DEPUTATION TO TEURO. 
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DEPUTATION TO TRURO. 
March 21, 1899. 
A small Deputation was appointed by the Council, at the invitation of 
the Executive of the Cornwall Daffodil and Spring Flower Society, to visit 
their Exhibition held at Truro, representative of the spring flower 
industry of the county. 
The Deputation consisted of — 
Charles E. Shea, Esq., member of Council. 
John T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., member of Council. 
The Rev. George H. Engleheart, M.A., member of the Floral 
Committee. 
Mr. George Bunyard, V.M.H., member of the Fruit and Vegetable 
Committee. 
The Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., Secretary R.H.S. 
The Deputation arrived in Truro or the neighbourhood on Monday, 
March 20, and were most kindly welcomed and hospitably entertained by 
different members of the Cornish Society: J. C. Williams, Esq., Presi- 
dent; the Hon. John Boscawen, Secretary; A. Blenkinsop, Esq., Assist- 
ant Secretary, one of the hardest workers in the promotion of the Show ; 
and other prominent citizens. 
On Tuesday 21 the Deputation were conducted to the Great Concert 
Hall, Truro, in which, and in adjacent rooms, the Exhibition was held. 
After the Deputation had made their awards, they were (together 
with the judges of the Show) entertained at luncheon at 1.30 p.m. at 
Mount Charles, Truro, the residence of A. P. Nix, Esq. 
The Deputation brought away with them from Truro the liveliest 
recollections of the beauty and extent of Cornwall's spring flowers, and 
also of the nature of true Cornish hospitality. 
AWARDS AT TRURO. 
Gold Medal. 
To D. H. Shilson, Esq., of Tremough, Penryn, for a collection of 
Rhododendrons. 
To T. Algernon Dorrien Smith, Esq., of Tresco Abbey, for a collection 
of more than 100 varieties of Daffodils, representative of the invaluable 
work done by him for the Cornish flower industry. 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. R. Veitch, of Exeter, for a collection of rare Shrubs suit- 
able for outdoor cultivation in Devon and Cornwall, &c. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Mr. John Nicholl, of Redruth, for Bamboos, &c. 
To Howard Fox, Esq., of Rose Hill, Falmouth, for Flowering Shrubs. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Robert Fox, Esq., of Penjerrick, for Flowering Shrubs. 
