... Among the many distinguished contributors of flowers and fruit is Countess Bathurst. The continued interest that society takes in flowers is shown by the crowds that have been flocking to the show et Chelsea. Londoners are not to be allowed to reap the ...

... been described as only wild flowers showed that the muchdecried amateur has fields worth conquering. Could nut the Royal Horticultural or some other society bestir itself to preserve the lovely traditional names of flowers still lingering in rural districts ...

... the queen of flowers has summoned her friends and neighbours from all parts of the world. The picturesque old gardens of Chelsea Hospltal suddenly became places of high fashion, for fashion has chosen horticulture as her favourite toy, showing a taste and ...

... military is not satisfied by this admirable show. An Army and Navy Exhibilion has been opened at the Aquarium. Of course, this show is small and commonplace compared with the Military Exhibition at Chelsea In lallo or the Naval Exhibition at the same ...

... waited the pleasure of the radiant flower. Some enterprising florist should revive the lovely old name of the King's Chalice. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch might have used it in his delightful story of a Scilly Island flower farm. Despite the rough seas, it ...

... Transvaal rolkslied under the ex- President's window, and the young ladies of the cleanest village In Europe scattering flowers on the staircase of the Hotel des hides, Her Majesty was entertaining her aunt, the Duchess of Albany, and the British Embassy ...

... everlasting flowers and any kind of red berries add much to the value of such gifts. It is notorious that the very poorest delight in tasteful surroundings for their one great meal, and at such a festivity, where your correspondent was present. flowers on the ...

... she went. Good patriots who took tickets for that show hardly did it with the notion of defraying the cost of luxurious travelling and lunching. Whilst the keen winds last is just the time to send flowers to the hospitals. Cold air makes them travel well ...

... were gay with flowers. Just then the Prince announced to his children that he was going to inspect their gardens un the following morning to see their progress. To his surprise, Prince Eddie'e garden was in great disorder, with very few flowers in it, while ...

... tIOVIEEL— A recently-produced movie film shows a dare' devil deti ctive using a dirigible to overtake an exam as train in which is riding, in fancied security, the criminal who seeks to escape him. The picture shows the detective climbing down a knotted ...

... cast £l2OO. The early Chelsea bears • strong resemblance to the work of the French. The colours are very hue and closely allied to Sevres, but • lovely claret seems to have been a speciality of the Chelsea works. Some of the Chelsea figures, which now command ...

... sped before the uational flower of England is in its full glory. Except in Japan --and to us it seems a well-nigh incomprehensii,le exception -the ruse is, to quote the title of a chariniug and popular sung, essentially the flower of all the world, - but ...