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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 30, 1895. 
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FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES, 1895. 
April. 
9.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
9, 10.—Birmingham Daffodil Show. 
18. —Norwich Spring Show. 
23. —R.H.S Auricula, Primula and Narcissus Show. 
24 —Royal Botanic Society’s Spring Show. 
24 —Chesterfield Spring Show. 
24. 25.—Newcastle-on-Tyne Flower Show. 
27.—Spring Show at Old Trafford. 
May. 
14. — R.II.S. Drill Hall Meeting 
15 —Royal Botanic Society’s Summer Show. 
21. 22, 23.—R.II.S. Temple Show. 
29, 3 ° —Birmingham Pansy and Viola Show. 
31—Whitsuntide Exhibition at Manchester opens. 
June. 
11. —R II S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
12. —Royal Botanic Society’s Floral Fete. 
19, 20, 21.—York Grand Floral Fete. 
22. —Canterbury Ro-e Show. 
25. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
25.—Cowes (Isle of Wight) Rose Show. 
27.—National Rose Society at Gloucester. 
28 —Exeter Flower Show. 
29.—Windsor Rose Show. 
July. 
2. — Sutton Rose Show. 
3. — Ealing Rose Show. 
3.—Croydon Rose Show. 
3.—Farningham Rose Show. 
3, 4. —Lee, Blackheath and Lewisham Flower Show. 
4. —Norwich Rose Show. 
4. —Eltham Rose Show. 
6.—National Rose Society at Crystal Palace. 
6.—London Pansy and Violet Society at the Crystal 
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9.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting and Rose Show. 
9, 10, 11.—Wolverhampton Floral Fete. 
10. —Reigate Cottagers’ Flower Show. 
10.—Chelmsford Rose Show. 
10.—Rtdhill Rose Show. 
10. — Hitchin Rose Show. 
11. —Helensburgh Rose Show. 
11.—Wocdbridge Flower Show. 
11. —Worksop Rose Show. 
12. —Royal Botanic Society’s Evening Fete. 
17.—National Rose Society at Derby. 
15. —Halifax Rose Show. 
20. —Rose Show at Old Trafford. 
23. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
23. —Tibshelf Flower Show. 
24. —Beckenham Summer Show. 
24—National Carnation and Picotee Society's Show 
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24, 25, 26.—Newcastle-on-Tyne Summer Show. 
25, —Trenlham Rose Show. 
31.—Midland Carnation and Picotee Show, Birming¬ 
ham (2 days). 
31.—Burton-on-Trent Flower Show (2 days). 
August. 
13. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
14. — Bishop Stortford Flower Show. 
17 or 24.—National Co-operative Flower, Fruit, and 
Vegetable Show at the Crystal Palace. 
21, 22.—Shrewsbury Floral Fete. 
21.—Kingswood Flower Show. 
27.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
September. 
6, 7.—National Dahlia Society's Show at the Crystal 
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26, 27, 28.—R.H.S. Fruit Show at the Crystal 
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October. 
8, 9, 10.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
15. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29, 30.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
November. 
i, 2.—Chrysanthemum Show at the Crystal Palace. 
5, 6, 7.—National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show 
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6, 7.—Bromley (Kent) Chrysanthemum Show. 
7. 8.—Exeter Fruit and Chrysanthemum Show. 
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13, 14.—Rugby Chrysanthemum Show. 
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16, —Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
20, 21, 22.—York Chrysanthemum Show. 
20, —Chesterfield Chrysanthemum Show. 
21, 22, 23,—Norwich Chrysanthemum Show. 
22, 23.—Manchester Chrysanthemum Show. 
26.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
December. 
3, 4, 5.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
10—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
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