... was mado Viceroy in order to carry out Lord Salisbury's policy. Lady Mitford yesterday distributed the prizes at the Chelsea Flower Show, which was held ou tho beautiful lawn of the Rectory. Many of the most beautiful specimens exhibited were grown in win- ...

... Haverfordwest Horticultural Show was held on Thurs- day. From the fact alone that there were 300 mora entries for competition than last year, it may be in- ferred that the Society is in public favour. On the same day, a flower show was held at Pontypoo!. Thera ...

... 10 some admirable batting by Lord Chelsea. Foley, Coventry, aud Brand. the Etonians beaded their opponents by lu4, and, going in a second time, Harrow lost three wickets for 84. A. C. McLaren aud Watson again showed the best cricket. From the following ...

... (secretary of the Congregational Union of Wales), in Lho chair. A financial statement, read by the secretary (Mr W. Williams), showed that the church, which consisted of about 320 members, mostly young people from the Principality, had contributed during the ...

... Slone-square and Chelsea Embankment. Along the route many persons had congregated, and they cheered his Majesty as he passed them. At the entrance to the Naval Exhibition the boys of the Duke of York's School and the veteran pensioners of Chelsea. Hospital were ...

... favourite trimming was decidedly flowers, which were used in profusion. Vhole panels were formed of roses and other blossoms so natural in effect that it was impossible to tell the difference between the artificial flowers on the toilets and the naburalones ...

... and by the time the plants come into flower the manure will be in a fit condition for the roots to work into. Hyacinthus candicans may be planted now, and the gladioli should be looked over, and, if any are showing signs of growth, place them in pots, ...

... Viscoun-ess Chelsea was be- comingly dressed in bleu de ciel satin, simply trimmed on by a bo,,iill,)ntpof tile The corsage Wag prettily folded across the fig,ire with fiill short sleeves and a. ffill collar of creamy lace. Viscountess Chelsea's ornaments ...

... Rudyard Kipling passes most of his leisurt time in cultivating flowers. The novelist wrote Mrs W. S. Dana, in regard to her book on Nevt England wild flowers, that ho disliked to transplant flowers, as in digging them up it made tho roots of the poor little ...

... china, such as Chelsea mugs and other pottery, which a short time since would have been considered quite out of place are now pressed into service filled with flowers. An owner of fine blue and white china bowls seizes the opportunity of showing them off, ...

... a seaport town, or it is pos- sibly because of its intrinsic merits, but it seems to me that the Naval Exhibition held at Chelsea this year is the most interesting of the log series. I have seen all the annuals since the decennial volume was split into ...

... did before, aad all the ground will occupied. When the Royal Agricultural „ held their show at Batteraea, it (to der's phrase) made the neighbourhood. Ihe present show, even though only Pr ...