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THE FLORIST. 
The prize for the best twelve blooms (cut) was awarded to Mr. 
Irwin, gardener, Dalmahoy. Seedling Hollyhocks were very 
numerous. Mr. Blackwood, Peebles, had a first class certificate 
awarded for Beauty of Minden, French white, very compact, both in 
the spike and individual flowers. Also a certificate for Prince Charlie, 
shaded lilac purple, quite new in colour and good. The same spirited 
grower exhibited a very good spike of a shaded lilac, called Flower of 
the Forest. Mr. Laing, Dysart House, had a certificate for Agnes, 
a fine rosy blush ; Mrs. Bryson, a good rosy salmon ; King of Purples, 
an excellent purple flower. Mr. Pow, Norton, had a certificate for a 
very fine large white, called Norton Beauty. Mr. Dean, nurseryman, 
Jedburgh, showed a number of very promising seedlings, and very fine 
Dahlias. Messrs. Downie & Laird showed very fine Dahlias,. 
Verbenas, and a stand of double Petunia Antigone. Messrs. Dickson 
& Co. showed twenty-four very superior Pansies, and ten Pears in 
pots, loaded with fruit, which were very much admired. Messrs. 
Ballantyne & Sons, Dalkeith, showed very fine Dahlias and Hollyhocks. 
Mr. Handasyde, Glen Nurseries, showed several stands of fine show 
and fancy Dahlias. Mr. G. Stirling, Moray Park Gardens, showed 
a stand of rare Alpines, which were deservedly objects of much 
interest. Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser, & Co. sent stands of very fine 
Roses, including all the leading new ones. From Clifton Hall gardens 
were dishes of Green Gage Plums, Washington Plums, and Moorpark 
Apricots, Gooseberries, and red Currants, all very fine indeed, much 
above the ordinary run of these fruits ; they were especially noticed. 
From Mr. Niven, Keir Gardens, Bridge of Allan—thirty-six fine 
seedling Hollyhocks, and five fine spikes—Great Eastern and Beauty 
were very fine. Mr. Cumming, Newbyth, showed a fine large Holly¬ 
hock, called Sir D. Baird. Mr. Watson, St. Mary’s Isle, sent a seedling 
Hollyhock of a rosy salmon colour, very large and compact. 
Mr. Anderson, Meadowbank, Uddingstone, showed a very 
fine seedling, like Dysart Beauty. Mr. Tait, Andargie, Bridge of Earn, 
showed a very fine rose-coloured flower called Miss Campbell. 
FLOWER GARDEN MEMORANDA. 
BEDDING GERANIUMS. 
The following selection is the result of an inspection of many hundred 
beds, this present season, in different parts of the country, and com¬ 
prises the best plants in each class. 
Scarlet Geraniums .—Tom Thumb is still the best bedding Gera¬ 
nium, though we think next year will try it. Next comes Collins's 
Dwarf —alias Frogmore Improved, alias Trentham Scarlet—very good, 
and with more erect flowers than Tom. There is a very good small¬ 
growing one called Boule de Feu, also in the same way. Of darker 
coloured scarlets than the above, Punch, Perfection (Sutton), and Princess 
Alice (Rollisson), are the best. For Orange Scarlets, Richmond Gem 
is by far the best; Commander-in-Chief and General Pelissier (very 
