Show of Rare Alpine Plants: First of the Kind in Birmingham: Members of the Alpine Garden Society are to be congratulated on their Midland show, the first of its kind in Birmingham, which was opened yesterday at the Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, and will be on view again today. It is hoped that it may eventually become an annual event … … Notable among the prize-winners must be mentioned Mr. Roy Pinsent, of Selly Hill, who collected many of his exhibits himself, and Dr. Roberts, of Harley Street, London and Warwickshire: The Awards: Class 1: Pan containing more than one kind of rock plant: 1, Roy Pinsent (Selly Hill); 2, Mrs. Slater (Sutton Coldfield); 3, Mrs. L. C. Jameson Evans (Edgbaston): Class 2: Pots of Distinct primulas: 1, R. Pinsent; 2, Mrs. Garnett Botfield (Albrighton); 3, Dr. Roberts: Class 3, Pot containing primula: 1, Mrs. Garnett Botfield; 2, R. Pinsent; 3, Dr. Roberts: Class 4: Assorted: 1, Dr. Roberts; 2, Miss Vale (Wolverhampton); 3. R. Pinsent: Class 5: 1, Mrs. Garnett Botfield; 2. W. A. Clark (Moseley); 3, Dr. Roberts: Class 6: Pots of saxifrages; 2, R. Pinsent: Class 7, 1, Mrs. Garnett Botfield; 2, R. Pinsent; 3, Dr. Roberts … (continues) …
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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948