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TTORTICULTDEAL SOCIETY. FIRST SHOW. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY November 2fith ;md 27th, IS 8. LIST OF FRIZES, TUESDAY, 26tii NOVEMBER. Plants in Bloom in Pots. lbt Prize. 2nd l'rize. £ a. d. £ s. d. Best Fuchsia 0 4 0 o 3 o „ ?, Fuchsias ..000 040 „ Geranium ..050 0 :5 0 „ 3 Geraniums ... 0 7 G 0 5 0 „ 0 do ... 0 10 0 0 G 0 „ .'J Fanw do ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 0 do do ... 0 7 0 0 r> 0 „ Double Geranium 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Seedling Geranium 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Erica 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Ericas (varieties) 0 G 0 0 4 o „ SiDgle Petunia ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 do do ... 0 5 0 0 3 0 „ Double do ... 0 4 0 — „ 3 Double do ... 0 G 0 0 4 0 „ Herbaceous Calceolaria 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ 3 do do 0 7 0 0 5 0 „ Kosc 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Roses 0 G 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Cinerarias ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Azalea 0 3 0 — „ 3 do ... ... 0 5 0 0 3 0 „ Cactus 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Cacti (varieties) 010 0 0 7 6 „ Gloxinia 0 4 0 0 3 0 Cut Flowers. Best Rose ... ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Roses 0 G 0 0 4 0 „6d007 G 0 5 0 „ 12 do 0 10 0 0 7 G „ 24 do 0 15 0 0 10 0 „ 36 do ... ... 1 0 0 0 15 0 „ G Trusses Geraniums 0 3 0 — „ G Picotees or Carnations ... 0 4 0 — „ G May Pinks ..040 — „ G Pansios 0 3 0 — „ G Verbenas ... 0 4 0 — „ Stand of Flowers 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ Table Bouquet ... 0 5 0 0 4 0 „ Hand Bouquet ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Bride's do ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Hand Bouquet made by girls under 14 years of age ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 Fruit. Best Dish of Strawberries „.06 o 040 „ Dish of Cherries ... ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ Dish of Apples ... 0 G 0 0 4 0 „ Dish of Nuts ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ Dish of Chest- / nuts 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ Dish of Walnuts... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Oranges ... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Lemons 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Citrons 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ Dish of Almonds... 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ Pint of Gooseberries ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 Vegetables. Best Dish of Round Potatoes ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Dish Kidneys d 0... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Cauliflowers ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3 Cabbages ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Cos Lettuce ... 0 3 0 — „ 3 Cabbage do ... 0 3 0 — „ Dish Broad Beans 0 3 0 — „ „ French do ... 0 3 0 — „ „ Peas ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Cucumber ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Brace of Cucumbers 0 G 0 0 4 0 „ 3 Sticks Rhubarb 0 3 0 — „ Bunch Carrots ... 0 3 0 — „ „ Turnips ... 0 3 0 — „ Dish Sea Kale ... 0 3 0 — „ Dish Spinach ... 0 3 0 — Extra Prize offered by Mr Gully— „ 6 Tea Scented Roses 0 7 6 0 5 0 WEDNESDAY, 27xn NOVEMBER. Gut Flowers. Ist Prize. 2nd Prize. £ S. d. £ S. (1. Best Rose 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ 3do 0 6 0 0 4 0 „ 6 Roses 0 7 6 0 5 0 „ 12 Roses ... i.,0 10 0 0 7 6 „ 24 do 0 15 0 0 10 0 „ 36 do 10 0 0 15 0 „ Hand Bouquet ... 0 4 0 0 3 0 „ Stand Flowers ... 0 7 6 0 5 0 Extra Prizes will be given, but no prizes will be awarded unless the production be considered of sufficient merit by the Judges. REGULATIONS. The animal subscription shall become due on the Ist of July in each yeai-, and shall not be less than ids, 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. Every production, except cut flowers, must be iv the room before 10 o'clock a.m., and cut flowers by half -past 10. Every exhibitor must deliver a list of his specimens with his name to the Secretary, who will give him a number to be affixed to each of his specimens. Every exhibitor must affix to each specimen a ticket, stating for which prize it is exhibited. No greater number of articles shall be exhibited for a prize 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 same day, more than three prizes for cut flowers of roses. Every plant shown in a pot must have been so grown for at least two mouths previously. Every production, except bouquets and stands of flowers, must have been grown by the exhibitor. Every production shown as a seedling must have been raised by the exhibitor. Not more thau 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. All prizes must be claimed before the 30th June or they will be forfeited to the Society. 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 o'clock 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, nor until the room is cleared of visitors. Non-subscribers will be admitted to the Show on payment of One Shilling each. HENRY ADAMS, 3562 ' Hon. Sec

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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 252, 31 October 1878, Page 6

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 252, 31 October 1878, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 252, 31 October 1878, Page 6

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