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chen Pears, three dishes : First, Mr. 

 H. Bentley, gardener to Lord St. 

 Leonards, Thames Ditton, with Beurre 

 Langelier, Catillac, and Beurre Bance. 

 Second, Charles Hadden, Esq., Boss- 

 way, near Great Berkkanipstead, with 

 Black Worcester, Uvedale's St. Ger- 

 main, and Catillac. Third, Mr. J. 

 Masters, West Hill, Highgate, Uve- 

 dale's St. Germain, Easter Beurre, 

 and Marie Louise. The Society ex- 

 hibited a collection of 72 varieties of 

 pears from the garden at Chiswick. 



Plums.— First, Mr. Mobbs, with 

 Coe's Golden Drop; second, Mr. Say- 

 ers, with Ickworth's Imperatrice ; 

 third, Mr. Beasley, with Blue Impe- 

 ratrice. 



Peaches. — Salway was the only 

 variety shown, and of this there were 

 three splendid dishes ; it is a grand 

 fruit, and invaluable for a late sup- 

 ply, as it may be had till nearly 

 Christmas. First, Mr. Ingram ; se- 

 cond, Mr. J. Ward. 



Miscellaneous and Novelties. 

 — A very pretty collection came from 

 Mr. A. Ingram, gardener to J. J. 

 Blandy, Esq., comprising fruit of 

 Eugenia Ugni, Black Prince straw- 

 berry, and quinces. We much re- 

 gretted that this collection received 

 only a second-class certificate; it was 

 worth a first. Mr. Ford sent fruit of 

 Cydonia Japonica, the pretty flower- 

 ing shrub usually known as Pyrus 

 Japonica, but which is not a pear, but 

 a true quince ; also a dish of the 

 pretty Wax apple. Mr. Bogerson 

 sent a fine dish of Lee's Perpetual fig ; 

 Mr. Sayers sent Brown Turkey. Mo- 

 rello cherries were shown by Mr. J. 

 Williams and Mr. Potts. Some well- 

 ripened oranges came from Mr. Potts ; 

 from Mr. J. Williams, citrons and 

 medlars ; from Mr. Stivey, Mr. Ford, 

 and Mr. T. Ingram, red currants ; 

 from Mr. Ford only, white currants ; 

 from Mr. T. Ingram, fine bunches of 

 grajes from the gi-eat Black Ham- 

 burgh vine at Cumberland Lod^e. 

 The best melon was Meredith's Hy- 

 brid, shown by Mr. J. B. Whiting. 

 Mr. John Steevens, gardener to T. E. 

 Williams, Esq., Malvern Hall, sent a 

 dish of pears called Pitmaston Duchesse 

 (T Angoulemc. This is a seedling raised 

 in 1841, by John Williams Esq., of 



Pitmaston, from Glou Morceau, 

 crossed with Duchesse d'Angouleme. 

 The tree is described to be of vigor- 

 ous habit, and an abundant bearer. 

 Fruit large, obovate, uneven, bossed 

 and occasionally slightly constricted ; 

 eye small, open, set in a shallow basin, 

 stalk stout, an inch and a quarter long, 

 obliquely inserted ; skin pale yellow- 

 ish-green ; flesh very juicy, melting, 

 sweet, and with a grateful bouquet. 

 This fine pear appears to partake of 

 the character of both its parents, and 

 in external appearance resembles Glou 

 Morceau more than the other. Mr. 

 May, of Hope Nurseries, Bedale, 

 Yorkshire, sent dishes of three seed- 

 ling apples, but as they were not 

 named we reserve description. Mr. 

 Ingram sent from Frogmore a seed- 

 ling Pompone Chrysanthemum called 

 Alice. The flowers are small, the 

 colour orange-yellow deepening to 

 orange centre, quality second-rate. 



Vegetables and Boots. — Ex- 

 cellent examples of Walcheren broc- 

 coli came from Mr. Whiting and Mr. 

 Ford ; those of the first named were 

 large, compact, and as white as snow. 

 Brussels sprouts of fine quality from 

 Mr. Scrymger; White Stone turnips 

 from Mr. Ford, Mr. Drewett, and 

 Mr. Sayers. Mr. Ford sent a basket 

 of cabbages called Early Dwarf 

 York ; this is a diminutive cabbage, 

 which comes quick, occupies little 

 room, makes close oval-shaped hearts 

 as big as one's fist, and is in some 

 respects superior to collards. Endive 

 good from Mr. Masters and Mr. 

 Younjj. Dwarf green curled savoy 

 from Mr. Young, excellent. From 

 the same, a mammoth gourd weighing 

 123 lb. Mr. Potts sent a beautiful 

 dish of aubergines. Tomatoes of 

 middling quality from Mr. E. Morris. 

 Mr. Salter sent fruit of Lycopcrsicon 

 pyriforme, or pear-shaped tomato. 

 This was labelled " Cherry Tomato, 

 Lycopcrsicon cerasiforme ;" the latter, 

 however, differs from this in having 

 a round fruit which is green when 

 ripe : these were a beautiful red 

 colour. The same tomato was shown 

 bv Mr. Hibberd at the Central 

 Horticultural on the 11th inst. 

 Celery was second-rate ; peas exe- 

 crable. Scorzonera, good roots from 



