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For the best 6 varieties of Grapes, 3 bunches of each, there were several com- 

 petitors. Mr Turner took Professor Lawson's prize of 5 guineas, with very fair 

 specimens of Eoyal Ascot, Buckland Sweetwater, Muscat of Alexandria, Black 

 Prince, Black Hamburg, and Black Alicante ; Messrs Lane & Son secured the second 

 prize, given by S. Davis, Esq., with, amongst others, Golden Champion, fine in 

 size, but quite green, and apparently unripe ; Foster's Seedling, Buckland Sweet- 

 water, &c. ; Mr J. Wallis, gardener to J. Dixon, Esq., Astle Park, Congleton, 

 secured the third prize, given by Mr Sheriff Hanley, with fruit of a very moderate 

 quality. Whilst noticing the Grapes, we must not forget to mention a fine ex- 

 hibition made by Mr Speed, gardener to the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, 

 which were "cut from Vines 37 years old, rejuvenised upon the extension sys- 

 tem." The exhibition consisted of three remarkably fine, compact, and well- 

 finished bunches, each of Mill Hill Hamburg, Black Prince, and Black Hamburg. 

 The berries of the former were very large, as also were the bunches of Black 

 Prince. 



Fourteen dishes of Peaches were shown, the best being very fine well-coloured 

 Barringtons from Mr J. Wallis; Mr Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, came in 

 second with first-rate specimens of Groose Mignonne ; and Mr Sage, gardener to 

 Earl Brownlow, Ashbridge, third with Bellegarde. Good examples of Royal George 

 Gallande, Violette Hative, Barrington, and Noblesse were also staged by other 

 exhibitors. In the corresponding class for Nectarines, 10 dishes only were 

 staged : Mr H. Tuke, gardener to R. Nicholls, Esq., Bromley, Leeds, came in first 

 with Violette Hative, large and finely coloured ; specimens of the same variety, 

 from Mr J. Miller, were placed second. Pitmaston Orange, Elruge, and Hunt's 

 Tawny, were also very fairly represented. In Apricots there were only three 

 competitors ; Mr J. Smith took first honours, and Mr W. Early, Digswell, second. 



Vegetables were numerously represented, and, the season considered, generally 

 of good quality. There were many other articles staged, but not of a character 

 to call for special remark. 



The show of glass structures, garden implements, requisites, &c, was as num- 

 erous as ever, and these will be attended to and illustrated as their value becomes 

 demonstrated, and opportunity offers. 



Royal Horticultural Society Pelargonium Show, August 3. — Whether it 

 was that the classes of Variegated Pelargoniums are less regarded than they were, 

 or owing to the drought having affected the coloration of the leaves ; or whether 

 because the prizes offered were considered too small in amount to induce exhibi- 

 tors to take their plants to the show ; in each class one variety, three plants of 

 each had to be shown. The best golden-edged variegated Zonal Pelargonium 

 was a fine-looking, robust, and well-coloured variety named the Rev. E. R. Benyon, 

 one of Mr Grieve's raising, and exhibited by Messrs E. G. Henderson & Son. The 

 next best was Gold Crown, from Mr John Mann, Brentwood; and the next, 

 Ealing Rival, from Mr John Stevens, Ealing. The best silver-edged variegated 

 Zonal was Lass o' Gowrie, also from Messrs E. G. Henderson & Son — a vigorous 

 grower, and well coloured, but rather rough-looking ; the next best Mrs Rousby, 

 from Mr C. Turner, very promising, and with nice smooth leaves ; 3d, Mr C. 

 Edmonds, Hayes, with Hayes' Rival. Each of the winning plants in these two 

 classes had been grafted on a strong-growing stock, said to be the double-flower- 

 ing Gloire de Nancy, which, to all appearance, gave the plants great robustness 

 of habit as compared with those on their own roots. The best gold-and-bronze 

 Pelargonium was Imperatrice Eugenie, very finely grown and coloured, shown 

 by Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing ; 2d, Mr Henry Cannell, Woolwich, with Annie 



