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Edinburgh.— Practical Gardeners —18,12, and 6 dissimilar blooms: 1, A. Dougall, Beeslack. 
— Amateurs —12 dissimilar blooms : 1, L. T. Fleming, Berwick; 2, E. Eitchie ; 3, J. Kidd, 
Eothesay. Six dissimilar blooms: 1, J. S. Eitchie, Denny; 2, John McKenzie; 3, John 
Kidd.— Open to All—2^ yellow, 2 white, and 2 dark seifs : 1, E. Eitchie.— Selected from any 
stands in the exhihition —Best dark self, Wm. Paul, with a mauve seedling, named 
Michael Saunders; best white self, W. Barr, Paisley, with Princess Beatrice; best 
yellow self, L. T. Fleming, with Zania; best blue self, Dicksons and Co., with Sunny- 
park Eival; best white ground, L. T. Fleming, with Jeannie Fleming; best yellow 
ground, E. Eitchie, with Eobert Burns; best flower in the room, Wm. Paul, with 
Michael Saunders. 
Fancy Pansies.- — N^irserymen —24 dissimilar blooms : Silver medal, Dicksons and Co. 
— Practical Gardeners —18, 12, and 6 dissimilar blooms : A. Dougall.— Amateurs —12 dis¬ 
similar blooms : 1, J. Skinner; 2, L. T. Fleming; 3, E. Eitchie. Six dissimilar blooms : 
1, L. T. Fleming ; 2, E. Eitchie ; 3, J. Skinner. 
Special Peizes. — -Practical Gardeners —Twelve dissimilar Show Pansies : A. Dougall. 
12 Show and 12 Fancy Pansies, dissimilar : A. Dougall. —Practical Gardeners and Amateurs 
—12 Show and 12 Fancy Pansies, dissimilar: L. T. Fleming. —Open to All —12 Show and 
12 Fancy Pansies, dissimilar: 1, W. Paul; 2, Dicksons and Son; 3, A. Dougall.— A^nateurs 
—G Show and 6 Fancy Pansies, dissimilar : 1, E. Eitchie; 2, W. Barr, Paisley.—Gardeners 
and Amateurs —12 Show Pansies, 6 varieties : 1, L. T. Fleming.— Open to All —3 Seedling 
Show and 3 Seedling Fancy Pansies, dissimilar: Dicksons and Co. 24 Bedding Violas, 
dissimilar: Dicksons and Co. 12 Bedding Pansies : Dicksons and Co. White, sky-blue, 
and crimson Violas: Dicksons and Co. Yellow, blue, and white Violas : Dicksons and 
Co. Dark Self Pansy (sIiovti separately) : W. Paul, with Michael Saunders. Fancy 
Pansy : Dicksons and Co. Bouquet of Pansies : 1, Dicksons and Co.; 2, W. Barr. —Open 
to Lady Members —6 dissimilar blooms of Show Pansies : Miss J. Fleming. 6 dissimilar 
blooms of Fancy Pansies : Miss J. Fleming. 
Silver Medal to competitor who takes most prizes : Dicksons and Co. First Class 
Cei’tificate was awarded to Mr. W. Paul, Paisley, for 3 blooms of seedling white ground 
pansy Annie Wood Paul; and certificates of merit to Mr. Todd, Newmilns, for one 
bloom of seedling yellow ground, Eev. J. T. Burton; and to Mr. Paul, for one bloom of mauve 
seedling Michael Saunders. 
The following were among the finest named blooms :— 
Fancy Pansies.— The Bride, Jas. Grieve, Jas. Taylor, J. B.Downio, Lizzie Cowan, Isa 
McMeeking, Eev. H. Dombrain, Miss Wallace, Mrs. Taylor, Buttercup, Wm. Nimmo, M. 
Scott, Auntie Cuckoo, Wm. Melville, Thos. Grainger, John Currie, F. W. Leland, Wm. 
Broadfoot, Kirbie, Adonis, Mrs. Jas. Watt, Jas. White, Portia, Miss McNutt, Countess of 
Strathmore, Mrs. Birkmyre. 
Show Pansies.— Jessie Foot, Eobt. Black, Jenny Anderson, Eobert Burns, Bessie 
Me Aslan, Mrs. Arthur, Miss Hope, Annie Wood Paul, Miss Eogers, May Queen, Michael 
Saunders, Mauve Queen, Sir Peter Coats, Goo. Steedman, Princess Beatrice, Zama, Jeannie 
Fleming, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Horsburgh, D. McHutcheson, Eoyal Blue, D. Sutherland, Ebor, 
John Waterston, Capt. Knowles, Jeannie Grieve, Eev. J. T. Burton, Sunnypark Eival.—P. 
GAKDEN GOSSIP. 
HE National Carnation and Picotee Society (Northern branch) will hold its 
annual exhibition on the 4th, 6th, and 7th of August, in conjunction with 
the Great Cottagers’ Flower-show of the Manchester Botanical and Horti¬ 
cultural Society, in the Botanical Gardens, at Old Trafford. The following 
rules have been issued:—1. Any flower or stand containing a mutilated flower, f.e., one with a 
false i)od, petals clipped smooth, or calyx clipped, will be disqualified ; 2. The committee have 
power to make rules and bye-laws for the management of the Exhibition, and settlement of any 
question or dispute arising; 3. The flowers to be shown on cards, size optional; 4. Names of 
flowers to be plainly "written and easy for reference to the blooms. Exhibitors are requested to 
write their exhibition number on the face of the class-cards with which they will be supplied on 
application to the secretary, and write their own names legibly on the hack of those cards; 5. 
Flowers having self petals, or bizarre petals in flakes, or inserted petals, will bo disqualified ; 
G. Certificates of merit for high-class seedlings, not less than two blooms; 7. Premier Car¬ 
nation and Picotee, selected from the whole Exhibition, 53. in addition to any other prize it 
