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10 a. si. until one o'clock and admission between these hours will 

 only be granted to holders of Committee tickets. 



2. The exhibition will be opened to the public without restric- 

 tion from one o'clock till three when all visitors are requested to 

 withdraw. 



3. Members of the Society shall be entitled to Committee tickets 

 gratis for their families and guests at their houses. 



4. Persons not Members of the Society may also obtain admis- 

 sion to the private view by purchasing tickets which may be ob- 

 tained from the Superintendent at the gardens, the week previous 

 to the Show. Single tickets Rs. 1. Family tickets Us. 2. 



5. It is requested that Members will not solicit tickets for resi- 

 dents in Madras, who can secure to themselves the privilege of 

 admission under the preceding rule and to whom the Gardens are 

 freely opened on all ordinary occasions. 



6. The Committee will have much pleasure in placing extra 

 tickets at the disposal of Members who contribute to the Exhibi- 

 tion Fund. 



A. McCally, President. 



J. Ruth yen Macfarlane, Hony. Secy. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION ON THE 12th FEBRUARY 1861. 

 Agri-Horticultural Gardens. 



The great Annual Fete of the Madras Horticultural Society 

 came off yesterday with a success and eclat surpassing even the 

 successes of former years. The tasteful decorations, the shady 

 arcades and the cool grottoes brought up the memory of pleasant 

 days at Chiswick and the London Botanical Gardens. This fete 

 is the one promenade matinee of the year in Madras, and Society 

 is under infinite obligations to the Committee for affording it such 

 a pleasant break to the dull monotony of our Indian life. The 

 alterations in the arrangements introduced by the present Secre- 

 tary were, as we expected, eminently successful. The sale of 

 Tickets at a moderate price is a fair test of the appreciation by 

 the public of such a fete We have heard of people rushing about 



