Volume 63: Lady Parker and Sir H. Watson Parker papers, 1829-1889: No. 222
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proved to us both. I owe him a debt of gratitude I can never repay & had he [indecipherable] more [indecipherable] to [indecipherable] in other days many a heart ache might have been spared to many of us. I must not forget to tell you of one such? - [indecipherable] show this year, [indecipherable] proved to be an impressive success - [indecipherable] contributed from far & near including [indecipherable]. One [indecipherable] obtained prizes the 1st prize for grapes - 1st for the best plant for table decoration 2nd for a group of fine [indecipherable] plants & 2nd for a collection of smaller things! A [indecipherable] of [indecipherable] flowers [indecipherable] by myself (not for competition) has [indecipherable] & was afterwards noticed in flattering terms in the London [indecipherable]! I had turned my attention