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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
April 8, 1899. 
Japanese 
Australie. 
Mr. T. Carrington. 
G. T. Warren. 
Yell’w Madame Carnot. 
Madame Louis Kemy. 
Lady Ellen Clarke. 
Mrs. C. Blick. 
Mrs. Richard Jones. 
Varieties. 
Pride of Madford. \ 
Beauty of Teignmouth. J 
Sunflower. 
Swanley Yellow. 
W. Slogrove. \ 
Improved W. H. Lin- [ 
coin. j 
T. Selwood. ' 
Hairy Varieties. 
Enfant des deux Mondes. 
White Louis Boebmer. 
Hairy Wonder. 
R. M. Gray. 
Esau. 
Princess Ena. 
The attention of exhibitors is particularly called to 
the foregoing list of too-much-alike varieties bracketed 
together, which should be carefully examined 
previous to staging blooms for competition. 
Edinburgh Flower Show i — April 5^/z. 
BY TELEGRAPH. 
It is a splendid show, ably organised by Mr. Peter 
Murray Thomson (secretary) and the Council of the 
Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. This 
year's entries reach 570, against 535 last year. A 
new (amateurs’) section has forty entries. 
The judges are Mr. McKinnon, of Melville; Mr. 
Morrison, of Archerfield; Mr. R. Lindsay, late of 
Edinburgh Botanic Gardens ; Mr. Smith, of Houp- 
toun; Mr. D. Dewar, Glasgow Botanic Garden; Mr. 
Buchanan, Penicuik; Mr. Henderson, of Bal. 
birnie ; Mr. Goodall, of Beechwood ; Mr. Paterson, 
of Salton ; Mr. Sharp, of Freelands ; Mr. King, from 
Castle Milk; and Mr. Hogg, from Woodside. 
Regarding the show from the balcony the general 
effect is most pleasing. Palms and Acers dotted 
about soften the too great floral brilliancy, and the 
groups and tables are artistically blended. The 
bandstand for the Gordon Highlanders’ band and 
the pipers is screened by large Palms 
In the competitive classes for twelve hardy Rho¬ 
dodendrons, Messrs. R. B Laird and Sons, Limited, 
are first. For ten forced plants in bloom, Mr. 
Malcolm McIntyre, The Glen, Innerleithen, is first; 
Mr. Wm. Bennett, Hanley Lodge, Gogar, is second ; 
and Mr. James Bald, Canaan House, is third. For six 
forced plants in bloom, first,Mr. McIntyre, The Glen ; 
second, Mr. Bennett, Gogar; third, Mr. J. Pearson, 
Murrayfield. For eighteen forced plants, first, 
Messrs. R. B. Laird and Sons, Limited, Murray¬ 
field, who have a splendid collection, including 
“ Kalmialatifolia, Azalea indica varieties, Viburnums 
and Cytisus.” Mr. John Downie, Beechbill, 
Murrayfield, Midlothian, is second. 
For twelve forced plants, Messrs. R. B. Laird & 
Sons, Ltd., again win, Mr. John Downie following. 
The first prize table of plants is staged by Mr. Mc¬ 
Intyre, The Glen. This award is indisputable. Mr. 
George Wood, Oswald House, Edinburgh, is second 
with plants of good quality. A rustically arranged 
table takes the third place. The winner is Mr. Geo. 
MacDougall, Ascot Hall, Northumberland. The 
style and plants are pleasing. For a very high class 
table of Orchids, first, Mr. Francis Nicoll, Craig- 
clowan, Perth. For twelve hybrid Azalea mollis, 
first, Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Ltd.; second, Mr. 
John Downie. On the same stand were staged six 
alpine Auriculas by Mr. John Downie, who is also 
first for six show Auriculas. 
For four Azalea indica, Messrs. R. B. Laird & 
Sons, Ltd., are first; Mr. John Downie is second. For 
twelve trusses of stove or greenhouse flowers, Mr. J. 
Mitchell is first; second, Mr. M. McIntyre. For one 
specimen Deutzia gracilis, Mr J. Pearson, Murray¬ 
field, is first; Mr. M. McIntyre is second ; and Mr. 
W. Bennett, third. For two Deutzias, Mr. Pearson 
is again first; Mr. J. McLaren is a good second. For 
four Palms, Mr. G. Wood, Oswald House, is first; 
Mr. McIntyre, second ; and Mr. J. Thom, third. For 
a single Palm, Mr. G. Wood is again first; and Mr. 
W. Bennett, second. For six Palms, Mr. J. McLaren 
is first; the second prize goes to Mr. Downie, Mur¬ 
rayfield. For six stove and greenhouse plants, Mr. 
G. Wood, gardener to Mr. Buchanan, Oswald 
House, is first; Mr. McIntyre, The Glen, second ; and 
Mr. James Bald, third. For four stove and green¬ 
house plants, Mr. G. Wood is again first; and Mr. 
M. McIntyre, second. Mr. Wood's collection in¬ 
cludes, in both classes, exceedingly fine specimens. 
For three hardy Rhododendrons, Mr. Chaplin, of 
St. Leonard’s, is first, with three well-grown speci¬ 
mens ; Mr. M. McIntyre is second. For two stove 
and greenhouse plants, Mr. R. W. E. Murray, Black¬ 
ford House, is first; Mr. Donald Macpberson is 
second; and Mr. Wm. Plender, Leiih, is third. 
For three Azalea indica, Mr. James Bald and Mr. 
M. McIntyre are equal first, both displaying 
wonderful specimens. Mr. W. Murray is second; 
and Mr. G. Wood is third. For four Indian Azaleas, 
Mr. G. Chaplin is first, Mr. Murray second; and 
Mr. Bald third. For twelve hardy Rhododendrons, 
Mr. J. Downie is first, followed by Messrs. Laird 
& Sons, Ltd. 
For three pot Tulips, amateurs' class, Adam 
Brydon, Esq , Innerleithen, is first, his flowers being 
very fine; second, Mr. Murray, Blackford House. 
For three pots of garden Narcissus, A. Brydon, Esq. 
again leads. J. Meeklem, Esq., Thorn House, John¬ 
stone, followed. For six Hyacinths, A. Brydon, 
Esq. is first; J. Meeklem, Esq , is second. 
For six pots of Tulips, gardeners' class, A. Brydon, 
Esq. is first; A. Farquhar, Esq., second ; and Pearson, 
Esq., Murrayfield, third. 
For six pots of garden Narcissus, Mr. James Bald, 
Canaan House, had most exquisite plants. A. 
Farquhar, Etq , Dunkeld, is a good second. J. 
Cowan, Esq., Blackford Road, is a fair third. For 
six pots Polyanthus Narcissus, Mr.Shearer, Summer- 
field, Annan, is first; then J. Pearson. Esq , Murray¬ 
field, is followed by Mr. Wood, Oswald House. For 
spring bulbs, six pots, first, J Pearson, Esq., Rock¬ 
ville, Murrayfield, with fine Trillium grandiflorum, 
Iris reticulata, &c.; second, J. Pearson, Esq , Beech- 
wood ; third, J. Meeklem, Esq., Johnstone. For 
twelve Hyacinths, G. McDougall, Ascot Hall, 
Northumberland, is first; and A. Brydon, Esq., 
Innerleithen, second. The first prize lot is very fine. 
J. Meeklem, Esq., Johnstone, is third 
For three pots of Amaryllis Mr. Wood, Oswald 
House, is first; Mr. Bennett, Gogar, second; and 
Mr. McIntyre, The Glen, third, all being very grand. 
For nine Cyclamen Mr. McIntyre leads with an 
extraordinary good lot. Mr. Alex. McMillan, 
Douglas Castle, Lanark, is second. For three pots 
Roses Mr. Galloway, Fernside, Liberton, is first ; 
Mr. Bald, Canaan House is second. For two pots 
of Mignonette Mr. D. Kidd, Musselburgh, is first; 
Mr. McIntyre, The Glen, is second ; then A. Brydon, 
Esq., Innerleithen is third, For one specimen 
Richardia, first Mr/Macdougall; second, J. Pearson, 
Esq., Beechwood, Murrayfield ; and Mathieson, 
Kinellan, Murrayfield, is third. 
For six Cinerarias, first, Mr. J. Wright, Pinkie 
Burn, his plants being extra handsome ; Mr. Kidd, 
Carberry Tower, is second, and, Mr. Matheson, 
Curriehill, third. 
For twelve table plants, for decoration, first, 
Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Ltd.; second, Mr. J. 
Downie, each lot being very beautiful. For six table 
plants, first, Mr. McMillan, Douglas Castle ; second, 
Mr. McIntyre, The Glen. For one pan of Lily of 
the Valley, Mr. J. Cowan, Blackford Road, is first; 
second, R. Aitken, Milton Bridge. For two pans, J. 
Pearson, Esq., Beechwood, is first, and Shearer, 
Esq., Annan, is second. 
For three foliage plants, Mr. M. McIntyre, The 
Glen, takes the lead with Kentia belmoreana, 
Roupala coicovadensis, and others; Mr. Bennett, 
Gogar, has a nice second lot. For six foliage plants, 
Mr. M. McIntyre is the only exhibitor For two 
Dracaenas, first, Mr. M. McIntyre; Mr. Thom, 
Kirkliston, is second. For four Orchids, Mr. Mitchell, 
Bantasken, Falkirk, takes the lead; Mr. Dicoll, 
Craigclowan, Perth, is second ; and Mr. M. McIntyre 
is third. For one Orchid, Mr Henry Reid is 
awarded first place; Mr. Tom Murray, Restalrig 
House, is second. For three Adiantums, Mr. A. 
Pearson, Beechwood, is first, with very fresh and 
large specimens; Mr. Pearson, Rockville, is second. 
For twenty-four dessert Apples Mr. G. MacKinley, 
Ampthill, Beds , takes the first award. Then Mr. 
Cairns, Hirsel, Coldstream, follows. For twenty- 
four culinary Apples Mr. Cairns is to the fore. Mr. 
MacKinley, Inveresk, is second. For six pots of 
Strawberries Mr. M. McIntyre, The Glen, takes the 
lead, followed by Mr. Galloway, Liberton. For two 
bunches of Grapes Mr. Kidd, Carberry Tower, takes 
the first place, with Mr. Smith, Oxenford Castle, 
and Mr. McIntyre in the order named. For thirty 
Strawberries, first, Mr. McKinley, Ampthill; second, 
Mr. Smith, Oxenford Castle. For one Pineapple 
Mr. David Murray, Culzean Castle, takes the first 
award. 
Mr. William Armstrong, Musselburgh, is first 
for twelve Roses, Marechal Neil, which were 
extra fine. Mr. Manson, Walboused, is second. 
For twelve Gloire De Dijon Roses Mr. Bennett, 
Gogar, is first. Mr. Pearson, Beechwood, is second. 
For twenty-four H. P. Roses, Mr. Manson is first; 
Mr. Armstrong, second ; and Mr. Kidd, Musselburgh, 
third. For twelve trusses of stove or greenhouse 
flowers, first, Mr. Mitchell, Bantasken, with fine 
Oncidiums, Coelogynes, Dendrobiums.and Cattleyas. 
Mr. McIntyre, The Glen, is clearly behind the first. 
Many other spring flowering plants, Lycopods and 
Ferns complete a fine competitive array. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Mr. John Downie, 144, Princes Street, and 
Beechhill Nurseries, Murrayfield, has as usual an 
excellent exhibit. It includes a choice collection of 
ail the best spring flowering and foliage plants, 
conspicuous amongst them being standard Cytisus, 
Genista andreana, named hybrid Azalea mollis, 
White Broom, Azalea indica, Tree Paeonies, etc., 
etc., the whole being neatly edged with Iris reticulata 
and Panicum. The table is admirably arrarged, the 
plants bearing evidence of successful cultivation, and 
the whole exhibit displaying much taste and attrac¬ 
tiveness. Mr. Downie is also very successful in the 
competitive classes. 
Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Ltd., as usual, show 
extensively both in competitive and non-competitive 
groups. In the former c'ass they excel in specimen 
Rhododendrons and Azaleas, massive plants, best 
varieties and well flowered. Their forced plants 
include grand examples of Kalmia, Viburnum sterile, 
Staphy lea colchica,Lilac standard virgicalis.fine he ads 
Shrub Azaleas, &c. &c. Their circular table for 
exhibition only is a mass of colour, tastefully blended, 
and well arranged. Japanese Maples and Acers with 
a great variety of standard Brooms give a graceful 
appearance to the whole. A. grand strain of seedling 
Amaryllis is noticeable. 
Messrs. Dicksons & Co., 1 Waterloo Place, 
Edinburgh, have an interesting table of plants, com¬ 
posed of a collection of greenhouse Rhododendrons, 
including Lady Alice Fitzwilliam, Multiflorum, 
Duchess of Connaught, Duchess of Buccleugb, and 
a new seedling of their own raising, named “ James 
Welsh.” They also have Azalea indica aDd A. 
mollis, Epacris, Staphylea colchica, Spiraea, Lily of 
the Valley, Dielytra, Deutzias, Arum Lilies, Primula 
obconica violacea, and P. o. rosea, Cyclamens, Palms, 
hybrid Rhododendrons and other subjects. The 
table was edged with Blue Primroses, small Crotons, 
Cocos, Tradescantia, Panicum, Ferns, Begonia 
picta, and other plants of a dwarf and ornamental 
character. 
Messrs. John Ford & Co., 39, Princes Street, 
Edinburgh, make their usual display of flower pots 
and pedestals. We are somewhat surprised to find 
that these articles so beautifully decorate! can be 
purchased at such reasonable prices. This acquisi¬ 
tion is thus brought within the reach of an} one 
desirous of beautifying their halls or corridors. 
They also show a range of sizes of the new earthen¬ 
ware " Show " vases, now so extensively used in the 
various exhibitions for cut blooms, and which Messrs. 
Ford supply to a number of the horticultural 
societies. Their flower tubes in the Dew " Ivory " 
glass leave nothing to be desired ; the shapes are 
perfect, combining as they do elegance and utility, 
and should satisfy the most fastidious taste for 
something ” smart " in table decorations. 
“ Shanks's Patent Lawn Mowers, used the world 
over ; machines fitted with patent axle spring ; First 
in 1840 ; Foremost to-day.” Such is the announce¬ 
ment of Messrs. Shanks, Arbroath and London. They 
have a unique collection of thirty-five lawn mowers 
in all types. Each machine is of first quality and 
strong. The kinds represented are : The Britisher, 
The Britannia, The Caledonia, and others. A large 
horse-lawn machine and a garden roller complete an 
imposing collection. 
-- 
American Onion Farms.—In Ohio there are many 
Onion farms of tremendous size, some of which are 
worked as individual enterprises, others under syndi¬ 
cates. Compton Farm, near Toledo, is the latest 
addition. It comprises upwards of r,30o acres of 
lake shore swamp. On a part that was cleared and 
cropped with Onions last year 40,000 bushels were 
raised. 
