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the fruits, our readers and the exhibitors themselves must wait its 

 appearance for particulars. Among the collections which struck us as 

 very fine, was one sent by ]\Ir. IM'Ewen, of Arundel Castle. Here 

 were Pears and Apples, from walls and standards, large, handsome, 

 and finely coloured. Another sent by John Elliott, Esq., of TrisiUian, 

 Devon, had remarkable specimens of good growth, possessing that 

 fine peculiar colour characteristic of continental grown fruit. From G. 

 Un thank, Esq., Limerick, Ireland, were some extraordinary Pears — 

 one Beurre Kance weighed 18 oz., a Beurre Diel 14Joz., Easter 

 Beurre, 13 oz. ; Duchess d'Angouleme, 17 oz., and others equally large, 

 demonstrating clearly that the Irish soil and climate (in the south at 

 least) is quite equal to any part of England, or even the Channel 

 Islands, for the growth of Pears. Our correspondent, Mr. Saul, of 

 Stourton Park, Knaresborough, sent a collection of 11 kinds of Pears 

 and 48 of Apples ; among the latter were fine specimens of Ribston 

 Pippin from trees more than a century old, and which were among the 

 first grafted from the original tree, which grows in the vicinity. This 

 collection contained many fine specimens, the fruit finely coloured and 

 cleanly grown. Messrs. Webber, fruiterers, Covent Garden, sent 

 eight dishes of Guernsey Pears, very fine, and a dish of the " Mountain " 

 Peach, which they annually import from Holland ; they had been 

 gathered a month, but still retained many excellent properties for an 

 October Peach, and are really worth trying in this country. Mr. Rene 

 Langelier, of Jersey, sent 152 varieties of Pears — a valuable collection 

 from a well-known grower, and containing many novelties, for the 

 merits of which we must wait the Society's report. The Rev. Mr, 

 Fox, of Delamere, Cheshire, sent fine specimens of Pears from the not 

 very favourable chmate of Cheshire. Mr. Breadley, of Somerleyton, 

 sent a collection excellent in all respects ; very large Blenheim Orange 

 Apples and Beurre Diel Pears, came from Mr. Thoyts, near Reading. 

 Further, Mr. Barrett, of Leeds, furnished a very large collection, 

 including many kinds not grown in other districts. ]\Ir. Lake, of 

 Bridgewater, Somerset, sent a similar collection, but showing a favour- 

 able contrast, owing to soil and chmate, with the above ; both were, 

 however, equally interesting. From Ross, in Herefordshire, was a 

 collection of cider Apples, whose beautiful appearance to the eye 

 attracted much attention ; unfortunately they were not named. We 

 must not forget Mr. Rivers' seedling Pears, nor yet the much bepraised 

 Beurre Clairgeau, from Mr. Wells. Beautiful it was to look at, but it 

 turns out only second-rate ; while the rather unpromising looking Eye- 

 wood was pronounced the best Pear tasted ; and, truly, it has a piquant 

 flavour, unlike any other Pear. Other high-flavoured kinds were 

 Fondante d'Automne, Beurre Superfin, and Thompson's. A large new 

 Quince, from Syria, was sent by Messrs. Veitch ; seedling white 

 Grapes, of a fine amber colour, from Ur. Critolph, Norwich ; and an 

 Apricot Peach from Col. Sal way, I\I.P. for Surrey. This is a yellow- 

 fleshed Peach, perfectly melting, of delicious flavour ; and is the most 

 valuable acquisition we have had in the Peach way for a number of 

 years. We hope to present our readers with a figure of this valuable 

 fruit in an early number. 



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