November  25,  1897. 
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Messrs.  G.  Bunyardifc  Co.,  Maidstone,  staged  a  grand  collection  of  Apples. 
The  exhibit  comprised  sixty  dishes,  and  all  the  best  varieties  were  repre¬ 
sented.  Fruits  of  several  kinds  were  splendidly  shown  in  competitive 
class,  but  space  is  not  sufficient  to  give  detailed  notice  of  this  section  of 
the  exhibition. 
CARLISLE.— November  17th  and  18th. 
The  Carlisle  and  Cumberland  Horticultural  Society  held  its  second 
annual  show  of  Chrysanthemums  and  other  flowers,  fruit,  vegetables, 
the  show  now  held  was  therefore  undertaken  by  the  Hon.  Secretary, 
Mr.  A.  R.  Sale,  and  the  Committee  with  hopeful  anticipations  of  an  equally 
satisfactory  result  ;  and  it  was  pleasing  to  find,  says  a  local  contemporary, 
that  the  exhibition  turned  out  to  be  both  larger  and  better  than  the 
first. 
The  prize  list  was  similar  to  that  of  last  year,  Init  the  entries  numbered 
ninety  more,  being  spread  over  all  sections.  There  were  some  classes  in 
which  competition  was  wanting,  but  there  was  a  hearty  feeling  generally 
in  the  show,  and  it  was  evident  that  the  Society  is  doing  good  work  in 
and  honey,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  Carlisle,  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday. 
The  Society  is  making  good  progress,  and  as  Mr.  Crowder,  at  the 
opening,  said,  it  tills  a  want  which  has  existed  in  the  city  for  many 
years,  a  want  which  suburban  places  like  Stanwix  and  Wetheral  hai'e 
tried  in  vain  to  fill.  The  first  show  proved  most  encouraging  to  the 
Society,  Mr.  J.  W.  Watt,  the  Hon.  Treasurer,  having  a  balance  of  £35 
to  the  good  after  all  expenses  were  met.  The  work  of  preparation  for 
arduslng  fresli  interest  in  the  beautlfui  autumn  Howcrs,  which  are  this 
season  so  exceptionally  abundant.  The  display  of  Chrysanthemums  was 
luxilrlant,  and  some  of  the  blooms,  so  richly  varied  in  colourings,  seemed 
to  be  even  larger  than  were  shown  last  year.  There  would  a])pear  to  be 
no  end  to  the  development  of  the  size  of  Japan’s  national  flower,  and 
certainly  no  limit  to  the  varieties,  new  examples  constantly  occurring. 
There  were  numerous  classes  for  the  large  specimens,  and  where  they 
