August  27,  1896. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER 
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!  PEARSOH’S  bulbs. 
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7s.  6d.  dczen. 
LILIUM  CANDIDUM,  first  size,  9  inches,  10s.  100 ;  Is.  6d. 
dozen  ;  extra,  10  inches,  14s.  100  ;  2s.  dozen. 
EABLY  BOMAN  HYACINTHS,  first  size,  11s.  100;  90s. 
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*  EABLY  ITALIAN  HYACINTHS,  White,  lOs.  100;  Is.  6d. 
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NABCISSUS  TOTUS  ALBUS  GBANDIFLOBUS,  7s.  100; 
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I  FBEESIA  BEFEACTA  ALBA,  extra.  83.  100;  408.  1000. 
GLADIOLUS  COLVILLI,  The  Bride,  2s.  6d.  100  ;  20s.  1000. 
NAMED  HYACINTHS,  from  2s.  6d.  dozen. 
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THURSDAY.  AUGUST  27.  1896. 
POINT  JUDGING  AT  SHREWSBURY. 
AS  was  suggested  would  be  the  case  on 
page  146  in  our  issue  of  the  13tli  inst.j 
great  interest  was  manifested  at  the  Shrewsbury 
show  in  the  competition  in  the  two  special 
classes.  1,  For  a  “Decorative  Dessert  Table.’* 
2,  For  a  “Garden  Produce  Class.”  The  stipu¬ 
lations  were  that  the  judging  was  to  be  done  by 
points,  and  that  those  awarded  to  each  item  in 
the  several  cnllectiona  were  to  be  placed  on  the 
exhibits.  As  this  hai  not  hitherto  been  done  at 
any  great  show  the  results  were  looked  forward 
to  with  no  small  amount  of  curiosity. 
By  this  method  of  procedure  it  was  a  necessity 
of  the  case  that  both  competitors  and  visitors 
would  be  able  to  see  which,  in  the  opinion  of 
the  adjudicators,  were  the  strong  and  the  weak 
points  in  the  several  products  staged  ;  also,  as 
was  inevitable,  these  officials  placed  themselves 
in  a  position  to  be  judged  in  respect  to  the 
figures  which  they  recorded  as  embodying  the 
relative  merits  of  the  different  items  which  it 
was  their  duty  to  closely  examine  for  that 
purpose. 
The  competition  was  excellent,  and  the  dessert 
tables,  of  which  five  were  critically  examined, 
formed  one  of  the  chief  features  of  the  show, 
and  it  may  be  safely  said  that  no  such  display  has 
been  seen  at  any  previous  exhibition  at  Shrews* 
bury  or  elsewhere.  The  tables,  10  feet  by  4  feet 
6  inches,  were  so  arranged  that,  with  ample  space 
between  them,  they  could  be  inspected  not  from 
one  side  only,  but  from  all  sides,  and  it  was  most 
desirable  that  this  should  be  so.  Viewing  these 
richly  furnished  tables  in  the  aggregate,  not  many 
persons  will  probably  differ  from  the  proposition 
that  either  the  tables  were  too  small,  or  that  the 
furnishers  had  been  too  liberal  in  their  embellish¬ 
ment.  Those  who  may  lean  to  the  opinion  that 
the  tables  were  not  large  enough  may  be  reminded 
that  one  of  them  was  not  overcrowded,  and  it 
may  be  further  asked,  if  the  tables  had  been 
larger  would  this  have  insured  a  lighter  disposi¬ 
tion  of  the  products  displayed  ?  There  is  no 
substantial  reason  for  an  affirmative  reply.  Large 
tables  can  be  overweighted  just  as  small  ones 
may  be  scantily  furnished. 
It  may  be  expected  that  the  size  will  be 
adhered  to  in  the  future,  though  the  question  of 
No.  2800.— VOL.  XOVh  old  SBBIBS; 
