HORTICULTURAL SHOWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2549, 15 March 1887, Page 2

HORTICULTURAL SHOWS.

(TothbEdiiok,); Sir,—Having read the leading : article in. Friday's paper* I would venture.to suggest a few remarks on horticultural shows as heldinEnglahd, As I myself am a practical gardener, I would suggest a few remarks as regards the mode in, carrying out these shows., first place, it .is a great mistake' to allow exhibitors in the, show until' it is thrown open to the public. All plants or vegetables for the show to be given into thehandg.| of the secretary to be staged, and on noeonsideration areexhibitor9 allowed in the show until thrown open to the publio; secondly, it is a. great mistake to suppose that a cottage gardener can oompote with gentlemen amateurs. I would suggest there be three distinct one. for practical gardenera classj.one for cottage gardener's olass, and one for gentlemen amateurs, I think myself it would be a fair chance togive.a oottage gardener flay a greenhouse 10ft by ;15 ! for raising pot - plants for oompetitioni '■ and ; to employ no labor but Kib own-in rearing, the said plants, likewise the gentlemen amateurs should raise .their ~> own plants without the aid of, a: practical man. We .'know of course it is an utter impbssibilityTfor 'a: roottage gardener to compete with ; a gentleman 'atid'iime to gflt;tlie''beßt ; dfvplants, Jfco'/ I ; myself bMbeeri'to' a ;gMtMnjy shows in the colony, but' have, never yet seen that zeal taken in-it t|at. ought to be to promote and the cause, have, a, for rearing \ to England,.where;,4%have tocom-;. ; pete with frost and snow. &o. ■" Hoping, Sir,; yoU:Will.puti:in'ithese'few "lines}' • and perhaps someone more expert l ill ' writing letters may. bo able tovtake anc[ verify been to the"' Bqyjil; "E[oi , tioultural ■■ and oould mention a great,rntoy lother shows in differentparts!of ithe'old country, 'I feel certain.that if 6n©and ill were to : work with' a'mll tb'.'.'promSte, these % 1 p#5;W^ s PQ!]i(lw|aM iese\sos| ":|ris{ingii(i; I liave hot too.much- bfypiu* ; ■• V- : > : \ I am, efco;!'-^-I> : ' ; ',■•■".■■ '\o Fub&ay.-"