The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-09 00:00:00

BLANDFORD HORTICULTURAL AND
FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Th. uuluai go. of Bowers, fruits. ond vmt:dbles,
took place In Lord Portman's Pork, on W ay.
The showery weather prevented the number of visitors
being so largess on previous orsomiona. Noiwithstood•
log ti.i. the old town of Woodford was quite so fee,
and strismers and lags fluttersd in the breeze from
many prominont position', the Union Jock floated frost
the tower of the ancient chmoh, and there was
unwonted bustle in the town.

Amongst the early visitors to the show were filr
John Michel, Mr. J. J. Farpthanon and Mrs. Panto
baryon. Mr. & Smith arid Mrs. Smith, Mr. Masted-
Fielded, Rev. D'Oyly Soo., Rev. H. Bower, Mr. H.
B. Bower, Captain Watta and Mks Watt; Copt. Evans
sad Mrs. Evans, Rev. W. H. Thal, Mr. T. Foote, Mr.
• Tools and the Mimes Fool's', Mr. Duals, Dr.
Daniels, Mr. Flower, be.,
Three tenta were erected for the chew of the
various productions sent for competition sad display.
The first of them, the largest, and about 150 feet la
len,th, we find sot apart for mamas' and cot-
tager? fidwerm fruits, old vegetables. Amongst
the enamour exhibitor. we noticed ta• names of Mr.
Edward Fisher, Man Burt. Mr. Deemed, Rev, F. W.
Maned], dr. H. L. Huntley, Mr. H. D. Bart, Mr. H.
Fake", Mr. W. Miller, Coloal Todd, Mr. W. H.
Porter, Mr. James Bell, Mr. Beery Ranted, Rey. A.
Daytime, Mr. Rob 41 Look, Rev. R. Ferquhareon, Mr.
St. char, Mr. F. Davis, Mo., ko 111 Ms department
the potatoes, of which there were about Blanes, were
remarkably fiat ; onions, 25 didas, were clean, and
w.•Il grows; in addition to which In. beans, pea, carrot",
turnip., parsnips, celery, lottnoe„ vegetable marrows,
cucumbers, ka, were all that «aid be desired.
Tbe fault show by the amateur* was • magni.
Saint displat, and looked particularly tempting.
The grapes of Mr. Robert Loa, Mr. St. lair, sod the
Bar. lt. Farquharson were something wonderful, and
well merited the incomintna passed on them. The
ear.. Pesch'', Plume, eiiPles. Mo., were • very aches
deploy, whibt a novelty was the award of two extra
pris s for oberriss and red wet whin, currants—the
wonder Is bow the exaibtors managed to get
cherries and currants so unsteadied in quality and
eppearanoe at so late • pined of the year. The
amateurs' out flowers, and flowers is pots, also readeed
touch admiration. We now co.*, at the upper hem of
the tent, to the cottager. department; and first of all
we mum @took of the potatoes. Of thia essuleat there
must hove been at least 400 (Ulm exhibited; in fast,
so large was the number mot, that the table was not
large euough to hold them, and so they were plaited
underneath the table, but ~0i hid from view. Some of
the potatoes were retuark.bly Gee, and all of them
were particularly elan and well grows; awl it is •
lamas foot that the oottegers *en hoid their own
&gains* all eaters in the production of potatoes. 26
dieing of peas, 6 of broad beans, and 80 of kidney beans
did foil Janda to that deportment, and as to the
, vegetable marrows, one of diem, although two feet in
Week, did not take • prize showing that quality la
taken lot° 000ddaratiou before size. Tho
which there wen 60 dishes, were remarkably ofw,
whilst turnips, parsnip', carrots, *abase, as., be.
were all well represented. The flowers of the °ottoman,
both out and is pots, mush attendee, and the
00.bi.intions and of wild flowers, Me., wen a
study for an attar. a the fruit department, there
were 150 Males a wise, the show of pears small,
whilst pewees, plume. cherries, and red sad white
serrate were well represented.
Tbe eased tent sustained pine Frannie
melons, plums, pima" apricots, eteinmab!raPlaof immense
length, sad other delude'.
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ib. thud mot, we found a beautiful collo,-
tiou of storehouse plaits, and Mawr oboists flowers and
grasser. Tbe awards In this tent arra tbrogm open to
all Glasses, aud it WM ben test tbe nursoryomn outdo
tbelr shows. One impatient foliage plaut—Ctladhun
bitiolor—mot by Kr. B. 0. blurt, obtalaed the first
prim, and to close proximity were minus Moto* and
ram, smoogst them lb. Caladium Obantbdi, Tho
Mew of cut roses wm inagogioent, us, y. Kiri%
nursorytnati ulisbury, having a large variety el all
p
bum and odours, and taiting a lirst Wm, wad wogs
oast try Mr. H. 0. BOut were n•S tar 6/Aid. mr.