, 1893-08-05

increase in the quantity Of exhibits, but the
committee we're at fault III their estimate
thew did not seem TO be aware or the result OF
their work-and there was an appearance u
overcrowding which detracted considerably
frop, tho boantv of the show aud prevented
the public from examining as i"inup0'9
as Is desirable in such instances. lhis year
q vast ;nnrovement has been made IN the way
ne extension Of the tents, the largest beng
$40 feet in length and there being three others
sor cnt flow erg. vegetables &c. Even with
fbis accommodation. great difficulty was
exneripnced the number Of articles beng so
larpo and every available inch OF space had
to be utilised to make room. One decided
adyanta,,e was that the large tent, Whlch was
partitioncd off, was open TO the glouEoS, ana
persons could see the interior from any one
part without Icing crowded or lostled, aS HAS
previously been the case. The scene was q
truly beautiful one, the magnificent specimens
Of tree ferns and foliage plants Catching the
eve Of The most disinterested observer 6reaC
care was taken IN the general set out OF the
exhibits and the taste displayed showed 'naC
,Jamaicans are by no means destitute OF d
sense Of the artistic. Like Mark IVAN IN
"TLa CLAIMANT it is no use OF saying any
thing about he weather and the publle can
select their own to please themselves, 0u1-
fee to saw it was all hat could be deSlreu'
First and foremost in the show, came the
MAGNIFICENT collection from Hope Gardens,
where Mr.. Chadwick has charge WINE
there might be individual specimens OF one
or two plants by private exhibitors 70 TlVai
them.the toate ensemble was perfect, ana Jnere
can be no doubt that 1t formed the chlel lca-
tnre Of fine show. The finest specimen
was unquestionably a Soevehsohla 0ramui-
Aorja which attracted general attention, Inc
tree ferns vere superb and the examples
brought down were perfect 10 every point
There was also a very fine Anthurlon tllum-
Dhans. a Coc0s Palm, Travellers tree, CYAN
ca while the Crotons and DracenaS would
take a lot of beating. The opinion OF every
one was that Hope Gardens had Sent down
the best collection they had ever SHOWN n
Kingston and that anyone who disagreed
knew precious little about 1t.
CastIeton wos somewhat thrown IN the
shade by the display made by hope, out II
must be remembered that everything had 70 ne
brought down from there ON the headS OF
beorrre and it was exceedingly Improbable
that the very best would be sent however
Mr.. Campbell did what lie could, and tn" re-
suit Twas eminently satisfactory, the tent
beina crowded during the evening with per
sons interested in towering and tohage
nlants The ferns. calladiums and drac@-
mas we're much better than those of last year,
and it was evident that a speciality had Deeh
made Of the FIST mentioned, Some pretty
specimens Of maidenhair were shown and there
was q superb Filtonia argaria, the leaves Of
which bore all sorts Of intricate and beautiful
designs. The geraniums and fuchslas We're
also above the average, although the long
and tedious journey must have to some extent
affected their pristine glory. A very handsome
IA, slew fern was noticeable, and there was an
Asplenium cicutarium with splendid foliage
and a freak Of nature, for 50 it was CHRIS
tened. which delighted the botanists.
Cinchona was well to the fore, but here
again the distance initiated against a first
class display, and the specimens shown simply
served as an illustration of what could be done
bv Mr.. Harris if he liked. Auo'her awback
was that while the hearers. o. whom
there were eighteen, were coming to town
they we're overtaken by a heavy shower OF
rain, vhich completely destroyed some OF the
articles. However, The dahlias and roses
were incompatible, while the fuchias, blue
and white agapanthus, arum lilies, violets
and mignonette were lovely. A very line
basket of peaches and tree tomatoes were
shown. and in one of the other tents were
pelargoniums. fuchsias, maldenhalr terms,
and Isolepis. all Of which showed the advan-
tage of the cool climate of Cinchona. The eac-
tus dahlias were splendid specimens, and
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