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ties, Malvina, Mr. Seldon, General rancher, Sir R. Peel, Wellington, Bob, 

 M. Miquet. 5th. ZVI r. Weedon, Hillingdon, with Malvina, Edmund Foster, 

 Roundhead, Grand Duke, Nil Desperandum, Princess Radziwill, Miss Caro- 

 line, Bob, Wellington, Absolom, Geo. Vilhers, Sir C. Napier. 6th. Mr. J. 

 C< ok, Netting Hill. 



Fancies, 6 Blooms. — 1st. Mr. Jeffrey, with Kossuth, Gloire de Kain, Eliza- 

 beth, Rachel, .Mrs. Willis, Claudia. 2d. Mr. Robinson, with Duchess of Kent, 

 Phaeton, Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Hansard, Mrs. .lames, Maid of Lodi. 3d. Mr. 

 Prockter, with Miss Compton, Flora M'lvor, Gloire de Kain, Flower of the 

 Day, Elizabeth, Mrs. Hansard. The Duchess of Kent, shown by Mr. Robin- 

 son, and Kossuth, by Mr. Jeffrey, were models in shape and perfectly marked. 



Seedluiys. — These were not numerous. Mr Collier, ofBethnal Green, how- 

 ever, showed several blooms of his King of Yellows in line order, and obtained 

 a first class certificate. It is a pure yellow, with smooth broad petals, without 

 the least ribbiness or lines, petals close, with compact centre. The following re- 

 ceived certificates of the second class. Miss M. Clayton (Jeffrey), rose-lilac, 

 large and full; Beauty of Slough (Bragg), white and crimson; Admiration 

 (Green), a good fancy ; Marvel (Pope), striped fancy of good form. Prockter's 

 Moscpaito was shown, and is a promising rose of new shade. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 



PLUMS. 



7. Kirkes. 



{Continued from p. 234.) 



Synonyms : Kirke's Fine, Kirke's Hative. 



This is a superb-looking fruit, 

 which, combined with excellent 

 qualities, renders it one of the 

 best of our dessert Plums. 



Fruit large, of a roundish oval 

 figure, and very even in outline, 

 the suture being scarcely visible. 

 Skin dark purple all over, dotted 

 thinly with golden specks, and 

 covered with unusally thick azure 

 bloom. Stalk three-quarters of 

 an inch long - , not very stout, and 

 inserted without a cavity. Flesh 

 approaching to green, very rich, 

 sweet, and juicy, and parts clean 

 from the stone, which is broud, 

 much compressed, and furrowed 

 on one side. Ripening from the 

 beginning to the middle of Sep- 

 tember. The trees make slender 

 shoots, which are brownish red 

 suitable for an east wall, or as a standard. 



and smooth, with glossy foliage, 



