Camiell & Sons’ Complete Seed Guide. 
KENT CHAMPION SOCIETY. 
Rodmersham Society defeating Milton they are now the Champion Kentish Association, and hold the 
belt, challenging all comers at their Show next season. 
H. Cannell & Sons invite all other Societies in this county to contest the championship for the 
following year. Get particulars from Mr. J. H. Busbridge. 
HORTICULTURAL FfiTE AT MILTON. 
GRAND SHOW OF VEGETABLES. THE COMPETITION FOR THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. 
“East Kent Gazette," Sittingbourne. 
The seventh annual exhibition of flowers, fruit, 
and vegetables in connection with Milton Uorticultural 
Society, which took place at the Board Schools on 
Tuesday last, was responsible for bringing together a 
grand show of vegetables— by far the best which this 
neighbourhood has ever seen. In explanation of this, it 
should be stated that Messrs. II. Cannell & Sons, seed 
growers of world-wide fame, whose extensive establi.^h- 
nients are situated at Swanley and Eynsford, have 
instituted a competition open to cottagers’ horticultural 
societies in Kent for the best collection of twelve 
varieties of vegetables. The winner of the first prize 
also takes the champion belt, which entitles the members 
of the successful society to call themselves “ the Kentish 
Champion Vegetable Growers ” for the year. The honour 
of winning the rich belt of crimson silk, decorated 
uith letters of gold, is prized much more than the 
substantial sum of £3 which accompanies it. Last year, 
it will be remembered the Milton Society wTested the 
belt from the Eynsford men, and by virtue of winning 
the trophy it is one of the conditions of the competition 
that the exhibition shall take place at the holders’ 
annual show. Consequently a big feature was added to 
the Milton show this year, for it was known that several 
Kentish horticultural societies were in the field, each of 
them anxious to bear away the championship from 
Milton. On the othei- hand, the Miltonians meant to 
make a bold bid to retain the coveted belt in their old 
town, and how well they struggled in the attempt— 
although they were eventually beaten — will be gathered 
from what appears below. 
There were nine entries for this competition, in 
addition to Milton. There were collections from 
Bodmersham, Littlebourne, Tunstall, Lady w ell and 
Lewisham, Greenhithe, Eynsford, Boughton Monchelsea, and 
Gravesend and Northfleet. It was in order to improve and raise 
the standard of cultivation that Mr. Cannell was first struck with 
the idea of founding tilin' comi)etitiou. That he has done grand 
Hr. \V. SAUNDERS. 
Ml'. T. GORDON, 
Mr. T. II. BUSBRIDOE, Secyefaf'y/"^ 
work already, though the championship has not been instituted 
many years, was amply evidenced by the splendid exhibits which 
graced the tables at Alilton on Tuesday. The art of cultivation 
had never been demonstrated to such jierfectioii before — not in 
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