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Mr. Thomas, gardener to Mrs. Cliilds, "WTietstone, a good third. With white grapes, 

 Mr. Oaborne, Kay's Nursery, Finchley, first, with richly-coloured bunches of Muscat 

 of Alexandria. Mr. Laing second, with good bunches of the same, but not quite ripe. 

 Messrs. Lane and Son, Great Berkhampstead, third, with fair-sized bunches of 

 Trebbiano. The best competition lay in the baskets of 12 lbs. Mr. Meredith again 

 occupied the first place with beautifully-coloured Black Hamburghs, closely followed 

 by Mr. Miller, Mr. Ward third. Mr. G-uyett, Heme Hill, had fine Alicantes, and 

 Mr. Exell, Buckland Sweetwater. Mr. Guyett also exhibited a portion of a vine of 

 the Alicante with seven fine, large, well-coloured bunches. In the class for best 

 single bunch, Mr. Keen, Wickhara Market, first, with Buckland Sweetwater, weight 

 4 lb. 12 oz. ; Mr. Douglas, Ilford, second, with Black Hamburgh ; and Mr. Laing 

 third. 



Peaches and Nectarines were shown in the greatest abundance. For dish of 

 the former, Mr. Douglas first, with Exquisite, a fine peach, of a rich, golden colour ; 

 Mr. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq., Streatham Common, second, with Teton de 

 Venus, finely coloured ; Mr. Miller third, with Padley's Seedling, a fine handsome 

 peach, and deeply coloured. Mr. Rose, Acton ; Mr. Birch, Tolmers ; Mr. Downing, 

 Norbury Park ; Mr. Sutherland, Fulham ; and Mr. 0. Goldsmith also had fine 

 dishes. The best dish of the latter, Mr. King, gardener to R. Loder, Esq., Slang- 

 ham, first, with well-coloured Violette Hatives ; Mr. Miller, second, with good 

 Murrays ; and Mr. Douglas, third, with Piae-apple, a fine, rich, golden-coloured 

 fruit. Mr. Beasley, Mr. Eraser, Lea Bridge, Mr. Broadway, Ealing, and Mr. Miles 

 had fruit deserving notice out of the vast assemblage brought forward. 



Figs were principally Brown Turkey, Ford's Seedling, Lee's Perpetual, and 

 Harrison's Seedling. Mr. Willmore, first, with two dishes, and Mr. 0. Goldsmith 

 second. 



Cherries. — Good dishes were contributed by Mr. Clark, Mr. Sage, Ashridge, 

 and Mr. Goldsmith, the prizes being awarded in the order in which the names are 

 placed. The principal kinds were Belle Magnifique, Morello, Black Tartarian, and 

 Late Duke. 



Fli(,ms. — There was by no means a scarcity of these, and the examples exhibited 

 were, generally speaking, good. Mr. Simmons, gardener to J. Smith, Esq., Dorking, 

 first, with Washington, Kirkes, and Jeffreson ; G. F. Wilson, Esq., Weybridge, second, 

 with Coe's Golden Drop, Greengage, Huley's Superb ; Mr. Webb, Culham House, 

 Reading, third, with Golden Drop, Magnum Bonum, Jeffreson ; Mr. Bailey, fourth, 

 with Victoria, Prince of Wales, Washington. The above-mentioned were the staple 

 kinds in all the other good collections. 



Pears were both abundant in quantity and good in quality. Single dish for 

 weight, Mr. Samuel, Betchworth, first, with King Edward, weight 7 lbs. 4oz. Mr. 

 Rabbitt, gardener to Lord St. John Milchbourn, second, with Calebassc Carafon 

 Mr. Goldsmith, third, with fine Catillacs. Single dish for flavour, Mr. Douglass 

 fijst ; Mr. Goldsmith, second ; and Mr. Willmore, third, each with Williams's Bon 

 Chretien. For three dishes, Mr. Holder, Maidstone, first, with Gratiola, Williams's 

 Bon Chretien, Beurr^ Clairgneau. Dr. Cooper, Slough, second, with Williams's Bon 

 Chretien, Beuri-e d'Amanlis, Duchess d'Angouleme. Mr. Holder, third, and Mr. 

 Goldsmith, fourth. 



Apples were none the less extensive than the pears. The principal sorts for 

 dessert being Kerry Pippin, Cox's Orange Pippin, Pennington's Seedling," Newton 

 Pippin, Ribston Pippin, Quarrenden, Red Astrachan, Ingram's Seedling, Sam Young. 

 Mr. Holder, first ; Mr. Webb, Reading, second ; Mr. Willmore, third ; Dr. Cooper, 

 fourth. Kitchen apples consisted chiefly of huge specimens of Lord Derby, Coun- 

 cillor, Lord Suffield, Dumelow's Seedling, Blenheim Orange, Gloria Mundi, Alexandra, 

 Scarlet Admirable, Beauty of Wilts, and Golden Noble. Mr. Chaff, gardener to 

 Alfred Smee, Esq., Carshalton, first ; Mr. Geirs, Norwood, second ; and Mr. Jones, 

 third. 



Mr. Carr had an interesting collection of Water Melons and Granadillas, and 

 Mr. Webb, Calcot Gardens, Reading, a fine collection of Filberts and Cob Nuts. 



