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second, Mr. Deengey, with Brown 

 Turkey and Brown Ischia. 



Chebbies were shown in groups 

 of two dishes of fifty each, and at 

 such a late period of the season there 

 were of course but few varieties. 

 Mr. Dawson, gardener to Earl Cow- 

 per, Panshanger, Herts, first with fine 

 Morellos, and Belle Magnifique. Mr. 

 Dawson also sent a dish of Florence. 

 Second, Mr. J. Holder, of Beading, 

 with Morello and Flemish, and by the 

 way the latter were true Flemish ; 

 very often Kentish are put for them, 

 and vice versa. Third, Mr. T. Bailey, 

 of Shardeloes, with Morello and Bi- 

 garreau, the latter past their best. 

 There was a good dish of Late Duke 

 IromMr. Simmonds, gardener to J, 

 Smith, Esq., Mickleham. 



Plxtms were shown in three dishes 

 often each; they were exceedingly 

 good and plentiful. First, Mr. T. 

 Bailey, with Jefferson, Prince of 

 Wales, and Washington, size and 

 colour Carrying the day here rather 

 than flavour, the first of the three 

 being the only genuine dessert plum. 

 Second, Mr. J. Woodward, with fine 

 samples of Denyer's Victoria, Jeffer- 

 son, and Nectarine ; the last is a large 

 and handsome plum not often met 

 with ; it is not in high repute for the 

 dessert, but is first-rate for culinary 

 purposes. Third, Mr. Kaile, gar- 

 dener to Earl Lovelace, with Victoria, 

 Jefferson, and Washington. Fourth, 

 Mr. J. Drewett, with Jefferson, 

 Pond's Seedling, and Kirke's. 



Dessebt Apples seemed to be 

 generally selected for size and colour, 

 and exhibitors are not to be blamed 

 for leaning to qualities that tell 

 directly, in place of those which are 

 only to be got at by the experimen- 

 tzim cruris. Six dishes of twelve each, 

 first prize to Messrs. G. and J. Lane, 

 Nurseries. St. Mary Cray. The varie- 

 ties were Colonel Vaughan, Bed As- 

 trachan, exquisitely coloured ; May- 

 nard's Bearer, Cellini, Fearn's Pippin, 

 and Xing Pippin. Second, Dr. 

 Cooper, The Limes, Slough, with 

 Cellini, Bibston, Blenheim, Bed 

 Astrachan, Devonshire Quarrenden, 

 •and Cox's Orange Pippin. Third, 

 • Mr. Webb, of Calcot Gardens, Bead- 

 ing, with Bed Astrachan, Fearn's, 



Devonshire Quarrenden, Old Non- 

 such (beautiful specimens), Sweet 

 Julian, and Cox's Orange. Fourth, 

 Mr. Betteridge, Newton Hall, Ste- 

 venton, with Kerry Pippin, Devon- 

 shire Quarrenden, Scarlet Nonpareil, 

 King Pippin, Bibston, and Fearn's. 



Kitchen Apples had been gene- 

 rally selected for size, which is an 

 important quality, for small kitchen 

 apples, like small potatoes, are likely 

 to be wasted by the cooks, and in 

 any case give much trouble. First, 

 Messrs. Lane, of St. Mary Cray, with 

 Blenheim, Alexander, Catshead, Sum- 

 mer Tambour, French Codlin, Kes- 

 wick Codlin. Second, Mr. Mortimer, 

 gardener to Alfred Smee, Esq., Val- 

 lington, Surrey, with Lord Suffield, 

 a fine fruit ; Cellini, Lord Derby, 

 New Hawthornden, Blenheim, Spring 

 Grove Codlin, an excellent apple for 

 early use. Third, Mr. Wren, gar- 

 dener to E. Purser, Esq., Carshalton, 

 with Gloria Mundi, Tower of Glam- 

 mis, Hoary Morning; these had oa 

 them the peculiar hoar-frost-like 

 bloom from which the name is de- 

 rived, and the gardeners were busy 

 in rubbing it off for each other's edi- 

 fication, reminding lookers-on of Mr. 

 Dickens's description of the Yankee 

 who followed about to stroke his 

 bear-skin cloak the wrong way ; Hol- 

 landbury, Golden Noble. Fourth, 

 Mr. Webb, Calcott Gardens, Bead- 

 ing, with Alexander, Blenheim,White 

 Calville, Cellini, Hollandbury, Kent- 

 ish Fillbasket. 



Theee dishes of Peabs : First, 

 Mr. J. Wilson, gardener to Sir B. 

 Howard, Craven Cottage, Fulham, 

 with Fond ante Van Mons, finely 

 coloured, Fondante d'Automne, and 

 Williams's Bon Chretien. Second, 

 Mr. Fraser, of Lea Bridge Nurseries, 

 with splendid fruit grown in 8-inch 

 and 10-inch pots ; they were Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey, Glout Morceau 

 (not ripe), Beurre d'Amanlis. Third, 

 Mr. Nicholl's, Hammersmith — Wil- 

 liams's Bon Chretien, Louise Bonne 

 of Jersey, and Marie Louise. 



Single dishes of Peabs for 

 weight were all good samples, but 

 none of those indescribable monsters 

 were present which usually create 

 a sensation at autumn shows. First, 



