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Amateurs exclusively, who cultivate their own plants: Six Dissimilar 
Blooms: 1, Mr. Dobbie, Renfrew, with Sir Colin Campbell (Paton & Small), 
Captain B. Steuart (Douglass), Mary Lamb (Do.), Seedling, Col. Windham 
(Dickson & Co.), Gem (Syme). 2, Mr. W. Wilson. 3, Mr. C. Watson. 
Open to all: 12 Dissimilar Blooms in Classes—four selfs, four light grounds, 
and four yellow grounds: 1, Messrs. Downie & Laird, with Jeannie (Downie 
& Laird), Rev. Joshua Dix (Do.), Ladyburn Beauty (White & Sinclair), Alex. 
M‘Nab (Downie & Laird), Mrs. Downie (Do.), C. W. R. Ramsay (Douglass), 
Francis Low (Downie & Laird), Saturn, Col. Windham (Dickson & Co.), Mary 
Lamb (Douglass), Countess of Rosslyn (Dickson & Co.), Mrs. Laird (Downie 
& Laird). 2, Mr. James Thompson. 3, Mr. W. Perrey. 
Single Blooms: Gardeners and Amateurs: Self, Mr. James Thompson, with 
Alex. M‘Nab (Downie & Laird) ; yellow ground, Messrs. Downie & Laird, with 
Perfection (White & Sinclair); light ground, Mr. George White, with Mary 
Lamb (Wouglass). Best flower in the room, Mr. J. Thompson, with Alex. 
M‘Nab (Downie & Laird). 
Amateurs exclusively: Dark self, Mr. James Dobbie, with Gem (Syme) ; 
yellow self, Mr. William Wilson, with Yellow Model (Hooper) ; light ground, 
Mr. Wm. Wilson, with Countess of Rosslyn (Dickson & Co.) ; yellow ground, 
Mr. C. Watson, with Mrs. Downie (Downie & Laird). 
On this occasion new flowers were scarce. The judges were 
unanimous in awarding a first class certificate to Messrs. Downie & 
Laird for a yellow ground flower named Francis Low. We observed a 
fine yellow ground flower in the stand of Mr. Wilson (Cathcart) ; this, 
however, was not shown to the judges as a seedling; it was named 
Tom Sayers. We hope he will think better of it before he shows it as 
a seedling, and give it a name more in accordance with the peaceful 
habits of Pansy growers. 
The first week in June is too early to give the growers about 
Glasgow a chance in a friendly competition with their more favoured 
neighbours around Edinburgh. Some of the best growers in the west 
were unable to fill a stand of six, their flowers not being forward. Now 
this detracts from the usefulness of this truly useful Society, which 
grants no certificate to any flower but what has superior merit, and is 
a safe guarantee to the purchaser. The first week in July would be a 
better time for the Glasgow grower. Why not do as the cattle dealers 
sometimes do when they come near a bargain—split the difference ? 
Many of the growers in the west are so soured we fear we may lose 
them as members altogether. We hope the members of the Society 
will take this into consideration before they publish the circular for 
1861. Besides, the earliness of this show prevents many new flowers 
being seen, which forms not the least prominent attraction. Whatever 
way the members may think proper to arrange, we wish the Society 
every prosperity—the same prosperity it has had all along. No doubt 
the Pansy world has to thank it for the many gems which adorn our 
ardens of this now beautiful flower. : 
The next annual competition will be held in Edinburgh in 1861. 

TONBRIDGE WELLS HORTICULTURAL FETE. 
In the midst of the incessantly dripping weather that we experienced 
in June, it was a matter of no small anxiety to have a féte fixed for a 
provincial town, as a wet day very often is the death-blow of a Society. 
