The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-28 00:00:00

THE FLOWER SHOW.

The Vegetable and Flower Show of the Portland
Horticultural Society took place on Wednesday, and
must be considered in every way one of the most some*.
ful shows ever hel I under the auspices of the society.
By the kind permission of Captain W. Clair, of
H.M.S. Boscawen, the show war in the Gymnasium
at the Naval ftscreation Ground, where stands ran
through the entire length of the building and around
the sides, upon which were placed the various exhibits.
One °mid not fail to be struck with the remarkable
show of I, loose, there bring no lam than 29 dishes of
"kidneys," 33 dishes "round," 33 dishes " any other
sort," and five dishes of potatoes by weight for
competition in the potato 01•11111 M Amongst these
were souls really splendid exhibit., and the judge*
experienced considerable difficulty in arriving at
decisions. We might mention that in the clam for
potatoes by weight the 12 potatoes shown by Mr. It.
Flatus weighed 1411 m. These were awarded first
prise. Cabbages were a good show, some fine ones
being exhibited' red cabbages were poor; scarlet
runners were fairly good; carrots not good on the
whole, although here and there come good
sorts were found, Mr. B. Otter's, who obtained
first prize, being above the average. NAther
broa 1 beans, per, or tn-nips were a good show,
attributable to the dry wet er. :;pring onions were
very g roil, awl a fine show; autumn mown varieties
very purr. The show of par•nip* wur good, a. were
▪ co, umber.i, a very pr t y brae . snow., by \I r.
Cawley taking lard. prig NI r mad, ale ii
Rhos:. Thn rhubarb, consist ring the lateness ••f the
✓eason, was very fine. II the e •Ilee -n of f
vegetables there were no I.m than 16 ex...Mita, a very
pretty collection exhibited by Mr. B. Otter taking
first prigs Four c .mpstel in the col •rtions of
vegetables. all fur lasing go el. Tire sh.ne of fruit wee
very in Id. rant, tire only thing really represented
her apple. In the c .liection Id plants, Mr.
Chrg'opher, of IlisamY. to dt the first prizt for a
really .plendi.l collection, 'mending apecimene of
alam .nrior, cent •ti, fuchsia, g° swum, petunia, ferns,
wham.= lyinn cranium, vol b gon'a.. Mr. R.
Ruwell to It mom] *pith a sere pretty c••llection, and
Mr. J. 0. Lono w t•I third. The sbow of cut flowers
was very prr•tty, nu I tho wittoterei ih roughly deserved
thu two h niaom • wises give., by Mr. R. Mon arid
Mr. W. T. Wallis. Ails-u 1 war s.t apart for the
exhibition • f articles rown • n the Prison Farm, and
mule excell• nt ye •sta',les wer • sh•.wn. Mr. Pars ung
sent a very pretty. .llecii•ni • f choice cut fi MOM A
stand was also est apart for the exhibition .4 Portland
I.oney, Dr. McLran, Mr. P. Reynob's. and Me. .1 T.
exhibitirg. The arrangements were excellent,
anl yeti eted great cre lit on Mr. Pearc,s, the
in lefatig .ble c , and his colleagues. During
thy aftern em the band of the Portland Artillery
VolitiiM•rs soten•led, a,d, under the lsadership of
Bandmaster Miller, p!ayel the following selection of
music

Ge and kfaech, Th. GOT," W. H. Brown ;
wel.ction, " lolatithe." A. Sul teen ; vale. " Dream
Pece•.".l. Meieder ; frotaliie. " String of P stele,"
I,sviladign ;qoulrille, " Invincible," E La nts ;
boler, " K. Newton raise, " Derhrla,"
It. Smith ; chottl.che, " Fmk!' ; polka.
" Amaranth.," St3sny ; quadrille, " Inspiration,"
1. Sto;th ; mom trk •. " 1: Mifflin ; vales,
Twilight," W. It. Br wit; Melina I ach.ittiwthe,
" Tim Qtvim of Sc t.," MatcAlts ; ismars. "Rip Van
Winkle," PI .nouette ; polka," Obi CAna," C. alate;
le ; .chottieche, " Hide,"
IC Sm.th " I.l9cky Stern," H. 'Wand; polka,
I: Smith : c.d.ip."Buy Cross." R.
Smith : "God Sxvo the q teen."