Award of Medals, 8fc., at Kilhurn. 
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Messrs. W. Paul and Son, of the Waltham Cross Nurseries, 
occupietl a space of 100 feet by 30 feet, on the side of the 
embankment, which was covered with a collection of hardy 
evergreens and conifers, including Weymouth, silver, Scotch, 
and other pines ; several varieties of Cupressus Lawsoniana ; the 
different kinds of hollies, yews, and retinospora, Cedrus deodara, 
and Lebanon cedars, junipers, piceas, abris, &c. At the foot of 
the bank were groups of variegated-leaved geraniums, and at 
the upper part of the embankment they had boxes of cut blooms 
of roses, pa^onies, rhododendrons, and clematis. 
Messrs. W. Cutbusk and Son, of Highgate, who occupied a 
similar area, had as their speciality a very fine collection of 
bays in tubs, also variegated hollies ; thirty to forty different 
varieties of ivy ; many enticingly pretty specimens of conifers ; 
a 15-feet araucaria, and a miscellaneous collection of ever- 
green trees and shrubs. 
To the above-named five exhibitors, viz., to Messrs. Carter 
and Co., High Holborn ; Messrs. Little and Ballantyne, Car- 
lisle ; Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt ; Messrs. W. Paul and 
Son, Waltham Cross, and Messrs. W. Cutbush and Son, High- 
gate, Silver Medals were awarded for their efforts, under the 
unfavourable circumstances of the weather, to decorate the rail- 
way embankment projecting into the Exhibition groutids, — a 
recognition of their desire to contribute to the success of the 
Show which I have every reason to believe was highly appre- 
ciated. 
The Inteknational Dairy. 
The Society, after the great interest evinced at the Dairy 
trials at Bristol last year, were anxious to have as an integral 
feature of their Cosmopolitan Show, a representation of the 
various processes which distinguish the different dairy interests. 
For example, it was originally intended to secure experts in 
cheese making from the Cheddar, Cheshire, and Gloucestershire 
districts ; difficulties, however, cropped up, and it was when the 
practical issue was imperilled that the Aylesbury Dairy Com- 
pany, through their able and energetic Managing Director, came 
to the rescue, and offered to illustrate the leading processes, and 
exhibit the more prominent inventions, the Society finding the 
engine and show room. Of all the interesting features of the 
great Kilburn Show, none was more popular or attracted more 
attention than the operations continually in process at the Inter- 
national Dairy, and it would have added much to their value 
if a popular explanation had been given at intervals during 
each day. This enterprise on the part of the Company would 
