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in his well-known style good examples of Asparagus, Early White 

 Naples Onions, Snowball Turnips, Nantes Horn Carrots, Laxton's 

 Unique Peas, Patch's Superb Cucumbers, Improved Lapstone 

 Potatoes, Canadian Wonder Beans, Early London Cauliflowers, 

 and Stamfordian Tomatoes. Mr. W. Iggulden, gardener to Capt. 

 Wiugfield, Ossett Hall, Romford, followed very closely with a 

 generally excellent collection, his Trophy Tomatoes, Laxton's 

 Unique Peas, and Woodstock's Kidney Potatoes being particularly 

 good. The third prize was awarded to Mr. W. Chettleburgh, gar- 

 dener to Col. Rous, Worsted House, Norwich. This collection 

 included rather coarse Stamfordian Tomatoes, a fine bundle of 

 Asparagus, and well-filled pods of Oxford Tom Peas. Mr. Crump 

 of Blenheim, and Mr. Haines, gardener to the Earl of Eadnor, 

 Coleshill, High worth, also exhibited very creditable collections. 



MESSRS. SUTTON AND SONS' SPECIAL PRIZES. 



In the class for four half pecks of Peas there were eight com- 

 petitors. In some instances the pods were too full, in others not 

 full enough. The best and most even lot was staged by Mr. W. 

 Iggulden, which consisted of Suttons' Bijou, Suttons' Ringleader, 

 Laxton's Unique, and William I. The prizes awarded was a silver 

 medal and one guinea. Mr. J. S. Bellis, gardener to Major 

 Thoyts, was awarded the second prize, a bronze medal and one 

 guinea ; and the third prize was awarded to Mr. J. Clarke, 

 gardener to Lord Hastings, Melton Constable ; and the fourth 

 to Mr. T. Lockie, gardener to Lord 0. Fitzgerald, Oakley Court, 

 Windsor. For two kinds of Melons and two kinds of Cucumbers 

 there were six competitors, the Melons staged in nearly every in- 

 stance being very good. The first prize (a gold medal) was 

 awarded to Mr. G. Goldsmith, gardener to P. C. Hardwicke, Esq., 

 Hollanden, Tonbridge, for well-ripened examples of Hero of Bath 

 and Read's Hybrid Melons, and the Duke of Connaught and 

 Suttons' Improved Telegraph Cucumbers. To Mr. T. Lockie was 

 awarded the second prize (a silver medal and one guinea). This 

 exhibitor staged rather better examples of the Duke of Connaught 

 and Suttons' Improved Telegraph Cucumbers, and large but rather 



unripe specimens of Suttons' Royal Botanic and the Hero of Bath 



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