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a Gold Medal was awarded to the Herefordshire Table Fruit ; a 

 Bronze Medal to the Vintage Fruit ; a Silver Gilt Medal to the 

 Cider from mixed fruit, and a Silver Medal to Cider made from a 

 single variety of Apples ; and a large Silver Medal was also given 

 to a bunch of Black Alicante Grapes from Eastnor Castle. To the 

 parts already published of the present work, the high reward of a 

 " Diplome d'Honneur" was given from each of the Societies under 

 whose auspices the Exhibition for Table, and Orchard fruits, were 

 held. The very high personal comphment of a Gold Medal, was 

 also given to Dr. Hogg for the great services he has rendered to 

 Pomology. 



In the comparison of the Orchard Fruits of the two countries 

 the labours of the Committee were also very effective and practical. 

 They have proved as far as possible, that the so-called Norman 

 apples of Herefordshire are not really Norman fruits ; and it may 

 be added, that the result of a long series of enquiries renders it 

 almost uncertain, that they are mere local seedlings. The con- 

 clusion therefore is, that wherever the name " Norman " has 

 hitherto been attached to a descriptive prefix, it should at once be 

 changed into " Hereford ; " and where it is attached to the name of 

 an English person or an English place, it should be changed to 

 " Kernel," or " Seedling." The following varieties, which were 

 exhibited at Rouen, will therefore lose their Norman appellation, 

 and assume the following names : — • 



Black Hereford. Red Hereford. 



Broadleaved Hereford. Spreading Hereford. 



Brown Hereford. Shortjointed Hereford. 



Cherry Hereford. Square Hereford. 



Green Hereford. Strawberry Hereford. 



Handsome Hereford. Sweet Hereford. 



Hereford Bittersweet. Upright Hereford. 



Hereford Redstreak, Yellow Hereford. 



The right name of the apple hitherto called White Norman, is 

 White Bach, which it must retain ; Phillip'' s No7-man should be 

 Phillip's Kernel ; Marden Norman, Marden Seedling, and so 

 on for all varieties bearing the names of English persons, or English 

 places. 



