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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 29, 1898. 
FLOWER SHOWS, 1893. 
Revised to date. 
AUGUST. 
7.—Battersea Summer Show. 
7.—Beddington, Carshalton, and Wallington 
Flower Show. 
7.-—Duffield Flower Show. 
7.—St. Neots Amateur and Cottage Horticultural 
Society. 
7. —Mansfield Flower Show. 
7,8.—Northamptonshire Horticultural Society's 
Show. 
8. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
9, 10.—Flower Show at Earl's Court. 
10. —Margam Cottagers' Show. 
10.—Maidenhead Flower Show. 
10.—Taunton Flower Show. 
12, —Ovenden Flower Show. 
15,16.—Cardiff Flower Show. 
16.—Bishop's Stortford Flower Show. 
16—Eling (Hants) Flower Show. 
16.—Reading Flower Show. 
16.—Kingswood St. George Flower Show. 
16.—Salisbury Flower Show. 
16. 17.—Bilston Flower Show. 
17. —Parsonstown (King’s Co.) Horticultural Society's 
Show. 
18. -—Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society. 
18, 19.—National Co-operative Flower Show at the 
Crystal Palace. 
22. —West Malvern and Mathon Flower Show, 
23, 24.—Shrewsbury Summer Show. 
23, 24.—Gladioli Show at Earl's Court. 
25.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
29,30,31.—R.H.S., Agricultural Hall. 
30.—Easingwold Flower Show. 
30, 31.—Bath Autumn Show. 
31. —Thame Flower Show. 
SEPTEMBER. 
1.2. —National Dahlia Society’s Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
2.—Stretford Flower Show. 
2.—Bridge of Allan Flower Show. 
5, 6.—Brighton Autumn Show. 
6.7.8. —National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
8.—Bute Rose Show at Rothesay. 
12,26.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
13.14. —Royal Caledonian Horticultural. 
13, 14.—Dahlia Show at Earl’s Court. 
27 .—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
27 28, 29.—Hardy Fruit Show at Earl’s Court. 
27, 28.—County of Gloucester & Cheltenham R.H.S. 
OCTOBER. 
10,24.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
11,12,13.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
25.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
28,29.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. „ 
NOVEMBER. 
1.2. —Kent County Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Barnstaple Chrysanthemum Show. 
I, 2.—Steyning Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.4. —Forest Gate and Stratford Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
2.3. —Ascot Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3. —Highgate Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3.4. —Cornwall Chrysanthemum Show. 
3,4—Grimsby Chrysanthemum Show. 
6.—St. Neots Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8.9. —National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
7.8. —Eastbourne Chrysanthemum Show. 
7, 8.—Brighton Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Kingston Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Sevenoaks Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Leeds Paxton Society’s Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—Evesham Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
8, 9.—Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Brixton, Streatham, etc., Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
8.9. —Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Dalston Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Guildford Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Northamptonshire Chrysanthemum Society. 
10.—Exeter Chrysanthemum Show 
10. —Windsor Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.11. —Derby Chrysathemum Show. 
10.11. —Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
II. —Bacup Chrysanthemum Show. 
11. —Batley Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Ipswich and East of England Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. 
14, 15.—Plymouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Hartlepool Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Cardiff Chrysanthemum Show. 
14,28.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
15.—Ealing Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.—Reading Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Great Yarmouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —York Chrysanthemum Show. 
15, 16, 17.—Hereford Fruit and Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
16, 17, 18.—Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show. 
16, 17.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
17. —Crediton Chrysanthemum Show. 
21.22. —Manchester Chrysanthemum Show. 
22.—Beverley Chrysanthemum Show. 
22.23. —Dundee Chrysanthemum Show. 
23.24. —Norwich Chrysanthemum Show. 
24.25. —Eccles Chrysanthemum Show. 
DECEMBER. 
5,6,7.—National Chrysanthemum Show at the 
Aquarium. 
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