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FHE GARDENING WORLD 
July 23, 1892. 
FLOWER SHOWS, &c., 1892. 
[ The Editor will be greatly obliged if Secretaries of 
societies toi l communicate to him the dates of their 
exhibitions as soon as fixed .J 
JULY. 
26.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall, National Carnation and 
Picotee Show. 
26. —Beckenham Flower Show 
27. —Hessle Flower Show (2 days). 
27. —Bishops Waltham Flower Show. 
28. —Southwell Rose Show 
28.—Halifax Rose Show. 
28. — St. Ives Flower Show. 
30.—Brighton “New” Horticultural Society (2 days). 
30.— Ripley Rose Show. 
30.—Southampton Flower Show’ (2 days). 
AUGUST. 
1.—Cottagers' Show at Earl's Court. 
1.—Beddington and Carshalton Flower Show. 
1.—Mansfield Flower Show. 
1. —Northampton Flower Show (2 days). 
2. —Oxford Union Carnation Show. 
2.—Abbey Park, Leicester, Show and Gala. 
9. —Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
10.—Sevenoaks Flower Show. 
10. — Queen's Park, Longton, Flower Show. 
11. — Taunton Deane Flower Show. 
12. —Cheadle Flower Show (2 days). 
17.—Shrewsbury Flower Show (2 days). 
17. — Cardiff Flower Show (2 days). 
18. —Aberdeen Flower Show (3 days). 
20.—National Co-operative Flower Show. 
23. —Royal Horticultural Society: Begonia Con¬ 
ference, etc., at Chiswick (2 days). 
24. —Kingswood, Gloucester, Flower Show. 
25. —Droitwich Flower Show. 
25.—Kenilworth Flower Show. 
29. —t' r esswell Flower Show. 
29. —Sheffield Flower Show (2 days). 
30. —Brighton and Sussex “New” Horticultural 
Society’s Show (2 days). 
31. —Bath Floral Fete (2 days). 
31.—Bishop Stortford Flower Show. 
SEPTEMBER. 
1. —Oxford Flower Show. 
2. —National Dahlia Show at the Crystal Palace (2 
days). 
6. —Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
7. —National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show at 
Royal Aquarium (2 days). 
7. —Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society(2 days) 
9. —Autumn Flow’er Show at Earl’s Court (2 days). 
10. —Leicester Early Chrysanthemum and Dahlia 
Show. 
20.—Royal Horticultural Society: Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
28. — National Chrysanthemum Society : Meeting of 
Floral Committee. 
OCTOBER. 
4. —Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. - 
5. —Fruit Show at Earl’s Court (3 days). 
12.—National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show at 
the Royal Aquarium (3 days). 
18.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
25. —Fruit Show at Earl’s Court (3 days). 
26. —National Chrysanthemum Society : Meeting of 
Floral Committee. 
27. —Alverstoke and Gosport Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
NOVEMBER. 
1.—Royal Horticultural Society: Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
1.—Kent County Chrysanthemum Show’(2 days). 
1.—Brixton Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
I. —Barnstaple Chrysanthemum Show’ (2 days). 
1. —Brighton and Hove Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
2. —Ascot Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
2.—Ealing Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
2.—Portsmouth Chrysanthemum Show (3 days). 
2. —-Croydon Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
3. —Steyning Chrysanthemum Show. 
4. —Bolton Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
8. —National Chrysanthemum Society at Royal 
Aquarium (3 days). 
8.—Kingston and Surbiton Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
8.—Enfield Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
8.—Sevenoaks and West Kent Chrysanthemum 
Show(2 days). 
8. — Batley Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
9. —Bath Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
9.—Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
9.—South Shields Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
9.—Cardiff Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
9.—Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
9.—Hornsey Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
10. —Chelmsford Chrysanthemum Show. 
11. —Leicester Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
11. —Sheffield Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
II. —Eccles and Patricroft Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
11.—Wellingborough Chrysanthemum Show (2 
days). 
11.—Dundee Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
15.—Liverpool Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
15. —Plymouth Chrysanthemum'Show (2 days). 
16. — Hull Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16 —Rugby Chrysanthemum Show 12 days). 
17. —Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show (3 days). 
18. —Chorley Chrysanthemum Society (2 days). 
!8.—Stockport Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
22.—Dalkey Chrysanthemum Show. 
24.—National Chrysanthemum Society : Meeting of 
Floral Committee. 
DECEMBER. 
7.—National Chrysanthemum Society : Meeting of 
Floral Committee 
13.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
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