NINTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF BRITISH-GROWN FRUIT. 851 



Division VII. 



Miscellaneous. 



Any fresh fruits of different kind from those included in the previous Divisions may 

 be shown here, and special prizes will be awarded to any exhibits considered to 

 deserve them. Different varieties of the same hind of fresh fruit as any mentioned 

 in the previous Divisions (as of Apples, Pears, Plums, Peaches, &c.) may not be 

 shown in Division VII., with the exception of outdoor grown varieties of Grapes, 

 which may also be shown in any convenient quantity. Dried or preserved fruits of 

 any kind may be shown, subject to the condition of their being tested by the Judges. 



Class 139. — Home Preserved or Home Bottled British-grown Fruits. 

 Open. This exhibit must not occupy a space greater than 8 feet by 6 

 feet, and must not be built up more than 2 feet high in the centre. 

 Jams in clear glass jars or bottles ; bottled fruits in clear glass bottles ; 

 small quantities of fruits, preserved, dried, or evaporated in any other 

 way, may be included, but all alike must be British grown and British 

 prepared. 



First Prize, Gold Medal ; other prizes at the discretion of the Council. 



1. Messrs. Austin & Co., Kingston-on-Thames. 



2. Britannia Fruit Works, Kelvedon. 



3. Horticultural College, Swanley. 



4. Lady Warwick Hostel, Beading. 



Class 140. — Home Preserved or Home Bottled British Fruits. 

 Wholesale firms excluded. This exhibit must include both Jams and 

 Bottled Fruits — from 12 to 18 1 lb. or 2 lb. clear glass pots or bottles of 

 Jam, including at least four different kinds, and from 12 to 18 bottles of 

 Fruit, including at least four different kinds. Small quantities from 

 \ lb. to 1 lb. of any British-grown fruit preserved at home in any other 

 way may also be added. Any of the pots or bottles in each exhibit will 

 be opened by the Judges at their own selection. Everything exhibited 

 must have been preserved by the exhibitor. 



First Prize, a Silver Cup, presented by the Countess of Warwick ; 

 Second, £3 ; Third, £1. 10s. 



1. Horticultural College, Swanley. 



2. Mrs. A. Bassnett, Shirley. 



3. Lady Warwick Hostel. 



Class 141. — Exhibits of a dozen bottles of Bottled Fruits (including 

 four different kinds- at least), bottled and shown by exhibitors who do not 

 sell their produce or in any way work for the trade (wholesale or retail), 

 but only and entirely for their own household consumption. 



First Prize, £3; Second, £2; Third, £1. 



1. A. Bailey, Esq., Farningham (gr. W. Elliott). 



2. J. Bushnell, Esq., Maidstone. 



3. Mrs. Banks, Chesterfield. 



Class 142. — Miscellaneous. 



Prizes according to merit. One Prize awarded, £1. 

 Mrs. W. H. Plowman, Beddington Corner. 



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