NELSON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SECOND SHOW, FRIDAY, Ist MARCH, 1878. LIST OIT>aiZES. ! Plants iv Pots. Ist Prize. 2nd Prize ! £ s. d. £ s. 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 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3Ba'sams... ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 ; „ 3 Coleus 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Perennial Plants for which no se- : parate prize i are ofered 0 6 0 0 4 0 I Cut Flowers. Best 3 Roses 0 5 0 0 3 0 „6d006 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 I „ Stand of Flowers 0 7 6 0 5 0 ■ „ Table Bouquet ... 0 5 0 0 4 0 i „ Hand Boaquet ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 I „ Design in F'owers 0 7 6 0 5 0 Fbit, ; Best Bunch Black Grapes 7 6 0 5 0 „ White do 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ 3 Bunches Grapes (sorts) ... ... 010 0 0 6 0 „ Bunch of Black Grapes (grown outdoors) ... 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Bunch of White Grapes do ..050 040 „ 3 Bunches t.orts 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 8 0 „ Kitc'ien do ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Keeping 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 vaiieties ), named 0 6 0 0 5 0 „ Dish of Almonds... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ do Filbert^ ... 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 „ Melon 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Water Me'oj ... 0 3 0 •— M 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 ... 0 3 0 „ 3 Red Beet ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Lettuces ... 0 3 0 „ 3 Heads Celery ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 6 On'ons ... ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 6 Cvrots 0 3 0 — „ Cucumber 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Brace of Ci'cambers 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ 6 Parsnips 0 3 0 — „ 3 sticks Rhubarb... 0 3 0 — „ Vegetable Marrow 0 3 0 — „ Pumpkin 0 8 0 — „ 6 Tomatos 0 3 0 REGULATIONS. Tie annual subscription shall become due on the Ist of July in each year, and shall not be less than 10s, which shall enatle 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 entLled to prizes. Every production, except cut flowers, must be in the room before 10 o'clock a.m., and cut flowers b / half -past 10. Every exhibitor must deliver a list of his specimens with his name to the Secretary, i who will give him a number to be fixed to each of his specimens. Every exhibitor must affix to each specimen a ticket, stating for which prize it is ex- ; hibited. No greater number of articles shall be exhibited for a p- ize than required by the list, but an exhibitor may send several sets for the same prize, provided they be of different varieties or species. No exhibitor can take the second prize if the first has been awarded to him, and no person can take on the sane day more than three prizes for cut flowers or roses. Every pant shown in a poJmust have been so grown for at least two monMis previously. Erery production, except bouquets and stands of flowers, must be grown by the exhibitor. Every porduction shown as a seedling must have been raised by tbe exhibitor. Not more than one plant or flower of the same variety can be exhibited for the same prize. Exhibitors are requested to affix the names of their specimens to the exhibits. Roses must be named. No person, except the Secretary and his assistant, will be allowed in the room while the Judges are awarding the prizes. No plants in tins will be admitted. The Exhibition will be open from Two until Five in the afternoon, and from Seven until Nine o'clock in the evening ; and no article shall be removed without the consent of the Secretary, no \until the room is cleared of visitors. Non-subscribers will be admitted to the Show oi payment of One Shilling each. HENRY ADAMS, 176 Hon. Sec. T> LUCAS AND SON PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS MACHINE RULERS, ACCOUNT-BOOK MAKERS, Bbjdgk-stbekt, Nelson. JUST RECEIVED, a few dozen of Peeby and Co.'a COPYING INK PENCILS. B. LUCAS & SQH,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 32, 6 February 1878, Page 4
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947Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 32, 6 February 1878, Page 4
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