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flesh white, sweet, but had become rather mealy. This also 

 is considered a good sort for kitchen use in the locality where it is 

 cultivated, near Malton. 



PEARS.— From Mr. J. Vin'all, gardener to M. G. Thottes, 

 Esq., F.H.S., Fveading: Eeiwre 3>iel; large and well-grown. — 

 From the Garden of the Society : Enfant Prodigue, grov»a m 

 a pot ill the orcbard-liouse ; very juicy and melting, with a re- 

 fresliing slight acidity. Baronue de Slello, grown under the 

 same circumstances, was very melting and rich : Triomphe de 

 Jodoigne, proved not so good from pots in the orcbard-hoase. 



jbers long, slen 



CUCUMBER.— From Richarb Webb, Esq. : Empress Eng*. 

 ie; very long and straight, but being old, no opinion conW be 



announced that the Council had granted the sum of 

 the purposes of the Fruit Committee during the year 

 Btober, 18(i0. AUo. that W. W. Sau.ndees, Esq., bad 

 the disposal of the Committee the sum of ol. for prizes. 



of Pears and Apples had 

 little responded to, doubt- 

 these classes of fruit this 



llarie LoBise.— The only competitor was Mr. J Smith 

 dener to S. Eicardo, Esq.. Titness Park, Sunning Hill, to 

 )m the First Prize was awarded. 



dr. Smith stated, that at Titness Park, the subsoil ig clay 

 sand The tree is planted against the north side of a 

 1, but is trained over the wall, so that the fruit exhibited, 

 ch gained the prize, was produced against the south aspect' 

 3 specimens were very large, being .5* inches long, and weigh- 



