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bury, second. Ball and bridal bouquets, Messrs. 
Jones & Son were first; Pope & Son, of King’s 
Norton, second; Messrs. Artindale & Co., of 
Sheffield, third. Ditto, excluding Orchids, Mr. W. 
Treseder, of Cardiff, first; Messrs. Gunn & Son, of 
Olton, Birmingham, second; and Messrs. Pope & 
Son, third. For shower bouquets of Cactus Dahlias, 
Mr. Treseder, of Cardiff, was first; Messrs. Pope & 
Son, second ; Mr. M. V. Seale, of Sevenoaks, third. 
Ditto Roses, Mr. Treseder, first; Messrs. Pope & 
Son, second ; Messrs. D. & W. Croll, Dundee, third. 
For feather-weight bouquet, Messrs. Jones & Sons, 
Messrs. Gunn, and Mr. Seale, in this order. 
For a basket of cut flowers, Messrs. Jones & Sons, 
Mr. Treseder, and Mr. Lashmore, Market Drayton, 
stood so. 
For a collection of Gladiolus, Messrs. Harkness & 
Sons, of Bedale, were first; Mr. Morrow, of Leo¬ 
minster, second. 
For a collection of Dahlias, Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams & Co. were first; Mr. Treseder, second ; 
followed by Mr. M. V. Seale. In the collection of 
Cactus Dahlias, Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. 
were first; followed by Messrs. Pope & Son and Mr. 
M. Campbell, of High Blantyre. 
The collection of hardy flowers went to Messrs. 
Harkness & Son and Messrs. Gunn. 
The collection of Carnations was taken by Mr. M. 
Campbell, High Blantyre ; Messrs. Laing & Mather, 
of Kelso, second ; and Messrs. D. & W. Croll came 
third. For twenty-four Roses, Messrs. Croll beat 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons. 
Mr. Henry Eckford's Challenge Cup went to Mr. 
Bolton, of Warton Hall, Carnforth. In the Cham¬ 
pion Grape Class, the first prize went to Capt. 
Stirling, of Keir, Dunblane (gardener, T. Lunt); 
second, J. Thomson Paton, Esq., Norwood, Alloa, 
N. B. (gardener, A. Kirk) ; third, Earl of Harrington, 
Elvaston Castle (gardener, T. H. Goodacre) ; fourth, 
C. E. Newton, Esq., Mickleover Manor, Derby 
(gardener, Mr. J. Campbell) ; fifth, -Rev. T. M. 
Bulkeley-Owen, of Tedsmore Hall (gardener, J. 
Langley); sixth, Lord Bagot, Blithefield, Rugeley 
(gardener, Mr. Bannermann). 
For twelve dishes of fruit, Mr. Goodacre, of 
Elvaston Castle was first; Mr. Mullins, of Eastnor, 
second ; Mrs. T. C. Need, of York House, Malvern, 
third; and Mr. Edmonds, of Bestwood, fourth. 
For nine ditto, Mr. Langley, of Tedsmore, first; 
Mr. Roberts, Halston, Oswestry, second ; and Mr. 
K. Bremmell, Overley, Wellington, third. 
The first prize for four bunches of black Grapes 
went to Mr. A. Kirk, Alloa; Mr. J. Campbell, of 
Mickleover Manor, Derby, second; Mr. A. H. Hall, 
Collar House, Prestbury, third. 
Ditto, white Grapes, Mr. Goodacre, of Elvaston ; 
second, Mr. Thos. Lunt, of Dunblane; and third, 
Mr. T. Lambert; fourth. Lord Harlech, of 
Brogyntyn. 
Two_bunches, Black Hamburgh, went to Mr. A. • 
Ruddock, of Bangor; Mr. Goodacre, of Elvaston, 
second ; and Mr. Campbell, of Mickleover, third. 
Ditto, Madresfield Court, Mr. Hall, of Prestbury, 
first; Mr. Neild, of Holmes Chapel, second ; Mr. A. 
Shingler, third ; and Lord Hastings, of Melton Con¬ 
stable, fourth. 
Ditto, Alicante, Mr. Shingler, first ; Mr. Hall, 
second ; and Mr. Langley, of Tedsmore, third. 
Ditto, Gros Colman, Messrs. Shingler, Campbell, 
and G. Grimmer, of Berwick House, Shrewsbury, in 
this order. 
Ditto, of Muscat, Messrs. Lunt, Neild, Banner- 
man, and Blithfield were so arranged. 
Ditto (of any other white Grapes), Mr. Lawley, 
Adcote Hall, Baschurch ; Mr. Kirk, of Alloa, second; 
Mr. Jordan, of Impney Hall, Droitwicb, third; 
decorative dessert table, Goodacre,'of Elvaston, was 
first; Mr. Mclndoe, second; Mr. Mullins, of East¬ 
nor, third ; and Mr. Edwards, of Bestwood, fourth. 
Gold Medallists. —Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & 
Co , of Maidstone, Kent, carried off this great honour 
for a collection of beautiful Apples, dessert and 
culinary, in great variety. 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Tottenham, N., 
again beat all comers, with their miraculously fine 
group of single and double tuberous Begonias. 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, 
Norwood,S.E., were the best exhibitors among many 
for Caladimrs. 
Messrs. J. Hill & Sons, Lower Edmonton, came 
in the first place with a splended collection of Ferns. 
Silver Medal.— Mr, J. Watkins, Pomona Farm 
Nurseries, Hereford, secured the only silver medal 
for his superb array of Apples. 
Bronze Medal.— This was well taken by Messrs. 
S. Spooner & Sons, of Hounslow, for a collection of 
Apples. 
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August 23rd, 1899. 
Fbcit.—average Wholesale Peice*. 
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Apples ...perbashe 30 70 
Cobs . 06 08 
Grapes, per ib. 13 26 
Pine-apples 
-St. Mlohael’s each 26 76 
strawberries per peck o o 00 
Black Currants, per 
half sieve 00 80 
Red Currants, per 00 46 
half sieve 
Cherries, per half 
sieve 00 00 
Raspberries,per cwt. 00 00 
Ripe Gooseberries, 
per half sieve 00 26 
Vegetables.—average Wholesale Price.. 
ArtlchohesGlobedoE. 2 0 
Asparagus.per bundle 3 0 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0 9 
Beet.. per dozen 
Brussels Sprouts 
per hall sieve 1 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 0 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 2 0 
Celery.per bundle 1 0 
Cucumbers per doz. o 9 
Endive, French 1 6 
s. d. s. d. 
Herbs .per bnncb 02 00 
Horse Radish, bundle 10 20 
Lettuces ...per dozen 13 16 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bnnob 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 10 16 
Seakale...per basket 16 20 
Small salad, pnnnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 30 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 3 05 
Turnips ....per bnn. 0 3 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sons .817 
Bunyard & Co .817 
R. & G. Cuthbert . 817 
Dobble & Co.817 
H. J. Jones.818 
Kelway & Son .817 
J. Laing & Sons . 8 8 
Sutton & Sons . 817 
Dutch Bulbs. 
H. J. Jones.818 
C.E.& F. W. Lilley, Ltd.818 
J. Russell .819 
Sutton & Sons.817 
Veitch & Sons, Ltd.819 
Florists’ Flowers. 
I. Douglas.817 
W. B. Hartland . .818 
T. Jannoch . .S18 
Kelway &Scn . 817 
T. Lord .817 
S. Pye . 817 
J. Stevens . 817 
J. Wells .817 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd.828 
S. Scraton .828 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co.817 
J. Laing & Sons.818 
Fungicides. 
A. Outrarn .827 
Carden Sundries, fte 
J. Arnold. 817 
Corry & Co , Ltd.817 
Hirst, Brooke & ftlrsi, ...817 
A. Outrarn.827 
Porter's Crocks .828 
Porter’s Stakes .817 
H. G. Smyth.818 
E. Van Deer Meeisch ...817 
Hardy Plants. 
Kelway & Son.817 
A. W. Young & Co . 817 
Heating Apparatus. 
Messenger & Co . 828 
Richardson & Co . 817 
Thames Bank Iron Co,...817 
Horticultural Builders. 
I. Boyd & Sons.817 
W. Cooper, Ltd.828 
J. Gray.817 
Hammond & Hammond 828 
W. Riohardson & Co. .. 817 
J. Weeks & Oo. t Ltd.817 
Insecticides. 
“Abol” ..818 
E. Helllar .817 
G. H. Richards.818 
Manures. 
Canary Guano.82s 
Clay & Son.828 
W. Colchester.817 
W. Thomson & Sons.823 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa .828 
Mushroom Spawn. 
W. Cutbush & Son.818 
R. & G. Cuthbert.818 
Netting. 
Hy. Robinson .817 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher .„...,8i8 
Hugh Low & Co., ..819 
J. W. Moore, Ltd.Sr8 
F. Sander & Co...817 
Stanley-Mobbs & Asbton8i7 
Publications. 
Gardening World .827 
Ogilvle. 827 
B. Wells.817 
Rockwork. 
W. Clapham & Sons .818 
Roses. 
J. K.8r8 
J. Laing & Sons .818 
Strawberries. 
Bunyard & Co .818 
N. Carmichael. 8 i 3 
Laxton Bros . 817 
A. W. Young & Co . 817 
Tents. 
H. J. Gasson ... 817 
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