A.Mcpunald .taking first prizi*, Mr Luxmoore's. gardener, .^ccond, aud -Sir. .J Petrie third. .On ■ the. second priztv taker's exhibit the, most labor had. .been bestowed, and it looked , the prettiest, but. th«. flowers were, packed , altogether too tightly on - the "b'eds'to look natural,. Mr. McDoviaUVs was the best laid out, but the flowers were too I'lL", aii<l altogether nut' of ]>ro|xirtiou with l.hfi suriouudings. The u.ott- correct repre sentation of a gardoa vu Mr Pobrie'e, the

flowers -being iv keeping: : ( as {W f alze with the other part of the model. ' ". | Of fruit there was not a large show, Beveral of the entries not having arrived owiug to the ] weather ; the quality though was principally i first-class. Mrs Kent, who took the first prize last year, was. 'similarly- fortunate this with i some very large and luscious fruit. Mr Bonner ' took second prize m this class with some ex- - cellent strawberries, and first m schednle B. < Oning to the rain having split: them, the ' cherries did not show to advantage. In Schedule B, Mr Mair Bhowed some very large cherries for the time of year. Mr Cliff secured first honors m both, the gardeners ' and amateur classes for gooseberries, the ? 1 exhibits being immense. Mr Luxmoore also : showed some large ones m tho amateur class : * The ' currants ox all colors were well de- 1 i voloped. ' j Owing to the dryness of the season, it was ' generally anticip-iied that there would be a ' poor show of vegetables ; but tho reverse was the caap. All kinds of vegetables ' were very forward, and m ni^ny in stunces the judges had 'considerable difficulty m deciding as to the awards, so close was the competition... The cabbages and. cauliflowers. of Mr J. Thompson, which took first prizes, wefH nionsl.i-rs, u:ul so also were ,Mr J. Shepherd's first prizo - lettuces, which, while boing as lurg« as good-sized cabbages, were perluccly s.mnd at heart. Mr ;P«rrv'» gcrdoner (Mr Ifubi.ud) secured tho Timaru. Herald prize with a vury ui<;/> collection of vegetables; including EOin.? forward beets and globe artichokes, mid Mr PeU-ib took tho S. G. Times prize with a lot very" little inferior. 