Cannell & Sons’ Complete: Seed Guide. 
CANNELLS’ CHAMPION BELT COMPETITIONS 
Jliive proved of great national importance, showing how Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers should be when near perfection ; and 
the longer tliese prizes are contended for, and the more generally they are taken up, so will healthy conditions follow. 
H. CANNELL & SONS’ CHAMPION SASH 
TO AMATEUR GARDENERS’ SOCIETIES. 
® E also offer a valuable MONEY PRIZE, together with a splendid GOLD-LETTERED SASH, for the Best Colleetiou of 1« distinct Dishes 
of Vegetables and Fruit and a Stand of Flowers. 
ALL MUST HAVE OURS— THE BEST SEEDS. 
I ^^*^^*^’^** many prizes in various parts of the country it is surprising what a lot of inferior productions are put up, while an enormous 
lot must be leitat home, and to have both Vegetables and Flowers u>ore uniform in quality and correctly named for the future, all se6ds must COme 
direct from us. «ii — .. ..i km:... _ , , . ... ... 
compulsory. It will 
In nearly all instiinccs the winning c.\hibits are from our seed — this beiug so, it will be greatly to tlie advantage of all 
now be understood tliat onl y tliose who have had their seed from us can compete for any prize offered by us. 
to make this 
Px*izes, 
1st 
J53 
2nd 
£2 
3rd 
J3X 
For the Best Collection of 10 distinct Vegetables. (No restric- 
tion as to when Onions are to be sown.) 
>1 )i II 6 Dishes of Hardy Fruit, all distinct. (Peaches, 
Nectarines, Melons, Breadfruit, and Indoor 
■ Grapes not admissible.) 
I II I, I, Stand of Annuals or other Outdoor Flowers, 
' arranged for effect, stand to be 2 ft. by ij ft. 
1 reductions exhibited for these Prizes must have been grown by bond-jide members of the Societies, and residing in the same or an adjoining parish. 
For final particulars, see Schedule of the Society xohere the Competition takes place. 
Our Mr. H. Cannell, Sen., will endeavour to be present on the occasion of presenting all Prizes, and the Society 
will invite some distinguished personage to invest the fortunate winners with their decorations. 
.•jlXlIVT.MtV— .Mil. W. M.\yi!l'l!V, I!|IW)K IIOISK, .V.SII, DovKii. 
. THE GREAT CONTEST FOR THE 
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP of KENT, 1899, 
WILL TAKE PLACE AT 
ASH, near DOVER. 
That Society challenges, and most cordially 
invites, all others in Kent to compete.- 
For fuU particulars, apply to Mr. W. MAYBURY, Brook House, 
Ash, Dover. 
THE KENTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 
FOR THE BEST COLLECTION OF 
FRUIT, FLOWERS, & VEGETABLES, 
' 18 9 8 , 
Was competed for at Castle Hall, Rochester, and after a very 
close and exciting contest the FIRsT PRIZE was awarded 
to the ASH (near DOVER) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Penshurst, second ; Linton, third ; and Rochester, fourth. 
1 he Ash Society uow challenge all otlier Societies iu Kent next season. For all 
information, please apply to the Secretary, who will gladly furui.sh particulars. He 
wrote to us as follows: — 
■‘Mr. Wm. Mayuukv, Brook House, Ash, Dover, 
“ dfh September, 
“I need hardly say how pleased our Society is in winning the Champion Belt at 
the recent Show at Rochester, and as we intend making a bold bid to retain it against 
all comers, 1 shall be pleased if you will let me have the following seeds for present 
sowing, us wo believe in making a good start.” 
( 1->G ) 
