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variety, and very I»r(;e specimens of Eoiiiotte iln Canada, and Calv-illii 

 Blanche. lu addition to tlio iino eolli-ctioii of fruit. Mr. Solomon has 

 one of ve.^'t^talilos. in whic-li aro lino Pfiinoi-d 'rrutlii's, Anparai^iis, 

 pp'ecu and blanchi'd. (liuiMi Pras, Sca-I;ale, ICiiluoy Buuus, iino Car- 

 doou^, Gloho Ai'tifliokos, and Lottnccs. 



Messrs. Webber have aUo wonderful Pears, e.'specially tho Uvcdaln's, 

 eight of whieh of Fr(>neli growth weiqh between 19 and '20 Ib.i., and 

 twelve grown in Kcdf .ndsliiro, 22 J lbs., these last measnrini? from 12 to 

 13 inches in civi'umferonec. The other Pears consist of ma;,Tiitirent 

 specimens of Enster Bunrrc, .lo.irpbino de Malinos. larRo and vei-j- 

 fine ; Catillac, St. Germain, and Passe ('(^Inuir, likewise very line. 

 Scarcely le^s remarkiib'.o aie the Ap]des from tlio same tirm. especi- 

 ally till' Cioldcu Noble, beautiful and clear in Ciilour ; itoinotte du 

 Canada : Striped Beefiuf;, a sliowy and excellent Idlchen fruit ; 

 Calvill'j Blanche; Pomnie d'Ajii ; and (iloria Mundi. For Grapes 

 there ore Muscats and Black Hamlmr^lis ; of I'ines, several of the 

 Cayenne and Black .lamaica ; and two excellent Scirlet Gem Melons. 

 Tansierino Oranges, Prickly Pears. Pomegranates. Shaddocks from 

 the West Indies, Litclioes fiom China, fruit of a Solan\iin from St. 

 Michael's, Sapncaia Nuts from Mexico, Cob Nuts and Monkey Nuts, 

 Hicfcoij- Nnts and Pistachia Nuts, complete the list of onhjects form- 

 ing tliis admirable collection. 



Great credit is duo both to Mr. Solomon and Messrs. Webber for 

 tlieir spirit in hringin;^ forward snc!i tine collections, constituting 

 as these do the greatast attraction in the Show, at least for the bullc 

 of the visitors. 



The next most important feature is that exhibited in Class 1, which 

 is for the best collection of fruit and vegetables gi'own in the garden of 

 a Sovereign ; and fhongh Mr. Ingi-am, Her Mnjesty's gardt-ner at Frog- 

 more, had no concurrent to contend against, his collection well de- 

 8erve.s the gold medal v.dnch wns awarded for it, more especially as it 

 was not grown specially for the occasion, but is a sample of the 

 ordinary resources at this season of tlin garden which he superintends. 

 It comprises six noblo Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pines, ranging from 

 t> to 7 lbs. each, e.ud very equally matched in size and appearance ; 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes from the hirg.? Vine at Cnmberland Lodge, 

 a seedling late Black Grape. West's Si. Peter's. ^Uicante. and Mnscats ; 

 and beantif ul dishes of Apples, among which we remarked Scarlet Non- 

 pareil, Cox's Orange Pippin, Conrt-Pendn-Plat (beantifnlly coloured), 

 Dutch Mignoune, ffing of the Pippins, a seedling called Nugget, 

 another seedling taking somewhat after the Blenheim, Cumelow's 

 Seedling, Old Nonpareil, Cockle Pippin, and Dowuton Nonpareil. 

 Pears consist of Pi'incc .llbert (an excellent variety raised by Mr. 

 Ingr-am, and described in those pages some two or three years ago), 

 large and^ remarkably fine. Vicar of Winkfield, Glou Morce'an, Easter 

 Bourre, No Plus Meuris, Banrrc Diel, Forello, and Benn-c Clairgeau, 

 &c. Vegetables are represented by Mohawk Kidney Beans, Aspara- 

 gas, Hammersmith Hardy Green. Koyal Cabbage", ar.d Brown Cos 

 Lettuces, finely blanched Kndive, Broad-leaved Sorrel, Basil, Chervil, 

 Mint, Mustard and Cress, Powell's Early Tomato, an early land which 

 we are informed re.iuires little trouble in pmning ; and Chilies. The 

 coarser kinds of vegetables are shown in the Arcade. 



_ Adjoining Mr. Ingram's coUectioa, Miss Small, of Colnbrook, ex- 

 hibits jam made from the Melon Vegetable Marrow, plain and 

 flavoured ; also. Tomato jam, brisk and ezcoUent in flavour, and 

 pickles. 



From Mr. Whiting, the Doepdene, come fine samples of Court- 

 Peudu-PIat, Fearn's Pippin. .•\dams's Pearmain, Cox's Pomona, and 

 other Apples ; from Mr. Webb, Reading, Cob Nuts and Filberts, 

 among which are Webb'sPri7.e, Emperor Cob, Princess of Wales, Cos- 

 ford, &c., also Apples and Pears. Of the former Scarlet Pearnmin, 

 Team's Pippin, Court-Pendu-Plat, King of the Pippins, Scarlet Non- 

 pareil, and tiolden Russet are beautifully coloured ; the others princi- 

 pally consist of Reinette du Canada, Blenheim Pippin, Cockle Pippin, 

 Golden Harvey, Old Pomeroy, Syke House Russet, French Crab, 

 Beachamwell, Stui-mer Pippin, Golden Pippin, Court ot Wick, and 

 Excelsior, a very showy variety. Comto de Paris, Van Mons Leon le 

 Cierc, and some oilier Pears are also well represented in this collection. 

 Mr. Dixon, Holland House, contribntes Cluster Golden Pippin, Rymer, 

 Cox's Orange Pijipin, Barcelona Pearmain, Beauty of Kent, French 

 Crab, Koyal Russet, and other Apples, together with Glou Morceau, 

 Dnchesso d'Angouleme, and Beurre Diel Pears ; and from Mr. Ford, 

 gardener to W. K. Hubbard, Esq., Horsham, comes a very good col- 

 lection of fruit, chiefly consisting of Apples and Pears. The former 

 include excellent examples of Mere de Menage, French Crab of 1,S64 

 and 1865, King of the Pippins, Wadhurst Pixipiu, Adams's Pearmain, 

 Flower of Kent, Royal Russet, Golden Reinette, Blenheim Pippin, 

 Holland Pippin, Court-Pondu-Plat, Cornish Gilliflower, Pearson's 

 Plate, and a seedling stated to be an excellent dessert .\pple. The 

 Pears comprise Glou Moi-ceau, Easter Beurre, Broom Park, Beurre 

 Diel, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Uvedale's, and Bequeno Blusqui?. The 

 same exhibitor also sends Kaby Castle and White Dutch Currants in 

 good condition. Oranges, Limes, Calabrian Raisin Grape.l, six cones 

 of Picea Webbiana from a tree 20 feet high and eighteen years old. 

 Tricolor Indian Corn, fruit of a Physalis, honey, and dried llowers. 

 From Mr. Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., Highgate, come ex- 

 cellent specimens of Alexander. Alfriston, Blenheim Pippin, and Syke 

 House Russet Apples; from Mr. S. Snow, gardener to the Countess 

 of Cowper, Wrest Park, six Uvedale's St. Germain Pears, weighing 

 1.^ lbs. IS ozs. ; and from G. F. Wilson, Esq., fine Chaumontels from a 



pot tree in an orchard-house moved out of doors to ripen its frnit. Mr. 

 Sniytho, gardener to Lord .Sondes, has Apples imd Pears. A similar 

 exhibition comes from the R<;v. G. W. St. John, tin* Rectory, Wood- 

 stock. In this are rennirkably line Easter Bennv Pears, Dnchesso 

 d'Angouleme, Doyenne d'Alencou, .St. Gennain Vauquelin. and Colmar 

 des luvalides. French Crab Apples of IHOl and 1S(1."), and Cox's Orango 

 Pippin gi-own with and without house sewage, the former being much 

 the tiner. 



Mr. Haunan, gardimer to R. T. Crawshay, Esq., MerthjT Tydvil, 

 contributes four good Envillo I'ines and an Antigua ; and Messrs. 

 Rivers & Son a number of Orango trees in pots, and in fine bearing, 

 consisting of tlie Tangicrine. St. Michael's, Maltese, Ampton, and 

 variegated varieties, the last very useful for decorative purposes. 

 From Mr. Downing, gardener to T. Grissell, Esq., come very fine 

 Pomegranates grown in an orchard-house without artificial heat ; from 

 Messrs, A. Henderson & Co. Eucharis anuvzonica, remarkably fine ; 

 and from F. J. Graham, Esq., Violets, diarmingly interspersed with 

 Maiden-hair and other Fei-ns, inserted in Custard Vegetable Marrows, 

 thus forming very gi-aceful table or room decorations. Among other 

 miscellaneous articles are preserved fruits, jnckles. Arc, from Messrs. 

 Fortuum ct Mason, Burgess & Sous, and Mr. Beesh^y, Twyford 

 Abbey. 



In the foreign department M. Capponeck, Ghent, Belgium, exhibits 

 a numerous collection of Apples and Pears, and a very extensive col- 

 lection of a similar character comes from the Horticultural Society of 

 Copenhagen. In this Reinette du Canada and Court-Pendn-Plat are 

 very good, and many of ouv well-known English varieties, as London 

 Pippin, King of tlie iPippins, French Crab, Norfolk Beefin<;, Noaesuch, 

 Claygate Pe.armain, &c., are well represented. Besides these there are 

 numbers of showy Apples, sut^h as Pigeon Rouge, Nounetitty, Princesse 

 Noblo, Wine Appli!, &c., ot v/liich the only merit is probably their 

 colour. One, almost white, witli a jiink cheek, had a vorj- delicate 

 appearance. The Pears from such a climate as that of Denmai-k could 

 not be expected to bo remarkable ; among them are Seckel, Josephine 

 de MaUues, Winter Nelis, Vicar of Winltfield, BeuiTc de Ranee, 

 Uvedale's and Vernlam, both small. The Fruit-growers' Association 

 of Nova Scotia send an extensive and tine collection of Apples and a 

 few Pears, the latter, however, not in good condition, owing to their 

 long voyage. The Apples are for the most part very largo and fine, 

 though scarcely equal to those shown by the same colony at the former 

 International Fruit Show. Besides many local varieties, Baldwin, 

 ^Esopus Spitzemberg. Northern Spy, Ribston Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, 

 Alexander. Gloria Mundi, Rliode" Island Greening, Gravenstein, and 

 Dutch Codlin are very fine. Wo also noticed the'old Golden Pippin, 

 Pomme d'Api, and ICing Apple and Margaret Pippin, both of which are 

 very sho-.vy. From Malta come preserves, several fine dishes ot dif- 

 ferent kinds of Oranges, Lemons, Shaddocks, Pomegi'anates, Prickly 

 Pears, Bananas, Bread Melons, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, very lai-ge 

 Gourds, Water Melons, Artichokes, Turnips, Garlic, Peas, very poor 

 Celery, and other vegetables, none of them remarkable for perfection. 

 Victoria sends the models of fruits and vegetables lately exhibited at 

 Dublin ; and India, preserved fruits and vegetables, together with a 

 book of drawings and photographs of edilde frnit and vegetables 

 dedicated by Dr. Shortt to the President of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society, also a book of specimen.s of the leaves of vogeta'oles eaten 

 by the natives of southern India 



VEGETABLES. 



Here again Nova Scotia exhibits, the subjects sent being thii-ty-eight 

 kinds of Potatoes, Onions, Gourds, Parsnips, Cai-rots, Beet, and Kohl 

 Ivabi. Excellent collections of vegetables come from Mr. Ingram, 

 gardener to Her Majesty. Mr. Wliiting, the Decpdeue, Mr. Budd' gar- 

 dener to Earl Darnley, Cobham IlaU, and Mr. Ford, Horsham. Po- 

 tatoes are very well represented in collections from Mr. Vi'hiting, 

 Mr. Ford, and Rev. G. W. St. John. V/oodstock, who out of sixteen 

 sorts exhibited received certificates for twelve. In another column 

 will be found an account of some of these by our coriespoudent 

 "Upw.vt.ds and Onw.uids." Messrs. Cutbush exhibits eighty bulbs 

 of the handsome and very productive Nuneham Park Onioii, also 

 Cutliush's CriiQson Beet ; Messrs. Dewar, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, 

 Northumberland Champion Celery and Dew.ir'a Improved Short-top 

 Beet, of which a highly favourable opinion is expressed at page 402 ; 

 Messrs. Stuart & Mein, Fairhairu's Pink Seedling and Smith's Early 

 Potatoes; and Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., a collection of twenty- 

 four Voi-iegated Kales. Messrs. Barr & Sugden, iu adilition to a 

 large collection of Gourds, exhibits plant-cases, Webb's Imperial 

 Kidney, and other Potatoes; and Messrs. Roberts & Sons tobacco 

 tissue for fumigation. To the above exhibitors numerous certificates 

 were given, but we must defer entering into further details till next 

 week. 



The Show, altogether, is an interesting .and good one of its kind, 

 and well worth visiting. 



INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 



EXHIBITION AND DOTANICAL CONGEES.S. 



It 13 -with much pleasure v,o announce that, besides Her 



Majesty and the other merabers of the Royal Family, His Royal 



Highness the Diilce of Cambridge has given in hi,s. adhesion to 



