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soil. The specimens were large and handsome, for standard 

 produce, but from having been grown on clay soil, they were not 

 ripe, and appeared likely to keep for a considerable time. 



GEAPE.— From Mr. Smith, gardener to Capt. Trevoj^ 

 Clakkk, F.H.S. : a Seedling, of which the bunch and berries 

 in size and appearance, resembled the Royal Muscadine ; to 

 this variety the Committee considered it inferior as regards 

 quality. 



GRAFTED PEARS.— Mr. C. T. Ween, gardener to His 

 Grace the Duke of Sutherland, F.H.S., Trentham, sent some 

 Saster Beurre Pears, still attached to the branch, to illustrate 

 the results of grafting naked branches with short fruitful wood, 

 as explained in the following letter : — 



msively practised at Tren- 



The branch was heavily laden with fruit of large size, several 

 leing produced from each graft, inserted at short intervals along 

 he branch. These proofs of the success of this practice, were 

 id where wall-trees do not bear, or bear 

 of the branches, the plan may be advan- 



N'ov. 17—18, 1858 {The Great Fruit Show in St. James's Hall), 

 The Fruit Committee, taking advantage of the opportunity 

 afforded by the vast quantity of fruit brought together on this 

 occasion, to collect useful information regarding the varieties 

 exhibited, deputed Mr. R. Hogg, Mr. T. Moork, and Mr. R. 

 Thompson, to prepare a full report of the exhibition, which report 

 has been printed for circulation. 



Among the fruits which were exhibited, was a Seedling Pine 

 Apple from Mr. Gates, gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Leigh, 

 Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth, which was submitted to the judg- 



