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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
SEPTiMBEB2(), ion. 
show€id Irish Elegance and Killarney in 
pleasing combination; Miss Jessie Langton, 
Hendon, second, and MLss E. M. Davis, Bur¬ 
gess Hill, third; six entries. Mrs. Colston 
Hall was also first for a basket of roses, and 
here confined her attention to Irish Ele¬ 
gance; Mrs. H. A. Gerhold, Penarth, second, 
and Mrs. Chas. Williamscn third; siix 
entries. 
For a low bowl of ros-es Mrs. Edgar Bur¬ 
nett, Holly Lodge, Southgate, scored with 
Lady Mary Ward; Mrs. L. Courtney Page, 
Enfield, second, and Mrs. Colston Hall, third. 
Edinburgfh Autumn Show. 
The following portion of our report of the 
autumn exhibition held by the Eoyal Cale¬ 
donian Horticultural Society at Edinburgh 
on the 10th and 11th inst., was unavoidably 
held over from our last issue: 
BOUQUETS. 
Baskets and vases of flowers were beauti¬ 
fully shown, much artistic skill being exer¬ 
cised in the arrangement, and tasteful blend¬ 
ing of the colours of the flowers. A white 
hand bouquet, shown by Mr. John Hood, 
gardener to F. G. Bishop, Esq., Dalmore, 
Helensburgh, received first prize. White 
lapagerias, roses Francoa, and double gypso- 
phila were skilfully used to good effect. Mr. 
Wm. Holmes, Rock-end, Helensburgh, was 
given second prize. Mr. A. Holmes, Bellevue 
Bank, Helensburgli, being third. Mr. John 
Hood again scored for a coloured bouquet, 
using statice with white flowers and broad 
lavender-tinted ribbon. Mr. W. Holmes and 
Mr. A. Holmes secured seccnd and third 
positions. Mr. D. Kidd, gardener to Lord 
Elphinstone, Carberry Tower, received first 
prize for a beautiful basket of berries and 
foliage, and a similar award for a vase of 
foliage of hardy shrubh Mr. J. McFadyen 
was placed second in the latter class, third 
prize going to Mr. Jas. Bethel. In another 
basket class Mr. Kidd was once more the win. 
ner, Mr. McFadyen following. Mr. Kidd was 
also successful with a decorated epergne, 
using one of the popular sdvered rustic recep¬ 
tacles, which he filled with flesh-pink carna¬ 
tions, francoa, and trails of bronze selagi- 
nella. Mr. J. Bethel used gloriqsas and an- 
thuriums with croton leaves, making a bright 
and rich-looking arrangement, for which he 
received second prize. In the open classes for 
bouquets, Messrs. John Hood, A. Holmes, 
and Wm. Holmes pretty equally divided 
honours, and they showed some very good 
bouquets, using apprcpriate flowers and foli¬ 
age with great taste. 
NON-COMPETITIVE (SCOTTISH 
EXHIBITORS). 
Messrs. Bobbie and Co., Edinburgh, made 
an immense display of sweet peas and collar¬ 
ette dahlias. The stagiug covered 400 super¬ 
ficial feet, and not a bad bunch of flowers 
was used, either among the sweet peas or the 
dahlias. It is impossible to name the best 
varieties staged, but we may mention, as 
quite new sweet peas, Ruby Palmer, a very 
brilliant red; Mrs. Mcllwrick, a variety pos¬ 
sessing two distinct shades of mauve, and 
King White. Messrs. Dobbie also put up a 
group of early-flowering chrysanthemums, 
occupying about 250 square feet. A big 
ground space was occupied by Messrs. Thyne 
and Son, Dundee, who made a feature of 
sweet peas in triangular groups on all sides 
of a central mound of larkspurs, lupins, 
clarkias, and other good annuals. Antir¬ 
rhinums were also used to advantage in this 
exhibit. 
Pet fruit trees were the main feature of 
Messrs. Sforrie and Storrie’s exhibit from 
Glencarse, Perthshire. Highly-coloured 
fruits of well-known apples hung thickly on 
shap'^ly younq* trees, and the pears were 
equally good in size and quantity. 
Messrs. John Forbes. Lim., Hawick, made 
a bold and striking display of pentstemons 
in the centre of a forty-foot stage, the side 
portions being well furnished with phloxes 
and a miscellameous selection of hardy border 
flowers. We have so frequently quoted 
names of varieties shown by these well-known 
herbaceous phlox specialists, that we feel 
it is necessary to do no more than say the 
cream of the Hawick collections was repre¬ 
sented in this ca^tal exhibit. 
Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser, and Co., 
Oomeiy Bank Nurseries, Edinburgh, showed 
a collection of herbaceous and sub-shrubby 
plants, among which were some most interest¬ 
ing ra^rities. Mutisia decurrens showed its 
elegant, clear, orange orerbera-like flowers in 
a manner but rarely seen, and Sutherlandia 
frutescens, with its bladder-like seed vessels, 
was also well shown. Berberidopsis corallina 
and quite a number of very useful and un¬ 
common subjects made up a grand exhibit. 
Messrs. J. Cocker and Sons, Aberdeen, showed 
herbaceous flowers of merit. Tritom as, cri- 
nums, phloxes, and montbretias played their 
part, and Artemisia lactiflora, Potentilla 
Gibson’s Scarlet, and,Sidalcea Rosy Gem were 
good things noted. Messrs. Cocker occupied 
another stand with an exhibit of roses, em¬ 
bracing many of our choicest hybrid teas 
and decorative garden roses. Messrs. Chas. 
Irvine and Sons, Jedburgh, put up phloxes 
and pentstemons, both of which they showed 
well. Messrs. Jas. Grieve and Sons, Red- 
braeis Nursery, Edinburgh, staged early- 
flowering chrysanthemums, dahlias, and a 
few pentstemons. Phloxes were the ont- 
staanding feature on the stand put up by Mr. 
D. McOmish, Crieff. The big, bold bunches 
of Sheriff Ivory, Iris, and otljer distinct 
coloured sorts were very effectively staged. 
Mr. John Downie, Shandwick Place, Edin¬ 
burgh, displayed tuberous begonias in good 
variety, together with collections of phloxes, 
pentstemons, and early chrysanthemums. At 
the back of the stand were tall bunches of 
eryngiums, aconitums, etc., and small ferns 
and grasses were judiciously used among the 
begonias. Messrs. R. B. Laird and Sons, 
Lim.. Frederick Street, Edinburgh, exhibited 
a group of conifers, which included splen¬ 
didly grown specimens of Retinospora obtusa 
aurea, Abies ni^ra, Pinus cembra, and Cu- 
pressus Lawsoniana argentea picta, besides 
good cedars and thuias, etc. The group was 
brightened by the introduction of herba¬ 
ceous flowers and roses. Mr. D. W. Thom¬ 
son, George Street, Edinburgh, showed a 
batch of the brilliant Pentstemon Mrs. F. 
Fulford, which we have before mentioned as 
one of the most striking of pentstemons. The 
firm’s East Lothian stocks were also well 
shown in shades of purple, crimson, pink, 
and white. Messrs. Gemmell Bros., Oxen- 
ford Nurseries, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, ex¬ 
hibited pentstemons. Although shown as 
unnamed seedlings, the quality of the flowers, 
length of spike, and clearness of colour was 
of a high standard. Mr. John Johnstone, 
Law, by Carluke, staged pansies and violas, 
the flowers being extremely fine. Messrs. 
Matthew Campbell and Son, High Blantyre, 
made a brave show of dahlias and border 
carnations, the latter being quite good for so 
late a date, whilst the cactus dahlias were 
a grand lot of flowers. 
NON-COMPETITIVE (ENGLISH 
EXHIBITORS). 
More than ordinary complimentary adjec¬ 
tives would be necessary to do justice to the 
very creditable exhibit" of choice stove and 
greenhouse plants brought from Chelsea by 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Lim. Of the 
arrangement we need make no further re¬ 
mark than that every plant seemed to show 
itself to best advantage, and at the same 
time assist its neighbours by throwing their 
distinctive characteristics into relief; but 
mention may well be made of a few outstand¬ 
ing plants that played an important part 
in the group. Nepenthes in several choice 
varieties were mounted on tall columns over¬ 
reaching the general level, and in the back¬ 
ground were tall crotons, Alocasia Watsoni- 
ana, and other species of this handsome 
genus, together with big plants of davallias. 
dracaenas, etc.; while in the groundwork 
were marantas, dieffenbachias, ferns, and 
crotons, w'ith groups of orchids, cannas, and 
nerines. 
Quite characteristic of the firm’s best 
efforts was the splendid display of vegetables 
and flowers arranged by Messrs. Sutton and 
fcons Reading. It goes without .avire 
everythiii^g was put up in a maioer ti., 
could not be improved upon, and alth .urj 
everything shown was extremelv good, th', 
•were examples of peas, onions', and iwl.c. 
that stood conspicuously in the forrgr. ufd 
and immediately claimed special notiiv Tb* 
Superlative, Universal, and Triumnh rnol-.t. 
were good, well-ripened fruits, ar.d'thf fl. ri 
decorations were charming. An exten^rr 
array of dahlias and fine sweet peas hhown M 
Messrs. Geo. Fairbairn and S?ons, Fn?l>i 
Street, Carlisle, were very attractiTe- tai; 
vasas were filled with clean flowers of g v j 
varieties, and the colours of the flower*, w, > 
well set off by the use of trails of 
Messrs. G. GibsoU' and Co., Leeming lUi 
Bedale, staged great masses of border p rm. 
nials, among which hybrid vcrhi< um*. 
Lilium tigrinum, gladioli, and helianthuv, 
were prominent. Phloxes, pyrethrums, ni* nt. 
bretias, and tritomas were other sufijM* 
used in the exhibit. 
A great pyramid of charming 1>order 
flowers put up by Mes.srs. Harkiiess ar.d .n>m. 
Ledale, contained many things worthy d 
note. Hybrid verbascums were conspkw* 
and very fine, gladioli were rich in cokir. 
and a great sheaf of rosy lupins, wlii*k 
crowned the group, showed up to advanUf 
above mauve daisies and golden helianthav- 
Orchids from Messrs. F. Sander and Son. >t. 
Albans, included such things as Cata-ctjiB 
macrocarpum, Brassia Lewisi, BullxjnhyliiK 
grandiflorum, and a number of Lapi:o-<»tt 
leyas and choice cypxi,pcdiums. 
Pipers, Bayswater, London, were oxte:>;T* 
exhibitors of choice herbaceous flowers, lai 
of paeony-flowered dahlias. The dcuble 
lily was well shown, and Rudbeckia fulgdi. 
Romney a Coulteri, and a salmou-(elour.*d 
seedling phlox were other good burclu''. 
A group of begonias brought up fr>m 
ham. Middlesex, by Messrs. T. S. \\are, Liii 
contained some splendidly-flowered plant'*-: 
excellent varieties. Considering the I; 
of the. season, the vigour of the planL aB4 
size of the flowers was splendid, and tf< 
sturdy, erect habit of the plants ^ 
mendable. Mr. A. F. Button, Tver, 
shWed a good group of perpetual carra _ 
Mrs. A. F. Dutton, a large quantity of 
useful rosy-salmon flower . 
ranged in artistic baskets. 
and Co., Hatherley, Cheltenham, 
exhibitors of carnations, their var.e ^ ^ 
eluding some of the best in 
ranged, as ever, in a very pl^^siug n. 
ITiey also had on viexv a remarkably ? 
plant of a perpetual ^'^ruation w ^ ^ 
been growing and flovrering out of 
Scottish garden. , , 
Messrs. Jones, of 
gladioli, •which ranged in 
to almost black, •with all gradations 
and salmon, 
Mr. H. N. Ellison, 
greenhouse ferns in great 
lepis Buffi was distinct 
another good fern leaves 
amabilis, with strap-^^hap<^ Big f^U'*** 
fully crested from end to \\\ Art-*' 
themums were staged u-d dahl-*' 
dale and Son, Sheffield, who 
phloxes, and other hardy ^ cntir^7 
Comtesse de Jarnac had . 
cream-coloured foliage t 1 
tinted flowers. Messrs. >' • . i 
Sons, Highgate Nurseries Lend 
bold group of ^r®rbaceoiis and 
and also some gcod ^r^tpr^ 
nations. Liliums and glad>»»^, 
nently displayed amaa’ ^jias. 
tias, early asters, and 
Messrs. W. 'V|lls and 
tham, Surrey, had good b 
as well as chrysanthemum^ 
being good, well-grown flower^ 
a great mass of his ^®P^TT«i^niuni 
Perry’s White, and also . ^ yarie*; 
rubrum, and another exc 1 giipend"'*^ 
Bronze Queen, with of » 
diflora, a much-improved for™ 
plant. 
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