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Its surface incliues to the south-west, and it is sheltered from the 

 north-east by a buihiing which on that side stands high above the 

 garden. The tree is 18 years old, and is described as being very 

 healthy, vigorous, and a great bearer. It is on the quince 

 stock, and trained against a south-west wall of the height of 

 10 feet. This tree was root-pruned in Noveuiber, 1857 — a pro- 

 cess which Mr. Spivey says he carries out with all the fruit trees 

 under his charge, doing a portion of them every year. This 

 season he remarks, has been very dry, and water scarce; his fruit 

 trees have had none supplied artificially, but they were well 

 mulched with rotten manure. The specimens were the largest 

 of the sort exhibited; they were well grown and beautifully 

 coloured, with a goldeii tinge next the sun; but in point of 

 flavour they only took the second place. 



Mr. Allpokt stated that the soil of his garden is sandy, about 

 20 inches deep ; the subsoil red sand, and the surface slightly 

 inclined to the west. The branches of the tree which produced 

 the fruit exhibited, are trained on a south-west wall, but its roots 

 are in a border at the opposite or north-east side. The tree is 

 'about H-i years old, and is worked on the pear stock. In pruning 

 it is closely spurred, and the shoots are pinched back with the 

 thumb and finger in summer ; it has also been moderately root- 

 pruned. The blossoms are protected with canvas. Tho speci- 

 mens were of fair size, but not so rich and sugary as those 

 produced in a more southern climate, and on a direct south aspect. 

 Mr. JvDD stated that Althorp Gardens are sheltered on 

 the north side ; the ground slopes to the south. The fruit 

 exhibited was produced against a south wall, 12 feet high. The 

 tree is healthy, and from 25 to 30 years old ; it is pruned in 

 August_ by shortening the shoots to three inches, and further 

 shortening in winter. Tiie summer having been hot and dry, the 

 fruit ripened three weeks earlier than usual. 



Beurr^ d'Aremberg.-The competitors were :— Mr. J. Moobe, 

 gardener to Miss Garnieb, Wickham, near Fareham ; Mr. Walter 

 Reid, gardener to James Hunt, Esq., Sydenham Hill, Kent ; 

 Mr, Cox, F.H.S., Eedleaf; Mr. Allport, Doddington Park, 

 near Nantwicli.-— The First Prize was awarded to Mr. Reid ; and 

 the Second Prize to Mr. Allport. 



duced is airy; about 400 feet above the level of the sea 

 sheltered, however, on the north and west sides by buildings, but 

 exposed to the south and east. The soil ia a strong loam, about 



