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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
September 10, 1S04. 
Winstanley, Dainty, Florence M. Stredwick, Harbour Light, 
Minnie West, Violetta, George Gordon, etc. They also staged 
pompon varieties. (Silver Medal.) 
Mr. J. T. West, Tower Hill, Brentwood, had a beautiful 
exhibit of Cactus and pompon Dahlias, eet up with sprays of 
Michaelmas Daisies. A lovely Cactus Dahlia is 1 Charm. 
Messrs. H. Canned and Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited a very 
extensive display of Cactus and decorative Dahlias, intermixed 
with Gypsophila paniculata, and backed up with Palms, Kochia 
sooparia, and Miseanthus japonious zebrinus. A scarlet Dahlia 
named Souv. cle G. Douzon typifies a new race of decorative 
Dahlia notable for the enormous length and breadth of the 
florets. Fine Cactus varieties were Minnie West, Mabel T'ulloch, 
Yellow Gem, Coronation, Airs.. E. Mawley, etc. (Silver 1 Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, West Norwood, London, exhibited a 
large and beautifully arranged group 1 of Caladiums, including fine 
plants of Ville cle Hambourg, Rio cle Janeiro 1 , Mrs. W. E. Glad¬ 
stone, etc. They also 1 had a. fine group' of their grand strain of 
Gloxinias, both as plants and cut flowers, the former being 
interspersed with Asparagus. 
Messrs. William Outbush and Son, High-gate, London, set up 
a large 1 bank of Cactus Dahlias arranged in Bamboo 1 stands in a 
variety of fanciful ways. Cut- blooms were placed along the front. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Feltham, Middle¬ 
sex, had a similarly arranged collection of Cactus Dahlias, using 
vases, Bamboo stands, etc., interspersed with pot plants. They 
had all the leading varieties, including Columbia, Dainty, Charm, 
F. M. Stredwick, Mrs. E. Mawley, Premier, etc. 
Mr. A. LI. Gwillim, Cambria Nursery, New Eltham, Kent, 
exhibited cut flowers of numerous varieties of his fine strain of 
tuberous Begonias, gathered from the open ground and assorted 
in colours. He had square areas of pink, scarlet, yellow, salmon, 
white, crimson, and rose double varieties. The single types were 
also arranged in this way upon Bracken leaves 
DUNDEE FLOWER SHOW. 
A very successful flower show was. held at Dundee last week. 
It was opened by Countess. Airlie in the presence of a large and 
fashionable audience. The exhibits were very numerous, and 
the show was probably one of the most successful held at Dundee. 
Mr= James Beats (Binroek) carried off the principal prize 
awarded for plants and cut flowers arranged for effect. It was 
an artistic display greatly improved by the introduction of 
miniature lakes, and Mr. D. K. Meston was a close second. Mr. 
R. W. Saunders (Broughty Ferry) was. first with four exotic 
Ferns. The class for six stove or greenhouse plants distinct, 
three foliage and three in flower, included some fine entries, Mr. 
David Saunders securing the first award. Mi-. Thomas C. Brown 
was. first in both Begonia classes. Mr. George Nicholson and 
Mr. David Saunders had fine exhibits in the class, for four fine 
foliage plants, distinct variety. Geraniums were in great display, 
and those shown by Mr. George Scott, of Seathwood, who secured 
the honours, were especially worthy of notice. For stove and 
greenhouse plants Mr. R. N. (Simpson, was first, while Mr. James 
Bethel secured the prize for six distinct British Ferns, as well 
as for 12 distinct Alpines and six distinct Gloxinias. Other 
successful competitors were Messrs. Thomas Stuart, James 
Kinnear, J. Fairweather,-.G. C. Brown, and James Christie. 
In the cut flowers, classes- open to gardeners, there was a 
splendid show, Messrs. Fairweather, D. Saunders, J. Muir, 
G. Scott, J. Bethel, William Harper, R. N. Simpson, Hugh 
Rutherford, Joseph Dick, D. Halley, T. C. Brown, D. Duthie, 
and William Bell securing first prizes. 
Amongst nurserymen exhibits Messrs- -Storrie and Storrie had 
a pretty display, consisting of a miniature orchard, in which 
there were pot-grown fruit trees well laden. Messrs. W. P. 
Laird and (Sinclair had a first-class exhibit of cut flowers and 
foliage plants. Messrs- D. and W. Croll exhibited some fine 
Crotons, Gladioli, Liliums, Roses, etc. Messrs. James Simpson 
and Son had a display -of Roses and pot plants. Messrs. James 
Cocker and Sons (of Aberdeen), Mr. John Forbes (Hawick), and 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co. (of Rothesay) had good exhibits. 
PAISLEY HORTICULTURAL. 
September 1st and 2nd. 
This errand flower show was a. success, heating all previous 
records, especially in the cut flower department- The competitors 
in this department were drawn from the four corners of Scotland. 
This is due in great measure toi Mr. Macfee, the secretary to 1 the 
society, who is unremitting in his attention, always courteous but 
firm, and who commands the respect of everyone. 
It may interest those who' have not seen the show in its com¬ 
pleteness to know the number of people who were required to put 
it in its present state. From a fairly accurate estimate made by 
the officials, it is found there would be not fewer than 240 persons 
employed; this includes ninety competitors, who had on an 
average one assistant each. The exhibitors, nurserymen, and 
their assistants number about, thirty. The official staff and con¬ 
stables also come to thirty. This deets not include porters, carters, 
and others employed outside the hall. 
One of the special features was a magnificent table of plants 
sent- for exhibition only from Jas. Goats, Esq., of Ferguslie, and 
Mr. Duncan McDonald, Mr. Goats’ talented and clever gardener, 
along with his assistants, skilfully and tastefully arranged his 
plants in a manner that would have been bad to beat. 
Three local nurserymen—Air. David Airdrie, Whitehaugh 
Nursery, Mr. James Watson, Bellfield Nursery, and Mr. Francis 
Davidson, Ourragh Hill Nursery—contributed large tables each, 
and presented displays worthy of the trade. Indeed, no better 
trade exhibits are to be found in Scotland, with perhaps the 
exception of Edinburgh. The first prize in this class was won by 
Mr. D. Airdrie for the third year m succession with a magnificent 
arrangement, tastefully and gracefully executed. The prevailing 
feature was the magnificent Begonias of which Mr. Airdrie has 
been long an ardent and devoted cultivator. The second and 
third prizes were awarded to Messrs. Watson and Davidson 
respectively. 
The other nurserymen’s exhibits, were by Mr. Robert Anderson 
(Paisley), who showed a varied collection of greenhouse plants, 
including a very nice basket of Verbena Miss Wilmott. Messrs. 
V allace and Co. (Johnstone) put up a very select collection of 
I ansies and Violas, and Mr. J. G. Paul, nurseryman (Bridge 
of Weir), had an excellent lot of the newer varieties of Phloxes 
and Penstemons. 
Roses^ notwithstanding the lateness of the season, were a 
marvellous show, the colours bright and pure, and scarcely less 
inferior to those seen earlier in the season. The first prize was 
won by Air, Hugh Dickson (Belfast), and closely followed by 
Messrs- (Smith and Sons (Stranraer), third place falling to 
Messrs. W. and R. Ferguson (Dunfermline), a young firm that 
is coming rapidly to the front in Rose growing. Herbaceous 
plants were well shown by Mr. W. Farquharson (Perth) and 
Cactus Dahlias by Mr. Smellie (Busby) was one of the features 
in the show. Unfortunately there was only one exhibit in this 
class. 
Ihe Gladioli from Messrs. Aloir and Sons (Prestwick) were 
high-class cultivations. 
A most instructive exhibit was in the class for a table of cut 
flowers, 9 ft. by 3 ft., cut from the open border. Mr. Airdrie 
had the first with a very fine lot of stuff; indeed, remarkably 
good were his Carnations and Cactus Dahlias shown on Bamboo 
stands. 
The competition in the gardeners’ and amateurs’ sections was 
remarkably keen. This report would be incomplete without re¬ 
ference to the splendid exhibits of British Ferns. Such hu°-e 
specimens 1 in the very pink of condition, it is questionable- if there 
are any similar or larger plants in Great- Britain than those 
shown here by Messrs. Pattison and McDougal. Without par¬ 
ticularising varieties, Scolopendriiun Robinson var. is admitted 
the finest plant of its kind in Scotland. 
The 1 exhibits in the fruit section, although not so- numerous as 
in the other sections, contained some outstanding dishes of Grapes 
notably those from Mr. Brown, Houston House Gardens. The 
last-named gentleman distinguished himself in the vegetable 
classes, winning first for a very fine collection 6f 13 varieties. 
Ihe Amateurs’ Sections were keenly contested, and in many 
cases very superior cultivation obtained, doing themselves verv 
great credit. . J 
Inn report- of the 1 R.H.S. Show will appear next- week. 
Fhtjit Crop in Ontario. —From the accounts prepared by 
the secretary of the Ontario Fruit Growers’ Association, it 
seems that the outlook for various fruits indicates a very much 
smaller crop than last year. Apples will he considerably 
short of the average, especially in the orchards of the northern 
districts, where the hardy winter Apple trees were destroyed 
by the severe winter. Those trees which did escapa had been 
greatly robbed of vitality, so that the fruit crop will be poor. 
Indeed, in some sections it will be a failure. Some are of 
the opinion that the Peach crop in the province will not be 
more than one-tenth of what it was last year. Pears and Plums 
were also a poor crop. 
