Horticultural Shows.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 32, 18 March 1884, Page 2

Horticultural Shows.

A correspondent sends us the following hints as to how to promote the success of our horticultural shows. We commend these hints tovthe perusaLof our readers : — "lii the Tirst placejrhecoihe a member of v thc Manchester^Horticultural and Pastoral Society! by^tski ng a member's annual;, ticket atf'.s*3 [j This will entitle you tod exhibit as, many entries as yon please,' rind will admit^youJJftt any timo during the day of each show.f If you do not thus subscribe, you-wiJI liave tO'pay 2< 6d for each exhibit, as well as Is each timuu|or,. .your... own-- ad imssion.-pdi-styou are the head of a family ;by all means take a family ticket at, -10s, whTfh extends the above privileges to each member of y<»ur household^^lf^yon^ie^lre^gW^er of anything, no^matter what; and you think it is worth looking at,-Bendit-to;the show; although ittm&v ndt^be fdr^reiJmiSfetition. The best; plan is to make up your mind to pro mcc some good jarticle, tho 'cultivation of which w-ilt-'-'givc cyou-plea-sure, and the' sight of which will please your neighbours.' In many instances there is no doubt as good' 'articles (o be found arowinjj athomeasare sent t-oHhershowsj and indeed thereiiiark is frequently heard al n'early'every show V. T "oh Ihaveamnch better thing than that at home myself," which may be true, and if "o, why dwas it not sent? If every jierson who grows anything, say from a geranium to a parsnip, were' toi.seiiddwhat! he/bad there would never Uea-pbor.shdw. Just a hint to exhibitors. ; iTryuand save the time aud ; worry of the secretui-V. and committee as

much as •possible; i ''by : ' ; d'din'g yourdow» work, so that they-may have nothing to do but look aftertheirs., Don't trouble them with . haying^ to ; write- the jmx^p .^bLjjanT.exiiibit outside,, and 7 yoiirjbwn inside . an : envelope. Remember. this is UO.pjirt^of their duty, and should have .been, .done by yourself before coming to the show. The neglect' of this matte Aoft T eii r cau!<e3 great .bother and waste of time,* which-[ can ill be spared, besides incurring dthe> frisk Oof mistakes ; and then' who is ! to,blame- ; but the' careless exhibitors '■? 'If these.. bints .tn.if.yc. ' ', and others, that may ( .suggest^ themselves lo| houghtful individuals were carried out, there wouldbe little -to -maTthe ; success .' > .'I A ; i.iA-ijd >s\."<\ -m.--; : .V iti .J .-rtj ajvii. of our already successful and popular '' 'i ••• • "'» 'f' : <'i Oi -.1-:>;.-.-{ rt'.W.'.KsM- -.- .exhibitions. „v T "j^ /..„,.„.,, -.; ■ .^U",