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Lndy Dowiic's, Cjilalirinii Raisin, unci Muscat Grapes ; two woIIrtowii 

 Melons, Craivford'B Early and BidloKardc- I'i'aelies, Klru^c- Ni-clariuos, 

 Mooqiarl; A|irii'ots. .lellerson and Victoria I'lnnis, Fi^s, Moridlo Cher- 

 ries, Ited and Wliiti^ Currants, Kerry I'ijipin Apples, and .Tarfjonelle 

 Pears. Mr. ]>. Tlinmsnn Imd three Smooth Cayenne Pines, two Melons, 

 very tine linnchos of Laily Di^wne's and lllark llanilinr^h drapes, 

 beautiful Wusi'uts and Cahihrian Haisin ; very tine Nolihsse, Helle- 

 *;ardo and iiarnnt;ton Peaclu^s, Mooi-jiark Aprii-ots, Kirke's and Vie- 

 toria Plums, Fi|,'s, and JarRonelle Pc'ars, itc. Mr. Tillery, gardener 

 to the Dulie of Portland, Wolhta-k, had also an excellent colluetion, 

 consi.stin;^ of l^>neen and Prickly Cayenne Pines, Normauhy Park 

 Grueu-tleslnd and Scarlet Gem Meli>ns'. very |<ood Golden Hamlmr{,'h, 

 Muscat, lllack Hamhurf^h. and tiromier du Cantiil Grapes; Grosse 

 Mi^onne ['caches; tliree tine dishes of Nectarines; tireen Ga^e, 

 fine Goliatli and Majxnum Bonnm Plums, Moontark .\pricots, Morello 

 Clierrics, Hawlliornden .\pples, and La Panaehe Pears. Mr. Rose, 

 gardener to tlie Duke of Roxburghe, Floor.s Castle, likewise contributed 

 a very meritorious collection. 



Awards. — For the best collection of twenty, not more than four 

 sorts of Grapes, two sorts of Pines, and two sorts of Melons ; first, 

 Mr. William Tlionison ; second, Mr. D. Thomson ; third, Mr. W. 

 Tillery ; fourth, Mr. Rose. 



lu collections of sixteen sorts, Mr. MolWUo, gardener to the Earl of 

 Roseberry, Oalnn-ny Park, hud one neatly set up on moss, a star of 

 Grapes forming the centre. It consisted of Canon Hall, Chavonsh, 

 Black Haml)urgh, and I-ady Downc's Grapes ; Im^iroved Beechwood 

 Melon, Figs, Royal George Peaches, Moori)ark Apricots, two kinds of 

 Hums, Williams' Bon Chretien and .largonelle Pears, Devonshire 

 (Jnarrcndcn Apples, Gooseberries, White Currants, and Morello 

 Chen-ies. Good collections in the same class came from Mr. Matlie- 

 son, Tulliallan Castle ; Mr. Cook, Holeyn Hall, Newcastle ; Mr. Ijoes, 

 gardener to the Earl of Haddington, Tyuniughamc ; and Mr. Temple, 

 Bnlbimie. That from Mr. Lees contained Oranges and Guavas. 



Awards. — For the best eol lection of sixteen, exclusive of Pines : 

 first, Mr. Melville, Dalmeny P ark ; second, Mr. D. Matheson ; third, 

 Mr. Cook. 



In addition to the a\i ove, a prize was offered for the test six varieties 

 of home-grown fruit, consisting of two Pines, two Melons (one Green- 

 fleshed and one Scarlet-fleshed), four bunches of Grapes, twelve 

 Peaches, twelve Nectai"ines, and twelve any other fnrit. This was taken 

 by Mr. D. Thomson, with veiy fine Smooth Cayenne Pines, Scarlet 

 Gem, and a hybrid Melon, a splendid bunch of the Tynninghame Mus- 

 cat of Alexandria. Black Hamburgh, like jet, a splendid bunch of 

 Calabriau Raisin, Lady Dowue's, veiy fine ; flue Peaches, Nectarines, 

 aad Mooqjark Apricots. 



Fruiterer.s were likewise invited to compete, and in their case foreign 

 fruit was admitted. The result was two very extensive and meri- 

 torious collections from Messrs. Car,stairs, of 1*21, George Street, and 

 Mr. Brown, of Hanover Street, to whom equal first prizes were awarded- 

 From the foi-mer came six Pines, twelve kinds of Grapes, fifty of Apjiles. 

 forty of Pears, and numerous Plums, Peaches, Figs, also Currants of 

 kinds, Raspbei-ries, Blackberries, Oranges, Bananas, and various other 

 fruits. Mr. Brown's collection comprised many fine examples of 

 A.pples, both of home and foreign grow-th, and a portion of them were 

 ai'ranged so as to show the gi-o\vth attained in diiJerent pai-ts of Scot- 

 laud. There were besides several fine bunches of Grapes, Melons, 

 Plums of various kinds. Peaches, Nectaiiues, Apricots, Figs, Pears 

 from the continent, Nuts in variety, A'c. A Mammoth Gourd, weigh- 

 ing 11*2 lbs., was also shown by Mi-. Brown. 



Pines were not numerous. Two handsome Queens came from Mr. 

 Peacock, gardener to R. Scott, E.sq., Castle, Dykes Dumfries ; two 

 excellent Smooth Cayennes from Mr. Thomson. Archerfleld ; tine 

 Montserrats from Mi*. Fowler, gardener to the Earl of Hurewood, 

 Harewood House ; Cockscomb-crowned Providence from Mr. Gavin, 

 Donibristle. Ciood fruit of a kind called Bennet Seedling, grown in a 

 10-inch pot, came from Mr. Henderson, gardener to Lord Manners, 

 Thoresby Park. This received an extra prize. Mr. D. Thomson 

 exhibited in addition, three plants of Smooth Cayenne with very large 

 fruit, which, though not ripe, had an imposing effect. These were 

 awarded, and well deserved, an extra prize. 



Awards. — Two best Queens : first, Mr. Peacock ; second, Mr. .T. 

 Oswald, gardener, Murthly Castle. Two Smooth Cayennes : Mr. D. 

 Thomson, Archerfleld. Two of any other sort : first, Jlr. Fowler, 

 Harewood House, Yorkshii-e ; second, ]\Ir. John Gavin ; third. Mi-. 

 John Oswald. Extra prizes, Mr. D. Thomson and Mr. Henderson. 



GiLiPES constituted the grand feature of the Show, and such an 

 assemblage of magnificent bunches had certainly never before been 

 seen. The whole, almost without an exception, were good, but those 

 exhibited l>y Mr. Fowler, of Castle Kennedy, Mr. D. Thomson, and 

 Mr. Meredith, were mo.st extraordinai-j- productions as regards size 

 and perfection of ripening. These alone were -vvoi-th a journey of 

 four huiidi-ed miles to see. In eight varieties Mi-. Fowler, gardener to 

 tlu- Earl of Stair, Castle Kennedy, was first with splendid bunches of 

 Muscat of Alexandria ; Trebbiano, weighing 1*2 lbs. 9i ozs. ; White 

 Nice, 9 lbs. G\ ozs. ; Black Barbarossa, veiy fine as regards size ; Black 

 Prince, Lady Downe's, with vei-y large berries ; Muscat Hamburgh 

 and Black Gibraltar, vei*y good. Altogether, this w-as a most extra- 

 ordinary collection, such as is rarely witnessed anywhere, and fine 

 though the others were, this stood unquestionably in the first place. 

 Kext came Mr. Meredith, of Garstou, Livei-jiool, with an admirably 



fini.shed collection, consisting of jet-black Hamburglis ; Muscat of 

 Alexandria ; Chaptal, 1 foot long and 9 iin-bes across tlw shoulders ; 

 Black Prince, Mus,-at Hamburgli, fine ; Black Alii-ante, with a beauti- 

 ful di-nse bloom ; Child of Hale, a very large-bunched kiiid ; and 

 Black Barbarossa, very regular and finely coloured. Messrs. Lane and 

 Son, tireat Berkbampstead, contributed' a good colh-ction, for which 

 a third prize was awarded, and Mr. Itose, Floora Castle, was fourth, 

 in tlie class for the best four sorts Mr. W. 'J'homson was first with ex- 

 cellent Black Hamburghs. Lailv Dowue's, Muscat of Alexandria, 

 and White Tokay ; Mr. Cube, Glencarse, IVrlh, was second ; Mr. 

 Millar, Cally Gardens, third ; and Mr. R. Gn-enUeld. Pallinsburu 

 (iardeus, Coldstream, fourth. For Black Hamburgh, two bunches, 

 Mr. Meredith occupied his aecnstoini-d place of first with two beautiful 

 bunches, weighing tog.-ther 9 lbs. 10 ozs., the berries large, regular, 

 and beautifully coloured ; Mr. liichards, Grimston Park, Tadeaster, 

 w-as second ; and Mr. Fowler, third ; and scvi^ral large bunches, but 

 not up to the mark as regards colour, enmo from some others. For 

 Muscat of Alexandria, two bunches, Mr. F'owlor was flrst with splendid 

 bunches beautifully ripened ; and the same may be said of those sent 

 by Mr. Thomson, Archerfleld, who was second. Mr. Anderson, of 

 Toi-woodlee, Galashiels, was third, with fine bunches, but not so well 

 ripened. Of Red or Grizzly I'rontignau, good bunches came from 

 Mr. Meredith, and Mr. Cowie, Calder House, Mid Calder ; those from 

 the former being by far the better. Muscat Hamburgh, from Mr. 

 Fowler, though a little rubbed, was flue ; and good bunches from 

 Messrs. Lane and Mr. .Johnston, Terrcgles, were second and third. 

 Of White Tokay, the best ripened came from Mr. Matheson, Tulli- 

 allan Castle ; and a compact bunch, but too green, from Mr. Phipps, 

 Ingestrie Hall, was second. In Black Hamburgh, single bunches, 

 Mr. Meredith was first with a large and handsome bunch, beautifully 

 coloured ; Mr. Richards was second ; and good bunches came from 

 other competitors. In the corresponiling class for Muscats, Mr. Fow- 

 ler and Mr. D. Thomson held the same relative positions which they 

 had gained in the class for two bunches, the exhibitions in both eases 

 being very fine and well finished. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. 

 A. Anderson, Torwoodlee, for a large bunch, but not evenly ripened. 

 The whole of this class was good. For Black Alicante, a very large 

 and fine bunch, weighing -IJ lbs., from Mr. Greenshields. gardener to 

 the Marquis of Ailsa, was first ; and a lieautiful and very regular 

 bunch from Mr. Melville, Gleulee Gardens, New Galloway, was second ; 

 an extra prize -n-as given to Mr. Meiklejohn. Dalkeith, for a fine bunch, 

 and an excellent one also came from Mr. Meredith. The class for the 

 heaviest bunch of Black Grapes was quite a remarkable one._ Mr. 

 Greenshields was flrst with Black Barbarossa, w-eighing 1(1 lbs. 15 ozs., 

 and measuring nearly '20 inches across and little less in length. Then 

 came Mr. Fowler with a magniflcent bunch of the same variety ; and 

 Mr. Meredith had a beautiful bunch of Black Hamburgh, weighing 

 4 lbs. 12 ozs., and which eveiybody regretted should have been pitted 

 against the larger and coarser Barbarossa. The hea\'iest White Grape 

 was White Nice, of which an enormous bunch, little less than 2 feet 

 long, and weighing 11 lbs., was shown by Mr. Fowler. This variety, 

 however, is stated to have been gi-own to the weight of IS lbs. Child of 

 Hale, another gigantic lund, from Mr- Meredith, weighing 8 lbs. 10 ozs., 

 \vas second. For the finest flavoured White Grape there were four- 

 teen competitors, and equal first prizes were awarded to Mr. Thom- 

 son, Dalkeith, and Mr. A. Anderson, Torwoodlee, the former having 

 Duchess of Buecleuch, a richly-flavoured Grape of his own raising, 

 and the latter Muscat of Alexandria. The best flavoured Black 

 Grape was Muscat Hamburgh, of which Mr. Fowler exhibited a flne 

 bunch, and Mr. Tilleiy was second with Black FVontignan. For the 

 Black Grape with the flnest bloom, the first prize was aw-arded to 

 Mr. Meiklejohn, Dalkeith, for Black Alicante, the second going to Ml-. 

 Wilshei-e, Cavers Cave, for Black Hamburgh. 



For collections of Black Hamburgh varieties, Mr. Meredith was first 

 with a collection in which the following names occurred — namely, old 

 Black Hamburgh, Dutch, WUmots', Victoria, Pope's, Mill Hill, Cham- 

 ])ion, and Richmond Villa. Messrs. Lane were awarded the second 

 prize for a collection in which the names were — Fr.aukenthal, Pope's, 

 Dutch, Mill Hill, and Esperione. Mr. Turner, gardener to Mark 

 Spott, Esq., Riddel, Selkirk, was third. In a corresponding class for 

 Muscats, Mr. Meredith had a first prize for Muscat of Alexandria, 

 Escholata, Trovereu, Early Sanmer Frontignan, Charlesworth 

 Tokav, Canon Hall, Bowood,' and Ciotat- F^or the best bunch of any 

 kind 'not named in the schedule, equal first prizes were talceu by 

 Mr. Fowler and Messrs. Lane, the foi-mor having a s2)lendid compact 

 bunch of Lady Dowue's, with berries almost as large as those of a 

 well-giowu Mill Hill Hamburgh, and the latter good Buckland Sweet- 

 water. Black Prince, from Mr. Greenshields, was second. Good 

 bunches of Golden Hamburgh and Barbarossa were also shown, as 

 weU as Royal Vineyard, by Mr. Williams, of Holloway. A seedling 

 White Grape, named Syrian Muscat, stated to be a cross between the 

 Sjnian and Canon Hall, and to be a more certain setter, came from 

 Mr. Melville, Dalmeny Park ; also. Champion Fronti.gnan, a seedling 

 between Champion Hamburgh and Grizzly Frontignan. This had 

 large reddish l)ei-ries. Mr. \\. Thomson contributed Golden Champion 

 Hamburgh. None of the above, however, were adjudicated upon. 



Mei.on.-5.— About two dozen were shown. The best Green-fleslied 

 was a well-netted fruit of Veiteh's Perfection, from Mr. T. Weir ; 

 second. Golden Perfection, from Mr. Ross. In Scarlet-fleshe.l, Gem, 

 from Mr. T. Shannon, Slatcford, was first. 



