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joubnaij of hokticolture and cottage gardener. 



good either for the dessert or for an early preserving kind on 

 acoonnt of its fine colour and immense cropping qualities. 

 The fruit is large medium, and large, of bright red colour, 

 with thickly-scattered rather prominent seeds ; flesh solid, 

 pale red through, juicy, with a briak refreshing flavour, when 

 fally ripe haviag a trace of the iiautbois. The plant is of 

 vigorous healthy habit and bears well at once, but the second 





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Fib 47 — Vm> 1 (jb^art 



and following years, as its name implies, it turns ofi an im- 

 mense quantity of fruit. 



Amy Ilobsart (fig. 47). This is a delicious large medium and 

 occasionally large fruit, having a flavour quite sni gi-iuris. 

 Colour bright palish red ; seed numerous and slightly de- 

 pressed ; flesh solid, pinky white, exceedingly melting and 

 juicy, with a rich piquant flavour quite new. The plant is 

 healthy and a good grower. It is an enormous bearer and 

 early, coming-in with Early Prolific and Duke of Edinburgh, 

 and lasting during the greater part of the Strawberry season. 



Scarlet Piite (fig. 48). — This is a great favourite and not 

 easily beaten in the high quality of its fruit. It is unfor- 

 tunately not a very large fruit, being chiefly medium and 

 large medium, but when very well grown tolerably large. The 

 woodcut presents a fair medium specimen. Colour a beautiful 



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j?ig. 48.— Scarlet Pine 



darkish scarlet; flesh pinky white, solid, and juicy, with an 

 exquisite high piquant flavour scarcely exceeded by any known 

 variety. Seeds numerous and prominent, it therefore packs 

 and travels to a distance better than most other sorts. It also 

 stands wet weather better than almost any other variety. In 

 season it forms a connecting link between the early and mid- 

 season crops, and is altogether a most recherchC sort for the 

 dessert. The plant is a first-rate grower and very hardy. All 

 the foregoing sorts are uniformly great bearers. — W. Eoden, 

 M.A., M.D., Morningsidc, Kidderminsler. 

 [Portraits of late varieties next week. — Ens.] 



Eaklt Beatbice Peach in America. — This, says the " Gar- 

 dener's Monthly," has {raited in various parts of the Union 



as we learn from several correspondents, all of whom agree 

 that it is earlier than Hale's Early, which hag so far proved 

 our best early I'each. 



ALEXANDRA PALACE. 



GREAT INTERNATIONAL FRUIT SHOW. 

 September 2nd. 



Althougu this was both a great and good Show, we thought 

 it scarcely commensurate with the ellorts that had been made, 

 with the amount otiered in prizes, and with its imposing name. 

 There is, however, a suspicion, if not somethiug more, that 

 neither flowers nor fruit will ever look so good as they really are 

 in this lofty and highly embellished hall. The high colouring 

 of the edifice, the almost tiring blue of the ceiling, the scarlet 

 tiags and the gilded monarchs, are not the fittest associations for 

 showing to advantage the natural colours of the earth's products. 

 In an edifice less ornate and unbroken by elaborate columns a 

 collection of fruit such as this would have been more striking in 

 its effect; the force of the picture was in a measure lost by the 

 extensive and artistic frame. 



It is not possible to give a full and satisfactory report of this 

 Exhibition owing to the resuecitation of the almost obsolete 

 system of exhibiting under numbers, and the delay necessarily 

 caused in first attaching the names and subsequently the prize 

 cards. When this work is not completed until after the ad- 

 mission of the public it is impossible to take due note of the 

 collections. The time lost in attaching the awards was the cause 

 of complaint on the part of exhibitors and spectators. A simple 

 and more expeditious system is generally adopted at most great- 

 exhibitions. 



The Exhibition was divided into eleven divisions and eighty 

 classes, most of which were filled, although in some there was but 

 little competition. First in the schedule, and first also in point 

 of interest, were the collections of fruit. For sixteen sorts of 

 fruits Mr. Coleman, gardener to Earl Somers, won with a highly- 

 finished collection, consisting of Black Hamburgh, Muscat of 

 Alexandria, Lady Downe's, and Waltham Seedling Grapes, all of 

 which were fine, but the berries of the latter were slightly 

 rusted; two Pines, two Melons, Golden Gem being especially 

 noteworthy; Bellegarde Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, Kirke's and 

 Jefferson's Plums, Williams's Bon Chrutieu Pears, Morello 

 Cherries, and Moorpark Apricots. The second award went to 

 Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to Viscount Eversley, and the third to 

 Mr. Goodacre, gardener to Lord Harrington. 'These were very 

 superior collections. In the collections of twelve sorts excluding 

 Pines some capital dishes were staged, the principal honours 

 falling to Mr. Gough, Little Malvern Court ; Mr. Rushmore, 

 Tendring Hall, Stoke; and Mr. Irving, gardener to the Duke 

 of Hamilton, in the order named. The collections from which 

 both Pines and Grapes were excluded were also very good; 

 Mr. Cox, gardener to Earl Beauchamp, winning with Peaches, 

 Nectarines, Plums, Melons, Figs, Apples, Pears, Cherries, and. 

 Apricots, all of which were good. 'The second prize falling to 

 Mr. Chard, gardener to Sir F. Bathurst. 



Pines were not numerous iu the classes, but an imposing con- 

 tribution of twelve Smooth Cayennes from Mr. Wilson, gar- 

 dener to Earl Fortescue, were especially worthy of notice ; they 

 were sixteen months from suckers, and averaged C lbs. each, and 

 an extra prize was deservedly awarded. The other principal 

 prizetakers were Mr. Jones, Windsor; Mr. Wilson, Mr. Plum- 

 mer, Cannon Hill Park ; Mr. Harris, Singleton Gardens ; and 

 Mr. Chamberlain. 



Grapes, especially the black kinds, were very good, many of 

 the Muscats not being highly finished. For eight varieties, one 

 bunch of each, Mr. Upjohn, Worsley Hall, was placed first, 

 Messrs. Lane & Son second, and Mr. Sellon third. The sorts 

 were Gros Colman, good in bunch, berry, and colour; Muscat 

 of Alexandria, not quite ripe; Black Alicante, splendid; Black 

 Hamburgh, Buckland Sweetwater, Lady Downe's, Tynningham 

 Muscat, and Muscat Hamburgh. For four varieties Mr.Cole- 

 mau and Mr. Bones were the only exhibitors, and stood in the 

 order named. Mr. Coleman's fruit was very fine in all proper- 

 ties, but Waltham Cross was again slightly rusted; this is 

 evidently a distinct and fine acquisition amongst late white 

 Grapes. For the best three bunches of Black Hamburgh there 

 were ten exhibitors, and Mr. Coleman was again to the front 

 with grand bunches splendidly coloured and without spot or 

 blemish, followed by Mr. Wildsmith with well-fiuished bunches, 

 Mr. Allward, and Mr. Upjohn. For Muscat Hamburghs, which 

 were generally not well coloured, Messrs. Lane & Son, Mr. 

 Bloxham, and Mr. J. Lane stood in the order named. For 

 Madresfield Court Mr. Cox won with fairly good examples, 

 followed by Mr. Wattam. For Black Alicante Mr. Farrance and 

 Mr. Edmonds stood in the order named ; the first-prize bunches 

 especially being admirable examples of culture. For Lady 

 Downe's Mr. Coleman won with medium bunches, but fine, 

 clear, jet black berries; he was followed by Mr. Earp and Mr. 

 Wildsmith. For Muscat of Alexandria Messrs. Lane & Son 

 won with immense bunches, but not highly finished berries. 



