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development to which it has been brought, were struck with the marked beauty 

 of some of the flowers in these collections. Thanks to Mr Wiggins and others, 

 not only is the treatment of the Cyclamen better understood, but it has also 

 become much more widely grown, and better done in consequence. Mr George, 

 gardener to C. H. Maxwell, Esq., Caversham, was awarded a special certificate for 

 an example of Calanthe vestita, with a marvellously fine spike of flowers ; and 

 those veteran nurserymen, Messrs J. & C. Lee of Hammersmith, had a very inter- 

 esting collection of handsome hardy shrubs grown in tubs. 



In the way of new fruits, Mr Crament, gardener to E. Backhouse, Esq. , Sunder- 

 land, exhibited a seedling Grape, in appearance not unlike the white Tokay, a 

 long well-shapen bunch, but not ripe, as all flavour had departed, supposing it 

 had ever possessed any. From Mr Thomson of Dalkeith came a bunch of his 

 new white Lady Downes Grape, in appearance all that could be desired in a Grape, 

 but with its flavour so undeveloped that it was requested to be shown again in 

 March next. Mr Tillery of Welbeck sent, among a nice collection of Apples and 

 Tears, a seedling Pear said to have been raised from the Chaumontel crossed with 

 Gansels' Bergamot, but it did appear to differ from the Chaumontel. Perhaps 

 some of the finest Chaumontel Pears ever seen grown in the London district were 

 produced on this occasion. They were shown by Mr Hepper, gardener to J. H. 

 "Walmisley, Esq., the Elms, Acton, Middlesex, and a special certificate was 

 awarded to them. A good kitchen Apple, under the name of Farmer's Seedling, 

 came from Mrs B. Ord, Whitfield Hall, Cumberland. It has the appearance of 

 being a sort well worthy cultivation. At this meeting two prizes were given by the 

 Pev. George Kemp, one of the members of the Fruit Committee — one, value £3, 

 for the best, and one, value £2, for the second best, winter dessert of Apples and 

 Pears, three dishes of each. There were several competitors, and, the season 

 considered, the fruit was generally good. The best came from Mr Garland, 

 gardener to Sir T. D. Acland, Bt., Killerton, Devon, who had Golden 

 Pippin, Nonpareil, and Boss Nonpareil Apples; and the following Pears, Winter 

 Nelis, Glout Morceau, and Bergamotte Esperen. The second best came from 

 Mr S. Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard, Esq., St Leonards, who had Ribston 

 Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, and Red Pearmain Apples and Knight's Monarch 

 very fine ; Duchesse d'Angouleme and Josephine de Maiines Pears. Messrs 

 Tillery; W. Early, Digswell ; and Gilbert, Burghley Park, also exhibited, so there 

 was no lack of interest in the competition. After all, the best-flavoured Apple 

 among all those exhibited on this occasion was Cox's Orange Pippin, from Mr F. 

 N. Dancer, Turnham Green. 



GARDEN RECORDS. 



NO. II. 



BATTERSEA PARK, LONDON, S.W. 



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Resuming our " Records " at this point, we note that a tall weeping Ash, with 

 a golden-leaved JapaneseHoneysuckle trained round the stem, afforded an oppor- 

 tunity for the planting of a circle of the double-flowering Pelargonium, Triomphe 

 de Gergovat, but one apparently worthless for bedding purposes. Round this was 

 a line of Mann's brilliant scarlet zonal Lord Derby, with small trusses of bloom 



