COLONIAL AND HOME-GROWN BOTTLED FRUIT SHOW.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 4, 27 January 1909, Page 40

COLONIAL AND HOME-GROWN BOTTLED FRUIT SHOW.

A splendid exhibition of Colonial fruits and home-bottled. British-grown fruits was opened bv the Right Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal. G.C.M.G.. in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hall. Vincent Square. Westminster, on the 26th ult. The exhibition was held under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society, and proved a great success. British Columbia was represented by a huge and beautiful display of apples. The Government of Ontario sent apples, pears, grapes, and a large consignment of vegetables, the latter cc|nprising celery. potatoes, parsnips, beetroots, cabbages. cauliflowers, carrots, and others, the quality however after making due allowance for the long journey being much inferior to exhibition vegetables staged in this country. A huge collection of apples, some pears, and bottled gooseberries, currants, cherries, plums, and raspberries were well shown by the Government of Nova Scotia. The Botanic Section of the Imperial Department of Agriculture. Dominica, staged an excellent group of West Indian fruits such as limes, cocoanuts, oranges, shaddocks, bottled guavas, and bananas. The West Indian Produce Association, Fen-chureh-street, London. E.C.. also had a very attractive collection of West Indian produce. The New Zealand Government. sent a consignment of apples that had been preserved bv cold storage. Among the home-bottled Britishgrown fruits some attractive displays were seen. Lady Algernon Gordon-Len-nox sent a beautiful collection from Broughton Castle, where her ladyship established a small factory in the village last year for the purpose of encouraging the culture of fruit among the cottagers. Mr W. Poupart, jun.. and Miss Edith Bradley also staged good

exhibits. Other prize-winners in this section were Miss C. Jones, Orpington; Mrs W. H. Ployman, Westminster; and Mr G. H. Jolly, Long Acre, W.C. For home-bottled vegetables (amateurs), Mrs V. Banks, Park-street. W., and Mrs W. Parlour, droit, Ijnflingtoiq .were the prize winners; and for a collection of fruit jellies and fruit cheese. Mrs Banks and Miss M. G. Thompson, Potter's Bar. took the prizes. For a collection of jam Mrs Banks and Miss Thompson were equal first, and Mrs E. J. Beckett. Aldenham House Gardens, was second. nt