82 THE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
Јоу 17, 1875. 
One of the attractions in the vegetable tent was the 
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bury, 34. Altogether ы anh in 
vegetables was go 
Brighton and Sussex Horticultural: 
8.— After a long period of prosperity thi 
guy 
ociety 
languished, and, a few years ago | = ex kania Saat 
imminent ; but, eis to the e a few war 
as again revi 
tried to сетан it, 
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summer exhibition of re duy aen] 
В 
uod ious shag. ‘ss gery 
that of a 
um pet t 
failed to effect the object in vi m to the 
ld arrangements has been a fully j ae д is т results 
f the present Unfortunately, however, the 
weather has n ious, and a successful 
autumn show mus de on to restore the 
Society to its former position. Considering the small 
mount— £150 ered in prizes, thè show - 
markably good, and the 
any classes. The London and Brighto 
Vi 
р Сг oton angustifolium, Cycas rev 
rd Livistona altissim a, Cya "ая 
снае . Gil rseryman, Hastings, was 
к оой 2d, but, as his p жегиз mainly союш]. о of 
was not so e tive, and failed to 
us attention a little more diversi 
кр 
Mr. , Young, of the Milford | Nurseries » Godalming, 
By hardy, we should “mention that we mean in the 
cimen o 
coccinea superba bering it would appear, mor the 
scale in his favour, r Messrs. Balchin bos fae vs 
Brighton, d Llecti 
a a р lants, including a Eod Sethe. 
a, Statice, two ime andas, and 
middling Dipladenia, &c. 
r collec tions in 
Mr. 
light, viis Ist, кө, Мт. g Beep gr. to the Duke of 
' Richmond, rchi: we do not t expect in force 
at. Lo cte Ru i igh en 
induce large 
| to 
oves to Pint i their r plan ts ; but Mr. 
Morse of Epsom, and ze — exhibited. very 
collections of eight varieties. ancy Polar. 
goniums were shown pr "good “3 Mr. W. M 
d Messrs. Balchin 
. Miles 
e 
= a dana smaller, were of a more pleasing 
ural form, in which gemma tutte tes tag 
c; Balchin & & Nell, h °F Red out as mu 
presenting 
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the P. 
ers relegated 
to their usual place indoors. Moors: Balchin & Nell 
beat Mr. Miles, who was the only other exhibitor in the 
ias were represented by one ex- 
gardeners seem to be 
may be i 
were 
т 
тфа 
y 
eurs, r 
Сарай CI : eer, and the Rev. E d 
-Hales, and Mr. Мата of Woodmancote. Messrs. 
Mitchell of Piltdown, Virgo of Guildford, and Mrs. 
Woollard of I gona ni qi took - ан in - class 
for forty-eight varieties, three s of each. In 
t Mr. Ch vomi Mr. 
Piper, Tunbridge TN 2d ; and M . Каі night, 
m, 3d. The 
in the classes for Teas, Noisette 
st 
whic 
though de numerous than at the p* autumn олде, 
were equal, if not superior, in — adem t 
n the open division Mr. Down A: gr. to Mr. 
Айю. Crawley, was awarded er Ist hes In the 
place of three stands he had three small Palms, with 
flowers neatly arranged around their b see 
to us that table decorations with p nd stand: 
n 
with an exce ves 
representing double the “abou ur x the Ist 
superior to it in all 
little material was use 
hibited M Mr. Kenward of Lewes, w 
marred b et 
rather 
pretty, an open 
being a ie too heavy д E dn 
aid, Miss rs. 
Wion, of ‘Brighton, uds the ees in the order they 
Ther er class of table 
ult to pro 
ncipal metn = bri ght 
eciall 
d we think the 
+ better worth euo than that for a named 
tion of wild flow The collections exhibited а 
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те classes as might 
cted, though = а оп M whole very 
have been expec 
coms and 
Bathe, 
go Ts bet bees ex 
to Gene а Sir 
Bart., cs divided e honours between th i - 
prizes for Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines and Stra 
berries were better contested. 
In the miscellaneous class Mr. Harrow, the winner 
of the Railway Cup, e a prize for a collec- 
tion of new and rare 
and Mr. W. 
that Mr, Miles’ 
Voice sey oc 
at Birmi rece en the 
e manufacture of artificial fl fro 
s 
S ss Gurr, 
hatter Сер Кай admirable specimens of this art, 
West Kent Horticultural: шу 3. — The 
annual exhibition of this spirited Society was held in 
Camden P. most 
urst, 
dinary country ows “which we have 
interesting of o 
= = for, while e classes we = 
agantly numerous, а wel ned 
and t the exhibits gen of сеат F quality. The 
attendance, moi eing large and fashionable, 
the@hole was a ЖЕНЫ, success, thanks to the excel. 
que arrangements of H. Neville, Esq., the honorary 
secretary, and M les, the superintendent of th 
sho e have not a for a full report, but we 
may specially mention as goo TON. of cut 
Roses, s ies exotic and the hardy Ferns, and the 
grand specimen plants ia m and 
Adiantum Tatleyense. - The interest of the show was 
materially increased by excellent groups of new an 
r plants, contri Messrs. Veitc ns, 
Mr. Wills, and M A: Carter & Co, The vegetables 
exhibited by the cottagers—here defined as *'any 
persons (not gardeners) Jiving in houses абый at or 
under £12 per '— were remarkably good. 
The various exhibits occupied four large and well- 
Es ы marquees. 
It has seldom fallen to our lot to see a prettier 
of dinner-ta’ ee ee | than were 
were 
and five i in the class open to 
thi was awarded to Mr. rem 
, and a proper pr 
tion of delicate foliage of a cheerful green. its, only 
black T errn с 
——— d 
drawback tar that the two end vases were a little tog 
tall. Mr. ‚ Crane was 2d with a very pretty table, 
which did р: much credit, 
n look Miss Lovibon 
with a cafa arranged s Service of w 
es and S 
e judgment shown in the arrangement this 
centre-piece evidenced good taste of no ordinary 
haracter ; s i people would 
r any portion of the fruit 
without leaving the dish in an untidy ‘condition, The 
e was taken Idingham, M 
foes Re the 
ced in ч Р service о 
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Б^ 
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ncipal 
las is arc 
with fondi of E " че 
angements evin 
it уеп Эр in the day would осе ies, есте it 
its not 
r rooping 
be most attractive part of the pone жон ИШ 
a gloom over the table. rch been 
prize Goldi "The mie 
Beogsinvillea and umma with white Campanula 
at the top ; the use ariety of foliage, with 
three little pieces "T scarlet rig aon peeping out, 
"Ther 
half hidden. e was not a tier arrangement 
of leaves to be found ia the tent than this of Mrs. 
Goldingh: t omit to mention one 
rimble, - Bromley, by whom it was 
n сево in specimen glasses, but 
nothing wo: of notice was sh ne person 
had evidently purchased his of a Lo bouquetiàre 
a day or two before, and had not kept them fresh. 
Mi aring, who t Ist prize, cleverly in- 
ua uns and South Lincolnshire Horticul- 
was qui 
than the displays of former years, a 
success, The roductions E 
an has been er ak: 
most effective collection a eee Mr. Samue 
of ваа eer 
arranged gro Mr. 
honours, dud M Fletcher iis 31. For gr 
Cross неи n took the rst pori 
e was also suc 
ма som 
n 
‘gave 
wid they were placed. The xes were 
also very attractive, and her г thur Cham- 
Mr. Johnst 
received the Ist prize 
mens of the Oa k Fern, por ду Se 
Maidenhair, Mr. White was 
and RE | 
