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interest in contributing, but they were not numerous, the 
bulk of the exhibits from the rural distri€ts coming from 
the peasantry, (who bestirred themselves heartily in the 
matter,) resident on the Canals No.1 and 2. This seems 
to show a great deal of apathy among the general popu- 
lation ; and that yet greater efforts require to be made 
to move their inertness. One does not forget of course 
that the more distant peasant cultivators reside from 
Georgetown the more difficult it is to get their produce 
to the Exhibition without local agencies, which, in one 
case at least, on the East Coast, Demerara, Mr. Quelch 
succeeded in securing through the ready co-operation of 
Mr. H. J. Gladwin—a gentleman resident among the 
villagers. It is still more regrettable that the owners 
and cultivators of more or less large estates under econo- 
mic produéts other than sugar, almost as a body abstained 
from contributing. Two or three spirited gentlemen took 
an interest, and contributed, but the majority took no 
heed, missing the opportunity thereby of picking up what 
might perhaps be valuable ideas in seeing the results of 
each other’s work and the measure of success achieved by 
each, in different ways possibly, in the subjects of com- 
mon cultivation. 
G. S. JENMAN. 
REPORT ON CLASS C. 
Georgetown, Sept. 13th, 1897. 
J. J. Quelch, Esq., 
Secretary, Horticultural Show. j 
Dear Sir,—In compliance with your request for a ; 
report on the Class of the recent Show in which we ¥ 
