MONTHLY SUMMARY. l8l 



tion has been made in the conditions on which this prize is 

 offered. Instead of being competed for at the show on the 2nd 

 of July, it will be at that held on the 10th of September, to give 

 longer time for preparation, the idea being new and gardeners 

 unprepared; and it will be for the best 12 standard plants, 

 instead of for the best 7, It now stands thus : A prize of £5 

 will be offered at the autumn flower show, to be held on the 

 10th of September, for the best 12 standard plants for dinner- 

 table decoration* The plants must be ornamental, either for 

 their foliage, flowers, or fruit, and must be grown in pots not 

 exceeding 6 inches in diameter; and the foliage, flowers, and 

 fruit, must not be less than HO inches, nor more than 24 iuches, 

 clear from the bottom of the pot. Elegance of form, slenderness 

 of stem, and variety in colour, will be the test of excellence. 



Drawing-Room Decorations, — Two other prizes have been 



offered by Lady Dorothy Nevill» of 6 guineas and 4 guineas, for 

 the best arrangement of flowers for drawing-room decoration, to 

 be competed for at the Great Show on the 21sf of May. 



The same freedom from restriction as to material and design 

 which is given in Sir Wentworth Dilke's prizes, is extended 

 by Lady Dorothy Nevill to those -which she offers. 



