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Prizes were offered in class 1 for 24 cut blooms of Japanese and large-flowering 

 Chrysanthemums. Mr Douglas, gardener to F. Wbitbourn, Esq. , Loxford Hall, 

 Ilford, was 1st with, amongst others, good examples of Miss Marechaux, Princess 

 of Teck, Virgin Queen, Blonde Beauty, Lord Derby, and Plutus, amongst the 

 large -flowering sorts ; of Japanese, Dr Masters, the Mikado, and Comet. ]\Ir 

 Goddard, gardener to H. liittle, Esq., Cambridge Park, Twickenham, who was 

 2d, had some very pretty Japanese varieties — Mandarin, a fine bright yellow, 

 the Sultan, the Daimio, Avirantium, and Ne Plus Ultra, were the best of them. 



Class 2. Collection of Hardy Evergreens bearing berries. — Messrs Standish & 

 Co., Ascot, exhibited a veiy effective collection, consisting of scarlet-aud-yellow 

 berried Hollies ; some fine specimens of Aucuba covered with berries, which will 

 be more effective a month hence, as not many of the berries were ripe; a fine 

 Skimmia oblata ; and a plant with black berries, Raphiolepis ovata. Mr Standish 

 neglected to enter his plants, which would have been awarded the 1st prize : they 

 were deservedly awarded a special certificate. 



Class 3. Collection of Herbaceous Plants suitable for outdoor winter decora- 

 tions. — The 1st prize was awarded to Messrs E. G. Henderson & Son, St John's 

 AVood, who were the only exhibitors. They had compact little plants of Thymus 

 strictus, T. citriodorus aureus, Achyrocline Saundersii ; and very conspicuous 

 amongst them was Lilium candidum aureo variegatum — in all about two dozen 

 plants. 



Class 4. Collection of Endive and other Salads. — Mr Hepper, gardener to C. P. 

 Millard, Esq., the Elms, Acton, was 1st with a good collection put up on plates 

 neatly garnished with Beet leaves and curled Kale. He had Cucumbers, Aus- 

 tralian and curled Cress, Lettuce, Onions, red and white Celery, three sorts of 

 Endive, Beet, &c. Mr Gilbert, gardener to the Marquess of Exeter, Burghley 

 Park, Stamford, was 2d, and had his collection neatly set up in a new box 

 specially made for exhibiting salads by Mr Chapman of Landudno. A deep tin 

 trough 2 inches wide sown with Mustard and Cress made a neat fringe round the 

 inside of the box, which was divided into suitable compartments for the larger 

 salads. The Fruit Committee had their attention drawn to this box, and it was 

 highly approved of by them. 



The most notable objects before the Fruit Committee were three new seed- 

 ling Grapes from Mr W. Paul of Waltham Cross. One of them, which was named 

 "VValtham Cross, received a first-class certificate. The berries are amber, long in 

 proportion to their width, resembling in shape the Morocco, very large. The flesh 

 is firm, flavour moderately rich. It was thought to be a good late-hanging Grape. 

 Messrs Lucombe, Pince, & Co. sent a new white Grape, Mrs Pince's White Mus- 

 cat. As shown, the Muscat flavour was not perceived ; the berries were medium- 

 sized. It was not considered worthy of a certificate. From G. F. Wilson, Esq., 

 Heatherbank, Weybridge, came a magnificent dish of Josephine de Malines Pear. 

 The fruit was the produce of a plant which had been kept under glass when in 

 blossom and until the fruit was set, when the pot was removed out of doors un- 

 til the fruit was gathered. Mr Wilson grows most excellent Pears and Plums of 

 the finer sorts in pots in this way, and it is deserving of attention from those who 

 have not got a large extent of wall-surface. A special certificate was awarded. 



Mr Turner, of the Royal Nurseries, Slough, sent a Pear named International, of 

 exquisite flavour ; it had previously received a certificate. A very fine dish of 

 Cortjish Aromatic from the same exhibitor had a special certificate. Messrs 

 Rutley & Silverlock sent very fine examples of improved white Spanish (.)nions 

 grown at Banbury. They received a special certificate for superior cultivation. 

 Messrs Carter & Co., High Ilolborn, sent Red-skinned, Flourball, and American 



