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failed. Mr. Hill remarks, that tlie fruit is much improved iu 

 flavour since the tree was root-pruned. 



Mr. Robertson stated that Duffus House is near Elgin, in 

 Morayshire, on the north-east coast of Scotland, lat. 57°. 4;^', 

 The garden is a few feet above the level of the sea, from which 

 it is distant, southwards about IJ mile ; it is sheltered from the 

 sea, and from the north-east winds by a sandstone ridge 120 feet 



clined to clay, and from 3 J to 4 feet deep, resting on a bed of 

 white sand ; the surface is a plane inclining to the south. The 



for two seasons; it is trained against an espalier, faciiig the 

 south, 5 feet high. The pruning consists in shortening the 

 shoots with the finger and thumb from June to August, and with 

 the knife in January. Mr. Kobektson remarks, that the season 

 has been dry and rather early. The specimens grown under the 

 circumstances above detailed, were of average size, but being 

 not yet ripe their quality could not be ascertained. Some speci- 

 mens of the same sort, from a standard, were much smaller, _ 

 and appeared likely to keep till February. 



Passe Golmar .— The exhibitors were -.—Mr. Allport, gardener 

 to H. Akroyd, Esq., F.H.S , Doddington Park, near Nantwich; 

 Mr. Hill, Keele Hall, Staffordshire; Mr. Judd, Althorp 

 Gardens, Northampton ; Mr. Edward Spivet, gardener to John 

 A. HouBLON. Esq., F.H.S., Hallingbury Place, near Bishop Stort- 

 ford, Essex.— The First Prke was awarded to Mr. Hill ; tlie 

 Second Prize to Mr. Spivey. 



The specimens exhibited by Mr, Hill, were from a healthy 

 tree on the pear stock, against a south wall 12 feet high. This 

 tree is trained horizontally, and spur-pruned in the usual way 

 and is a good bearer. The fruit is generally well flavoured, 

 l)ecoming fit for use early in December. The specimens were of 

 average size for this variety, although not so large as some others 

 placed in competition with them ; but in point of flavour they 

 excelled, the flesh being exceedingly rich, melting and sugary. 

 Mr. Spivey described the climate of Hallingbury Place, in the 

 north-east of Essex, as being generally very damp, but this year 

 very dry. The garden is situated on elevated ground in a Park, 



the subsoil a loamy clay, which, however, becomes finely pul- 

 verised when turned up in winter. Mr. Spivey has drained 

 the garden 5 feet deep, and trenched it to the depth of 'ih feet. 



