GRAND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION 



AT LEICESTER, 



IN CONNEXION WITH THE 



SHOW 



OF THE 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



JULY 16 to 21, 1868. 

 Amongst various Special Prizes, 

 A SILVER CUP 

 (copy of the famous Cellini Cup), 

 VALUE £21, 

 will be offered by the Proprietors of the 

 GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



for the best 



COLLECTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, 



to be made up as follows : — 



Of FRUITS, any Five of the following Eight kinds, one Dish of each :— 

 Grapes, Melons (2 fruits), Strawberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Cherries, 



Raspberries, or Apples (of the crop of 1867). 



Of VEGETABLES, any Eight of the following Fourteen kinds, one basket or 



bundle of each : — 



Peas, French Beans (or Scarlet Runners), Broad Beans, Cauliflowers, Cucumbers 

 (brace), Summer Cabbages, Early Carrots, Turnips, Artichokes, Onions, Spinach, 

 Rhubarb, Potatoes, or Mixed Salading. 



This Prize will be open to Competition amongst Amateurs or Professional 

 Gardeners, of all grades, with Fruit and Vegetables of their own growing • any 

 article otherwise obtained will disqualify the exhibitor. 



