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LX.— MONTHLY SUMMARY. 



August 1, 1862. 



Fetes, &c., held in July, — On the 2nd of July the Society's 

 Third Great Show was held, and was attended by as large a number 

 of persons as any of the previous Shows, about 17,000 having been 

 present. The awards are recorded on p. 546. An account of 

 the new plants exhibited will be found at p. 540. The Show was 

 magnificent, and attracted the greatest admiration. In addition 

 to its intrinsic merit, it possessed for a large portion of the 

 visitors a competitive interest something akin to that felt in 

 the result of a race. It was expected that several of the most 

 successful cultivators in the country would put forth their strength 

 as competitors on this occasion, and — as is always the case where 

 there is a trial of strength — the onlookers shared in the interest 

 felt in the result. 



In this contest, Messrs, Veitch and Son left all competitors 

 far behind, whether for number of prizes and marks of dis- 

 tinction or comparative excellence. They took the first prize in 

 no less than eleven classes. Only one other exhibitor took more 

 than one first prize, viz., Messrs, Fraser, who gained two. The 

 total number of prizes and medals carried off by Messrs. Veitch, 

 was 25, the next numbers being, Mr. Standish, six ; Mr. Turner, 

 Mr. Bull, and Mr. Williams, each, four ; and Mr. Fraser, Mr. 

 Lee, and Mr. Dobson, each, three. Besides these, Mr. Bull and 

 Mr. Veitch obtained certificates from the Floral Committee (four 

 and two). In the Fruit competition, Mr. Standish and Mr. 

 Henderson of Trentham I'an a very close race, each ha^ang taken 

 five prizes — Mr. Standish, 2 firsts, 2 seconds,* aftd a third ; and 

 Mr. Henderson, 1 first, 3 seconds, and 1 third. Mr. Kaile and 

 Mr. Allen came next, each having carried off a first, a second, 

 and a third, with whom should be classed Mr. Turner, Messrs, 

 Lane and Son, and Mr. Tillyard, who each took 2 firsts. Of 

 course these results cannot be taken as absolute tests of the skill 

 or abilities of the respective competitors. The value of the attain- 

 ments requisite*for success in the different classes is in no two 

 cases the same. Nobody would attach the same merit to a first 

 prize for growing gooseberries which they would to a first prize 

 for growing pineapples ; but they are of interest so far as show- 



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