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twenty sorts, by Mr Stevens, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, Trentham, won 

 the first prize. In ihia group were good Providence and Queen Pines, very fine 

 Black Hamburg Grapes, excellent Muscats, and some others of less note ; a beau- 

 tiful cluster of Banana, in matured condition, Brown Turkey and Lee's Perpetual 

 Figs, the usual varieties of Peaches and Nectarines, good Persian and Trentham 

 Hybrid Melons, Coe's Golden Drop Plum, Moorpark Apricot, Raspberries, Straw- 

 berries, and Cherries. The small fruit was shown in dishes, the large in boxes, 

 and the whole was well arranged. The second prize was awarded to Mr John- 

 stone, gardener to the Earl of Strathallan, who had magnificent Grapes. Mi- 

 Thomson, Dalkeith, was placed third with a beautifully-arranged assortment in a 

 square' box, divided into several compartments. It consisted of Queen and 

 Prickly Cayenne Pines, a pair of Dalkeith Park Melons, fronted with Golden 

 Champion, in grand order as to form and colour ; then Alicante, Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, Mrs Pince's, Buckland Sweetwater, and Black Hamburg, all very good. 

 In front of these again were good Victoria and Prince of AVales Plums, Bellegarde 

 Peaches in fine style, Pitmarston Orange Nectarine, and several of the small fruits, 

 which latter weakened the collection considerably. Mr Ingram, gardener to the 

 Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle, was placed fourth ; he put up a most 

 creditable assortment. 



In the collection of 16 sorts, Mr Mathieson, gardener to the Plon. Mrs Villiers, 

 Tulliallan, had a very fine assortment, nicely arranged, and shown in chip baskets, 

 suitably garnished ; it comprised excellent Black Hamburg, Muscat, and Black 

 Morocco Grapes, Scarlet Gem Melons, extraordinarily fine Barrington, and very 

 fine-coloured Early Crawford and Royal Peaches ; Violet Hative and Tawny Nec- 

 tarines, the latter in grand colour ; Moorpark Apricot, Kirke's Seedling, and Mag- 

 num Bonum Plums (the latter three grown in pots), and Morello Cherries. Mr 

 Lees, gardener to the Earl of Haddington, Tynninghame, had good Hamburg 

 and Muscat Grapes ; some fine Peaches, Apricots, Plums, and Pears. Mr Temple, 

 gardener to J. Balfour, Esq. of Balbirnie, had, in addition to good Grapes, fine 

 Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, and a Trentham Hybrid Melon. Mr John Laing, 

 gardener to E. Cathcart, Esq., Pitcairlie, had among his lot good Brown Turkey 

 Figs. Mr James Philips, gardener to J. H. Barton, Esq., Stapleton Park, 

 Pontefract ; Mr James Mitchell, gardener to Sir D. Baird, Newbyth ; Mr 

 M'Millan, gardener to Lord Blantyre, Erskine House, and several others, had 

 excellent lots that required to be passed over. In collections of 1 2, Mr Cowe, 

 gardener to Capt. Hope, Luflfness ; Mr M'Indoe, gardener to the Archbishop of 

 York ; and Mr Lowe, Sauchie House, had fine lots of large stone-fruit. 



Especially about the table containing the collections of 20 fruits did the crowd of 

 visitors congregate ; and no wonder, for in themselves they constituted a fine show 

 of fruit. 



Of Pine-apples, Charlotte Rothschild, from Mr Miles, gardener to Lord Carring- 

 ton, AVycombe Abbey, Bucks, was very good indeed, and some good Queens 

 came from several sources. Mr Carmichael, gardener to H.R. H. the Prince of 

 Wales, Sandringham, King's Lynn, sent a fine group, not for competition, consist- 

 ing of the Moscow Queen and three fine fruits of the Queen Pines, to which a 

 special first prize was awarded ; also a good bunch of the Champion Muscat Grape, 

 so well shown by him at Manchester in July last. 



As might have been expected, there was a great lot of Melons, the best in the 

 green-fleshed class being Beusie's Incomparable and Dr Hogg; and in the scarlet- 

 fleshed class the perennial and ever-victorious Scarlet Gem. The best Figs were 

 shown by Mr Cowe, and the largest and best variety among them was named 

 Luffness, a variety bearing a marked resemblance to Castle Kennedy. 



