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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[JbLY 21, 18«8. 



GARDEN ERS' ORPHAN FUND. 



RESULT OF THE ELECTION 



at the Annual General Meeting, July 13, 1888. 



Name. 



HYDE, Emily Mabel . . 

 SWANSBOROUGH, Alfred.. 

 LACEY, Albert 



SMITH, Emily 



GARDINER, Ralph Joseph . . 

 SPYERS, Victor 

 BEST, Albert Edward 

 STANNARD, William Samuel 

 STAPLES, Ethel 

 SMITH, George 



Votes. 



245 

 171 

 166 

 153 

 131 

 83 

 80 

 75 

 29 

 21 



The Meeting then declared EMILY MABEL 

 HYDE, ALFRED SWANSBOROUGH, 

 ALBERT LACEY, EMILY SMITH, RALPH 

 JOSEPH GARDINER, and VICTOR SPYERS, 

 duly elected. 



At a subsequent meeting of the Executive 

 Committee, it was resolved that the Four Un- 

 successful Candidates be Elected to the Benefits 

 of the Fund. 



A. F. BARRON, Hon. Sec. 

 Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 Chiswick, July 18, 1888. 



THE GARDENERS' 



ORPHAN FUND. 



DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS 



WILL BE THANKFULLY EECEITED BY 



A. F. BARRON, Hon. Sec, 



Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 Chiswick, London, W. 



To Landscape Gardeners and Contractors. 



THE RAMSEY TOWN COMMISSIONERS 

 invite TENDERS for carrying out the work in connection 

 with the MOORAGH PARK and LAKE. The work comprises 

 the Construction of Lake, the Forming of Roads and Walks, 

 Laying-out and Planting of Park, and the Erection of Shelters, 

 Keeper's Lodge, &c., in accordance with Plan andSpecification, 

 which may be seen at their office. Specification may be had on 

 application to the undersigned after July 5. Sealed Tenders, 

 endorsed "Tender for Mooragh Park," to be sent in to the 

 undersigned on or before the 13th day of August next. 



The Commissioners do not bind themselves to accept the 

 lowest or any Tender. — By order, JAMES BELL, 



Clerk to the Ramsey Town Commissioners. 

 Town Commissioners' Office, Ramsey, 

 Isle of Man.— June 28, 1888. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



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(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH THOUSAND.) 



By the late Sir JOSEPH PAXTON, M.P., Reprinted from the Gardeners? Chronicle. 



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