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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 21, 24 January 1878, Page 3

3 , TV/JESSRS. M'MECKAN, A J&Jk •"■*- BLACKWOOD, AND £ #|ilfk COMPANY'S Line of Splendid ■wHf&-STEAMSHIPS — OMEO. «€iiI§i!S'TARARUA, ALHAMBRA, ALBION, CLAUD HAMILTON, RINGAROOMA, ARAWATA, &c., &c, are appointed to leave Nelson, booking as follows i— JANUARY.' 28th— ALHAMBRA, for Westport, Groymouth, Hokitika, Melbourne, Adelaide on MONDAY, at 2 p.m. 30th— ALBION, for Wellington Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart Town, Melbourne, and Adelaide. FEBRUARY. 3rd— TARARUA, for Melbourne, via Weatport, Greymouth, and Hokitika j bookalso for Adelaide. Bth~ARAWATA, for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunsdiu, Bluff, Melbourne, and Adelaide. 14th— Rl.NGAROOMA, for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Melbourne, and Adelaide, EXCURSION RETURN TICKETS to MELBOURNE and BACK available until 28th FEBRUARY, will be issued to 3 1st January, at— Saloon, £17 10s ; Steerage, £8 10s.; and Coastwise in New Zealand, where these Steamers call, 30 PER CENT. OFF Double Fares. WOOL booked through to LONDON at ONE PENNY per lb. T, CAWTHROK, Agent, 2908 Government Whacf. N E L SON HOETICUITUBAL SOCIETY SECOND SHOW, FRIDAY, Ist MARCH, 1878. LIST OITPRIZES. Plants iv Pots. Ist Prize. 2nd Prize £ S. d. £ B . d. Best Fuchsia 0 3 0 „ 3 Fuchsias ... 0 5 0 0 3 0 „ 6 do ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Geraniums ..050 040 „ 3 Fancy do ..050 040 „ 3 Zouale 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 „ Rose 0 3 0 „ 3 Roses ... ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Singe Petunias 0 4 0 — „ 3 Double do ... 0 ti 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Balsams 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 CoTeus 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Perennial Plants _o.' which no separate prizes are offered 0 6 0 0 4 0 Cut Flowers. Best 3 Roses 0 5 0 0 3 0 ji 6 do ... ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „12 do 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ 3 Dahlias 0 5 0 0 3 0 ,) 6 do 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 6 Asters 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 12 do 0 5 0 0 4 0 , ; S tap aof Flowers 0 7 6 0 6 0 „ Ti'ble Bouquet ... 0 5 0 04 0 „ Haud Bouquet ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Design in F. 1 ewers 0 7 6 0 5 0 Fruit. Best Bunch Black Grapes 7 6 0 5 0 „ f'o White do 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ 3 Bunches Grapes (torts) 0 10 0 0 6 0 „ Bunch of Blac'c G apes (grown ou f doors) ... 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Bunch of White [ Grapes do ..050 040 [ „ 3 Bunches Lorts 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 ... 04 0 0 3 0 „ Kitchen do ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Keep ; ng do, named 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Collection of Apples (6 varieties) named ... ... 0 6 0 0 5 0 „ Dish of Pears ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Co Keeping do, named 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Collection of Pears ( six variefes ), named 0 6 0 0 5 0 „ Disaof 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 „ Medlars 0 4 0 0 3 0 33 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 „ Co French Beans 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Cauliflowers ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 j, 3 Cabbages ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Red do ... 0 3 0 „ 3 Red Beet ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Lettuces ... 0 3 0 „ 3 Heads Celery ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 6 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 „ G 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 tbo Ist of July iv each year, and shall not be less than 10s, which shall entitle the subscriber and his family, on production of his ticket at the door, to be admitted to the shows. Non-subscribers may exhibit, and will be entitled to prizes.