VEGETABLE SHOW. Xcix 
VEGETABLE SHOW. 
September 26. 
open to amateurs only. 
Collections. 
N.B. — A competitor was allowed to enter in one only of the first three Classes. 
Arrangement was taken into consideration by the Judges. 
Class i. — Twelve kinds distinct, to be selected from : — Beets, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbages, Broccoli or Cauliflower, Carrots, Celery, 
Cucumbers, Endive, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, 
Peas, Potatos, Tomatos, Turnips, Beans (Runner or French), Vegetable 
Marrows. 
First Prize, The Sutton Challenge Cup (value £21) and £10 ; Second, 
£5 ; Third, £3 ; Fourth, £2. 
The winner holds the Cup for one year subject to a sufficient insurance against 
loss, and a guarantee of its return in good condition, or failing this to refund to 
the R.H.S. the sum of £25. An Exhibitor may win the Cup only once in 3 years, 
but the winner may compete the following year, and if adjudged first in these two 
successive years will receive a smaller commemorative cup. 
1. Capt. H. Spender Clay, M.P., Ford Manor, Lingfield (gr. D. 
Gibson). 
2. Duke of Portland, Welbeck Abbey, Worksop (gr. J. Gibson). 
3. E. Matthews, Esq., Strathfieldsaye, Mortimer. 
4. Sir D. Gooch, Bt., Hylands, Chelmsford (gr. Wm. Heath). 
Class 2. — Nine kinds distinct, to be selected from the list in Class 1. 
The object of this Class is to illustrate not only those vegetables which 
are in daily use, but especially the quality and size in which they are 
most acceptable and useful for table use, and possess the qualities most 
valued for table use by cooks. 
First Prize, £5 ; Second, £3 ; Third, £2 ; Fourth, £1. 
N.B. — The Judges were authorized to disqualify any exhibit which they con- 
sidered not to contain the most suitable vegetables, or to contain specimens not 
in the most suitable condition in regard to size and quality for table use. 
1. W. H. Myers, Esq., Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham (gr. 
G. Ellwood). 
2. Mrs. Jenner, Wen Voe Castle, nr. Cardiff (gr. H. Wheeler). 
3. E. E. Palmer, Esq., Drayton House, Sherfield-on-Loddon, 
Basingstoke (gr. H. E. Wallis). 
4. Mrs. Knox, Holt Hatch, nr. Alton (gr. W. West). 
Class 3. — Six kinds distinct, to be selected from the list in Class 1. 
First Prize, £3 ; Second, £2 5s. ; Third, £1 10s. ; Fourth, 15s. 
1. Thomas Jones, Esq., Ruabon, N. Wales. 
2. Miss E. L. Bradshaw, The Grange, Steeple Aston (gr. R. 
Wadham). 
3. D. W. Bedford, Esq., The Braes, Berkhamsted. 
4. G. Thorn, Esq., Sprotlands, Willesborough, Kent (gr. M/Hoad). 
