Atigusl  l8,  1808, 
JOURNAL  OP  UoRTiaULTUM  AND  COTTAOE  GARDENER. 
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CALCEOLARIAS. 
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perfection  of  variety,  what  a  life  and  charm  they  would  give 
wherever  well  grown. 
Seedlings,  2b.  per  doz. ;  in  Pots,  48.  per  doz. 
BLAZE  OF  FLOWER. 
r  It  has  fre<juently  been  said  “if  I  could  grow  Zoua.s  like 
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THURSDAY,  AUGUST  13.  1896. 
GREAT  SHOWS. 
SEVERAL  horticultural  shows  have  been  pro¬ 
vided  this  season  that  are  justly  entitled  to  the 
above  distinctive  appellation .  The  T emple  show  as 
the  first,  and  the  Chester  event  as  the  last  of  its 
kind,  up  to  date,  were  far  above  the  average  of 
exhibitions  generally,  and  there  have  been  great 
shows  between  them,  such  as  York,  AVolver- 
hampton,  Newcastle,  and  doubtless  some  others  ; 
but  the  greatest  show  of  all  is  yet  to  come.  We 
are  almost  on  the  eve  of  it — the  famous  tourna¬ 
ment  of  Shrewsbury. 
Various  circumstances  have  combined  to  place 
the  Shrewsbury  shows  in  their  admittedly  high 
position.  They  are  held  at  a  time  when  there  is, 
perhaps,  the  best  opportunity  for  bringing  to¬ 
gether  the  greatest  variety  of  garden  products. 
True,  the  middle  of  August  is  not  the  Orchid 
season,  but  it  is  a  season  of  flowers  all  the  same 
those  old  fashioned  and  new  fashioned  hardy 
kinds  that  render  gardens  beautiful  and  interest¬ 
ing  over  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land. 
Then,  while  Roses  have  not  departed,  the  dazzling 
Dahlias  are  coming  in,  and  it  may  be  said  of 
these,  with  most  others  in  season,  that  they  find 
their  way  in  commanding  numbers  and  in  the 
best  condition  to  Shrewsbury. 
As  regards  plants,  whether  in  the  form  of 
imposing  specimens,  disposed  in  stately  array 
and  appraised  according  to  their  individual 
merits,  or  whether  grown  and  shown  as  so  many 
items  composing  an  aggregate  display  of  floral 
beauty,  under  the  guise  of  groups,  they  seem  to 
be  always  ready,  and  always  forthcoming,  when 
prizes  commensurate  with  the  labour  and  cost 
involved  in  their  presentation  are  provided. 
This  has  long  been  the  case  at  Shrewsbury,  and 
as  a  consequence  there  is  never  a  lack  of  plants 
at  the  annual  exhibitions. 
Then  comes  the  fruit :  and  it  will  scaraely  be 
denied  that  at  no  previous  season  of  the  year 
can  so  many  Grapes,  for  instance — apart  from 
other  kinds — be  found  in  matured  condition 
as  at  the  “  Shrewsbury  date,”  and  as  in  the 
case  of  plants,  the  best  prizes  bring  the  best 
produce,  and  as  the  prizes  are  good — in  some 
classes  generous — at  the  show  under  notice,  the 
display  in  this  important  section  is  correspond- 
ingly  great  in  magnitude  and  excellence. 
Ho.  3498.-VOL.  X07.,  OLD  SERIES. 
