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Cannell & Sons’ Complete Seed Guide. 
DALTON-IN-FURNESS (LANCASHIRE) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. W. DICKINSON, 
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Mr. THOS. HOLMES, 
Gardener to H. Walker, Esq., 
Dendroii, near Tlverston. 
Mr. JOHN KNIGHT, 
Gardener to Mv«. Ashburiier, 
lluskinville) Dalton-iii-Furness. 
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Mr. A. W. THuaiSON, 
Gardener to d, Vlsher, Esii., 
<Vy,j’QV ut Uarrow-in-Fnrness 
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8 li o w under the 
uuspices of this extre- 
mely well-managed 
Society took place on 
Friday and Saturday, 
August 23rd and 24th, 
under favourable cir- 
ciiuistauces, and was 
as usual an unqualified 
success. 
In addition to the 
usual attractions was 
the .special feature, 
viz., the ott'erof Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, 
Seedsmen, Swanley, 
Kent, through this 
Society, of their gold- 
lettered Champion 
Sash, together \iith 
prize money amount- 
ing to i:6. This mag- 
nificent offer caused 
much interest among 
the surrounding 
Societies in Lancashire, 
Westmoreland, and 
South Cumberland, and 
many inquiries were 
made, finally resulting 
in four entries coming 
in, viz., Leven Ahilley, 
K i r k b y-i n-F u r n e s s , 
Lindal, and Dalton. 
Being a new thing, a 
lot of faintheartedness 
was shown, and to the 
regret of the Com- 
mittee only two Socie- 
ties staged, with the 
result that Dalton 
carried oS the coveted 
honour. A knowledge 
of the superiority of 
the e.xhibits usually 
shown by this Society 
undoubtedly kept 
many from competing, 
but Secretaries, Gar- 
deners, and Jlembers. 
