THE LITTLE GAEDENEES OF HAMILTON 



SPLENDID WORK BY THE SPECTATOR UNDER AUSPICES HAMILTON 

 HORTICULTURAL AND CITY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY— PRIZES GIVEN 

 OCTOBER NINTH— GREAT ENTHUSIASM — THE CITY BEAUTIFIED. 



THE flower garden competition in- 

 augurated by the Spectator Print- 

 ing Company and managed by the 

 City Improvement and Horticultural socie- 

 ties, was brought to a most successful end- 

 ing last night, when, in the presence of an 

 immense audience gathered in the city hall 

 council chamber, the awards were made, 

 along with those in the Improvement socie- 



FiG. 2471. A Street Oar Used as a Summer 

 House, Main St., Hamilton. 



ty's window box competition. It was the 

 most successful annual gathering ever held 

 by the Improvement society, and throughout 

 the proceedings were of a most pleasant 

 character. The prize winners were numer- 

 ous, and particularly in the case of the 

 children who won Spectator awards the 

 applause, as the little tots came forward to 

 get their money, was most generous. 



The Spectator competition for flower 

 gardens was in two sections — one for child- 

 ren, in which the city was divided into four 

 districts, and three cash prizes were given 

 in each to girls and three to boys having the 

 best gardens designed and cared for by 

 themselves. Added to these were several 

 merit awards of seeds and bulbs to those 

 who did not succeed in winning any of the 

 cash. The second division was an adult 

 competition, in which four cash prizes were 

 given for the best gardens* in the whole city. 

 The total amount donated in this way was 



Note.— Some photographs in illustration, loo late for this 

 number, will appear next month.— Ed, 



