THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 3, 1905 
454 
OUR PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 
ESSAY COMPETITIONS. 
Prizes. —(1) Two Guineas ; (2) One Guinea. 
Open to all Readers. 
The above Prizes will be given for the best 
essays on :— 
“What I would do with a Villa 
Garden, in the production of flowers, 
fruits, and vegetables.” 
The garden may be of any shape, providing the 
area is approximately 3,000 square feet. Give a 
rough plan of the garden, indicating which is the 
north by an arrow; show the position of the 
various crops ; if it is decided to have a lawn and 
flower-beds, their position with regard to the 
dwelling-house should be shown. Walks, flower- 
borders, fruit-trees or bushes, and vegetable 
quarters should be so disposed as to give the 
finest effect from the house and be in harmony 
with the surroundings. State if the garden is 
enclosed with a brick wall, open or closed fencing. 
The skill and taste displayed by the competitor 
in his arrangements will have great weight in the 
adjudication of the prizes. The expenditure in 
first stocking the garden with seeds, plants, trees, 
bushes, and fertilisers should be stated, and the 
annual cost afterwards. The essay should be 
about 1,000 words, and must be sent in on or 
before July 31st next. Mark envelopes in the 
left-hand corner “Garden! Competition.” 
Prizes.— 
(1) What you state it costs for the 
up keep of your garden per ann. for three years. 
(2) do. do. do. two years. 
(3) do. do. do. one year. 
Open to London suburban amateur readers 
only. (Competitions for readers in other towns 
will be announced later). 
“ What I do with my Small Garden ; 
what I get out of it, and what it costs 
me per annum.” 
The garden may be any shape, but the size 
must be between 500 and 800 square feet. Give a 
rough plan in the garden, showing beds and 
walks, and state if it is enclosed with a brick 
wall, open or closed fencing. If part of the gar¬ 
den is in the front of the house, state how tins is 
utilised ; also whether the walls of the house are 
covered with climbers, fruit trees or otherwise. 
Denote the position of the house and the north 
end of the garden. State what you grow in the 
first instance, and about what it costs you to 
stock the garden, and what it costs you per annum 
for up-keep, including the cost of seeds, planis, 
and fertilisers. The essay should be from 500 to 
1,000 words, and should be sent in on or before 
July 1st. Mark envelopes left-hand corner with 
the word-s “ Small Garden.” 
SPECIAL COMPETITION, 
Prizes. — (1) Three guineas. 
(2) One guinea. 
(3) Ten shillings and sixpence. 
Open only to members of local Amateur Horti¬ 
cultural Societies. 
The above prizes are offered for the best article 
or essay on the following subject:— 
“How to extend the membership 
and usefulness of local Amateur 
Horticultural Societies.” 
The length of the essay should be about 1,000 
words, and it must be sent in before the end 
of August next. Mark envelopes in lef.-hand 
corner with the words “Society Competition.” 
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