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say these plants took the prizes. The arrangements were 
somewhat complicated in having two sets of exhibits, 
one from Artisans and Labourers only, and the other 
from Amateurs, in which the Artisans and Labourers were 
also allowed to compete, of which liberty, as just said, 
but few availed themselves. It has been mentioned that 
some of the Artisan and Labourer exhibitors failed to 
take advantage of their double opportunity, and in prac- 
tice it seemed, while giving extra trouble in arranging 
and judging, no benefit was evident from the distin€tion; | 
for it appeared that few possessed the material to com- 
pete in both classes, while the Artisans and Labourers 
manifested that they could hold their own against the 
Amateurs, easily, in the latter’s own classes. Therefore, 
in future Shows, I think this dual arrangement might, 
with advantage to exhibitors and judges alike, be dropped. 
Besides, except in the Plants, Flower and Poultry Classes, 
Amateur competitors are ngcessarily very tew, The only 
loss arising would be a few prizes the less in cases where 
exhibits are now duplicated for the two classes of exhibi- 
tors, However, speaking of the plants and flowers, thanks 
to the admirable care and forethought of the Secretary, 
who had arranged the two divisions separately, though 
unavoidably’ in and out together in some groups, the 
judging was easy, enabling it to be expeditiously per- 
formed. A novel arrangement this year was adopted in 
judging the ladies’ dinner-table floral decorations by a 
plebiscite of all the visitors entering the grounds during 
the first hour in the evening after the ele€tric light was 
turned on in the sheds. 
In the shed devoted to Fruit, Vegetables, Economic 
Produéts, Miscellaneous, Poultry and Bees, the great 
