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Allport, Clark, Tillyard, and third prizes to Mr. Smith and Mr. Taylor. 

 In the class for Frontignans, Mr. Fleming was first, with well-finished 

 bunches of Chasselas Musque ; Mr. Tillyard followed with White 

 Frontignan, very nicely ripened. In addition, IMr. Fleming exhibited 

 tliree fine bunches of the Mill Hill, a distinct variety ; these were the 

 finest bunches in the exhibition, and were in every respect admirable. 



In the market gardeners' class, some beautifully coloured Hamburghs 

 were sent by Mr. Harrison, of Oatlands, and magnificent Cannon Halls 

 from Mr. Strahan, Chester ; had these been ripe, they must unques- 

 tionably have been placed first. 



Peaches and Nectarines : In collections of four dishes, we noticed 

 some very fine Bellegarde and Royal George Peaches, and Elruge and 

 Murray Nectarines, from Mr. Turnbull, of Blenheim, who was first. 

 A collection from Mr. Mitchell, of Brighton, was nearly as good. One 

 or two others showed collections, but the varieties were nearly the 

 same. In single dishes of Peaches, Mr. Judd, gardener, Althorp, had 

 fine Grosse Mignonne, and very fine i'ruit of the Royal George, Belle- 

 garde, and Noblesse were shown in this class. In single dishes of 

 Nectarines Mr. Davis, Oak-hill, justly obtained the first prize with 

 Violette Hative Nectarines ; these were large and well coloured. 

 Elruge, ]\Iurray, and Red Norman (?) Nectarines were likewise sIioa^ti. 

 Amongst a vast number of Melons JMr. Fleming obtained the first 

 prize lor flavour, for his Trentham Hybrid, a delicious melting variety, 

 with pale green or nearly white flesh. A Beechwood exhibited by Mr. 

 Batchelor was next, then came a Bromham Hall, and then a hybrid 

 green-flesh, shown by JMr. M'Ewen, of Arundel ; the rest were very 

 inferior. Very excellent samples of Bigarreau, Black Circassian, 

 Knight's Early Black, and Elton Cherries were exhibited. There was 

 nothing remarkable in Figs and Raspberries. Strawberries were, 

 generally speaking, good. Mr. Lydiard, of Batheaston, the well-known 

 Strawberry grower, had the first prize for fine dishes of Goliath, 

 Princess Alice Maude, and Victoria ; other collections contained the 

 White Bicton, which however had a soiled appearance. For large fruit 

 of the Strawberry, JMr. Smith, of Twickenham, was first, with Sir 

 Charles Napier, a large showy kind, deficient however in flavour. 

 British Queens and Goliath were likewise shown in this class. There 

 were six entries for Strawberries for flavour ; the judges awarded the 

 first prize to the Hautbois shown by JMr. J\I'Qualter ; the next for 

 British Queen and Ward's Omer Pacha — this last is a new Strawberry, 

 and, considering its high flavour and comparative hardiness, is a 

 valuable acquisition. Keens' Seedling, Victoria, and Prince of Wales 

 were likewise shown, but had no prizes awarded. 



Plums, Washington, GoUath, and Greengage were shown by Mr. 

 Ingram, Frogmore ; nothing could be finer than these, which were 

 admirable specimens of skilful culture. 



Fruit trees in pots, from Messrs. Lane, consisted of Peaches, Nec- 

 tarines, Plums, Cherries, &c. ; and as orchard house fruit exhibited 

 good cultivation. JMr. JM'Ewen, of Arundel, had a Peach and Nectarine 

 in pots with ripe fruit. 



We must conclude with noticing a seedling white Grape raised by 



