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marked varieties, the best being Carneus, Enchantress, Sanguineus albus, 

 Omer Pacha, Exquisite, Painted Lady, and Cardinahs multiflorus. 



Fruit was abundant and good. The best coUection was furnished 

 by Mr. iAl'Ewen, gardener to the Duke of Norfolk, at Arundel. Mr. 

 Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, at Trentham, and Mr. 

 Spencer, gardener to the JNIarquess of Lansdowne, also had collections, 

 of which there were alcogether five. 



Pine Apples were numerous and fine. They consisted, for the most 

 part, of Queens and Providences, good exaniples of which were furnished 

 by Messrs Bailey, Robinson, Bray, Thomson, Bore, and Davis. The 

 best Queen came from Mr. James, Pontypool Park, and Mr. Jones and 

 Mr. Spencer both had fruit of this variety. Mr. Robinson sent the 

 best Providence. 



Grapes were extremely numerous, and very good. The best Black 

 Hamburghs came from Mr. Boyd, gardener to Viscount Dillon. These 

 were large both in bunch and berry, finely coloured, and covered with 

 a most beautiful bloom. The same grower had also some excellent 

 Muscats with berries nearly as large as Plums. Most excellent Black 

 Hamburghs were furnished by Mr. Frost, gardener to E. L. Betts, 

 Esq., j\Ir. Wood, JMr. Stent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Hill, Mr. Bailey, Mr. 

 Thomson, and j\Ir. Mitchell, and JMuscats by jNIessrs. Solomon and 

 Turnbull. The best JNIuscadines came from Mr. Williams and Mr. 

 Tillyard. ]\Ir. Ivison and Mr. Constantine both had Grapes in pots, 

 those from Syon extremely good. 



Peaches and Nectarines were very plentiful. The best came from 

 Mr. Snow, gardener to the Earl de Grey. They consisted of Noblesse 

 Peach and Violet Hative Nectarine. These were large, well coloured, 

 and altogether very fine. Mr. Cowan had also beautiful Royal George 

 Peaches and Violet Hative Nectarines. Mr. Brown sent large and fine 

 Royal George Peaches, and tolerably good Violet Hative Nectarines. 

 Mr. Chapman, gardener to J. B. Glegg, Esq., had excellent specimens 

 of Violet Hative Nectarines, and Noblesse and Bellegarde Peaches. 

 Mr. Spencer produced Noblesse and Bellegarde Peaches, and Violet 

 Hative and Elruge Nectarines ; Downton and Elruge Nectarines, and 

 early Purple and Bellegarde Peaches came fi'om ]\Ir. Turnbull. 



Of Apricots, there was a dish of small fruit, said to have been 

 ripened without fire heat, from ]\Ir. AUport. 



Plums : ]\Ir. M'Ewen sent a dish of Green-gage, and another of 

 some black Plum came from ]\Ir. Tillyard. 



Of Figs, Mr. Snow showed good fruit of Lee's Perpetual, 



Cherries : the last-named exhibitor had some good Eltons and Black 

 Tartarians ; Mr. Spencer sent fruit of Bigarreau. 



Among Melons, one of the best was a Beechwood from ]\Ir. Whiting, 

 of the Deepdene, near Dorking. Mr. Frost had also a good green- 

 fleshed ; and Victory of Bath, from Mr. Lidyard, was considered good, 

 as was also Muiu'o's Egyptian Hybrid. I\Ir. May was awarded a prize 

 for the Hoosainee. 



Among Straw])erries was a seedling called Omer Pacha, of which 

 more hereafter. We also noticed a dish of tlie white Bicton Pine. 



Some interesting tropical fruit was shown by IMr. Ivison, from Syon. 



