... exhibited by Mr P. Grant, Disblair, were very properly placed first on the list. The nextnoticeable exhibit was the plate of blackberries shown by Mr W, E, Cowie, Scotstown, They were undoubtedly the largest sized berries of the kind that bave been exhibited ...

... had the best table bouquet, and also the best button-hole bouquet. In the fruit section there were some good entries. Blackberries were good show, while the red currants constituted magnificent display. The extra prze* for fern* were both taken Mr D ...

... avoid any defe.at a Seats Bill issue at such a critical moment, while other guesses, almost as plentiful as the proverbial blackberries, were suggested. It Is rumoured that the real reason of this singular revolt is to be found in the disagreement of Lord ...

... itself on the telegraph wire which runs above the hedge-row. The high hedge is thickly covered with brummels,” known “ black-berries by the children here, who say—Beware of the blue berries,” for these are hard to distinguish from the real brambles, though ...

... competition for bouquets there ware numerous entries. The fruit department was the j strongest of the show, the strawberries, blackberries, rasps, and red currants being all well represented by large, well-flavoured exhibits. Some good apples and cherries were ...