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the 14th, 2570 were admitted, exclusive of the exhibitors and officials, 

 and on the second day nearly 5000. The shillings taken for admission 

 were 3893. 



Fruit, both from the county of Sussex and from other quarters, was 

 good. Pine-apples were however scarce ; the best was a Queen, 

 weighing 4 lbs., finely swelled and ripened, from Mr Cameron, of 

 Goodwood. Of Grapes there was a fair display. A beautiful basket of 

 12 lbs. of Black Hamburgh came from Messrs. Balchin & Nell, and 

 Messrs. Lucas & Parsons also showed fine fruit of the same variety. 

 Mr. Gilbert produced three beautiful bunches of Black Hamburgh, and 

 the same kind of Grape was also shown in good condition by Mr. 

 Fillery. The best Muscats were furnished by Mr. Gilbert, and we also 

 noted some fair fruit of this description from others. On the whole, 

 however, the best were very inferior to those shown the other day at the 

 Crystal Palace by Messrs. Drewett and Frost. Of Royal Muscadine 

 good bunches came from Mr. Fowler, and of Barbarossa there were 

 three good bunches. 



Peaches were good for the season. Among them were fair examples 

 of Kirke's and Walburton Admirable, Barrington, and Noblesse. Of 

 the first-named sort beautiful specimens were shown by Messrs. Lambert 

 and Daniels. Nectarines were scarce ; the best was Pitmaston Orange. 



Of Plums, good fruit of Coe's Golden Drop came from Mr. Lambert, 

 and we also noticed Green-gage, Jefferson, and Magnum Bonum in fine 

 condition from other growers. 



Cherries were wholly confined to the Morello, of which several fine 

 dishes were shown. 



Figs, for which Brighton and its neighbourhood are celebrated, were 

 but scantily shown ; but what were produced were really fine. 

 Unusually large and fine fruit of the Brown Turkey came from 

 Messrs. Dennis & Sharpe. 



Melons were plentiful. Among them the best were Golden Perfection, 

 Bromham Hall, and Beechwood. 



Of Miscellaneous collections of fruit there were four. They came 

 from Messrs. Kaile, Young, Burnett, and Gadd & Son. Mr. Kaile 

 sent Coe's Golden Drop Plum, Walburton Admirable and Barrington 

 Peaches, Black Hamburgh and Muscat Grapes, the latter umipe; 

 Imperial Scarlet Melon, a Queen Pine Apple, and Williams's Bon 

 Chretien Pears. From Mr. Young came Late Admirable Peaches, 

 Coe's Golden Drop Plum, Muscat and Black Hamburgh Grapes, a 

 Queen Pine-apple, Brown Ishcia Figs, Golden Perfection Melon, and 

 Gansell's Bergamot Pear. In the other collections were Black Jamaica 

 and Queen Pine-apples, Muscat and Black Hamburgh Grapes, Late 

 Admirable Peaches, Golden Drop and Beechwood Melons, Morello 

 Cherries, Blue Imperatrice Plums, Williams's Bon Chretien Pears, 

 and Brown Turkey Figs. 



Of out- door fruit considerably the best were some Ribston Pippin 

 Apples from Mr. Cameron, of Goodwood. These were unusually large 

 and fine. Other fruit of this variety, with a beautiful warm yellow 

 ground colour suffused with red, were shown by Mr. Starr, of Brighton. 

 Among kitchen Apples the best was a dish of Knight's Grange, a large 



