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Adamg, who showed highly creditable examples. Mr. Henderson’ 
gardener to W. Macfie, Esq., Cleominster, was second, and Mr. Pearson- 
gardener to Lady Lucy Dundas, third. In the class for three bronze 
Pelargoniums Mr. Gibb, gardener to Mrs. Edmondston, Edinburgh, was 
a good first, Mr. Anderson being second, and Mr. Cowan, gardener to 
Mrs. McDowall, Edinburgh, third. 
Mr, Bald, gardener to J. Menzies, Esq., Grangetown, was first for 
four Pelargoniums in flower, Mr. Muirhead taking the second place. 
For three Zonal Pelargoniums Mr. McKenna was first with good plants, 
Mr. Gibb being second, and Mr. Fraser third. In the class for six 
foliage plants, exclusive of Palms, Mr. Lunt, gardener to A. Stirling, 
Esq., of Keir was first, his Dracmna Youngi being particularly good. 
The second prize was awarded to Mr. Crichton, and the third to Mr. 
W Bennett. Mr, McIntyre, Darlington, was first for six greenhouse 
flowering plants, Clerodendron Balfourianum and Eucharis amazonica 
being conspicuous. Mr. Bennett was second, and Mr. Crichton third. 
Mr. Wilson was accorded the premier position in the class for six foliage 
plants in pots not exceeding 9 inches, Crotons being noticeable amongst 
others. Mr. McIntyre, gardener to Sir C. Tennant, Bart., was second, 
and Mr. McIntyre, Darlington, third. 
Cut Flowers. 
In the competitive classes cut flowers were not very largely shown, 
especially stove and greenhouse blooms. This was not, however, the case 
with regard to the Dahlias and the Roses, these being exhibited in great 
numbers and in grand condition. In the class for thirty-six Roses 
Messrs. J. Cocker & Sons, nurserymen, Aberdeen, were a good first, 
staging exceptionally good examples of Victor Verdier, Alfred Dumesnil, 
Horace Vernet, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Madame Lambard, and Alfred Colomb ; Mr. Croll, nurseryman, Dundee, 
being second. Messrs. Cocker & Son were again first for eighteen Roses, 
and Messrs, Thos. Smith & Son, nurserymen, Stranraer, second. In the 
class for twelve Roses the order was reversed, Messrs. Smith & Son being 
first, and Messrs. Cocker & Son second. For twelve Fancy Dahlias Mr. 
M. Campbell was first with perfect blooms of Silver Prince, Rev. J. B. M. 
Camm, Dandy, Gaiety, Buffalo Bill, Mrs. Saunders, Prince Henry, 
M. Campbell, Comte de la Saux, Comedian, Madame Soubeyere, and 
Frank Pearce, the second prize going to Messrs. J. Cocker & Son. 
Mr. M. Campbell was also first for twenty-four Show Dahlias, staging 
Mrs. Morgan, Reginald, Wm. Powell, Dandy, Majestic, Maud Fellowes, 
T. W. Girdlestonc, Mrs. Humphries, Colonist, Duke of Fife, R. T. 
Rawlings, Jas. Cocker, Muriel, W. H. Wil'iams, Mrs. Wm. Slack, John 
Hickling, Mrs. Gladstone, Nellie Cramond, Agnes, Ethel Britten, Queen 
of the Belgians, Mrs. Langtry, John Walker, and a seedling, Messrs. 
Cocker & Son were a highly creditable second. 
Vegetables. 
The classes for vegetables were as a rule very keenly contested, though 
the number of entries in many of the leading classes did not reach those 
which have been staged at previous shows. For a collection of vegetables 
there were eight competitors, Mr. Harper, gardener to J. R. S. Richard¬ 
son, Esq., Perth, being first. This stand was composed of Sulham Prize 
Celery, VVinningstadt Cabbage, Dobbie’s Champion Leek, Autumn 
Mammoth Cauliflower, Cranston’s Excelsior Onion, Long White Marrow, 
Scarlet Intermediate Carrots, Matchless Marrowfat Peas, Lockie’s 
Perfection Cucumber, Canadian Wonder Beans, Satisfaction Potatoes, 
and Glenhurst Favourite Tomatoes, all of which were in fine condition. 
Mr. Johnstone, gardener to T. Laidlaw, Esq., Hawick, was second, and 
Mr. Rae, gardener to Captain Scott Kerr, Sunlaws, a good third. Mr. 
J. Waldie, gardener to W. H. Dobie, Esq., of Dollarbeg, was first for 
six Cauliflowers, showing grand heads, Mr. Abbott, gardener to C. M. 
Burns, Esq., Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, being a good second. There 
were seventeen competitors staged exhibits in this class. For a dish of 
twelve Tomatoes Mr. Murray, gardener to T. L. Learmouth, Esq., 
Polmont, was first with grand fruits, Mr. Jeffrey, gardener to the Earl of 
Harewood, Harewood Place, Leeds, being second, and Mr. Hunter, 
gardener to the Earl of Durham, Lambton Castle, a good third, Mr. 
Waldie was first with six Cabbages, and Mr, Thomson second. The 
competition was very keen, there being eighteen exhibits staged. For a 
brace of Cucumbers Mr. Waldie was again first, the second prize going 
to Mr. P. Mains, Polmont. Mr. J. A, Murie, Craigmillar Gardens, ISdin- 
burgh, was a good first for six Savoys, Mr. Goodfellow, gardener to 
E. A. Gray, Esq., being a close second. 
Mr. Ramage, gardener to J. C. Hope Vere, Esq., Blackwood House, 
Lanarkshire, was first for twelve Onions, Mr. McKelvie, gardener to 
the Duchess of Roxburgh, Broxmouth Park, Dunbar, being a very close 
second. There were twelve dishes staged in this class, magnificent pro¬ 
duce being displayed in each case. Mr. Goiirlay, gardener to G. Cald¬ 
well, Esq., Loanhead, was first for four Beets, and Mr. G. McKenna 
second. For a collection of six dishes of Potatoes Mr. J. Gentleman, 
Armadale, was first with Reading Russet, Jeanie Deans, Up To Date, 
Colossal, Fairlie Castle, and Abundance ; Mr. J. Riddell, Chapelton, 
being a good second, Mr. J. Gemmell, Flakefield, Chapelton, was first 
for twelve dishes of Potatoes, staging Fair Maid, Post Master, Triumph, 
The Foreman, The Herd Laddie, Miller’s Bountiful, Sutton’s Matchless, 
Windsor Castle, Reading Russet, Pink Perfection, and Abundance. Mr. 
Wilson, gardener to R. B. Archibald, Esq., Tillicoultry, was second, and 
Mrs. Ormiston, gardener to G. Pott, Esq , third. For six Turnips Mr. 
Anthony was first, and Mr. Ormiston second. Mr. R. Moffat, Melrose, 
was first In the class for six Parsnips, Mr. Logan, Coldstream, being a 
very good second. Mr. Logan staged six heads of Celery, and was 
deservedly accorded the first prize, Mr. Waldie being a very close 
second. The Brussels Sprouts staged by Mr. Murie, for which he was 
awarded the first prize, were highly creditable, as also were those of Mr. 
Brown, who took the second place. Mr. Abbott was first for six Lettuces, 
and Mr. Lunt second. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Many of the leading Scotch nurserymen staged exhibits which 
altogether formed a great attraction to the Show. Messrs. Thos. Methven 
and Son, 15, Princess Street, Edinburgh, arranged a macnificent table 
of plants, consisting of Lilium speciosum. Crotons, Caladiums, and 
Draceenas, all of which were in excellent condition. A table of Begonias, 
also staged by Messrs. Methven, was one of the brightest ornaments in 
the Exhibition. Another very fine stand was that of Mr. M. Cuthbertson, 
nurseryman, Rothesay. Some grand Onions were shown, and the 
Cuthbertson’s New Hybrid Leek were by far the best in the Show. 
The floral part of this exhibit was composed of very fine Marigolds, 
Gaillardias, Coreopsis grandiflora, perennial Phloxes, Helianthus multi- 
florus maximus, and Pyrethrums. Messrs. Dobbie & Son, Rothesay, 
had an exhibit, of which the Dahlias—Show, Fancy, Pompon, Cactus, 
and Single—were by far the best features. Messrs. Jas. Cocker & Son, 
Aberdeen, staged some very fine Mrs. John Laing Roses, and Lilium 
auratum rubro-vittatum amongst other things. Mr. John Downie, 
Murrayfleld, had a highly creditable and tastefully arranged table of 
plants, amongst which the most prominent were Liliums, Dracrenas, 
Palms, Crotons, and Begonias. Messrs. Cunningham & Fraser, Edin¬ 
burgh, had two tables of plants, one comprised of hardy plants, and the 
other of stove and greenhouse plants in variety. Some handsome Hollies 
were also staged by the same firm. 
Ferns were staged by Messrs. Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester, in fine 
condition. Conspicuous amongst them were Athyrium f.-f. concavum, 
Adiantum tinctum, A. peruvianum, A. speciosum, Gymnogramma 
Pearcei robusta, and Asplenium australasicum. Messrs. J. Dickson and 
Co., Edinburgh, arranged a striking collection of flowers and fruit, in 
which Violas, Chrysanthemums, Asters, Liliums, Apples, and Pears were 
the best. Messrs. Alex. Kerr & Son, Roxburgh, showed some grand 
Cockscombs, and Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, some Carnations, Pentste- 
mons, Stocks, and Phloxes, which were very beautiful. Mr. M. Campbell, 
High Blantyre, staged Carnations, Dahlias, Michaelmas Daisies, and 
Pansies, amongst which the Show Dahlias were perhaps the best. Mr. 
Alexander Lisier, Rothesay, showed Pansies in grand condition, good 
French Marigolds, Dahlias, and Anemone japonica alba. Messrs. R. B. 
Laird & Son’s stand of Dahlias, tastefully arranged with Asparagus 
plumosus, was one of the most charming in the Show. Messrs. Alex. 
Cross & Son, 19, Hope Street, Glasgow, arranged a stand of their 
fertiliser, one, it may be added, of much merit. They also showed a 
new sprayer they are now offering, which appears to be one of the most 
simple and at the same time most effective machines for this purpose 
which has ever been before the public. 
BANBURY ONION AND VEGETABLE SHOW. 
Banbury has long been celebrated for its magnificent Onion compe¬ 
titions, but the display of Thursday, Sept, llth, eclipsed all previous 
shows of Onions held at that place, or probably elsewhere. This is not 
to be wondered at when such redoubtable champions as Messrs. Wilkins, 
Pope, Waite, Kneller, Lye, Doherty, and Pease marshalled their fullest 
strength in the struggle for supremacy and the extremely liberal prizes 
offered. 
The present series of shows was instituted by the late Mr. Henry 
Deverill with a view to encourage the better cultivation of this most 
wholesome esculent. But, alas 1 the originator was not spared to see 
this most interesting Exhibition and the immense results of his enter¬ 
prising handiwork, and many were the sympathetic regrets expressed 
by those present on the occasion. Fortunately, the institution is not 
likely to suffer, for the enthusiasm is still continued by the widow, 
Mrs. Deverill, and her enterprising manager, Mr. Crews. The com¬ 
petition was large and very severe, but Mr, Wilkins, gardener to 
Lady Theodore Guest, Inwood House, proved invincible in the principal 
Onion classes, although he had to lower his flag to Mr. Pope, gardener 
to Earl Carnarvon, Highclere, in the class for eight distinct kinds of 
vegetables. 
In class 1, a gold medal or timepiece was offered for the largest and 
handsomest specimen of any one kind of DeverilTs Pedigree Onions, 
and here Mr. Wilkins staged six bulbs of Lord Keeper, perfect in shape 
and quality, whic'a turned the scale at 15 lbs. Mr. Lye, gardener to 
W. A. Kingsmill, Esq., Sydmonton Court, closely followed with six 
splendid biilbs of Ailsa Craig weighing 1.3| lbs. 
Class 2 was for twelve specimens of pedigree Onions, and here again 
Mr. Wilkins was successful with Ailsa Craig, scaling 2G| lbs. Mr. Pope 
was second with the same variety weighing 22 lbs.; third, Mr. Kneller. 
Sixteen competitors, all showing well. 
Class 3, for twelve specimens, enumerated kinds, Mr. Wilkins leading 
with Anglo-Spanish weighing 201 lbs., perfect in every respect. Second, 
Mr. Waite, gardener to Colonel Talbot, Glenhurst, same kind, weighing 
18^ lbs. Third, Mr, Pope, with Royal Jubilee weighing 18| lbs. 
Thirteen competitors, and the competition very close. 
Class 4 was for twelve specimens of that splendid keeping Onion, 
Improved Wroxtor, Mr. Kneller having the best, weighing 14| lbs., 
followed by Mr. Wilkins, whose bulbs were slightly heavier (_15 lbs.), 
but less perfect in finish. Third, Mr. Pease. 
Class 5, was for twenty specimens of any kind, open only to cottagers, 
