September 11, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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luke, N.B.,is second with smaller but choice varie¬ 
ties. Mr. G. Chaplin, gardener to Mr. T. Nelson, 
St. Leonards, is first for six Lycopods. 
Mr. David Wilson, gardener to H. Steven, Esq., 
Westmount, Glasgow, secures the leading award for 
three Cypripediums, showing fine pieces of C. 
Morganiae, etc. He is followed by Mr. W. Sharp, 
gardener to C. L. Wood, Esq., Forgandenny, who 
takes first prize for four Orchids, showing Cattleya 
gigas and Odontoglossums well. Messrs. D. & W. 
Croll, Dundee, lead off in the Nurserymen’s class 
for thirty-six Roses, showing handsome blooms of 
Madame J. Bonnaire, Ulrich Brunner, Maman 
Cochet, Her Majesty, Gustave Piganeau, etc. 
Messrs. Jas. Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen, take the 
second prize with beautifully fresh stands of Roses. 
Messrs. D. & W. Croll again score for eighteen 
Roses, quite equal to their previous lot. Messrs. 
James Cocker are again second. Messrs. Croll are 
first, and Messrs. Thos. Smith & Sons, Stranraer, 
second for twelve Roses. Messrs. Croll lead, and 
Messrs. Adam & Craigmile follow in the class for 
twenty-four Tea Roses, amongst which are many 
grand blooms for the season ; Messrs. J. Cocker & 
Sons have the best twelve Alfred Colomb 
Roses. Messrs. D. & W. Croll are first for twelve 
scarlet and twelve La France Roses. The twelve 
Roses of Madame Joseph Bonnaire, shown by 
Messrs. D. & W. Croll, are magnificent, taking first 
prize. Mr. F. Harris comes to the front in the class 
for eight dishes of fruit, showing Grapes, Peaches, 
Pears, and Figs well. He is followed by Mr. D. 
Kidd, gardener to Lord Flphinstone, Musselburgh, 
and Mr. Richard Cairns, gardener to James Martin 
White, Esq., Balruddery, Dundee, respectively. Mr. 
J. Hunter again scores in the class for twelve dishes 
of fruit grown in an orchard house, sho <ving grand 
samples. Mr. James Gibson, gardener to E. H. 
Watts, Esq., Devonhurst, Chiswick, is second with 
grand samples of Apples, Figs, Pears, Peaches, etc. 
Mr. T. Lunt carries off the leading award for six 
bunches of Grapes, Gros Maroc, Black Hamburgh, 
and Muscat of Alexandria being shapely bunches and 
well finished. Mr. Richard Cairns is a good second, 
but his bunches are less mature. Mr. J. Leslie, 
gardener to A. Coates, Esq., Pitcullen House, Perth, 
makes a very good third. There is grand competition 
in the class for four bunches of Grapes, Mr. D. Kidd 
taking first. Messrs. D. & W. Buchanan, Forth 
Vineyard, Kippen, are second. Mr. D. Kidd leads in 
the class for two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria. 
Mr. James Gibson takes first prizes for a collection of 
Apples, and for eleven dishes in as many classes. 
In the special Victoria Diamond Jubilee classes, Mr. 
J. Hunter carries off the premier honours for the 
collection of fruit most tastefully and artistically 
arranged on a table, with Orchids, Carnations, 
Bongainilleas, Pancratiums, and other flowers. Mr. 
R. Cairns makes a very good second, though disiinctly 
behind Mr. Hunter. Mr. Alex. Kirk, gardener to 
J. Thomson Paton, Esq., Norwood, Alloa, takes the 
third place with grand samples of Grapes, Pears, 
Peaches, etc. 
For a group of plants, not exceeding 300 sq. ft. in 
area, the leading prize is taken by Mr. J. McIntyre, 
gardener to Mrs. Gurney Pease, Darlington, who 
has a novel and artistically displayed group of 
Palms, Crotons, Lilies, Ferns, etc Cork pedestals 
and arches are largely used to support the plants. 
Mr. Malcolm McIntyre, gardener to Sir James 
Tennant, The Glen, Innerleithen, is a good second, 
with a grand arrangement of Lilies, Crotons, Palms, 
Ferns, etc. It is a wavy eight cornered group. Mr. 
John Downie, 144, Princes Street, Edinburgh, takes 
the third place with an admirable arrangement of 
Dracenas, Lilies, Crotons, and other flowering 
plants. A tall, four-sided arch occupies the centre. 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, Yorks, take the 
lead in the class for a collection of cut flowers of 
hardy herbaceous plants and annuals. They have a 
gorgeous display of Gladioli, Montbretias, etc. 
Messrs. James Cocker & Sons take the second place 
with an even more complicated arrangement of the 
best hardy flowers in season. Mr. John Forbes, 
Buccleuch Nurseries, Hawick, makes a very good 
third, the Hollyhocks and Phloxes being very gorge¬ 
ous, as are the three winning stands. 
Mr. James Gib: on is an easy first for the table of 
vegetables, his Leeks, Cauliflowers, and Onions being 
unexcelled, and very hard to beat. Mr. Robert T. 
Rae, gardener to Major Scott Kerr, Sunlaws, Rox¬ 
burgh, is second with an artistic display ; Mr. W. 
Harper, gardener to J. R. S. Richardson, Esq., 
Perth, is third. 
Money and Victoria Diamond Jubilee Silver Gilt, 
silver and bronze medals, as well asVeitch memorial 
medals are awarded respectively to the above special 
classes. 
Tra.de Exhibits. 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Rothsay have a collection 
of two hundred varieties of Dahlias, including Cactus, 
decorative, pompon, and single varieties in a charm¬ 
ingly fresh condition. Amongst the Cactus varieties 
are J. C. Frewer, Earl Pembroke, Leonora, John 
Welch, Lady Penzance, Mrs. A. Beck, Starfish, Miss 
Webster, Fantasy, Iona, Harry Stredwick, Cycle, 
Aurora, and Valkyrie, most of which are new. Herba¬ 
ceous plants, Palms, and small Ferns were distributed 
through the collection to lighten it. Single Cactus 
varieties, including the newest, were staged along 
the front of the group, which is undulated with 
two banks to break the straight line. 
Messrs. Kerr Bros., Dumfries, exhibit a collection 
of new varieties of Dahlias and herbaceous 
plants. The Dahlias consisted of show, fancy, 
and Cactus varieties. Mr. James Rowatt, 
Glassford, by Strathaven, staged Pentstemons, 
Phloxes, and China Asters in variety. Mr. John 
Phillips, Granton Road Nurseries, Edinburgh, 
had a table of Araucaria excelsa in plants of various 
sizes, interspersed and brightened with Lilies and 
Carnations, Ferns, Selaginellas, and other plants. 
Messrs. Laing & Mather, Kelso-on-Tweed, had a 
table of the new hybrid continuous flowering Chry¬ 
santhemum Princess May. They have also a fine 
lot of their popular Carnations, including the new 
crushed Strawberry self Viscountess Melville. This 
Chrysanthemum is quite hardy and has been flower¬ 
ing outside and inside for eighteen months. Mr. A. 
Findlay, Markinch, Fifeshire, showed a table of new 
hybrid Potatos, including Klondyke, the earliest 
variety in cultivation. He can dig it eight weeks 
from its planting. It produces 6^ lbs. to the root, 
and the quality is good. In an early district two 
crops can be obtained in a season by early and late 
planting. He has thirty new varieties. 
Messrs. Scarlett Bros., Musselburgh, have a fine 
table of vegetables and herbs, including Vegetable 
Marrows, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Scarlet Runners, 
etc, Mr. Michael Cuthbertson, Rothesay, N.B.,has 
a table of Alpine plants in pots, including about 
seventy species and varieties of Saxifragas ; also a 
collection of Sedums and Sempervivums. He also 
has cut flowers of herbaceous plants, conspicuous 
amongst which is the very complete collection of 
Montbretias, new Phloxes, Lemoine’s hardy Gladioli, 
and the new Rudbeckia Golden Glow. 
Mr. Hugh HanaD, 9, Bank Street, Edinburgh, has 
a fine collection of Sweet Peas in seventy varieties. 
On his table are long flowering stems of Tropaeolum 
speciosum and Smilax. Mr. Alexander Lister, 
Florist, Rothesay, N.B., has a collection of Sweet 
Peas, Carnations, Pentstemons, Dahlias, herbaceous 
plants and Pansies elevated to a high ridge along 
the centre of the table, making a very pleasing and 
effective exhibit. A new Dahlia named Jeannie 
Alister is a single Cactus variety of a new shade, and 
a new Cactus sort named Lister, purple with pointed 
petals. 
On further looking into the exhibit of the 
Ichthemic Guano Co., after it was finished, we were 
better pleased with it than in the early morning. 
The company is specially indebted to Messrs. M. 
Todd & Co. for the cultivation of the plants by 
means of the noted fertiliser. H) drangea paniculata, 
Gladioli, Lilium Harrisii and other flowering plants 
lightened up the Palms, Ferns, and Araucaria excelsa, 
all of which are arranged in tiers one above the 
other. We believe it is the finest group they have 
ever set up here. Messrs. Alex. Shanks & Son, 
Arbroath and London, have a nice collection of lawn 
mowers, including the Caledonia with fluted rollers 
and patent axle springs; also the Britannia, the 
Britisher, and the Pony machine with delivery 
apparatus. 
Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Frederick Street, 
Edinburgh, have a large exhibit of various subjects 
arranged for effect, the one to help the other. Cut 
flowers of herbaceous plants are in great variety, 
forming an important feature of the group. They 
are still plentiful and good in the open under the in¬ 
fluence of a cool and moist northern atmosphere. 
Dahlias are extensively represented in their various 
sections of show, fancy, Cactus, decorative and 
pompon. Messrs. Laird have loDg been noted for 
their collection of Dahlias. The group is backed up 
with choice Coniferae in great variety, and the 
variegated Hedera madeiriensis 
Messrs. Ford & Co., glass manufacturers to Her 
Majesty The Queen, 39, Princes Street, Edinburgh, 
have an exhibit of the latest table decorations, rustic 
glass, tastefully arranged en suite, in tubes, flower 
stands, and bowl centres. The vases used for the cut 
flower exhibits at this and other Edinburgh shows, 
the shape and colour beiDg highly suitable for the 
purpose, give a pleasing effect to the flowers and 
foliage they contain. 
Messrs. Thos. Methven & Sons, 15, Princes Street, 
Edinburgh, have a table of Liliums, double tuberous 
Begonias, Crotons, Caladiums, Crozy’s Cannas in 
variety, Pancratiums, Palms and Ferns, the latter 
including Pterisand Adiantum, arranged as aground- 
work to the group, which is most artistically arranged. 
The whole is interspersed and brightened with 
Lilies in fresh condition, including such as Lilium 
auratum, L. a. rubro vittatum, L. a. platyphyllum 
and L lancifolium. 
Messrs. Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edin¬ 
burgh, have a large and bold table at the east end of 
the Waverley Market. Along the centre of the table 
very good young Vines as well as fruiting Vines and 
Peaches in pots, are arranged in place of Palms. 
The fruiting Vines consist of Lady Hutt and Appley 
Towers. Violas, new Picotees and Carnations, the 
latter including Dowager Duchess of Athole (a white 
perpetual flowering variety), Duchess of Fife (shell 
pink), and others are shown. Hardy shrubs are re¬ 
presented by Colutea sanguinea, Piunus Pissardi, 
Hypericum moserianum tricolor, Spiraea Bumalda, 
Abies pungens glauca Kosteri, and the Japanese 
Wineberry. 
Mr. Henry Eckford, Wem, Shropshire, stages a 
collection of Sweet Peas in many of the more inter¬ 
esting and newer varieties, which always create a 
considerable amount of interest. 
Messrs. Dickson & Sons, 32, Hanover St., Edin¬ 
burgh have a group of the more interesting and use¬ 
ful conifers arranged round the sides of the band 
stand. Some of the more showy and popular were 
the Golden Cypress, Golden Juniper, Golden Thuya, 
and Abies parryama glauca, Golden Retinospora, 
tuberous Begonias &c. 
Messrs. James Grieve & Sons, Redbraes Nursery, 
Edinburgh, have a table of choice Palms, Aspidistras, 
Dracaenas, Panicum variegatum, bronze andtiicolor 
Pelargoniums, and New Zealand shrubby Veronicas 
in great variety for pot work. All these are bright¬ 
ened yvith such flowering plants as tuberous 
Begonias, single and double, also choice Sweet Peas, 
Carnations, Violas and choice herbaceous flowers 
They also have a beautiful anchor of flowers. 
The Ichthemic GuaDo Company, Ipswich, seem¬ 
ingly undaunted at the clashing of date between the 
National Chrysanthemum Society’s show in London, 
and the date of the Royal Caledonian, have graced 
the centre of the hall with their now famous Octagon 
group. A departure has been made in a wealth of 
cut blooms of Hydrangeas and Gladioli. Delicate 
and fragrant Stephanotis and graceful sprays of 
Odontoglossum add a delicate finish to a masterly 
piece of grouping, and we congratulate the company 
on a thoroughly representative exhibit. 
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ROWAN JELLY. 
Those who like preserves having a slight acidity 
would do well to try a jelly made from the berries of 
the Mountain Ash or Rowan. Any expert matron,or 
even her daughters, can make it with a minimum of 
care and painstaking. First get the Rowan berries, 
as the cook said about the hare. The berries should 
be perfectly ripe. Pick them off the stalks and put 
them into a clean, white enamelled saucepan, just 
covering them with water. Take the pan off the fire 
just before the water boils, and mash the berries with 
a wooden spoon or pestle. When thoroughly broken, 
strain the mass through a jelly bag. To every pint 
of juice add one pound of the best loaf sugar, and 
boil slowly until the juice settles in the form of a 
firm jelly after cooling. This can be tested by taking 
a little of the juice now and again and cooling it on a 
plate. If it becomes firm enough after a few 
minutes it may be put in glass or stoneware jars and 
left to cool, after which the jelly should be firmly 
tied down and stored away until required for use. 
