480 



EDINBURGH APPLE AND PEAR CONGRESS. [Dec. 



Edward, Coiiseiller de la Coeur, Beurre Eance, Triomphe 

 d'Jodoigne, Doyenne du Cornice, one of the finest pears exhibited, 

 and also capable of being fairly well grown in tlie northern parts 

 of the country ; Beurre Diel, Calabasse Grosse, and Beurre 

 Bachelier were also superb samples of pear-growing, surpassing even 

 the famous growths of Prance. 



Messrs. Veitch & Sons, nurserymen, Chelsea, contribute 250 

 varieties of apples and pears, all of the highest excellence, quite 

 equal if not in some instances surpassing in size those from Maid- 

 stone, but generally not so highly coloured. Some of the most 

 noticeable apjiles were Bismarck, a grand sample; Pioyal Paisset, 

 Sturmer Pippin, Alfriston, King, all very fine ; Lady Henniker, 

 large and handsome ; Gloria Mundi, Peinette du Canada, Dumelow's 

 seedling — Wyken Pippin and Winter Hawthornden ; and among the 

 pears were specially fine the following ones : Duchesse d'Angou- 

 l^me, Beurre Diel, Beurre Bachelier, Easter Beurre, Beurre Clairgeau, 

 a superb sample ; Hacons, incomparable, and Beurre Baltet. 



The Eoyal Horticultural Society of London has a grand collection 

 of very superior fruit. Among the apples were the following, 

 remarkably fine : Braddick's Nonpareil, Sweney Nonpareil, Court 

 Pendu Plat, Cox's Orange, Cellini, Blenheim Orange, Pitmaston 

 Eusset, Bauman's Eed Winter Kusset, Emperor Alexander, and 

 Lane's Prolific. Among the pears the following were striking for 

 size and fine quality : Marechal Vaillant, Passe Crassane, Doyenne 

 du Cornice, Marechal de la Cceur, Forelle, Docteur Lindley, Beurre 

 de Anjou, Beurre Diel, and Duchesse d'Angouleme. There is a 

 very fine collection from Mr. Watkins of Hereford, comprising 206 

 varieties of aj)ples and pears. Among the former is a very interest- 

 ing batch of cider apples, remarkable for their high colouring, but 

 generally small. The whole of this collection is conspicuous for its 

 high colouring, but is generally inferior in size to those from Surrey 

 and Kent. 



Buckinghamshire sends a very notable collection from Mentmore, 

 the seat of the Earl of Eosebery. There were over 150 varieties, 

 all marked by high excellence and very superior colouring. 



The largest collection in point of numbers that came from 

 England was that from Messrs. Little & Ballantyne, of Carlisle. 

 It comprised about 600 dishes of apples and pears collected from 

 all parts of Cumberland and Westmoreland, and showed an interest- 

 ing variety of quality and features incidental to the districts 

 whence they were collected. Many other counties of England were 

 represented, but space will not admit of their being particularized. 



Wales was worthily represented by a very fine collection of 100 

 dishes from Mr. Loudon, gardener. The Quinta, Chirk, Denbighshire. 



