrida, 0. Alexandra in variety, Lycastes, Dendrobiums, thyrse-flowered, 
wreathed in spikes and racemose, Cypripediums in variety, and Oncidium 
Rogersi being the chief plants. Messrs. T. Methven & Sons, LAth Walk 
Nurseries, were second; and Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Parkhill, third 
with arrangements chiefly composed of ordinary decorative flowering and 
fine-foliage plants. The last-named firm took first prize for four greenhouse 
Rhododendrons with large specimens ; for twelve hardy Rhododendrons, 
also large and fine ; for six Palms ; for twenty-four Hyacinths, finely 
developed ; for bride’s bouquet ; and for six buttonhole bouquets. In 
addition to the first prize above noted Messrs. Ireland & Thomson were first 
for twelve hardy Rhododendrons in 9-inch pots, for three Crotons and 
three Dracrenas, for twelve table plants, for six new or rare plants, and 
for a collection of cut stove or greenhouse plants. Messrs. Methven & Son 
were first for twelve Conifera, Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser, & Co. being 
second, the latter fl m taking first place for twenty hardy plants. Mr. 
Brysen, Helensburgh, had the best twelve cut Roses, W. Gordon & Son 
being first for twelve Ma Achal Niel, while Messrs. Todd & Co., Edinburgh, 
had the best hand bouquet. 
Cut Blooms. —These were staged in Messrs. Mackenzie & Moncur’s 
conservatory, of which note is made further on. The Roses formed a large 
exhibition and generally fine. For twenty-four Mr. Jas. Walker, gardener 
to J. M. Richard, Esq., Clarendon, Linlithgow, was first with neat good-sized 
buds, mostly Teas. Mr. Bowman, gardener to Lord Deas, Pittendreich, Lass- 
wade, was a very close second indeed ; and Mr. McIntosh third. For twelve 
Mr. Shiach, gardener to J. MacKnight, Esq., Cranford, Laurist.on Castle, 
was first with a very fine lot of buds ; Mr. Cumming, gardener to Miss Ivory, 
St. Royne, second. For twelve Gloire de Dijon Mr. Walker took the first 
place with large globular buds. For the same number of MaiAcbal Niel 
Mr. Pearson showed by far the grandest blooms staged, these being large 
and well coloured ; Mr. Dow, gardener to Sir D. Baird, Newbyth, was a 
good second. Camellias were largely shown. The prizes for twelve bunches 
of flowers of stove or greenhouse plants brought good competition. Mr. 
Priest was first, showing Denbrobium fimbriatum oculatum, D. densiflorum, 
Vandas, Lycaste Skinneri, <fcc., with Clematis indivisa lobata, fine, and 
Cantua dependens. Mr. Mclndoe, Hatton Hall, Guisborough, Yorks, was 
a close second, Rhododendron Veitchii being fine. Some of the bouquets 
were beautiful, the first-prize table and hand bouquets, each from Mr. 
Grossart, being especially fine; Mr. McLure, Trinity Grove, was a good 
second for each of these. 
Fruit. —This was fairly well shown, a large number of well-kept Apples 
b°ing brought together. Three Pine Apples were staged, Mr. Johnston, 
Glamis Castle, being first; and Mr. McIntyre, The Glen, second. For two 
bunches of Black Grapes Mr. McKinnon, Melville Castle, was first with 
remarkably well-kept Alicantes, and Mr. Mclndoe second with Lady Downe s. 
Mr. Dow, Newbyth, was first for thirty Strawberries, President large and 
well coloured, and for six pots of Strawberries. For twenty-four kitchen 
Apples Mr. Potter, Seacliffe, Notth Berwick, was first, and Mr. Bowman 
second. For twenty-four dessert Apples Mr. Brunton, Gilmeston. Drem, 
was first; and Mr. McKelvie, Broxmouth Park, Dunbar, second. . To Mr. 
Brunton, Gilmerton, a special award was made for a collection of sixty-two 
sorts Apples. The best varieties in the prize collection were King of the 
Pippins, Blenheim Pippin, and Cellini. In the other collections were good 
examples of Fearn’s Pippin, Court-Pendu-Plat, Winter Strawberry, Dutch 
Mignonne, Cornish Aromatic, Stone Pippin, Ribston Pippin. The best 
examples of kitchen kinds were Warner’s King, Mere de Menage, Allanbank 
Seedling, Gloria Mundi, Dumelow’s Seedling, Beauty of Kent, Ecklinvnle 
Seedling, Yorkshire Greening, and Northern Greening. In Mi\ Brunton s 
collection were some notable kinds, as also in another collection of fifty 
sorts without indication from whence they came, and to which a special 
prize was also awarded. They deserved a special note. The prize for 
twenty-four Pears brought fruit of poor quality. 
Vegetables. —These were very fine and fairly well represented as to 
quantity. For a collection of twelve kinds Mr. Potter, Seacliffe, showed an 
excellent lot for the first prize. These comprised good Leeks, Cabbagps 
Rhubarb, extra fine Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts, French Beans, Potatoes, 
C irrots, Mushrooms, last season’s Onions, Peas, Seakale, and Carrots. Mr. 
Bowman was a good second, and Mr. Roberton, Hartrigge, Jedburgh, third. 
For six Leeks Mr. Potter was again first with extra fine specimens. Mr. 
Smith, Restalrig House, had the best six Broccoli, Mr. Bowman the best 
Seakale, and Mr. Stewart, Newhaven Road, the best collection of salads.. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Amongst these were the fine table of mixed 
plants from Messrs. Godden & Son, a collection of plants from the Lawson 
Nursery Co., a pretty arrangement of ordinary market plants from Messrs. 
Todd & Co., who also showed a fine wreath and crop of cut flowers. Messrs. 
Mackenzie Moncur, Upper Grove Place, showed a conservatory 30 feet by 
18 feet, with ventilating gearing on a new patent principle which they have 
introduced. Many ventilators having been wrenched from their places 
during the past windy weather this system has been devised to obviate this 
in the future. The motive power is given by an endless screw to a toothed 
pinion on the ventilating shaft. At equal distances along the shaft toothed 
pinions are attached, which lift or shut the ventilator at pleasure by acting 
on a toothed segment bar fastened to the ventilator. It is considered that 
no wind will be able to move a ventilator, whether open or shut, with this 
arrangement fitted on them. 
It only remains to say that this was the finest spring Show ever held by 
the Society since they began holding them in 1855 with a prize list of £22, 
but this one of 1884 amounts to £350. The Exl ibition was opened by one 
of the municipal officials, and was throughout tbe two days crowded with 
visitors, excursion trains being run from many towns. 
O ENT R ADEN [A ROSEA. 
This beautiful plant is of easy culture, and ought to be grown by every 
one who can command a minimum temperature of 50° through the winter 
months. Coming into flower, as it does, about the middle of February 
and lasting well into April, it enlivens stoves and warm conservatories, its 
rosy white flowers and long narrow leaves, green on the upper surface and 
deep red on the under surface, rendering the plant very striking ; more¬ 
over, it has a graceful drooping habit, of dwarfish growth, which makes 
it most suitable for the dinner-table, and other decorative purposes. It 
will flower as freely in 5-inch pots as it will in 8 or 10-inch pots. 
These Mexican Melastomads should be propagated at once by insert¬ 
ing cuttings of half-ripened shoots in a compost of sandy loam and peat 
in well-drained pots, plunging them in a brisk bottom heat of about 75° 
to 80°. The temperature of the propagating pit or house should be the 
same when the cuttings are well rooted, which will be in three weeks; 
they should then be potted singly into 2|-inch pots, shading and keeping 
them in a close moist house until they are well rooted into the new soil, 
when they may be removed to a lighter and more airy house a r d placed 
on the shelves near the glass. When they have filled these pots with 
roots they should be transferred into 4-inch pots, using some good turfy 
loam and peat, with a dash of sand. The pots should be well drained, 
for this Centradenia is a moisture-loving plant. When they again 
become root-bound they should be shifted into 6 or 8-inch pots, in which 
they may be allowed to bloom, or if thought desirable they may be grown 
and flowered in larger pots, but G and 8-inch pots we find the most 
useful for all ordinary purposes.—G. J. Warren, Balcombe Flace, Sussex. 
THE “DENNIS” SYSTEM OF PATENT GLAZING. 
AMONGST the various exhibits at the Building Trades Exhibition at 
the Agricultural Hall, London, a glass structure glazed on a new system 
has attracted attention. It is not another of the many examples of 
glazing without putty, for putty is used, but is quite protected from the 
weather. The method is the invention of Mr. T. H. P. Dennis of Chelms¬ 
ford, who, although only now introducing it to the public, has had a 
structure so glazed on trial for many months with the object of testing 
its merits or noting its faults. The result of the trial is that he feels 
fully justified in bringing it out as a system of great practical usefulness, 
and by which his reputation will be sustained. 
As will be seen by the diagrams, the glass is pressed against the sash- 
