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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 18, 21 January 1878, Page 3

13. !Vf ESSRS ' M'MECKAN, A IsKsk -"■*■ BLACKWOOD, AND *§i||k COMPANY'S Line of Splendid %m^p^STEAMSHIPS — OMEO, ALHAMBRA ALB"OiN, CLAUD HAMILTON, BINGA^ ROO6IA, ARAWATA, &c, &c, are ap. pointed to leave Nelson, booking as follows »— JANUARY. 27th— ALHAMBRA, for Westport, Greymouth, Hokiiika, Melbourne, Adelaide. \ 30th~ALbION, for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart Town, Melbourne, ] and Adelaide, FEBRUARY. ! 3rd—TARARUA, for Melbourne, via Westpott, Groymouth, and Hokkika ; bookalso for Adelaide. Bth~ARAWATA, for Wellington, Lyttel- : ton, Dunedin, Bluff, Melbourne, and Adelaide. 14th— RI.NGARO0MA, for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Melbourne, and Adelaide. EXCURSION RETURN TICKETS to MELBOURNE and BACK available until 28th FEBRUARY, mil be issued to 31st January, at—SALOON, £17 10s ; Stbbbaqb, £8 lUs.; and Coastwise in New Zealand, where these Steamers call, 30 PER CENT. OFF Double Fares. WOOL booked through to LONDON at ONE PENNY per Ib. : T. CAWTHRON, AgsnS, ? 9 °B Govwamsut Wharf. NELSON ~~ HOETICULTUKAL SOCIETY SECOND SHOW, FRIDAY, lax MARCH, 1878. LIST O]F~PKIZES. Plants iv Pots. Ist Prize. 2nd Prize £ s. d. £ a. d. Best Fuchsia ... ... 0 a 0 „ 3Fuchs r as ... 0 5 0 0 3 0 w 6 do. . ...060.040 „ 3 Geraniums ..050 040 „ 3 Fancy do ..050 040 „ 3 Zoua'e do ... 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Double do ... 0 4 0 „ 3 do do ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ Gloxinia 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Ho.c 0 3 0 — „ 3 Roses 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Single Petunias 0 4 0 „ 3 Double do ...0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Balsams... ..,040' 030 „ 3 Coleus 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Perennial Planta for which no separate prizes are offered 0 6 0 0 4 0 Cut Flowers. Best 3 Roses 0 5 0 0 3 0 „ 6 do ... ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 » 12 do 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ 3 Dahlias 0 5 0 0 3 0 „6d006 0 0 4 0 „ 6 Asters 0 4 0 0 3 0 „12 do 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Stand of Mowers 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ Table Bouquet ... 0 5- 0 0 40- --„ Plaud Bouquet ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 j, Design in Flowers 0 7 6 0 5 0 Fruit. Best Bunch Black Grapes 7 6 0 5 0 „ do White do 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ 3 Bunches Grapes (sorts) 0 10 0 0 6 0 „ Bunch of Black Grapes (grown outdoors) ... 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Bunch of White Grapes do „050 040 „ 3 3unches sorts do 0 6 0 0 5 0 „ 6 Peaches 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 6 Nectarines „,0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Dish Plums ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Dessert Apples ... 0^ 4 0 0 3 0 „ Kitchen do ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Keeping do, named 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Collection of Apples (6 varieties) uamed 0 6 0 0 5 0 „ Dish of Pears ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ do Keeping do, uamed 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Collection of Pears ( six varieties ), named 0 6 0 0 5 0 „ Dish of Almonds... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ do Filberts ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ do Cobnuts ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Walnuts 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Quinces ... ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Med!ar3 ... ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Melon 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Water Melon ... 0 3 0 — . „ Arranged Basket or Stand of Fruit... 0 7 6 0 5 0 Vegetables. Best Dish Peas ..,0 4 0 0 3 0 „ do French Beans 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Cauliflowers ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Cabbages ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Red do ...030. — „ 3 lied Beet ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Lettuces ... 0 3 0 „ 3 Heads Celery ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ G Onions 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 6 Carrots 0 3 0 -~ „ Cucumber 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Brace of Cucumbers 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ 6 Parsnips 0 3 0 — „ 3 sticks Rhubarb... 0 3 0 — „ Vegetable Marrow 0 3 0 — „ Pumpkin 0 3 0 — „ 6 Tomatos 0 3 0 •— REGULATIONS. The annual subscription shall become due on the Ist of July in each year, and shall not be less than 10s, which shall entitle the subscriber and his family, on prodiic ion of his ticket at the door, to be admitted to the shows. Non-subscribers may exhibit, and will be entitled to prizes. Every production, except cut flowers, mush