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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 19, 1903. 
- Esq., took the second place with dwarfer but finely-bloomed 
, plants ; Mr. Wm. Smith, gardener to Mrs. W. J. Ford, Creghorn 
Castle, was a good third. 
Mr. Robert Brown had the best three single tuberous Begonias 
in grand plants ; Mr. Arch. Mclnnes, gardener to D. White- 
law, Esq., Inveresk, and Mr. J. Prosser took the remaining 
prizes in this order. 
Mr. Wm. Rae, Biggar, had the best plant of a single tuberous 
Begonia, Mr. Arch. Mclnnes being second, and Mr. John Pear¬ 
son third, all in good form. 
Mr. Wm. Smith took the lead for one double Begonia, fol¬ 
lowed by Mr. Arch. Mclnnes and Mr. Andrew Findlay respec¬ 
tively. 
Mr. Robert Brown took the lead for three double Begonias, 
followed by Mr. Wm. Smith and Mr. Chas. Dickson respec¬ 
tively. 
Mr. H. E. Hughes had the leading award for three Celosias, 
Mr. J. Fraser being second. The latter came to the front for 
a Hydrangea bearing one enormous head of bloom, over 18 in. 
in diameter; Mr. Geo. McKinna was second, and Mr. John 
Thom came in third. 
Mr. Geo. McKinna came to the front for one Lilium, showing 
L. speciosum album ; also for three pots in as many varieties 
of L. speciosum. 
Vallotas were good, and Mr. Wm. McMorran, gardener to 
W. H. Laidlaw, Esq., Priorwood, Polton, was first, followed 
by Mr. Wm. Smith and Mr. Wm. Hood, gardener to Sir Wm. 
Muir, Dean Park House. 
Mr. David Flenderleith, gardener to E. A. C. Mortimer, Esq., 
7, Whitehouse Terrace, led the way for two Pelargoniums, Mr. 
Geo. McKinna being second, and Mr. J. Thom third. Mr. 
Geo. McKinna took the lead for zonal Pelargoniums. 
Mr. J. C. Brown, 25, Waterloo Place, took the lead for nine 
dwarf British Ferns, showing choice plants of Polypodium 
vulgare comubiense, Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum microdon, 
Asplenium Trichomanes confluens, etc. ; the card of the second 
prize lot had been displaced or lost; Mr. Wm. Robertson, 27, 
Hendry Street, Falkirk, came in third. There was splendid 
competition in this class. 
Mr. John Pearson had the best six pots of Chrysanthemums 
in well-flowered specimens ; Mr. Wm. Hood was second, and 
Mr. Wm. Armstrong, gardener to Dr. Scott, Musselburgh, came 
in third. 
Cut Flowers. 
Gladioli were very fine, considering the season. The lead 
for 12 spikes was taken by Mr. Andrew Bennett, Tweedmouth, 
Berwick-on-Tweed, with a splendid lot indeed ; the second prize 
card was lost; Mr. Adam Brydon came in third. Mr. Andrew 
Bennett, Tweedmouth, took the lead for six Gladioli with 
grand spikes; Mr. R. Lawrie, gardener to N. Smith, Esq., 
Prestwich, was second, and Mr. Adam Brydon third. 
Mr. Thos. Baird, gardener to Jas. Younger, Esq., Arnsbrae, 
Cambus, had the best twelve Chrysanthemum blooms; showing 
some wonderful blooms, Mme. G. Henri, Mrs. C. H. Payne, 
Wm. Tricker, Louise, and W. H. Lincoln ; Mr. John Richard¬ 
son, Schoolhouse, Manor, Peebles, was second. 
Mr. J. D. Bennet, Kent Cottage, Helensburgh, had the best 
12 Roses. Mr. W. Parlane, gardener to Mrs. Dennistown, 
Rosslea Row, took the lead for 12 Tea Roses ; Mr. J. D. Bennet 
was second, and Mr. Laurence Black, Kinglassie, Fife, third. 
Mr. Wm. Smith was first for 12 trusses of zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums ; Mr. W. Parlane for pink Roses in a vase ; Mr. Alfred 
Todd, Stoneybank, Musselburgh, for crimson Roses ; Mr. W. 
Parlane for six vases Roses. 
Mr. Adam Brydon took the lead for six vases Carnations, in 
as many varieties ; also for six vases Carnations with their 
own foliage, and for six vases Picotees. 
Mr. Wm. Sharp, gardener to C. L. Wood, Esq., Forgandenny, 
was awarded first for six trusses of Orchids with a varied lot 
of flowers. 
Hardy herbaceous plants were a strong feature, and made 
a good feature of the show on the south side of the market hall. 
The lead for 12 bunches was taken by Mr. Adam Brydon with 
Eucomis punctata, Lilium longiflorum, Lobelias, MontbPetias, 
Echinops, etc. ; Mr. Thos. Robertson, Eastwood, Thornliebank, 
was^ a good second, his Lilium speciosum Melpomene, L. 
tigrinum splendens, and Lobelia Cardinalis Firefly being good. 
Mr. Adam Brydon was still to the fore for six bunches of 
hardy herbaceous plants ; Mr. Thos. Robertson followed, and 
Mr. A. Dickson, gardener to M. G. Thorourn, Esq., Inner¬ 
leithen, came in third. Competition was good in both cases. 
Mr. Alex. Malcolm, Town House, Duns, took the lead for 
12 bunches of Sweet Peas, showing them in tall vases ; Mr. 
Roderick Mackenzie, The Aviemore Hotel Company, Limited, 
Aviemore, was a good second, his flowers having stalks 1 ft-, 
long. Mr. Thos. Duncan, Fogo, Duns, came in third. More 
than one table was filled with Sweet Peas. 
Mr. J. Prosser took the lead for six vases of Sweet Peas; 
Mr. Thos. Young was second, and Mr. R. McAndie, gardener to 
Sir A. B. Milne, Bart., Inveresk Gate, came in third. The 
flowers in this instance were set up with grasses and Gypso- 
phila. 
Mr. Wm. Sharp had the best four and one Orchid and three 
Cypripediums. 
Vegetables. 
Mr. J. Paton, Scottish Mushroom Co., Scotland St. Tunnel, 
took the lead for Mushrooms ; Mr. D. Kidd for Cucumbers ; 
Mr. Alex Macdonald, gardener to Robert Clarkson, Esq., of 
Avondale, Polmont, for Tomatos ; Mr. Jas. S. Ritchie, Denny, 
for Peas ; Mr. G. Mackinlay for French Beans ; Mr. Jas. Fraser 
for Brussels Sprouts ; and Mr. Alex. McMillan for Cauliflower. 
All these classes were keenly contested, and quality excellent. 
Mr. Alex. McMillan had the best Leeks; Mr. A. Forrest, 
Biggar, the best yellow Turnips ; Mr. J. Kennedy, Mill Port, 
the best Carrots ; Air. R. Stuart the best Parsnips ; Mr. H. E. 
Hughes the best beet; Mr. J. Waldie the best Celery ; Mr. Wm. 
Henderson, gardener to J. B. Sandilands, Esq., Corstorphine, 
the best Lettuces ; Mr. R, Patterson the best Curled Greens; 
Mr. Wm. Henderson the best Savoys ; Mr. Geo. McKinna the 
best Cabbages ; Mr. Alex. McMillan the best Parsley ; and Mr. 
D. Murray the best Onions, Air. Jas. Kinnear, gardener to 
J. J. Wringburg, Esq., Fembrae, Dundee, being second in the 
latter case. 
Air. Allan Caldwell, jun., Polmont, took the lead for a col¬ 
lection of 12 varieties of Potatos ; Mr. Jas. Cossar was second, 
and Mr. Alex. Findlay was third. 
Mr. John Hood, gardener to Aliss Baillie, Bryburgli House. 
St. Boswells, had the best 12 round Potatos, and Mr. Allan 
Caldwell, jun., the best 12 kidney Potatos. 
Nurserymen 
The large class for 50 bunches of hardy herbaceous plants 
has been raised to 100 bunches, arranged on a table not exceed¬ 
ing 25 ft. by 5 ft. Messrs. James Cocker and Sons, Union 
Street, Aberdeen, were the only exhibitors, but they were 
awarded the first prize, which was well deserved, and would 
have taken a lot of beating. They had splendid bunches of 
Lilium speciosum Kratzeri, L. s. Melpomene, L. auratum rubro- 
vittatum, Coreopsis grandiflora, Kniphofia, Gladioli, Sunflowers, 
Hyacintlius princeps, Eryngium seedling, etc. 
Messrs. Geo. Mail- and Son, nurserymen, Prestwick, took 
the first award for 36 Gladioli, showing very fine spikes in 
named varieties. 
Messrs. M. Campbell and Sons, High Blantyre, exhibited a 
grand lot of Cactus Dahlias, taking the first prize for 18 
bunches. Fine varieties were Sheriff Henderson, Mrs. E. Maw- 
ley, Gabriel, Mars. John Sharpie, etc. The second award was 
taken by Mr. John Smellie, Pansy Gardens, Busby, who had 
a similar arrangement of the best varieties on a background of 
black velvet; he also had many of the best varieties in com¬ 
merce. , '■ 
Messrs. M. Campbell also took the lead for 24 Cactus 
Dahlias, arranged on boards, followed by Mr. John Smellie, 
and Mr. John Allan, Kippen, Stirling, came in third. 
Air. John Smellie came to the front for 24 show and fancy 
Dahlias, having fine blooms of Ida, R. T. Rawlings, Penelope, 
Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Alorgan, etc. ; Alessrs. 
M. Campbell and Sons took the second place with a good stand, 
and Messrs. A. Lister and Sons, florists, Rothesay, third place. 
For isx vases of Pompon Dahlias the lead was taken by Mr. 
R. J. Hamill, F.R.H.S., The Vineries, Birmingham ; Air. John 
Smellie was a good second, and Alessrs. A. Lister and Son 
came in third. 
Mr. R. J. Hamill also had the best six vases of Cactus 
Dahlias; Alessrs. Al. Campbell and Sons were second, and Air. 
John Smellie came in third. 
The leading place for a collection of Dahlias was secured by 
Air. R. J. Hamill, who had some pillars of Cactus behind, 
lightened with Gypsophila and Asparagus. Pompons were also 
worked into the design, while show and Cactus Dahlias covered 
the boards ; the second award was taken by Alessrs. AI. Camp¬ 
bell and 'Sons, who had neatly-arranged bunches of Pompons on 
a background of black velvet; Cactus Dahlias occupied the 
corners, and show and Cactus Dahlias the front, on boards. 
Air. T. M. Whitehead, Selkirk, took the leading place for 
12 vases of Carnations, showing some very handsome varieties 
of his own raising, including a lovely one named Airs. John 
