118 EEPORTS OF THE FRUIT COJOIITTEE, 



that in cooking \i falls rather too much." The fruit was produced 

 on a Standard growing at Hildenley, in strong clayey loam, on a 

 subsoil of stony yellow clay. The tree is middle-aged, in good 

 health, and has never been pruned. This sort is much grown in 

 the neighbourhood of Malton, and is a regular and moderately 

 abundant bearer. Oaken Pe? : the fruit sent by Mr. Stbickland 



sort, but was recognised as the Oaken Peg, a long-keeping, 

 small, oblong, brownish Apple, with very firm flesh. No. 3, 

 unnamed, from the same gentleman, was not known. Both 

 these latter sorts were grown near York. — From Mr. Whiting : 

 Sweeny Nonpareil good specimens, more highly coloured than 

 usual. Cox's Pomona. Alexander. Irish or Mank's Codlin ; 

 and two unnamed sorts: one a handsome table apple, 

 the Blenheim; finely coloured, and of good quality ; t 

 kitchen apple, above middle-size, angular, broadest a1 

 yellowish, streaked with red, and striped with darker r 

 GRAPE.— J. Allnutt, Esq., F.H.S., sent a bunc 



At this Meeting, Prizes were offered of 20s. for the best, and 

 10s. for the second best dish of each of the following kinds of 



Peabs. 



Knig:lit's Monarch.— The competitors were:— Mr. Hill, 

 gardener to PtALPH Skeyd, Esq., F.H.S., Keele Hall, Newcastle, 

 Staffordshire; and Mr. Robertson, gardener to Sir Akchibalb 

 DoxBAB, Bart., Duffus House, near Elgin. The specimens 

 from Mr. Hill were over-ripe, while those from Mr. Robertson 

 were not sufficiently ripe, and consequently, neither being fit for 

 Ose, no prize could be awarded. 



Mr. Hill stated that his fruit was from a standard, 16 veara 

 old. on the pear stock. The situation, in North Staffordshire, 

 is high, but sheltered on all sides; climate humid, and not 

 favourable for standard pears. The soil is a strong loam, 2 feet 

 deep ; the subsoil a loose red sandstone. The tree receives very 

 little pruning, except the removal of cross branches. It was lifted 

 and severely root-pruned two years ago ; and this season it bore a 

 heavy crop when almost all other standard and pyramid pears 



