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Certificate of Merit : — 



To Mr. Braid, Gardener to H. Perkins, Esq., of Hanworth 

 Park, for a collection of Pears, consisting of Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, Marie Louise, Napoleon, Brown Beurre, Belle 

 et Bonne, and Hacon's Incomparable. 



To Mr. Everslied, Market Gardener, Godalraing, for a dish of 

 British Queen and Prolific Peas, young and tender, and quite 

 free from mildew. The pods, however, were a little dis- 

 coloured, owing, doubtless, to the coldness and wetness of 

 the season. 



To Mr. Higgs, Gardener to Mrs. Barchard, of Putney Heath, 

 for a Moscow Queen Pine-apple, weighing 3 lbs. 9 oz. 



To Mr. Busby, Gardener to S. Crawley, Esq., F.H.S., Stock- 

 wood Park, Luton, for a seedling White Grape, said to have 

 been raised between a Black Hamburgh and the Dutch 

 Sweetwater, the latter being the male parent. The berries 

 are large, and oval in shape, and were reported to be 

 delicious in flavour. It certainly looked as if it would prove 

 an acquisition. 



To Mr. Robertson, Gardener to Miss Thackeray, the Priory, 

 Lewisham, for eight Seville Oranges, well ripened, and 

 altogether first-rate examples of good growth. 



To Pt. Crawshay, Esq., for specimens of White Spanish Onions, 

 grown at Crosby Hall, in Surrey. They were quite as large 

 as the average of imported ones to be seen in the shops, but 

 not so well ripened. "I measured fairly," says Mr. Crawshay, 

 "the land which produced them, and besides what my large 

 family have consumed during the summer from the same 

 beds, I had at the rate of upwards of 20 tons weight per 

 acre. The land was thoroughly well prepared for them ; 

 they were drilled and well attended to all the summer." 



To Messrs. Veitch, for Fuchsia Dominiana, a hybrid between 

 F. spectabilis and F. serratifolia. It is certainly quite as 

 handsome as F. spectabilis, which it very much resembles, 

 and it appears to be far more cultivable. 



To Messrs. Standish and Noble, for a Peruvian Calceolaria, 

 named Hyssopifolia, a kind with small, clear yellow flowers 

 and good foliage. It was stated to be a free bloomer, and 

 that it would probably turn out to be a good bedding plant. 



