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every town or district, from Kilmarnock on the west to Montrose on the 
east; and from the inquiries the management had for schedules this year 
from Inverness, Orkney, and Oban in the north, the presumption is 
that these places will be represented at the next show. The society is 
also taking root south of the Tweed, having this year been joined by that 
indefatigable florist, George Hadfield, Esq., Haltwhistle, in Cumberland, 
he having entered the lists and come off successful. 
The following were the successful competitors, with the names of the 
winning flowers :—Nurserymen’s class, 24 bloooms, the first prize was 
awarded to Messrs. Downie & Laird, West Coates Nursery, Edinburgh, 
for Duchess of Wellington, Nonpareil, Flower of the Day, Royal 
Standard, Mr. Mason, Miriam, Anadine, Lord Cardigan, Colonel 
Wyndham, Jeannie, Miss Talbot, William, Lord John Russell, Sir 
Colin Campbell, Yellow Model, Countess of Roslyn, St. Andrew, Sir 
John Cathcart, Beauty, Matchless, Una, Cyrus, Lady Mathieson, and 
Indian Chief; 2nd, to Messrs. James Dickson & Sons, Inverleith Nur¬ 
sery ; 3rd, Mr. T. H. Douglas, Rose Bank Nursery; 4th, Messrs. 
Robertson, Paul & Co., Paisley. The leading blooms in the winning 
stand in this class were Duchess of Wellington, Anadine, Lord Cardigan, 
Jeannie, Yellow Model, Countess of Roslyn, and Lady Mathieson. 
Gardeners and Amateurs’ Class, 18 blooms:—1st, Mr. Fraser 
gardener, Belmont, Edinburgh, with Sir Colin Campbell, Flower of the 
Day, Satisfaction, Miss Talbot, Jeannie, Duchess of Wellington, Cyrus, 
Countess of Roslyn, Duke of Sutherland, Nonpareil, Sir John Cathcart, 
Miss Walker, Lord Palmerston, Miriam, Sir C. Napier, Sovereign, 
Monarch, and St. Andrew; 2nd, Mr. M'Farlane, gardener, Barnton ; 
3rd, Mr. Reid, gardener, Broomfield ; 4th, to Mr. Shearer, gardener, 
Yester. In this class the competition was very strong, and the difference 
between the 1st and 4th was but small—the first stand, however, con¬ 
tained one or two blooms of rare excellence. Countess of Roslyn was 
awarded the prize as the best light ground flower in the room ; as also 
the prize for the finest Pansy of any class. Jeannie, Cyrus, and 
Duchess of Wellington were also very fine. 
Gardeners and Amateurs’Class, 12 blooms; 1st, Mr. M‘Farlane, 
with Jeannie, Cyrus, Chmax, Sir C. Campbell, Emperor, Nonpareil, 
Lord Dunfermline, William, Indian Chief, Sir C. Napier, Miss Talbot, 
and Royal White; 2nd, Geo. Hadfield, Esq., Haltwhistle, Cumberland ; 
3rd, Mr. Dunlop, gardener, Inglis Green; and a 4th to Mr. Fraser. 
Here also the competitors were numerous, and the judges had great 
difficulty in coming to a decision. The best blooms in the winning 
stand were Sir Colin Campbell, Jeannie, William, and Indian Chief. 
Gardeners and Amateurs, 6 blcoms: 1st, Mr. Young, South Bridge, 
with fine blooms of Jeannie, Mrs. Dodwell, Countess of Roslyn, William, 
Cyrus, and Sir Colin Campbell; 2nd, Mr. Beveredge, Inveresk; 3rd, 
C. Steuart, Esq., Chirnside. 
Amateurs’ Class, 6 blooms: 1st, Mr. Hadfield, who produced the 
following very fine blooms—Jeannie, Royal Standard, Miss Talbot, 
Lord John Russell, and Mary Taylor ; 2nd, Mr. Stuart; 3rd, 
Mr. Young. 
12 Blooms in classes—4 light grounds, 4 yellow grounds, and 4 seifs 
