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white ground, where he had excellent A deputation from the Royal H 
tees, Ad m the И ied Ward, Triumph, Rose Dore, Snowsto: d 
of Radiant (heav edge), and Mrs. Ham- Society, consisti ing of Lord Га (Presi- М ikado. i г uu 
mond (light edge), (c) three vases of selfs, and ^ dent), the Rev.. W. Wilks, M.A. curie twelve Self border Carnations, Mr. 
vases d pup ioi be eas т Mr. Н. В. May, Mr. James Hudson and Mr. =n Moman, Woodside Park, London, led 
: where he had a splen id vase of Fair Ellen; F. J. Chittenden visited the show and made with sto talled beautifully sha aped flowers 
and was second in the classes for three vases of ишег awards w ipe ch gave ju satisfac- of Elaine, Fujiyama, Rosetta and The King. 
. fancies, osa oes е SatrF- tion, The show was opened Lambourne Second, M. Н. Woorman, Sparkhill, Birming- 
. NER, pe" eis pe wes re d for t ord in suos presence of a t company which included ham, whose flow were lange but lacking in 
| RO АД the Lord Mayo r d La Mayoress of  qvahty. M М R. “Brown, Lrp., 
_ grand blooms of pres е ны and for three Birmingha King’s Norto: gn . hus for twelve yellow- 
Em o Pre ELS : pepe showing John Plants (Open Classes), ground Pau the last-named exhibitors beat 
second in the other classes. The cipal class for a group of plants, eru AUN а жбус ме ас Моб, 
2 clases wore arranged for competition the ex its in which were rane down the Brown Aes 2 12 ipis с. Time e ep 
ie who donot grow more than Centre of the biggest marquee, was for a collec- Ко ia Rhe s Bn ^en of Ted 
300. plants а an AD E Е aise tion cote a space of 300 square fet The тны Sh ia K^ Steyne, Linkman ‚апа 
P Brentford, was first for (aj two vases of Ве elfs; ‚ three testants were local exhibito thoug iie 2 ih SERE loy ор ме а — Lot 
| (b) two vases of fancies, in which the variety евге. урһег апа ee Cheltenham, had оома + he rit; th bes M e 
Lord Steyne was merce good; (c) three entered but were unable The first f The Bride E Oth M deir A = 
- blooms of fancies; and (d) three blooms of yellow ae e p o drta Eds st T cens Ellen sated, d. [sina paces ^i мы id 
1 i : ы 1 K, aston {ш -> 
0 ааа De iow Crain, Hore, М подој ia), гач as сб ИНСА. o whose wens included the premier os 
_ won first prizes for two vases of and ar lines ith a = central rustic arch on Sini э: as li Bowl c ie tek 
was second in three other ать КТ Bie! wes * g ul alm comprised the centre- Wa tci T Seedling, олер ee Daisy 
eer п л E papi: ihres Piece. ‘The “body ” of the group, consisted of alker and Elsie Scott. ‘lhe best dozen Flake 
MEUS of fanciea, and Mr. H. ee Gina well grown, richly coloured Codiacums (Crotons) R. не ечаш also shown ‚ А. 
Bd. was-aecond for rens blooms of yellow interspersed with Anthuriuins, Nandina domes- : yo i - who had Guardsman, Ophelia 
, a d opi H ye ica, Dracaenas, Pandanus, hids, Begonias, ana s 2X уча іп splendid condition. 
С There were not many exhibits of blooms on ems and Selaginellas. Second, Н. GREEN, 21 moe 00 OBERT MORTON. In a class for 
(cards. Mr. J. J ens was awarded first prizes — ESQ, Gravelly Hill, whose genera al arrangement hang Maple LI .Picotees, Mr. Morton won 
EE giz flakes c Oe ui EP LY pits was similar to that of the first prize winner, Lus ая e exquisite blooms of Silas Osbald- 
1 ground Picotees. His best blooms in the first the arch spanning the centre of the grou The fn ped MT ы a RUE 
instance were of Scarlet King and Daisy (a rose- indifferently decorated and the poo Tes а oso qualit "erf aa MR dice 
_ flaked seedlin and in the last Diadem and ae coloured. f flowering plants, Odor ak ойы ден Ms 17 a cars iiid 
EUlyiie. The first prize fora vase of seedlinos ,{o@lossums and  Kalanchoes were plies E: oir (great siz i 
4 К уаде ма г G D. Munas, M seen d ird, J. A. Кемвіск, Esq., Berrow Court, d x welve yellow- ete Picotees Messr 
EE Mébaston (er, Mr. A. Cryer). "i = eget excelled with" pleasing Sore 
E. нарэ Ае orig ct nd iia Messrs. J. R. Hayes AND Sons, Keswick, w : nward, Ethel Hinton, Professor Burstall, 
ich each dure six blooms of one TEM of the only exhibitors in a class reserved for rock Claus done pike “май preces E: 
Her and wai ardens. The arrangement o a apr > ennox, Nei 
са» E ош, Жы 5 ад pain сы " б light-coloured stone апа ће disposition of the ` оя ard and Pure Сет. Secon d, Mr. 
i , ants were well carried out. and found, many : А 
ата B 1) pink a "sod ү with Айыы during the dey. Tho eas were (0 лира см, -—There “of Violus ape EE ue o ot 
* | d arranged in * Vei ie e te non E ше, irs 
Shaman ee Gets sa Set, sana, Aa Жду, wel rig, wl 
сү : (^e thuses, Ferns and Water-Lilies боша ‘on the eveloped Howers of grea stance and size 
ps f) buff or terracotta seli with Akbar, (g) ^ оа of а miniature pool at ow e Bop of the best vari ge were Maste: 
з butt pe Paani He уа бешу. а in the specimen Хе: Р classes was (Premier var nd hed R. Maus 
_ fancies uk M A ep ran Men п) E very poor, there beinz only one bon Ves бе hill ill Purple, nde An d m rco 
t : y. HORS “А бын : , Mr. A. Cryer), who E “3 PEG 
m first prizes we SIX nur of any үш с се fist Priz 8 for a tud ; pi tasteful pea йызы of Violas occupy- 
; Dou, pre t buts ae wl second, for six Coleus: second, elve Mon e: a spate of 9 feet. by 3 feet was shown b 
ihe sime v 5 dune D or greenhouse plants, E i six aladi Messrs. А. R. Brown, Lrp., King’s . Norton. 
Я classes жн and was second in four other Ase Берен for of tuberous- храна, The flowers, of good quality, were exhibited in 
Begonias. tubes attach to Je nder stands artistically 
Cut Flowers tee Classes), draped with Fern and Selaginella. Second, Mr. 
BIRMINGHAM ae three exhibits of Roses peering = Шош Os, PPE „ДЖ Me 
із  society's annual exhibi- table space of 20 ft. by 5 ft., constituted опе Sweer Pras lass for a display of Sweet 
n a i brin de ies Bi i f th стей of the с е first гае Peas, arranged a tahle. ars н of 20 fee ds 
eld o e above date, s y com- was won by Messrs. GUNN AND Sons, n, 4 do. Make OW ke xb бе C - 
М n with some shows of previous years. It Birmin gham, who showed large masses of all, Essex, won the first prize easily with beau- 
Was, however, “pronou a success, and the ~ George Ба Pink Cochet, Ophelia, and ұғу fresh, shapely flowers Seco Messrs. 
. committee and officers are to be congratulated. сочи) Й Forrester; ten tall pillars, beautifully Herp : АР ba rith ar twenty- Pe 
3 En AS ns pes ge a ite Me temen for = clothed with ш varieties, aid pori A bunches of Sweet Peas, = fewer than Vr 
E- aon of exhibits, but, owing the effectiveness of a very charming е Horrowav, Esq., ih, Shrewsbury, was 
E ien e To ake та Е Space Seiad: ail ELISHA ERU" кедеи, placed first vo. Dit ot stemmed, large ry wered | 
E ikes to see. To make matters worse Mr. Јонх Marrock, Oxford. Second, Mr. W. Purp, Astle 
k the frontal part öf some of the staging was In а class for twelve bunches of garden Roses Mie m x i k i наа, 
: d ging $ Shrewsbury. Third, SE R. J B » 
) кува, thus bringing into prominence empty the last-named exhibitor led, followed by Mr. Neth erby, Carlisle. 
 9Xes, packing material and other flower show Errsma Hicks. Mr. J. Маттоск”з exhibit in- Prr. Dus —Mr H "Woo 
с оное which made ai unpleasant im- cluded beautifully fresh ones of I scie н ‘the first prize for tw du "e sses ev 
ie on visitors, and detracted from the Pilar, Ethel and Dorothy Perkins. The same у] Peiargoniums. i gee н in а dinner- 
effects of the exhibits. two exhibitors were placed as named in a class table class was not so keen as accus- 
Re res uble onias, Carnations, Sweet for а bowl of Roses. Mr. Маттоск al on iu ELA E Hs E e present 
and groups of plants were good, but fruit first pri s for twenty-four varielies — (i. eight exhibits were placed before the 
egetables—w two distinct, in whi varieties Н 10800, — judges, who aw st 
t, hibits-— were g. The exhibit y wn, Florence Forres Ee AUR de Edg (gr. Mr. J. V. 
m Messrs, SUTTON AND А ading, ann were erior merit. Third, wen Macdonald), who employed dainty pink Roses, 
arrangeq celled É mad t pipe Mec а D Yi ped эң, hes had bud elieved wit o spray laginella. 
ion of fruit and veg es ever was not awa 
і x mingh d well d ed th vt of eighteen Midi showing very good Second, W. J. Gresson, Esq., Stoke House, 
F - ingham, an е. езегу! е st [2! HH y B a М У, r, К л). 
. Gold Medal and Silver Challenge Cup offered ^ specimen s of Mrs. S. Clarke, Dr. OD. Browne, Severn Stoke, Worcester (gr. T. Perry) 
E cu о meritorious exhibit in the show. Sachenguis tig зе э ОЕ Fruits and Vegetables (Open). 
: ers and flowering plants added greatl ‚ and Frau Kari sc 
to the general effect of this wonderful ктын. was the a exhibitor in a class for twelve Tea “н рыне сугы Y etis m yn 
B › the show was held in Handsworth ^ Roses—not fewer than six varieties. His Z2" pee ike nul, pde ЫН Se Nul Debe lace 
1 misi dated on the north-west side of Bir- of Mrs. Foley Hobbs, Niphetos, and а aman е on oe oru Ше ч 
Etat tie: тар nerd a by train or tram  (ochet were a and well deserv Broke, was awarded ime: um ioc (it Rid 
Uu Qu ME first prize a Currants, (2) Red Currants, (3) Gooseberries 
st a T EE gis ann Nd, Cee eG, Hast va 
ы a e HE. oun TE r allett), 
: EH together with and silver m W. Warr, Bath, was the only Netherby, Carlisle (gr 
gon Mr. C. the only exhibitor of white-fleshed Melons, and 
meas, T е) рт іе ту % e See ы M. T "W. he ar coc the first prize. The only раіг 
