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Category: Newspaper Reports

9 June 1891

June 9, 1891 JamesAkers

A Tuesday show. Cole Porter was born on this day. An unfavourable season with only seven exhibitors.

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

27 May 1890

May 27, 1890 JamesAkers

A very short report; a very favourable season; a very good show.

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

3 June 1889

June 3, 1889 JamesAkers

The worst weather ever? Only 500 blooms with no details.

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

28 May 1888

May 28, 1888 JamesAkers

“Until last week’s high winds, the season had been one of exceptional promise; but the gales….“; almost a good season.…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

13 June 1887

June 13, 1887 JamesAkers

A very good show with 1500 blooms despite the bad weather.

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

7 June 1886

June 7, 1886 JamesAkers

Back to Monday as the show day, however the usual bad weather had resulted in the loss of bulbs for…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

4 June 1885

June 4, 1885 JamesAkers

A change of day here from the usual Monday to Thursday and Friday. No change in the weather though, the…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

2 June 1884

June 2, 1884 JamesAkers

A large number of blooms were shown, said to be over 2000, however none are named. The show was open…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

4 June 1883

June 4, 1883 JamesAkers

Blight (Tulip fire) struck the beds of many of the exhibitors this year but still over 1000 blooms were exhibited.…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

29 May 1882

May 29, 1882 JamesAkers

The full show report in The Florist and Pomologist can be found here together with notes on a visit to…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

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