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awarding it the Highland Society's gold medal. The first of Mrs. 

 Hay were a splendid lot, and the second of Mr. Clarke, if they wanted 

 weight, were symmetrical in appearance, and had evidently good 

 quality. Of the others it may be remarked generally that they 

 formed a very even show of roots, of capital quality. The Tankard 

 mangels showed up well, as did also the Any Variety class. The 

 Green Globes were headed by a very even lot, shown by Mr. J. Bulford. 

 Coming to the White Globe class one cannot but be struck with 

 the remarkable uniformity of the specimens. It is evidently a good 

 feeding tuber, and, judging from the marked similarity of the exhibits 

 in appearance, must have undergone a very careful " improving " 

 process at the hands of the seedsmen. The second prize lot of Mr. 

 Bulford we fancied might have taken first class, as they had more 

 uniformity and symmetry of form about them than the first, while 

 they were by no means^ inferior in point of quality. The Duke of 

 Portland's third were a very pretty lot in good heart. The Purple 

 Top Mammoth Turnips were a great show, both for number of entries 

 and quality of the roots. They have good size, and are a good, solid, 

 nutritious-looking root, and should grow well on any soil. The 

 largest in the first prize lot girthed forty inches. The Greystone 

 Turnips are nice coloured roots, and in this respect, as well as in 

 uniformity, the first prize lot of Mr. Bulford quite deserved the 

 position assigned them. For the rest of the large root classes, it is 

 impossible to speak in any but terms of praise, and the taste with 

 which they were arranged in their various classes very much enhanced 

 their appearance. 



Cabbages had great size, but were not quite so firm in heart as 

 we should have liked to have seen them. "White carrots, on the other 

 hand, were large and of excellent quality. 



In the class for Sewage Grown Roots, there was a stiff com- 

 petition. The best class was that for the Berkshireprize, or Oxheart 

 Yellow Globe mangels, a variety which although only introduced last 

 year, has already made its mark. 



The heaviest root of the champion swede weighed 17^1bs., and 

 was a credit to Mr. Kelsey, so far as size went, but it was not a good- 

 looking root. The heaviest in the Mammoth Long-red mangel scaled 

 391bs., a remarkable weight7or a single specimen. The Bhow for the 

 finest specimen prizes was a very creditable one. 



Potatoes were good, particularly the Magnum Bonum, which is a 

 grand mealy potato, with size and quality to recommend it. The 

 first prize in the class for a half-peck of Any Round Variety was 

 about the best lot we ever remember to have seen of any potatoes. 



Vegetables formed a very interesting collection, onions and carrots 

 being conspicuously good. 



The large attendance of the public, in spite of the inclemency of 

 the weather, testified to the popularity of the show, which, if it goes 

 on extending in the future as it has done in the past, will encroach 

 upon another flat of Messrs. Sutton's premises, for the one in 

 which this year's show was held, although a large one, was pretty 

 well taken up. 



